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Zapdos — Base #16, Shadowless printing

The shadowless printing itself, not the standard card.

Rare HoloBase16/1021999Shadowless

Zapdos 16/102 · Base Shadowless price

Raw shadowless · near mint

$49.51

Updated

From our printing index.

Every printing, raw

  • 1st Edition Holo$600
  • 1st Edition$359
  • Shadowlessthis page$49.51
  • Unlimited Holohub$38.18
Fanatics, this printing
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Latest sale
11d ago
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A shadowless is a different product from the standard Zapdos, priced from its own sales. An estimate, not an appraisal. How we price →

Shadowless copies for sale right now

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Shadowless price history

Shadowless raw price history, 2021-01-01 to 2026-09-20 — closing on the figure above.

Raw Shadowless · latest

$50▲ 37%over 6 years

2021-01-01 → 2026-09-20

$25
$50
$75
$100
$125
Jan 202120222023202420252026Sept 2026Raw NM2021-01-01 · $362021-02-01 · $632021-03-01 · $432021-04-01 · $512021-05-01 · $572021-06-01 · $572021-07-01 · $512021-08-01 · $512021-09-01 · $402021-10-01 · $492021-11-01 · $392021-12-01 · $462022-01-01 · $372022-02-01 · $322022-03-01 · $272022-04-01 · $302022-05-01 · $252022-06-01 · $762022-07-01 · $722022-08-01 · $472022-09-01 · $452022-10-01 · $502022-11-01 · $472022-12-01 · $392023-01-01 · $452023-02-01 · $272023-03-01 · $452023-04-01 · $392023-05-01 · $232023-06-01 · $642023-07-01 · $442023-08-01 · $302023-09-01 · $262023-10-01 · $402023-11-01 · $472023-12-01 · $362024-01-01 · $402024-02-01 · $412024-03-01 · $312024-04-01 · $262024-05-01 · $412024-06-01 · $462024-07-01 · $372024-08-01 · $412024-09-01 · $342024-10-01 · $322024-11-01 · $302024-12-01 · $502025-01-01 · $462025-02-01 · $512025-03-01 · $312025-04-01 · $582025-05-01 · $452025-06-01 · $572025-07-01 · $462025-08-01 · $452025-09-01 · $462025-10-01 · $442025-11-01 · $752025-12-01 · $512026-01-01 · $802026-02-01 · $1302026-03-01 · $942026-04-01 · $632026-05-01 · $792026-06-01 · $582026-07-01 · $492026-09-20 · $50
This printing's own raw series, anchored to the current value above.

About the Shadowless printing

Which object this page prices — and how to tell it from the standard Zapdos.

The Shadowless Zapdos is from the print run between 1st Edition and unlimited: no drop shadow to the right of the picture frame, thinner HP type. Fewer were printed than unlimited, and the market treats it as its own card.

How to tell · right-hand edge of the illustration window

On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): no drop shadow down the right side of the picture frame, thinner HP text, and lighter colour. Every 1st Edition Base card is also shadowless — the stamp is what separates the two.

Search term sellers use: shadowless

Shadowless graded prices

Specific to the shadowless printing: its own graded-sales ladder, refereed by our sales of this printing where we have five or more at a grade, with PriceCharting as the cross-reference. Each rung says which.

  • PSA 7$1994.0× rawour sales
  • PSA 8$3497.0× rawour sales
  • PSA 9$69514× rawour salespage →
  • PSA 10$4,86298× raw$1,609 – $6,800 recentmarket ladderpage →
  • BGS 10$4,32987× rawPriceCharting

Grading a clean shadowless copy turns roughly $50 into about $4,862 at PSA 10 — PSA grades this card a 10 about 4% of the time, a census rate that overstates a fresh submission’s odds. Where a range is shown it is the recent low–high sale spread at that grade.

Cert-verified Shadowless sales

Each sale tied by PSA to a specific shadowless slab — click the cert to check it on psacard.com. A sale more than 3× off this printing’s value at its grade is treated as a mis-homed slab and left out.

DateGradeSold viaCertPrice
2026-09-09PSA 5eBay · bestoffer#166233687$125
2026-09-09PSA 8eBay · auction#159231948$291
2026-09-07PSA 5eBay · bestoffer#157457196$150
2026-09-07PSA 7eBay · bestoffer#137939478$230
2026-09-07PSA 7Fanatics · auction#115211000$168
2026-09-05PSA 5eBay · auction#162344895$87
2026-09-04PSA 5eBay · bestoffer#71300099$102
2026-09-03PSA 5eBay · bestoffer#162069476$135
2026-08-30PSA 7eBay · bestoffer#56523930$210
2026-08-30PSA 10eBay · auction#26143302$4,334
2026-08-29PSA 7eBay · auction#142431331$188
2026-08-28PSA 5eBay · bestoffer#146516357$143

Showing the 12 most recent of 40. At PSA 9 the shadowless sells for $700 against $1,348 for the standard printing — 0.5×, from 6 shadowless and 3 standard cert-verified sales, not estimates.

Every Shadowless sale we can show you

Cert-verified sales and Fanatics’ sales re-homed to this printing, newest first. Standard-printing sales are on the card’s main page, not here.

Item soldGradeVenueDateCertificatePrice
1999 Pokemon Base Set Shadowless Holo Zapdos #16 CGC 6.5 EXMT+CGC 6.5FanaticsAuction2026-09-14—$88.80
1999 Pokémon Base Zapdos 16/102 Shadowless · PSA 8PSA 8eBayAuction2026-09-09159231948$291
1999 Pokémon Base Zapdos 16/102 Shadowless · PSA 5PSA 5eBayBestOffer2026-09-09166233687$125
1999 Pokémon Base Zapdos 16/102 Shadowless · PSA 7PSA 7Fanatics CollectAuction2026-09-07115211000$168
1999 Pokémon Base Zapdos 16/102 Shadowless · PSA 7PSA 7eBayBestOffer2026-09-07137939478$230
1999 Pokémon Base Zapdos 16/102 Shadowless · PSA 5PSA 5eBayBestOffer2026-09-07157457196$150
1999 Pokémon Base Zapdos 16/102 Shadowless · PSA 5PSA 5eBayAuction2026-09-05162344895$86.50
1999 Pokémon Base Zapdos 16/102 Shadowless · PSA 5PSA 5eBayBestOffer2026-09-0471300099$102

1–8 of 48 sales · 40 carry a PSA certificate, checkable on psacard.com.

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Prices are raw near mint of the standard printing; PSA 10 shown where we have one.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is the Shadowless Zapdos (Base #16) worth?

As of 20 September 2026, a raw near-mint Shadowless Zapdos from Base is worth approximately $50, from our printing index. The standard printing's raw price is $38; the two are separate products.

How do I tell the Shadowless Zapdos from the standard one?

Right-hand edge of the illustration window: On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): no drop shadow down the right side of the picture frame, thinner HP text, and lighter colour. Every 1st Edition Base card is also shadowless — the stamp is what separates the two.

What is a PSA 10 Shadowless Zapdos worth?

About $4,862 — roughly 98× the raw shadowless price. PSA grades this card a 10 about 4% of the time.

Does the Shadowless sell for more than the standard Zapdos?

At PSA 9, cert-verified sales put the Shadowless at $700 against $1,348 for the standard printing — 1.9× less, from 6 shadowless and 3 standard sales.