TornadusPR-BLW BW42 · BW Black Star Promos Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence13 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 5, 2026eBay — Pokémon TORNADUS Card BW42 Reverse Holo Rare Black Star Promo LP Light Play TCGLP$2.99
- Jul 26, 2026eBay — Tornadus BW42 Promo Black And White Promo Pokemon Reverse Holo MPMP$2.49
- Jul 19, 2026eBay — Tornadus BW42 Black And White Promo Reverse Holo Pokemon NMNM$3.90
- Jul 15, 2026eBay — Tornadus BW42 Reverse Holo Black and White Promo Pokémon Card HPHP$2.40
- Jul 5, 2026eBay — Tornadus BW42 BW Black Star Promos Reverse Holo Promo Pokemon$5.95
- Jul 5, 2026eBay — Tornadus Promo Black and White Promos BW42 Colorless Reverse Holo Pokemon Card$2.99
- Jul 5, 2026eBay — Tornadus BW42 Black & White Reverse Holo$2.00
- Jun 22, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG - Tornadus - BW42 - Black and White Promos - LP Reverse Holo (2012)LP$2.48
By grade
- Raw$2.9917 sales
- PSA 9$25.001 sale
- ACE 7$8.091 sale
From 19 completed sales recorded between Jun 9, 2024 and Aug 5, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. Every recorded sale at this grade is reverse holo copiesrather than the printing this page lists, so the figure above is that printing's price. We have no sales of the base print at this grade.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 2 graded sales and 1,305,862 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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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.
Tornadus is a Promo Pokémon card from BW Black Star Promos (#BW42, released 2011), illustrated by 5ban Graphics. It's a Basic Colorless-type Pokémon with 110 HP, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $4.19 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $72 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 17× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 4 September 2026.
Tornadus price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history14 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $3 · Raw · 5 Aug 2026
How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces
Is Tornadus worth grading?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 0% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case −$3); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Tornadus is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
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 | $72.13 | $71 | −$3 | 17.2× |
| PSA 9 | $25.00 | $70 | −$49 | 6.0× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 10 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 0% | $72.00 |
| PSA 9 | 50% | $25.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 50% | $4.00 |
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 & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
Only 0% of 10 PSA-graded Tornadus copies are a gem-mint 10 (0 of 10) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Tornadus 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $72$72–$72 | |
| PSA 9pop 5 | $25$25–$25 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
74% spreadCurrently 74% 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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Frequently asked questions
How much is Tornadus (BW Black Star Promos #BW42) worth?
As of 4 September 2026, Tornadus from BW Black Star Promos is worth approximately $4.19 ungraded (near-mint), and around $72 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 Tornadus?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Tornadus from BW Black Star Promos is worth around $72 — roughly 17× the raw ungraded value of $4.19.
Should I grade my Tornadus?
A PSA 10 sells for about $72 versus $4.19 raw — roughly a 17× 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 Tornadus rare?
Tornadus is a Promo card from BW Black Star Promos (card #BW42), illustrated by 5ban Graphics. Its current blended market value is $4.19 ungraded.
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