Zekrom ex #174 Value
Japanese Black Bolt · Card 174
Zekrom ex #174 comes out of the Japanese Black Bolt set, and it is exactly the kind of card that makes collectors stop scrolling when it shows up in a listing. Between the electric-blue artwork and the ex treatment, it has real presence, and if you are searching for a Zekrom ex value check, here is the short version: raw copies sit at $293, with graded examples climbing well beyond that. It is a card with genuine demand behind it, not just hype.
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Zekrom ex price history
Ungraded value is $293, up 11% over the past year, with an all-time high of $325 in June 2026.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Zekrom ex price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 15,717 graded copies exist — only 12,584 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $293 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $700 | 12,584 |
| Grade 9 | $373 | 2,389 |
| Grade 8 | $253 | 412 |
| Grade 7 | $251 | 165 |
| Grade 6 | $209 | 132 |
| Grade 5 | $167 | 28 |
| Grade 4 | $142 | 4 |
| Grade 3 | $121 | – |
| Grade 2 | $109 | 2 |
| Grade 1 | – | 1 |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Zekrom ex — collector's take
Is Zekrom ex worth grading?
So is Zekrom ex worth grading? Let's talk numbers. A raw copy runs $293, a Grade 9 sits at $373, and a PSA 10 commands $700, which works out to about 2.4x the raw price. That jump is real money, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a card like this: centering, edge wear from packaging, and print lines can all knock a copy down to a 9 before it ever reaches a grader's table. Add in the grading fee itself plus the wait time, and you are taking on real risk for a shot at that top price. If your copy already looks clean under a loupe, sending it in can make sense. If it has soft corners or off-center printing, you might be paying to confirm what you already suspected, so look closely before you commit.
How rare is it?
Across every grading company combined, there are 15,717 graded copies of Zekrom ex on record, and 12,584 of those are PSA 10. That means the overwhelming majority of graded copies that exist have already landed in gem mint condition, which tells you two things: the card grades well when it is well-printed, but it also means a PSA 10 is not quite as rare within the graded population as you might assume. The real scarcity shows up outside that number, in the raw copies that never get submitted at all and in how few near-perfect Grade 9s exist by comparison to the flood of 10s.
Where to pull it
We have tracked 50 recorded pulls of Zekrom ex across collector-crypt and courtyard, with the biggest single pull recorded at $1,818, so this is a card that does show up in the wild if you know where to look. It has turned up in packs like the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, Grail Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Elemental Legends: Fire & Electric. That said, opening packs is gambling no matter how you slice it, and most rips do not come close to covering what you paid, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan. Our pull data is something no static price guide can give you: real, tracked results across sites, not just theoretical odds.
Questions people ask
How much is Zekrom ex worth?
A raw, ungraded Zekrom ex is valued at $293. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 at $373 and a PSA 10 reaching $700, which is about 2.4 times the raw price.
Is Zekrom ex worth grading?
It depends on the copy. The PSA 10 price of $700 is a solid jump from the $293 raw value, but with 12,584 PSA 10s already on record out of 15,717 total graded copies, gem mint is achievable but not guaranteed, so grade a copy you are genuinely confident in.
What set is Zekrom ex from?
Zekrom ex #174 comes from the Japanese Black Bolt set. It has since been recorded pulled from a handful of gacha-style and elemental themed packs tracked by PackSpy.
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