Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence68 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Pokémon TCG Zapdos Holo Rare 29/83 Generations EN 120HP$27.08
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — The Pokemon Company Generations Zapdos 29/83 Holo Rare English 120 HP$8.00
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Zapdos Holo Rare 29/83 Generations 120 HP English 2016$30.00
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Zapdos 29/83 Generations Fullart Holo Rare 2016 English Near MintNM$13.13
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Pokemon Zapdos Holo Rare Generations 29/83 LPLP$24.99
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Zapdos Generations 29/83 Holo Rare English 2016$24.00
- Aug 4, 2026eBay — Pokémon Card Zapdos 29/83 (Generations) M$35.00
- Aug 3, 2026eBay — Zapdos Generations #29/83 Holo Rare Pokemon Card$25.00
By grade
- Raw$24.2073 sales
- TAG 6.5$50.001 sale
- PSA 9$1651 sale
- PSA 8$80.001 sale
- PSA 7$21.601 sale
- PSA 10$4,7271 sale
- CGC 8.5$30.001 sale
- CGC 0.5$31.001 sale
From 82 completed sales recorded between Mar 23, 2026 and Aug 16, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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GRADE ITBased on 8 graded sales and 1,307,132 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 Holo Pokémon card from Generations (#29), illustrated by Ryo Ueda. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 120 HP, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $45.50 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $3,300 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 73× 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
Graded a PSA 10? See its cert-verified sales and price history → — individual sales PSA tied to a specific slab, each with a cert number you can check.
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history22 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 $21 · PSA 5 · 9 Aug 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 5.6% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$3,027); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Zapdos is a Holo / V / ex in Generations — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 28.6% of the time, split across 21 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 74 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 | $3,300.00 | $228 | +$3,027 | 72.5× |
| PSA 9 | $149.99 | $71 | +$33 | 3.3× |
| PSA 8 | $44.00 | $70 | −$72 | 1.0× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,277 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 5.6% | $3,300.00 |
| PSA 9 | 29.9% | $150.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 64.4% | $46.00 |
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 6% of 1,277 PSA-graded Zapdos copies are a gem-mint 10 (72 of 1,277) — 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
Pokémon TCG Generations Full Art Zapdos 29/83 HPRaw · eBay$11.50
Zapdos Holo Rare Generations 29/83 LPRaw · eBay$24.73
Pokémon TCG Zapdos Generations #29/83 Full Art Holo Rare Basic English 2016Raw · eBay$26.00
Zapdos #29/83 - Generations Full Art Holo Pokemon Card - Pokemon TCGRaw · eBay$29.99
Zapdos 29/83 Generations Holo (Full Art)Raw · eBay$43.99Cheapest raw copy $11.50 — 75% below our estimate of $46
Pokemon Card Zapdos 29/83 PSA 10 GenerationsPSA 10 · eBay$4,663.74
Pokemon 2016 XY Generations Zapdos Full Art Foil Holo Rare 29/83 PSA 10PSA 10 · eBay$5,000.00Cheapest PSA 10 $4,663.74 — 41% above our estimate of $3,300
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Market check
PSA 10: price guides list this around $1,083 — it actually sells for $3,300 (median of 8 cert-verified PSA sales, 2 recent)
Every sale behind this figure is tied to a specific PSA certificate — see the verified sales in the grading section below.
All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 72 | ✓ 8 cert-verified$3,300 | |
| PSA 9pop 382 | $150$127–$172 | |
| PSA 8pop 371 | ✓ 29 cert-verified$44$43–$58 | |
| PSA 7pop 272 | $30$26–$35 | |
| PSA 6pop 107 | 3 sold$30$26–$35 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $34 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
74% spreadCurrently 74% cheaper on Cardmarket 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.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
42% cheaper than the US🔥 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
This attack does 40 damage to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
“A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.”
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 Generations #29 (Rare Holo).
More from Generations
Frequently asked questions
How much is Zapdos (Generations #29) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Zapdos from Generations is worth approximately $45.50 ungraded (near-mint), and around $3,300 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 Generations is worth around $3,300 — roughly 73× the raw ungraded value of $45.50.
Should I grade my Zapdos?
A PSA 10 sells for about $3,300 versus $45.50 raw — roughly a 73× 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 Holo card from Generations (card #29), illustrated by Ryo Ueda. Its current blended market value is $45.50 ungraded.
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