Tropical Wind #26 Value
Nintendo Black Star Promos · Card 26/40 · Common · 2003
Tropical Wind is one of those quiet 2003 promo cards that a lot of players remember fondly, a Common numbered #26 with artwork from Sumiyoshi Kizuki that never got the flashy holo treatment but still carries real weight with collectors today. If you are searching Tropical Wind value because you found one in an old binder or you are eyeing a copy online, the short answer is that this little promo is worth more than its plain look suggests. Raw copies sit at $169, which is a solid number for a card that most people assume is a bulk common.
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Tropical Wind price history
Ungraded value is $169, up 312% over the past year, with an all-time high of $169 in July 2026.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Tropical Wind price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $169 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.4k | – |
| Grade 9 | $243 | – |
| Grade 8 | $207 | – |
| Grade 7 | $60 | – |
| Grade 6 | $48 | – |
| Grade 5 | $38 | – |
| Grade 4 | $32 | – |
| Grade 3 | $27 | – |
| Grade 2 | $24 | – |
| Grade 1 | – | – |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Card number
- 26 of 40
- Rarity
- Common
- Illustrator
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Released
- 2003
Tropical Wind — collector's take
Is Tropical Wind worth grading?
So is Tropical Wind worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy runs $169, a Grade 9 brings $243, and a true PSA 10 gem mint jumps all the way to $1,366, which works out to about 8.1x the raw price. That gap is real money, but gem mint is called gem mint for a reason, hitting a 10 on a card from 2003 means the corners, surface, and centering all have to be near flawless, and promo cards from this era often show print lines or edge wear that keep them out of that top tier. Grading costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9, so if your card already has visible wear, it may make more sense to sell or keep it raw rather than gamble on the grading fee.
How rare is it?
Tropical Wind carries a Common rarity tag, which normally means plentiful supply, but promos from 2003 were never printed or distributed like mainline set cards, so even a common promo from this era tends to be scarcer than its rarity label implies. That mismatch between rarity tier and real world scarcity is part of why the price has held up as well as it has. Without hard population counts to point to, the safest thing to say is that clean, well centered copies from this print run do not show up constantly, and that scarcity is doing real work behind the $169 raw price and the much higher PSA 10 figure.
Where to pull it
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pulls across pack opening sites rather than relying on price guides alone. We have recorded Tropical Wind pulled 27 times across courtyard, collector-crypt, and mnstr, showing up in packs like the Wildcard Basic Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pack 1, and Pokémon Basic Pack. The biggest recorded pull value we have logged sits at $37, which is a useful reminder that pulling a card is not the same as pulling a graded gem, most rips land well under the raw market price, and opening packs chasing a specific card like this one is closer to gambling than investing. If you want a guaranteed copy in good condition, buying on the secondary market is usually the more reliable route.
Questions people ask
How much is Tropical Wind worth?
A raw, ungraded copy of Tropical Wind is valued at $169. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $243 and a PSA 10 gem mint reaching $1,366.
Is Tropical Wind worth grading?
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 8.1x the raw price of $169, landing at $1,366. That said, gem mint copies are hard to come by, and grading costs and turnaround time are worth weighing before you send one in, especially if your copy already shows wear.
What set is Tropical Wind from?
Tropical Wind #26 comes from the Promo set, released in 2003. It is a Common card illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
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