Zapdos-EX48/135 · Plasma Storm Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$452 sold · 90d · pop 128
- PSA 9$68pop 134
- PSA 10$1,0132 sold · 90d · pop 30
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 Storm #48/135, 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?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Zapdos-EX is a Rare Holo EX Pokémon card from Plasma Storm (#48, released 2013), illustrated by Eske Yoshinob. It's a Basic EX Team Plasma Lightning-type Pokémon with 170 HP, weak to Lightning ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 7 September 2026.
Zapdos-EX price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence94 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
Sale mix: 1 auction, 6 accepted offers, 3 fixed-price. A graded copy trades roughly every 6 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$7.17113 sales · 94 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 6$25.993 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 5$20.003 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- PSA 10$9253 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- PSA 8$56.332 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- PSA 7$30.112 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- PSA 1$55.551 sale
- CGC 9$25.201 sale
Is Zapdos-EX worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 4 — worth $11 against the $82 you put in, a $71 loss. The money is in the 1 in 11 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $68–$925. Averaged over every outcome that is −$48 a card.
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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
Zapdos-EX is a Holo / V / ex in Plasma Storm — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 27.9% of the time, split across 18 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 65 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 | $1,012.50 | $110 | +$891 | 91.3× |
| PSA 9 | $68.00 | $71 | −$14 | 6.1× |
| PSA 8 | $45.00 | $70 | −$37 | 4.1× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 228 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 0.9% | $925.00 |
| PSA 9 | 7.9% | $68.00 |
| PSA 8 | 21.9% | $45.00 |
| PSA 7 | 11.8% | $25.00 |
| PSA 6 | 5.7% | $19.99 |
| PSA 5 | 0.9% | $12.00 |
| PSA 4 — typical | 1.3% | $11.09 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 49.6% | $11.09 |
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
30 of the 491 PSA-graded Zapdos-EX copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 6.1%. 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 491.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 228.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 11.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 7.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Zapdos-EX 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokemon TCG Zapdos EX (Team Plasma) 48/135 Holo Ultra Rare English MPRaw · eBay$3.00
Plasma Storm #48/135 Zapdos EX (Team Plasma) HPRaw · eBay$3.75
Zapdos EX 48/135 Holo Plasma Storm Ultra Rare Pokemon Card DamagedRaw · eBay$3.89
Zapdos EX (Team Plasma) 48/135 Plasma Storm Holo DMGRaw · eBay$3.99
Zapdos EX 48/135 Ultra Rare BW Plasma Storm Pokemon Card #ARaw · eBay$4.00
Zapdos EX 48/135 Holo EX Rare Plasma Storm Pokemon DamagedRaw · eBay$4.49Cheapest raw copy $4.00 — 64% below our near-mint estimate of $11
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 30 | $1,013$861–$1,164 | |
| PSA 9pop 134 | ✓ 19 cert-verified$68$50–$68 | |
| PSA 8pop 128 | ✓ 14 cert-verified$45$30–$56 | |
| PSA 7pop 58 | ✓ 9 cert-verified$25$17–$25 | |
| PSA 6pop 62 | 3 sold$20$17–$23 | |
| PSA 5pop 47 | ✓ 5 cert-verified$12$12–$22 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 1 slab of this card sells for about $80 (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
12% spreadCurrently 12% 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
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn.
If this Pokémon has any Plasma Energy attached to it, this attack does 40 more damage.
Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Zapdos-EX (Plasma Storm #48) worth?
As of 7 September 2026, Zapdos-EX from Plasma Storm is worth approximately $11.09 ungraded (near-mint), and around $1,013 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-EX?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Zapdos-EX from Plasma Storm is worth around $1,013 — roughly 91× the raw ungraded value of $11.09.
Should I grade my Zapdos-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 Zapdos-EX rare?
Zapdos-EX is a Rare Holo EX card from Plasma Storm (card #48).
How do I know if my Zapdos-EX is Holofoil?
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