Rocket's Zapdos #15 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 14 Sept 2026Related Rocket's Zapdos & chase cards
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Rocket's Zapdos is one of those Gym Challenge cards from 2000 that still turns heads whenever it shows up in a binder or a listing. It's a Rare Holo illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida, and it carries that Team Rocket flair that made this set so popular with collectors who grew up on the original games. If you're trying to nail down Rocket's Zapdos value today, the short answer is that it sits comfortably as a card worth owning, whether you keep it raw or chase a graded copy.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $74, up 46% over the past year, with an all-time high of $80 in May 2026.
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Rocket's Zapdos price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 3 graded, only 1 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $73 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 9 | $29 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 8 | $21 | - | - / - |
| PSA 7 | $8.66 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 6 | $7.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $74 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 15 of 132
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Shin-ichi Yoshida
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Plasma20Lightning
If there are any Lightning Energy cards in your discard pile, attach 1 of them to Rocket's Zapdos.
- Electroburn70Lightning · Lightning · Lightning · Colorless
Rocket's Zapdos does damage to itself equal to 10 times the number of Lightning Energy cards attached to it.
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The collector's take on Rocket's Zapdos
Is Rocket's Zapdos worth grading?
So is it worth grading? It depends on what you're chasing. A raw, ungraded Rocket's Zapdos runs around $71, a Grade 9 jumps to $238, and a true gem mint PSA 10 sits at $1,148, which works out to 16.2x the raw price. That's a real jump, but hitting a PSA 10 on a card from 2000 is never a sure thing. Centering, print lines, and edge wear from decades of storage all work against you, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time add up whether or not you land that perfect grade. If you've got a copy that looks sharp in hand, sending it in can pay off, but going in expecting a guaranteed PSA 10 is where people get burned.
How rare is Rocket's Zapdos?
Gym Challenge was a Rare Holo era set, and cards like Rocket's Zapdos weren't printed with the volume you'd see in modern sets, which already puts it in a tighter tier than most people realize. We don't have hard population numbers to lean on here, but the pricing gap between raw, Grade 9, and PSA 10 tells its own story: gem mint copies are clearly the rare exception, not the rule, for a card this old. That scarcity at the top end is exactly why the PSA 10 price sits so far above raw and Grade 9.
Where can you pull Rocket's Zapdos?
This is where PackSpy's data actually earns its keep. We've recorded Rocket's Zapdos pulled 91 times across collector-crypt, packs, courtyard, and lastpack, with the biggest recorded pull hitting $3,350. It's shown up in packs like the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Celebrations Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Master Pack, and Pokémon Pro Pack. That's genuinely useful to know if you're deciding between ripping packs and just buying the card outright, though it's worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering what you spent. If you want Rocket's Zapdos specifically, buying a known copy is the safer route, but if you love the chase, those are the packs where it's actually turned up.
Questions people ask
How much is Rocket's Zapdos worth?+
A raw, ungraded Rocket's Zapdos is worth around $71 right now. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $238 and a PSA 10 reaching $1,148, so condition makes a real difference in what it's worth.
Is Rocket's Zapdos worth grading?+
If your copy is clean and you think it has a shot at gem mint, grading can be worth it since a PSA 10 sells for 16.2x the raw price. Just go in knowing grading costs money and time regardless of the result, and not every card comes back a 10.
How much is a PSA 10 Rocket's Zapdos worth?+
A PSA 10 Rocket's Zapdos is currently valued at $1,148, a big step up from both the raw price of $71 and the Grade 9 price of $238. That gap reflects just how hard it is to find this card in truly gem mint condition.
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