Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence58 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
What each version actually sells for
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 13, 2026eBay — Bulbasaur - SM198 - Stamped Detective Pikachu Black Star Promo Pokemon Card - NMNM$21.99
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — Detective Pikachu Bulbasaur SM198 Black Star Promo Holo Pokemon TCG NMNM$15.00
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — Bulbasaur - (In-Store Event Promo) SM198 Sm Holo SEALED NM English Pokemon CardNM$20.00
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — Bulbasaur SM198 Detective Pikachu Stamped Promo Holo English 70 HP$7.58
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — Stamped Bulbasaur SM198 Detective Pikachu Promo Holo Pokemon TCG Card$18.50
- Aug 7, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Bulbasaur SM198 Detective Pikachu Black Star Promo Holo EN 2019$14.99
- Aug 5, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Bulbasaur SM198 Detective Pikachu Stamped Holo Promo (NM)NM$13.99
- Aug 2, 2026eBay — Pokemon - Bulbasaur - (Detective Pikachu Stamped) - SM198 SM Promos - Promo - NMNM$14.00
By grade
- Raw$14.0068 sales
- PSA 9$56.352 sales
- CGC 10$2752 sales
From 73 completed sales recorded between Feb 8, 2026 and Aug 13, 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.
Grade it or not
NOT WORTH ITBased on 4 graded sales and 4,409,806 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Bulbasaur is a Promo Pokémon card from SM Black Star Promos (#SM198), illustrated by MPC Film. It's a Basic Grass-type Pokémon with 70 HP, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $20.83 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $59 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 3× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history21 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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.
Demand & liquidity
Last sold $15 · Raw · 25 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 9.3% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case −$32); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Bulbasaur 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 | $59.00 | $71 | −$32 | 2.8× |
| PSA 9 | $41.00 | $70 | −$50 | 2.0× |
| PSA 8 | $14.47 | $70 | −$76 | 0.7× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 247 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 9.3% | $59.00 |
| PSA 9 | 60.3% | $41.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 30.4% | $21.00 |
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 9% of 247 PSA-graded Bulbasaur copies are a gem-mint 10 (23 of 247) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Bulbasaur 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 | $59$59–$59 | |
| PSA 9pop 149 | ✓ 6 cert-verified$41$7–$41 | |
| PSA 8pop 53 | $14$8–$19 | |
| PSA 7pop 8 | $9$6–$23 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🔥 Trending in the community
#87 on the radarBulbasaur is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
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Other Bulbasaur cards
There are 9 different Bulbasaur printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is SM Black Star Promos #SM198 (Promo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Bulbasaur (SM Black Star Promos #SM198) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Bulbasaur from SM Black Star Promos is worth approximately $20.83 ungraded (near-mint), and around $59 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 Bulbasaur?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Bulbasaur from SM Black Star Promos is worth around $59 — roughly 3× the raw ungraded value of $20.83.
Should I grade my Bulbasaur?
A PSA 10 sells for about $59 versus $20.83 raw — roughly a 3× 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 Bulbasaur rare?
Bulbasaur is a Promo card from SM Black Star Promos (card #SM198), illustrated by MPC Film. Its current blended market value is $20.83 ungraded.
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