Zapdos EX (Team Plasma)
Plasma Storm · 48/135 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Set
Plasma StormNumber
48/135
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Zapdos EX (Team Plasma): Rarity & Collectibility
Zapdos EX (Team Plasma) in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #48/135 of the Plasma Storm set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Zapdos EX (Team Plasma)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Zapdos EX (Team Plasma) (Ultra Rare, Plasma Storm #48/135) changes hands at roughly $10.93, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $10.93, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.48. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $10.93, Lightly Played $5.42, Moderately Played $4.80, Heavily Played $2.75, Damaged $2.48 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Zapdos EX (Team Plasma) is valued near $300.00 — about 27x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Zapdos EX (Team Plasma): Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Zapdos EX (Team Plasma), the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Zapdos EX (Team Plasma) sits around $300.00 — roughly 27x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $94.99, PSA 8 $26.86 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | DAMAGED | $5.99 | $5.99 | $5.99 | 1 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $7.99 | $7.99 | $7.99 | 6 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $17.64 | $17.64 | $17.64 | 13 |
| ebay | BGS 8 | $18.28 | $18.28 | $18.28 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 6 5 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 | $31.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $300.00 | $300.00 | $300.00 | 6 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 8 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 10 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $26.86 | $26.86 | $26.86 | 17 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $94.99 | $94.99 | $94.99 | 25 |
| ebay | TAG 8 5 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $2.48 | $2.32 | $3.39 | 108 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $2.75 | $4.00 | $4.00 | 75 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $5.42 | $5.44 | $6.00 | 253 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $4.80 | $4.97 | $5.75 | 158 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $10.93 | $6.10 | $12.28 | 163 |
Collector Outlook for Zapdos EX (Team Plasma)
As an Ultra Rare, Zapdos EX (Team Plasma) carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Zapdos EX (Team Plasma) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
