Thundurus-EX38/116 · Plasma Freeze Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
Pack fresh $17est.
- PSA 8$19pop 22
- PSA 9$27modelled · pop 20
- PSA 10$122modelled · pop 3
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 Plasma Freeze #38/116, 2013. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
What's your copy worth?
Estimated. This card has enough sales to price the top 15% but not the top 5%, so pack-fresh is projected from the gap we measure between those two tiers on cards that do — about 1.4x on vintage, 1.2x on modern. $14.76. That's about +58% over a typical Near Mint copy.
ⓘ How do we work this out?
We take every real sale of this exact card over the last 12 months (23 sales), sort them by price, and read off the top 15% and top 5%. No multipliers, no guesses — the prices cleaner copies actually fetched.
Why cleaner copies cost more: buyers can see condition in the photos and pay for it. Listings sellers describe as pack fresh or gem mint land in this top band 1.7× more often than ordinary ones — the premium follows the card, not the hype.
Copies in this band are also the ones collectors send to grading: far more likely than a typical binder copy to be submitted at all — and to come back with the strong grade that carries the PSA prices shown on this page. That prospect is part of what buyers are paying for here.
These are read straight off this card's own completed sales — sort them by price and take the top 15% and top 5%. Whether your copy qualifies is a judgment made by looking at the card.
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Thundurus-EX is a Rare Holo EX Pokémon card from Plasma Freeze (#38, released 2013), illustrated by Eske Yoshinob. It's a Basic EX Team Plasma Lightning-type Pokémon with 170 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. It's listed among our ex cards. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 14 September 2026.
Thundurus-EX price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence23 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Liquid — Sells regularly
5 of 10 verified sales were competitive auctions — this price reflects real bidding, not asking prices. A graded copy trades roughly every 62 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$6.0039 sales · 23 in 90d, sells regularly
- PSA 8$19.203 sales
- PSA 9$38.452 sales
- PSA 6$19.991 sale
- Lot$6.001 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 8.5$8.401 sale
Is Thundurus-EX worth grading?
The money is in the 1 in 6 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $27–$27. Averaged over every outcome that is −$65 a card.
That is the average submitted copy. Tell us about yours and the verdict re-prices — most cards stop being worth grading here. Not sure? Grade it from a photo →
These are set to a flawless copy — the answer above. Change any of them to re-price it for the card in your hand.
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
Thundurus-EX is a Holo / V / ex in Plasma Freeze — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 27.9% of the time, split across 20 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 72 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 | $121.97 | $71 | +$41 | 13.1× |
| PSA 9 | $27.06 | $70 | −$53 | 2.9× |
| PSA 8 | $19.20 | $70 | −$60 | 2.1× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 29 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 0% | $121.97 |
| PSA 9 | 17.2% | $27.06 |
| PSA 8 | 17.2% | $19.20 |
| PSA 7 | 10.3% | $14.99 † |
| PSA 5 | 3.4% | $9.32 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) — typical | 51.7% | $9.32 |
† Priced from PriceCharting's graded ladder — we hold no completed sale of our own at that grade. Every other row is our own sold data.
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. 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 & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
3 of the 58 PSA-graded Thundurus-EX copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 5.2%. 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 58.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 29.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 1.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 1.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Thundurus-EX 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Thundurus EX (Team Plasma) 38/116 Plasma Freeze HoloRaw · eBay$3.25
Thundurus EX 38/116 EX Plasma Freeze Pokemon HP DMG WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSRaw · eBay$3.42
Thundurus EX Pokémon Black & White Plasma Freeze #38 READ 2f4Raw · eBay$3.69
Pokémon TCG Thundurus EX 38/116 Plasma Freeze UR Holo EnglishRaw · eBay$3.99
Thundurus EX Plasma Freeze 38/116 Holo EX Rare English 2013 Pokémon TCGRaw · eBay$4.25
Thundurus EX Pokémon Black & White Plasma Freeze #38Raw · eBay$4.53Cheapest raw copy $3.25 — 65% below our near-mint estimate of $9
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 3 | modelled$122$122–$122 | |
| PSA 9pop 20 | modelled$27$27–$50 | |
| PSA 8pop 22 | 1 sold$19$16–$22 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
A typical Near Mint copy sells for $11.00. Grading-candidate copies — the cleanest 15% of sales — typically fetch $12.90 (+17%). Pack-fresh examples — the top 5% — go for about $17.42.
From 5 sales in the last 12 months. These describe the market — whether a specific copy is a grading candidate is a judgment made by looking at it.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
98% spreadCurrently 98% 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Attach an Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Team Plasma Pokémon.
If this Pokémon has any Plasma Energy attached to it, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Thundurus-EX cards
There are 5 different Thundurus-EX printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Plasma Freeze #38 (Rare Holo EX).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Thundurus-EX (Plasma Freeze #38) worth?
As of 14 September 2026, Thundurus-EX from Plasma Freeze is worth approximately $9.32 ungraded (near-mint), and around $122 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 Thundurus-EX?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Thundurus-EX from Plasma Freeze is worth around $122 — roughly 13× the raw ungraded value of $9.32.
Should I grade my Thundurus-EX?
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 Thundurus-EX rare?
Thundurus-EX is a Rare Holo EX card from Plasma Freeze (card #38).
How do I know if my Thundurus-EX is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
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