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Zapdos Fossil #30 Pokémon card
Rare

Zapdos Fossil #30

Card #30 · Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
80 HPLightningPokémonBasic
Market value · ungraded
$24.05
3.0% · 30d
PSA 10
$953
40× raw
36 sales · last 90 days · eBay + Fanatics + TCGplayer
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint
$24.05
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9 different Zapdos printings exist — is this your card? Fossil #30

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 $24.05 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $953 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 40× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
1st Edition · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$23.92
LPLightly Played$16.52
MPModerately Played$9.28
HPHeavily Played$6.91
DMGDamaged$5.13
7-day 0.7%
30-day 2.4%
90-day 5.6%
All-time high$24
All-time low$17
Other printingsUnlimited · $9.52
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$23.92
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 3843 sold$953$810$1,095
PSA 9pop 85921 sold$161$137$185
PSA 8pop 56216 sold$82$70$95
PSA 7pop 2195 sold$34$29$40
PSA 6pop 1524 sold$33$28$38
PSA 4pop 43$8$8$9
“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
$7.49
Period high
$7.49
Period low
$3.75
Change
49.8%

Recent sold prices

Last sold
$6
Raw · 28 Jun 2026
Typical Raw
$7
Sales · last 90 days
11
How often it sells
Sells often
11 in last 30 days

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.

Last sold price
$12
CGC (ungraded lot) · 29 Jun 2026
Typical PSA 10
$600
Sales · last 90 days
25
How often it sells
Sells regularly
7 in last 30 days

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.

Demand & liquidity

Very liquid · Sells oftenDemand 72/100
Sales · 30d11
Sales · 90d11
Price momentum+3%
Raw
$7

Last sold $6 · Raw · 28 Jun 2026

Population across graders

Only 16% of 2,358 PSA-graded Zapdos copies are a gem-mint 10 (384 of 2,358) — the rest grade lower.

PSA2,358 gradedPSA 10 · 384 · 16% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (12 grades)
10384
9859
8.54
8562
7.51
7219
6152
599
443
318
27
19
CGC2,608 gradedCGC 10 · 284 · 11% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (5 grades)
10284
9.552
9572
8.5504
8310
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Zapdos 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$111
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case.
Only 16.3% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$839); most land at PSA 9 or below.
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$952.51$89.52+$83939.6×
PSA 9$160.73$71.6+$656.7×
PSA 8$82.36$70.81$133.4×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 2,358 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
16.3%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
+$111
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$839
Break-even
PSA 9+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1016.3%$953.00
PSA 936.4%$161.00
PSA ≤847.3%$24.00

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.

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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

3% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$23
TCGplayer · dearest$24

Currently 3% 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 · 30dFlat +3%
Cross-marketMarkets agree 3% gap

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

Card text

Thunderstorm40
Lightning · Lightning · Lightning · Lightning
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.
Resistance Fighting -30Retreat 2

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 Pokémon

Electric PokémonGEN ILegendary

A legendary bird POKéMON that is said to appear from clouds while dropping enormous lightning bolts.

Card details

Number#30
RarityRare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeLightning
HP80
ResistanceFighting -30
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#145
Card IDbase3-30
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Zapdos cards

There are 9 different Zapdos printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Fossil #30 (Rare).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Zapdos (Fossil #30) worth?

As of 5 July 2026, Zapdos from Fossil is worth approximately $24.05 ungraded (near-mint), and around $953 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 $953 — roughly 40× the raw ungraded value of $24.05.

Should I grade my Zapdos?

A PSA 10 sells for about $953 versus $24.05 raw — roughly a 40× 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 $24.05 ungraded.