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What this price is based on
Medium confidence104 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
What each version actually sells for
Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 17, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG - Zapdos - 30/62 - Rare Unlimited - Fossil Unlimited [Moderate Play]MPUnlimited$5.75
- Aug 17, 2026eBay — ZAPDOS R FOSSIL 30/62 POKEMON UNLIMITED DMGDMUnlimited$3.49
- Aug 17, 2026eBay — Zapdos Pokemon TCG Fossil 30/62 Holo Rare Unlimited English 1999 80 HP WotCUnlimited$5.00
- Aug 17, 2026eBay — Zapdos 30/62 Rare Fossil Unlimited Heavily PlayedHPUnlimited$3.99
- Aug 17, 2026eBay — Damaged Rare Zapdos 30/62 Fossil UnlimitedDMUnlimited$2.49
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Zapdos 30/62 Rare Non Holo Fossil Unlimited LP With Free eBay Shipping 2aLPUnlimited$11.89
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Zapdos Fossil 30/62 Rare 1999 EN 80 HP Unlimited Pokémon TCGUnlimited$9.00
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Zapdos 30/62 Rare Fossil Pokemon TCG Unlimited MPMPUnlimited$6.99
By grade
- Raw$6.29107 sales
- Lot$9.6016 sales
- PSA 9$1107 sales
- CGC 9$19.207 sales
- PSA 10$5405 sales
- CGC 10$1505 sales
- CGC 8.5$24.504 sales
- CGC 7$21.004 sales
From 164 completed sales recorded between Aug 25, 2025 and Aug 17, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
Grade it or not
GRADE ITBased on 41 graded sales and 1,891,315 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.
Zapdos is a Rare Pokémon card from Fossil (#30), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 80 HP. Its current blended market value is $17.45 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $425 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 24× 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.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history19 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.
Demand & liquidity
Last sold $6 · Raw · 28 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 8.6% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$333); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Zapdos is a Rare in Fossil — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 15 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 22 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 | $425.00 | $74 | +$333 | 24.4× |
| PSA 9 | $60.00 | $71 | −$28 | 3.4× |
| PSA 8 | $38.00 | $70 | −$50 | 2.2× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,474 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 8.6% | $425.00 |
| PSA 9 | 27.3% | $60.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 64.1% | $17.00 |
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 9% of 1,474 PSA-graded Zapdos copies are a gem-mint 10 (127 of 1,474) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Zapdos 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 127 | $425$361–$489 | |
| PSA 9pop 402 | $60$51–$69 | |
| PSA 8pop 337 | ✓ 60 cert-verified$38$36–$49 | |
| PSA 7pop 227 | ✓ 34 cert-verified$22$22–$37 | |
| PSA 5pop 114 | ✓ 13 cert-verified$20 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 5 slab of this card sells for about $25 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
16% spreadCurrently 16% cheaper on TCGplayer than Cardmarket. 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.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
🔥 Trending in the community
#57 on the radarZapdos is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “Sharing my (US) Fossil Grandmaster Set” · 90↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
For each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon, flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Then, Zapdos does 10 damage times the number of tails to itself.
“A legendary thunderbird Pokémon whose anger is said to cause storms. Some say it has lived above the clouds for thousands of years.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
A legendary bird POKéMON that is said to appear from clouds while dropping enormous lightning bolts.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Zapdos cards
There are 9 different Zapdos printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Fossil #30 (Rare).
More from Fossil
Frequently asked questions
How much is Zapdos (Fossil #30) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Zapdos from Fossil is worth approximately $17.45 ungraded (near-mint), and around $425 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 Zapdos?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Zapdos from Fossil is worth around $425 — roughly 24× the raw ungraded value of $17.45.
Should I grade my Zapdos?
A PSA 10 sells for about $425 versus $17.45 raw — roughly a 24× 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 Zapdos rare?
Zapdos is a Rare card from Fossil (card #30), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $17.45 ungraded.
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