Voltorb Emerald #71

Card #71 · Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda

50 HPLightningPokémonBasic

Market value · ungraded

$25.00

▲ 33.3% · 30d

17 sales · last 90 days · eBay + Fanatics + TCGplayer
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint

$25.00

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9 different Voltorb printings exist — is this your card? Emerald #71

Voltorb is a Common Pokémon card from Emerald (#71), illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 50 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $25.00 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

#6 most valuable Voltorb of 41 #67 most valuable in Emerald of 107

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$30.00

LPLightly Played$25.00

MPModerately Played$15.80

HPHeavily Played$10.50

DMGDamaged$3.38

7-dayflat

30-day▲ 33.3%

90-day▲ 33.3%

All-time high$30

All-time low$13

Other printingsNormal · $0.66

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$25

Normal$1

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$30.00

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 9pop 15		$114$114–$114
PSA 8pop 16		$85$80–$85
PSA 6pop 4		$31$31–$31

“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · Raw

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Latest

$0.77

Period high

$2.69

Period low

$0.62

Change

▼ 51.9%

Recent sold prices

Last sold

$30

Raw · 28 Jun 2026

Typical Raw

$19

Sales · last 90 days

How often it sells

Sells often

8 in last 30 days

RawVoltorb 71/106 Emerald Reverse HoloBest offer · 28 Jun 2026$30 RawHolon's Voltorb 71/113 Reverse Holo EX Delta Species Stamp NM Free Shipping23 Jun 2026$30 Raw2005 Pokemon Holon's Voltorb 71/113 Delta Species Stamped Reverse Holo HPAuction · 23 Jun 2026$12 CGC 9.5Pokemon Voltorb EX Emerald Reverse Holo #71 CGC 9.5Auction · 21 Jun 2026$84 Raw2005 Pokemon Holon's Voltorb 71/113 Delta Species Stamped Reverse Holo - MPAuction · 14 Jun 2026$4 RawVoltorb 71/106 ExEMERALD Stamped Reverse Holo LPBest offer · 8 Jun 2026$30 Raw2005 Pokemon Holon's Voltorb 71/113 Delta Species Stamped Reverse Holo HPBest offer · 8 Jun 2026$13 RawHolon's Voltorb 71/113 Delta Species Reverse HoloBuy It Now · 5 Jun 2026$18 RawVoltorb - 71/113 EX Delta Species 2005 - Stamped Reverse Holo - Pokemon TCGBuy It Now · 31 May 2026$20 PSA 9PSA 9 MINT 2005 POKEMON EX DELTA SPECIES #71 HOLON'S VOLTORB REVERSE FOIL HOLOBuy It Now · 28 May 2026$160 PSA 8Pokemon Voltorb EX Emerald Reverse Holo #71 PSA 8Buy It Now · 25 May 2026$85

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Demand & liquidity

Very liquid · Sells oftenDemand 85/100

Sales · 30d8

Sales · 90d11

Price momentum+33%

Raw

$19

Last sold $30 · Raw · 28 Jun 2026

Population across graders

Only 9% of 43 PSA-graded Voltorb copies are a gem-mint 10 (4 of 43) — the rest grade lower.

PSA43 gradedPSA 10 · 4 · 9% gem rate

Full grade breakdown (5 grades)

104

915

816

CGC424 gradedCGC 10 · 210 · 50% gem rate

Full grade breakdown (5 grades)

10210

9.530

9102

8.552

814

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Voltorb 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$18

Raw $25.00 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $114.15
after ~$71.13 grading fee → 4.6× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 9	$114.15	$71.13	+$18	4.6×
PSA 8	$84.97	$70.84	−$11	3.4×

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. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay

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Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

37% spread

PriceCharting · cheapest$18

TCGplayer · dearest$25

Currently 37% 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

Momentum · 30dRising +33%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 37% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

Card text

Ram10

Colorless

Speed Ball30

Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Weakness Fighting ×2Retreat 1

About the Pokémon

Ball PokémonGEN IVoltorb → Electrode

Usually found in power plants. Easily mistaken for a POKé BALL, they have zapped many people.

Card details

SetEmerald →

Number#71

RarityCommon

PokémonAll Voltorb cards →

GenerationGen I · Kanto →

ArtistMasakazu Fukuda →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesBasic

TypeLightning

HP50

WeaknessFighting ×2

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#100

Card IDex9-71

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Voltorb cards

There are 9 different Voltorb printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Emerald #71 (Common).