How much is a PSA 10 Zapdos #16?

A PSA 10 Zapdos #16 from Pokemon Base Set is currently priced at $2400 based on completed sales tracked on PokeInvest.

Is grading Zapdos #16 worth it?

With a raw price of $20 and a PSA 10 selling for $2400, grading Zapdos #16 has a potential gross margin of $2380 before PSA fees (from $59.99 a card, more for higher declared values). Use the PokeInvest PSA Calculator for a full ROI breakdown.

PSA 9 vs PSA 10 Zapdos #16: what's the price difference?

A PSA 10 Zapdos #16 sells for about $2400 versus about $225 for a graded 9 (PSA, CGC and BGS 9 sales combined), so the 10 carries a 10.7x premium based on recent sales tracked on PokeInvest.

What's the raw price of Zapdos #16?

The raw (ungraded) price of Zapdos #16 from Pokemon Base Set is currently $21, based on live market data tracked daily by PokeInvest.

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Zapdos #16

Name: Zapdos #16
Brand: Pokémon

Zapdos #16 (Base Set) sells for about $20.00 ungraded and $2,400 in PSA 10 (17 sales, latest Oct 18). PSA has graded 19,060 copies, 685 of them 10s. Prices are medians of completed sales, updated November 3, 2026.

Pokemon Base Set

Ungraded

$20.00

113 sales

Sales we held out are listed below, not counted here.

113 sold in 38 days · latest 2 days ago

$3.89 $54.99

2 sales well outside the rest ($52.49, $54.99). A median is barely moved by them, which is why it is the number shown.

Also held for this card: 1 ACE 7, 1 BGS 3.5, 1 BGS 8.5, 2 BGS 9, 4 CGC 10, 1 CGC 5.5, 3 CGC 6, 1 CGC 7, 3 CGC 7.5, 2 CGC 8, 8 CGC 8.5, 13 CGC 9, 2 CGC 9.5, 1 CGC Pristine 10, 7 PSA 1, 17 PSA 10, 2 PSA 3, 6 PSA 4, 20 PSA 5, 19 PSA 6, 27 PSA 7, 30 PSA 8, 29 PSA 9, 1 TAG 6.5, 1 TAG 7. Priced separately, never mixed into this median.

Every sale is a completed listing. Click any line to open it.

Price by grade

12 from real sales

Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	ACE	TAG	SGC
10 Pristine	—		—	—	—	—
10			—	—	—	—
9.5	—			—	—	—
9				—	—	—
8.5	—			—	—	—
8			—	—	—	—
7.5	—			—	—	—
7			—			—
6.5	—		—	—		—
6			—	—	—	—
5.5	—		—	—	—	—
5	—		—	—	—	—
4.5	—			—	—	—
3.5	—			—	—	—
3	—			—	—	—
1.5		—	—	—	—
1	—	—	—		—	—

Medians of completed sales — click one to see them. Arrows compare the last 90 days with the period before. last sold means one or two sales, so we show the most recent one rather than a median. est is an estimate we have not confirmed. pop is how many exist at that grade. How we price

Grade it? 4% of 19,060 PSA-graded copies came back a 10. Raw $20.00 → PSA 10 $2,400. Expected value after a $199 fee: +$84.17 per copy. Mostly from the 9, which sells for $225.00.

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Sales volume: Top 10% of cards

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Price History

Raw PSA 10

Graded by

PSA

19,060

graded

3.6%

685 in PSA 10

CGC

4,781

graded

3.3%

156 at 10 or better

How CGC grades work

CGC grades above 9: Pristine sits above Gem Mint, Perfect above that.

Pristine 10 12 Gem Mint 10 144 9.5 71 9 664

These are two different pools of submissions, so this compares what each grader did, not what either would do with the same card.

Population Distribution

PSA 10 685

PSA 9 4186

PSA 8 4774

PSA 7 3240

PSA 6 2633

PSA 5 1960

PSA 4 806

PSA 3 301

PSA 2 149

PSA 1 194

CGC Pristine 10 12

CGC Gem Mint 10 144

CGC 9.5 71

CGC 9 664

CGC 8.5 885

CGC 8 684

CGC 7.5 550

CGC 7 375

CGC 6.5 359

CGC 6 270

CGC 5.5 243

CGC 5 156

CGC 4.5 135

CGC 4 86

CGC 3.5 43

CGC 3 35

CGC 2.5 11

CGC 2 11

CGC 1.5 4

CGC 1 2

CGC Authentic 29

CGC Authentic — Altered 12

4,781 graded by CGC

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