Zapdos · 45 cards · 1999–2025
How much is a Zapdos card worth?
Ungraded, Zapdos cards run from under $1 to $332 on PriceCharting. Across the 49 priced Zapdos cards on this page (a 1st Edition or Shadowless printing counts as its own card), the middle one is about $13 ungraded; 7 are $100 or more and 16 are under $5. The dearest is Zapdos, Base Set #16, 1st Edition at about $332 ungraded and $8,833 in a PSA 10.Prices from PriceCharting, pulled 8 September to 16 October 2026.
Counting cards that name it first, there are 45 English Zapdos cards, spread over 35 sets between 1999 and 2025. The first was Zapdos in Base Set, 9 January 1999, drawn by Ken Sugimori in the very first English sets. 6 of them come from 1999–2000, and those trade in a different world from everything printed since — which is why one number for “Zapdos” means nothing until you know which of the 45 you are holding.
Condition decides most of it. The figures above are for ungraded cards. The same card graded is a different market entirely — the dearest Zapdos here reaches $8,833 in a PSA 10 slab. A PSA 10 is a flawless grade and it is the exception, not what to expect of a card that has been in a binder — on this page a PSA 10 is a median 33 times the same card ungraded. Every card below shows both ends, raw and graded, so you can see which band yours could sit in.
What we pay is a different number again. These are what collectors pay each other. A buyer pays less than that, because a buyer takes on the waiting, the fees and the risk — which is why you get our number on the phone, in one call, before anything is posted.
Spaced by ratio, not by dollars, so the cheap end stays readable. Tap a handle to jump to that card. 1 of the 45 Zapdos cards has no price on file. Prices from PriceCharting, pulled 8 September to 16 October 2026.
Grade by grade
The 5 dearest Zapdos cards, raw to PSA 10
Every grade PriceCharting lists for the 5 Zapdos cards with the highest ungraded price, led by Zapdos from Base Set.
| Grade | ZapdosBase Set #16 · 1st EditionI have this one | Rocket's Zapdos exTeam Rocket Returns #106I have this one | ZapdosAquapolis #H32I have this one | Rocket's ZapdosGym Challenge #15 · 1st EditionI have this one | ZapdosSupreme Victors #150I have this one |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $332 | $308 | $227 | $224 | $184 |
| Grade 1 | $392 | $310 | $186 | $330 | $183 |
| Grade 2 | $170 | $182 | $46 | $70 | $64 |
| Grade 3 | $280 | $204 | $51 | $78 | $72 |
| Grade 4 | $379 | $222 | $60 | $92 | $128 |
| Grade 5 | $498 | $281 | $343 | $134 | $194 |
| Grade 6 | $557 | $550 | $354 | $168 | $242 |
| Grade 7 | $964 | $564 | $600 | $226 | $398 |
| Grade 8 | $1,125 | $1,045 | $939 | $345 | $656 |
| Grade 9 | $2,260 | $1,415 | $1,418 | $814 | $1,248 |
| Grade 9.5 | $2,391 | $1,557est. | $1,560est. | $895est. | $1,373est. |
| TAG 10 | – | – | – | $911 | – |
| SGC 10 | $5,300est. | $4,085est. | $4,486est. | $242 | $899est. |
| CGC 10 | $1,995 | $1,968 | $2,001 | $823 | $899est. |
| PSA 10 | $8,833 | $6,808 | $7,477 | $3,793 | $1,498 |
| BGS 10 | $11,482est. | $8,850est. | $9,720est. | $4,931est. | $1,947est. |
| CGC 10 Pristine | $3,591 | $4,514 | $3,602 | $3,875 | $1,618est. |
| BGS 10 Black | $57,410est. | $44,250est. | $48,600est. | $24,655est. | $9,735est. |
Figures marked est. sit at a fixed multiple of another grade for the same card on PriceCharting — for example SGC 10 at 0.6 times the PSA 10 — so treat them as approximate, not as a separate run of sales. PriceCharting’s Grade 9 is a PSA or BGS 9; its Grade 9.5 is a BGS 9.5.
Every one of them, with a picture
45 English Zapdos cards, oldest first.
The set name and the number at the bottom of the card are what tell one Zapdos from the other 44 — there are 3 different cards called “Galarian Zapdos V” in Chilling Reign alone. Each one shows both ends — what it trades for ungraded, and what it reaches in a PSA 10 slab. Tap a card for the grades in between and what to read down the phone. The 4 Zapdos cards from 1st Edition era sets list each printing on its own row — 1st Edition, Shadowless where Base Set had one, and Unlimited — and the picture on those tiles is the 1st Edition. Not counted here: Zapdos is also named on “Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX” (4 printings), filed with the Moltres page.
1999–2003 · 10 cards · 8 sets
ZapdosBase Set · 1999#16pictured: 1st EditionrawPSA 101st Edition$332$8,833Shadowless$54$4,002Unlimited$23$1,890
ZapdosWizards Black Star Promos · 1999#23$15raw$168PSA 10
ZapdosFossil · 1999#15pictured: 1st EditionrawPSA 101st Edition$91$3,542Unlimited$22$790
ZapdosFossil · 1999#30pictured: 1st EditionrawPSA 101st Edition$21$721Unlimited$7$417
ZapdosBase Set 2 · 2000#20$22raw$1,327PSA 10
Rocket's ZapdosGym Challenge · 2000#15pictured: 1st EditionrawPSA 101st Edition$224$3,793Unlimited$67$1,358
ZapdosLegendary Collection · 2002#19$26raw$1,391PSA 10
ZapdosAquapolis · 2003#44$53raw$413PSA 10
ZapdosAquapolis · 2003#H32$227raw$7,477PSA 10
Zapdos exNintendo Black Star Promos · 2003#33no price on file
2004–2013 · 10 cards · 9 sets
Zapdos exFireRed & LeafGreen · 2004#116$137raw$3,880PSA 10
Rocket's Zapdos exTeam Rocket Returns · 2004#106$308raw$6,808PSA 10
ZapdosMajestic Dawn · 2008#14$24raw$6,218PSA 10
ZapdosSupreme Victors · 2009#150$184raw$1,498PSA 10
ZapdosSupreme Victors · 2009#48$7raw$80PSA 10
Zapdos GArceus · 2009#12$13raw$569PSA 10
ZapdosPokémon Rumble · 2009#8$136raw$943PSA 10
ZapdosNext Destinies · 2012#41$4raw$541PSA 10
Zapdos-EXPlasma Storm · 2013#48$12raw$905PSA 10
ZapdosLegendary Treasures · 2013#46$5raw$260PSA 10
2015–2020 · 10 cards · 8 sets
ZapdosRoaring Skies · 2015#23$2raw$41PSA 10
ZapdosGenerations · 2016#29$32raw$1,097PSA 10
ZapdosEvolutions · 2016#42$5raw$330PSA 10
ZapdosSM Black Star Promos · 2017#SM145$9raw$655PSA 10
ZapdosSM Black Star Promos · 2017#SM159$19raw$384PSA 10
ZapdosTeam Up · 2019#40$5raw$70PSA 10
ZapdosHidden Fates · 2019#24$1raw$58PSA 10
Galarian ZapdosSWSH Black Star Promos · 2019#SWSH124$14raw$158PSA 10
Galarian ZapdosSWSH Black Star Promos · 2019#SWSH283$4raw$120PSA 10
ZapdosVivid Voltage · 2020#48$1raw$77PSA 10
2021–2023 · 10 cards · 7 sets
Galarian Zapdos VChilling Reign · 2021#173$9raw$87PSA 10
Galarian Zapdos VChilling Reign · 2021#174$55raw$168PSA 10
Galarian Zapdos VChilling Reign · 2021#80$2raw$41PSA 10
Galarian ZapdosEvolving Skies · 2021#82Holo$1raw$69PSA 10
Rocket's ZapdosCelebrations: Classic Collection · 2021#15$4raw$73PSA 10
Galarian Zapdos VBrilliant Stars · 2022#182$15raw$100PSA 10
Galarian Zapdos VAstral Radiance Trainer Gallery · 2022#TG19$13raw$104PSA 10
ZapdosPokémon GO · 2022#29Holounder $1raw$94PSA 10
ZapdosScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · 2023#157$2raw$134PSA 10
Zapdos exScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · 2023#49$2raw$69PSA 10
2023–2025 · 5 cards · 3 sets
Zapdos ex151 · 2023#145$3raw$93PSA 10
Zapdos ex151 · 2023#192$11raw$104PSA 10
Zapdos ex151 · 2023#202$93raw$402PSA 10
ZapdosTwilight Masquerade · 2024#65$1raw$54PSA 10
Team Rocket's ZapdosDestined Rivals · 2025#70$1raw$119PSA 10
What decides the number
Five things about your Zapdos, in order of how much they matter.
- Which printing. Zapdos spans 35 sets, from Base Set in 1999 to Destined Rivals in 2025, and the set symbol beside the picture is what tells one from another before anything else about the card is worth discussing.
- First edition and shadowless. 4 of the 45 come from sets printed in a 1st Edition run, and on a Zapdos of that age the small “1 Edition” stamp left of the art, or a Base Set frame throwing no drop shadow down the right of the picture, changes the price, often several times over. On PriceCharting the 1st Edition Zapdos from Base Set is about $332 ungraded against $23 for the Unlimited one, 14 times as much.
- Which card type. A Zapdos V and a Zapdos ex are different cards that happen to share a name — Zapdos has been printed as 6 types in all, so the word beside Zapdos at the top decides which of the 45 you own.
- Promo stamps. 8 of the 45 Zapdos cards were promos rather than pack pulls, and a black star, a tournament stamp or a set-launch mark in the corner is what separates one Zapdos promo from another with the same picture.
- Centering. Hold your Zapdos at arm’s length and look at the border: a Zapdos with a visibly fatter margin on one side is capped on grade before condition is even discussed, and with 3 of the 45 from Chilling Reign alone, that is the set to check most carefully.
- The commonest rarity among Zapdos cards is Rare Holo — 17 of the 45.
- Ken Sugimori has illustrated Zapdos more than anyone else, 4 times.
- Chilling Reign carries the most Zapdos cards of any single set (3).
- Zapdos has been printed under 6 card types: V, ex (modern), owner’s card, ex (2003–07), SP, EX.
- 6 of the 45 Zapdos cards come from 1999–2000, the printings collectors ask after most.
- 27 different illustrators have drawn Zapdos.
- 26 years separate the first Zapdos card from the newest.
Want to sell your Zapdos? Whether it is Zapdos, Base Set #16, 1st Edition or one of the other 44, you get a price on the phone from the person who buys it. If your Zapdos is one card in a binder of them, how to sell a Pokémon card collection walks through the call, the shipping and the filmed offer. Already slabbed? Here is how selling a graded Zapdos card works.
If the card in front of you turns out not to be a Zapdos, the other two legendary birds have pages of their own: Articuno (40 cards) and Moltres (42 cards).
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