TorchicPR-NP 8 · Nintendo Black Star Promos Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$1364 sold · 90d · pop 194
- PSA 9$2003 sold · 90d · pop 181
- PSA 10$210modelled · pop 23
Why prices differ
TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Nintendo Black Star Promos #PR-NP 8, 2003. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Torchic is a Promo Pokémon card from Nintendo Black Star Promos (#8, released 2003), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. It's a Basic Fire-type Pokémon with 40 HP, weak to Water ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 11 September 2026.
Torchic price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence8 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
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.
By grade
- Raw$1209 sales · 8 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$1206 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 9$6003 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- Lot$14.003 sales
- CGC 9.5$2113 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 7$62.002 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 9$85.652 sales
- CGC 10$2292 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
Is Torchic worth grading?
Raw $91.71 → graded PSA 10 ≈ $210.27, after ~$72.09 grading fee → 2.3× the raw value.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Torchic 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 | $210.27 | $72 | +$46 | 2.3× |
| PSA 9 | $200.00 | $72 | +$36 | 2.2× |
| PSA 8 | $136.25 | $71 | −$27 | 1.5× |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
23 of the 459 PSA-graded Torchic copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 5.0%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 459.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 4.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Torchic 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 23 | modelled$210$210–$250 | |
| PSA 9pop 181 | $200$170–$230 | |
| PSA 8pop 194 | $136$116–$157 | |
| PSA 7pop 47 | $79$67–$91 | |
| PSA 6pop 13 | modelled$40$40–$40 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
🔥 Trending in the community
#56 on the radarTorchic is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “This gold star Torchic just sold for $2,500,000 in a private sale by nostalgix” · 129↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
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Other Torchic cards
There are 31 different Torchic printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Nintendo Black Star Promos #8 (Promo). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Torchic (Nintendo Black Star Promos #8) worth?
As of 11 September 2026, Torchic from Nintendo Black Star Promos is worth approximately $91.71 ungraded (near-mint), and around $210 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 Torchic?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Torchic from Nintendo Black Star Promos is worth around $210 — roughly 2.3× the raw ungraded value of $91.71.
Should I grade my Torchic?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Torchic rare?
Torchic is a Promo card from Nintendo Black Star Promos (card #8).
How do I know if my Torchic is Reverse Holo?
The card body, not the picture: Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
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