Zapdos Pokémon TCG Classic - Charizard #12

Card #12 · Illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga

Market value · ungraded

$12.26

▲ 198.3% · 30d

PSA 10

$69

6× raw

Sold prices, not asking · Updated 7 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint

$12.26

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9 different Zapdos printings exist — is this your card? Pokémon TCG Classic - Charizard #12

Zapdos is a Pokémon card from Pokémon TCG Classic - Charizard (#12), illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga. Its current blended market value is $12.26 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $69 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 6× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 7 July 2026.

#29 most valuable Zapdos of 50 #4 most valuable in Pokémon TCG Classic - Charizard of 34

Raw price by condition

Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$12.26

LPLightly Played$2.42

7-day▲ 10.8%

30-day▲ 35.9%

90-day▲ 279.6%

All-time high$12

All-time low$1

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$12.26

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 10pop 323		$69$35–$95
PSA 9pop 167		$25$17–$29

“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.

Price history · raw near-mint

Not enough price history to chart yet.

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

Only 65% of 497 PSA-graded Zapdos copies are a gem-mint 10 (323 of 497) — the rest grade lower.

PSA497 gradedPSA 10 · 323 · 65% gem rate

Full grade breakdown (5 grades)

10323

9167

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

Should you grade it?

−$29

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case.
Only 65% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case −$14); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 10	$69.29	$70.68	−$14	5.7×
PSA 9	$25.27	$70.24	−$57	2.1×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 497 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)

65%

hit PSA 10

Expected return

−$29

net, all grades

PSA 10 best case

−$14

Likely outcome	Chance	Value
PSA 10	65%	$69.00
PSA 9	33.6%	$25.00
PSA ≤8	1.4%	$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.

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