Zapdos
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence3 sales in 90 days — enough for a guide, not a guarantee.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Pokemon Zapdos (23/58) Wizards Black Star Promos LPLP$13.95
- Jun 18, 2026eBay — Zapdos 23/53 WoTC Vintage Black Star Promo Pokemon TCG Card 2000$19.99
- Jun 1, 2026eBay — Zapdos 23/53 WoTC Vintage Black Star Promo Pokemon TCG Card 2000$19.99
By grade
- PSA 10$18118 sales
- CGC 10$54.0015 sales
- PSA 9$49.207 sales
- CGC 9$26.407 sales
- CGC 6.5$15.605 sales
- Lot$15.604 sales
- CGC 8$18.604 sales
- Raw$19.993 sales
From 75 completed sales recorded between May 3, 2023 and Aug 9, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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CLOSE CALLBased on 68 graded sales and 1,890,218 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.
Zapdos is a Promo Pokémon card from Wizards Black Star Promos (#23), illustrated by Toshinao Aoki. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 70 HP. Its current blended market value is $20.94 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $324 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 15× 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 history10 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
| Date | Grade | Price | Cert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $500.00 | #56084812 ✓ |
| 27 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $288.00 | #145182488 ✓ |
| 20 Jul 2026 | PSA 9 | $87.39 | #58918906 ✓ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | PSA 9 | $86.00 | #56049359 ✓ |
| 18 Apr 2026 | PSA 10 | $324.31 | #58206236 ✓ |
| 17 Apr 2026 | PSA 8 | $53.20 | #121566027 ✓ |
| 3 Apr 2026 | PSA 9 | $62.91 | #125578767 ✓ |
| 31 Mar 2026 | PSA 6 | $16.82 | #52887764 ✓ |
| 8 Mar 2026 | PSA 9 | $54.62 | #87130460 ✓ |
| 19 Feb 2026 | PSA 7 | $54.34 | #121809599 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 34.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$230); 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 | $324.00 | $73 | +$230 | 15.5× |
| PSA 9 | $87.00 | $71 | −$5 | 4.2× |
| PSA 8 | $39.71 | $70 | −$52 | 1.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 378 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 34.4% | $324.00 |
| PSA 9 | 22.8% | $87.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 42.9% | $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 34% of 378 PSA-graded Zapdos copies are a gem-mint 10 (130 of 378) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Zapdos 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 130 | ✓ 10 cert-verified$324$133–$324 | |
| PSA 9pop 86 | ✓ 11 cert-verified$87$51–$87 | |
| PSA 8pop 52 | 2 sold$40$34–$46 | |
| PSA 7pop 32 | 1 sold$31$27–$36 | |
| PSA 5pop 32 | $20$16–$21 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $54 (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
105% spreadCurrently 105% 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
🔥 Trending in the community
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Flip a coin. If heads, and if your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them. This attack does 30 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) If tails, Zapdos does 30 damage to itself.
“This legendary Pokémon is said to be present wherever there is a lightning storm.”
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 Wizards Black Star Promos #23 (Promo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Zapdos (Wizards Black Star Promos #23) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Zapdos from Wizards Black Star Promos is worth approximately $20.94 ungraded (near-mint), and around $324 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 Wizards Black Star Promos is worth around $324 — roughly 15× the raw ungraded value of $20.94.
Should I grade my Zapdos?
A PSA 10 sells for about $324 versus $20.94 raw — roughly a 15× 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 Wizards Black Star Promos (card #23), illustrated by Toshinao Aoki. Its current blended market value is $20.94 ungraded.
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