Zapdos
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
Low confidenceOnly 1 sale in the last 90 days.
Recent Raw sales
- Jul 13, 2026eBay — Zapdos SM159 Black Star Promo Holographic Pokémon TCG$21.00
- May 16, 2026eBay — Zapdos - SM159 - Black Star Promo - Pokemon Card - VLP$24.59
By grade
- Raw$22.802 sales
- PSA 8$1931 sale
- PSA 10$1,6801 sale
From 4 completed sales recorded between May 16, 2026 and Aug 2, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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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.
Zapdos is a Promo Pokémon card from SM Black Star Promos (#SM159), illustrated by Misa Tsutsui. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 110 HP, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $100.00 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $500 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 5× 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.
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Verified sales history2 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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.
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 14.8% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$325); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Zapdos 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 | $499.99 | $75 | +$325 | 5.0× |
| PSA 9 | $53.83 | $71 | −$117 | 0.5× |
| PSA 8 | $32.99 | $70 | −$137 | 0.3× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 270 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 14.8% | $500.00 |
| PSA 9 | 55.2% | $54.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 30% | $100.00 |
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 15% of 270 PSA-graded Zapdos copies are a gem-mint 10 (40 of 270) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Zapdos 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 40 | $500$425–$575 | |
| PSA 8pop 58 | $33$28–$38 |
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
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
If this Pokémon was on the Bench and became your Active Pokémon this turn, this attack does 70 more damage. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness.
“A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
A legendary bird POKéMON that is said to appear from clouds while dropping enormous lightning bolts.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Zapdos cards
There are 9 different Zapdos printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is SM Black Star Promos #SM159 (Promo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Zapdos (SM Black Star Promos #SM159) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Zapdos from SM Black Star Promos is worth approximately $100.00 ungraded (near-mint), and around $500 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?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Zapdos from SM Black Star Promos is worth around $500 — roughly 5× the raw ungraded value of $100.00.
Should I grade my Zapdos?
A PSA 10 sells for about $500 versus $100.00 raw — roughly a 5× 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 rare?
Zapdos is a Promo card from SM Black Star Promos (card #SM159), illustrated by Misa Tsutsui. Its current blended market value is $100.00 ungraded.
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