Zapdos EX #145 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Zapdos EX & chase cards
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Zapdos EX is one of those cards that makes you stop flipping through a binder for a second, that classic electric-type energy captured beautifully by illustrator takuyoa. It comes from the Chinese 151 Collect set, released back in 2023, and carries the double rare tag that collectors love to chase. If you're checking the Zapdos EX value right now, the short answer is that raw copies sit at a modest $2, which makes it a fun, accessible card even if you're just starting to build a 151 collection.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $3.00, up 121% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.26 in January 2026.
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Zapdos EX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 22 graded, only 19 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $25 | 19 |
| PSA 9 | $14 | 3 |
| PSA 8 | $2.25 | - |
| PSA 7 | - | - |
| PSA 6 | - | - |
| PSA 5 | - | - |
| PSA 4 | - | - |
| PSA 3 | - | - |
| PSA 2 | - | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.00 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Card number
- 145
- Rarity
- Double rare
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 200
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- takuyoa
Attacks
- Multishot Lightning120Lightning · Lightning · Lightning
This attack also does 90 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
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The collector's take on Zapdos EX
Is Zapdos EX worth grading?
So is Zapdos EX worth grading? Honestly, it depends on what you're hoping to get out of it. A raw copy sits at $2, a Grade 9 nudges up to $3, but a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $19, which works out to about 7.6 times the raw price. That's a real gap, but gem mint 10s are genuinely tough to land, corners, centering and surface all have to line up perfectly, and grading fees plus shipping and wait times eat into any profit if the card comes back lower than hoped. If you've got a raw copy that already looks sharp under a light, it might be worth the gamble. If it's got soft corners or print lines, save yourself the fee and just enjoy it raw.
How rare is Zapdos EX?
Right now there are only 22 graded copies of Zapdos EX in existence, and 19 of those are PSA 10s. That's a striking ratio, it tells you that when people do send this card in, it tends to come back gem mint, which is good news if you're holding a rough copy but also means the population of 10s isn't nearly as rare as the number might first suggest. Either way, with so few graded copies total, Zapdos EX stays a quiet, under-the-radar pull in the wider 151 Collect set rather than a headline chase card.
Where can you pull Zapdos EX?
Here's the honest, insider bit: we track real pulls across pack-opening sites at PackSpy, and Zapdos EX hasn't shown up in any of our recorded pulls yet. That doesn't mean it's impossible to hit, just that it's rare enough or tucked deep enough in the odds that it hasn't crossed our radar across the sites we monitor. If you're hoping to own one, your more reliable route right now is the secondary market rather than betting on packs, and that's worth remembering any time you're chasing a specific card, since opening packs is ultimately a gamble and most rips don't pay off.
Questions people ask
How much is Zapdos EX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Zapdos EX from the 151 Collect set sits at $2. That's the baseline collectors use, though the number climbs quickly if the card is graded, especially at the PSA 10 level.
Is Zapdos EX worth grading?+
It can be, if the card is already in sharp shape. The jump from $2 raw to $19 for a PSA 10 sounds appealing, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit and grading isn't free, so weigh the condition honestly before you send it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Zapdos EX worth?+
A PSA 10 Zapdos EX is valued at $19, roughly 7.6 times the raw price. With only 19 PSA 10 copies making up the bulk of the 22 total graded, gem mint examples are the clear minority even among graded cards.
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