N's Plan #170 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 1 Oct 2026Related N's Plan & chase cards
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N's Plan is one of the standout special illustration rares from Black Bolt, the 2025 set that gave collectors a fresh wave of characters to chase, and this one comes from the brush of REND, whose artwork has a way of making even seasoned collectors stop scrolling. If you are trying to pin down N's Plan value, the short answer is that raw copies are trading around $70, which is solid for a modern special illustration rare barely out of the gate. It's the kind of card that earns its price through genuine demand, not just print rarity, and that combination is exactly why people keep searching for it.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $67, down 1% over the past year, with an all-time high of $70 in July 2025.
Recent pulls of N's Plan
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$11CGC 9 MINTWildcard Basic PackCourtyard · 54m ago
$60RawBlack Bolt White Flare (Pokemon)Packdraw · 4h ago
$87CGC 10 PRISTINEPokémon Master PackCourtyard · 4h ago
$102PSA 10 GEM MINTPokémon PSA 10Courtyard · 6h ago$60RawBlack Bolt White Flare (Pokemon)Packdraw · 9h ago
$21CGC 10 GEM MINTPokémon Starter PackCourtyard · 10h ago$60RawBlack Bolt White Flare (Pokemon)Packdraw · 13h ago
$115PSA 10Bronze Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 16h ago
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N's Plan price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 4,822 graded, only 2,724 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $120 | 2,724 | 2,573 / 151 |
| PSA 9 | $57 | 1,647 | 1,610 / 37 |
| PSA 8 | $46 | 362 | 356 / 6 |
| PSA 7 | $37 | 64 | 61 / 3 |
| PSA 6 | $30 | 19 | 19 / - |
| PSA 5 | $24 | 4 | 4 / - |
| PSA 4 | $20 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 3 | $17 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $15 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $62 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Black Bolt
- Card number
- 170 of 172
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Illustrator
- REND
- Released
- 2025
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The collector's take on N's Plan
Is N's Plan worth grading?
So is it worth sending N's Plan off to get graded? Here's the honest math: a raw copy sits at $70, a Grade 9 actually comes in a bit lower at $60, and a PSA 10 jumps to $130, which works out to about 1.9 times the raw price. That gap tells you everything about how much gem mint condition matters here. The catch is that hitting a true PSA 10 is not easy, corners, centering and surface all have to cooperate, and grading takes real time and real money with no guarantee you land the top grade. If your copy already looks clean under a loupe, it's a reasonable swing. If it has any soft corners or off-center printing, you might be paying to find out the hard way that it grades a 9, which barely beats what you'd get selling it raw.
How rare is N's Plan?
Special illustration rares as a category are already a tight tier within any set, reserved for the artwork that a set's designers want to be the centerpiece, and N's Plan fits squarely into that bracket. We don't have official population figures to point to here, but the pricing spread between raw, Grade 9 and PSA 10 is itself a signal: when a PSA 10 commands nearly double the raw price, it usually means gem mint copies are genuinely scarce relative to demand, not just marked up for show. That scarcity is part of what keeps N's Plan price holding steady rather than sliding the way a lot of modern chase cards do once the initial hype fades.
Where can you pull N's Plan?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than relying on guesswork. N's Plan has been pulled 26 times across courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull coming in at $140, well above the going raw price, which tells you someone got a nice surprise in their pack. It's shown up in a handful of different formats too, including the Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Master Pack, Pokémon Ultra (Spicy), Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. Worth remembering, though: pulling a card like this is genuinely a longshot, and most pack openings don't come close to covering their cost, so treat any rip as entertainment first and a potential windfall second.
Questions people ask
How much is N's Plan worth?+
A raw or ungraded copy of N's Plan is valued around $70 right now. Graded copies shift that number: a Grade 9 sits close behind at $60, while a PSA 10 climbs to $130, nearly double the raw price.
Is N's Plan worth grading?+
It depends on the condition of your copy. Since a PSA 10 sells for about 1.9 times the raw price, grading can pay off if your card is sharp, but a lower grade like a 9 actually nets less than selling it raw, so it's worth being honest about the card's condition before you send it in.
What set is N's Plan from?+
N's Plan is card #170 from Black Bolt, released in 2025. It's a special illustration rare illustrated by REND, which is part of why it's become such a popular card among collectors chasing Black Bolt's artwork chase cards.
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