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Zapdos-EX Plasma Storm #48 Pokémon card
Rare Holo EX

Zapdos-EX

Plasma Storm · 48/135 · Illustrated by Eske Yoshinob
170 HPLightningPokémonBasicEXTeam Plasma

Market value · ungraded

$11.88 10.3% · 30d
Confidencehigh
Sales · 90 days1
Range$10$13
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. Fanatics + TCGplayer + Cardmarket. Updated 21 August 2026. 3 sources agree within 27%. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$11.88

What this price is based on

Medium confidence

106 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.

Median · Raw$7.17111 sales
Trimmed mean$7.61outliers removed
Range$1.49$21.99lowest to highest sale
Sales rate21/mo126 recorded

What each version actually sells for

PrintingNear MintLightly PlayedModerately Played
Common$8.92 71 sales$7.09 20 sales$6.99 13 sales

Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.

Recent Raw sales

  • Aug 17, 2026eBay — Pokemon Zapdos-EX Plasma 48/135 Plasma Storm Holo 2012 170 HP w/FREE SHIPPING$5.99
  • Aug 17, 2026eBay — Mint/Near Mint Zapdos EX Team Plasma 48/135 Plasma Storm Holo EN Ultra RareNM$7.00
  • Aug 17, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Zapdos EX (Team Plasma) 48/135 Plasma Storm$13.00
  • Aug 14, 2026eBay — Zapdos EX - 48/135 - BATTLE DECK DIAGONAL Holo - Plasma Storm - Pokemon$18.95
  • Aug 14, 2026eBay — Zapdos EX Pokémon Black & White Plasma Storm #48$2.04
  • Aug 12, 2026eBay — Zapdos EX 48/135 Ultra Rare Team Plasma Plasma Storm Pokémon Card - NMNM$11.00
  • Aug 12, 2026eBay — Zapdos EX (Team Plasma) 48/135 Holo Plasma Storm HP Pokémon TCGHP$4.19
  • Aug 12, 2026eBay — Heavily Played Zapdos-EX - 48/135 - Holo Rare EX Pokemon Plasma StormHP$7.63

By grade

  • Raw$7.17111 sales
  • PSA 6$25.993 sales
  • PSA 5$20.003 sales
  • PSA 8$56.332 sales
  • PSA 10$1,0132 sales
  • PSA 7$25.221 sale
  • PSA 1$55.551 sale
  • CGC 9$25.201 sale

From 126 completed sales recorded between Apr 13, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.

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Zapdos-EX is a Rare Holo EX Pokémon card from Plasma Storm (#48), illustrated by Eske Yoshinob. It's a Basic EX Team Plasma Lightning-type Pokémon with 170 HP, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $11.88 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $925 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 78× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 21 August 2026.

The receipts

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Price history · Raw

1 Sept 202321 Aug 2026
Latest
$11.88
Period high
$12.16
Period low
$3.30
Change
118.4%
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Verified sales history11 in 90 daysreal completed listings

Last sold price
$25
CGC 9 · 29 Jun 2026
Typical CGC 10
$41
Sales · last 90 days
1
How often it sells
Rarely sells
0 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.

DateGradePriceCert
8 Aug 2026PSA 1$80.00#155918669
8 Aug 2026PSA 5$21.99#142154235
8 Aug 2026PSA 6$20.00#99225223
26 Jul 2026PSA 6$22.99#130431888
25 Jul 2026PSA 8$44.99#132100078
19 Jul 2026PSA 9$67.66#159794711
8 Jul 2026PSA 7$24.65#106922283
4 Jul 2026PSA 10$1,100.00#28922359
18 Jun 2026PSA 10$925.00#92975103
16 Jun 2026PSA 9$80.00#43577194

Should you grade it?

$77

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 1% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$824); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)1%
Expected return$77
PSA 10 best case+$824
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictNot worth it

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.

Holo / V / ex27.9%18 cards

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 gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$925.00$89+$82477.9×
PSA 9$68.00$71$155.7×
PSA 8$45.00$70$373.8×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 398 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 101%$925.00
PSA 95%$68.00
PSA ≤894%$12.00

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 1% of 398 CGC-graded Zapdos-EX copies are a gem-mint 10 (4 of 398) — the rest grade lower.

CGC398 gradedCGC 10 · 4 · 1% gem
104
920
8.592
888

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Zapdos-EX 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10✓ 6 cert-verified$925$700$925
PSA 9✓ 19 cert-verified$68$50$68
PSA 8✓ 14 cert-verified$45$30$56
PSA 7✓ 9 cert-verified$25$17$25
PSA 63 sold$20$17$23
PSA 5✓ 5 cert-verified$12$12$22
“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.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$11.88
LPLightly Played$7.33
MPModerately Played$5.54
HPHeavily Played$3.52
DMGDamaged$2.74
7-day 0.5%
30-day 0.5%
90-day 2.5%
All-time high$13
All-time low$11
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost

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

27% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$10
TCGplayer$12
Cardmarket · dearest$13

Currently 27% cheaper on PriceCharting than Cardmarket. 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 · 30dRising +10%
Cross-marketSome gap 27% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$13
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Agility30
Lightning · Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn.

Powervolt80+
Lightning · Lightning · Colorless · Colorless

If this Pokémon has any Plasma Energy attached to it, this attack does 40 more damage.

Weakness Lightning ×2Resistance Fighting -20Retreat 1

Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#48
RarityRare Holo EX
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic, EX, Team Plasma
TypeLightning
HP170
WeaknessLightning ×2
ResistanceFighting -20
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#145
Card IDbw8-48
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Zapdos-EX (Plasma Storm #48) worth?

As of 21 August 2026, Zapdos-EX from Plasma Storm is worth approximately $11.88 ungraded (near-mint), and around $925 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 $925 — roughly 78× the raw ungraded value of $11.88.

Should I grade my Zapdos-EX?

A PSA 10 sells for about $925 versus $11.88 raw — roughly a 78× 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-EX rare?

Zapdos-EX is a Rare Holo EX card from Plasma Storm (card #48), illustrated by Eske Yoshinob. Its current blended market value is $11.88 ungraded.

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