Zekrom ex
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence44 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Zekrom ex 166/086 EX SIR Holo Black Bolt Pokemon TCG Pokemon Card 230 HP$260
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pokemon Zekrom EX Sir Black Bolt 166/086 NM Condition (Perfect Centering!)NM$260
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pokémon Zekrom EX Black Bolt Special Illustration TCG Card #166/086$250
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Zekrom ex 166/086 Sv: Black Bolt SIR Holo$203
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — 2025 Pokémon Zekrom ex Special Illus Rare Black Bolt 166/086 CGC PRISTINE 10$430
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Pokémon Company Zekrom ex 166/086 Black Bolt Holo SIR English (See Description)$203
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Black Bolt Zekrom EX 166/086 PACK FRESHNM$169
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Zekrom ex 166/086 Sv: Black Bolt SIR Holo English 230HP$252
By grade
- PSA 10$52569 sales
- Raw$26544 sales
- CGC 10$26428 sales
- PSA 9$27019 sales
- CGC 9$1857 sales
- CGC 9.5$2223 sales
- ACE 10$2843 sales
- TAG 9$2902 sales
From 189 completed sales recorded between Sep 15, 2025 and Aug 15, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Zekrom ex is a Special Illustration Rare Pokémon card from Black Bolt (#166), illustrated by danciao. It's a Basic ex Lightning-type Pokémon with 230 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $288.17 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $510 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 2× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history30 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 61.5% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$137); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Zekrom ex is a Secret / Rainbow in Black Bolt — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 9 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 362 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $510.00 | $85 | +$137 | 1.8× |
| PSA 9 | $265.00 | $73 | −$96 | 0.9× |
| PSA 8 | $207.32 | $72 | −$153 | 0.7× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 10,706 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 61.5% | $510.00 |
| PSA 9 | 33.1% | $265.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 5.4% | $288.00 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 62% of 10,706 PSA-graded Zekrom ex copies are a gem-mint 10 (6,585 of 10,706) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Zekrom ex 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 6,585 | ✓ 123 cert-verified$510$485–$656 | |
| PSA 8pop 416 | $207$175–$245 | |
| PSA 6pop 44 | $160$160–$160 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
15% spreadCurrently 15% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
This attack does 50 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Concealing itself in lightning clouds, it flies throughout the Unova region. It creates electricity in its tail.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Zekrom ex cards
There are 4 different Zekrom ex printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Black Bolt #166 (Special Illustration Rare).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Zekrom ex (Black Bolt #166) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Zekrom ex from Black Bolt is worth approximately $288.17 ungraded (near-mint), and around $510 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Zekrom ex?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Zekrom ex from Black Bolt is worth around $510 — roughly 2× the raw ungraded value of $288.17.
Should I grade my Zekrom ex?
A PSA 10 sells for about $510 versus $288.17 raw — roughly a 2× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.
Is Zekrom ex rare?
Zekrom ex is a Special Illustration Rare card from Black Bolt (card #166), illustrated by danciao. Its current blended market value is $288.17 ungraded.
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