Question 1

Is Zubat worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is it worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw Zubat sits at $3, a Grade 9 jumps to $33, and a PSA 10 commands $185, which works out to roughly 63.9 times the raw price. That multiplier looks tempting on paper, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a card this old, Fossil era printing wasn't exactly known for perfect centering, and grading fees plus shipping and waiting time can eat into any profit fast. If you already own a copy that looks sharp in hand, sending it in could make sense. If you are buying raw copies specifically hoping to hit a 10, treat it like a gamble, because that is exactly what it is.

Question 2

How rare is Zubat?

Accepted Answer

As a Common from the Fossil set, Zubat was never meant to be scarce, and it wasn't. Commons from this era were printed in large numbers, which is exactly why the raw price stays modest and accessible for most collectors. The real scarcity shows up at the top end. Pulling a true gem mint copy that survives decades of handling without a scratch, ding, or off-center print is the actual rare event here, and that gap between common raw supply and clean graded population is what drives the PSA 10 price so much higher than everything below it.

Question 3

Where can you pull Zubat?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in, since we record real pulls across pack opening sites rather than relying on price guide estimates alone. We have logged Zubat pulled 26 times across sites like courtyard and collector-crypt, with one recorded pull reaching as high as $913, showing just how much variance exists even on a common card depending on what it's paired with or how it's packaged. It has turned up in Pokémon Platinum (Spicy), Pokémon Starter Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Wildcard Basic Pack. If you're hoping to pull one yourself, those are the pack types where our data shows it actually surfacing, though as always, opening packs is a gamble and most rips don't come close to beating what you paid.

Question 4

How much is Zubat worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw or ungraded copy of this 1st Edition Fossil Zubat is worth $3. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $33 and a PSA 10 reaching $185, so condition makes a real difference here.

Question 5

Is Zubat worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the copy. The PSA 10 price is about 63.9 times the raw value, which sounds great, but gem mint is genuinely tough to land on this card, and grading costs plus the risk of coming back lower than a 10 are worth weighing before you send it in.

Question 6

What set is Zubat from?

Accepted Answer

This Zubat is card #57 from the Fossil set, released in 1999. It's a Common card illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, and this particular copy is the 1st Edition printing collectors specifically look for.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$207	1,204	822 / 382
PSA 9	$33	1,721	1,322 / 399
PSA 8	$21	807	394 / 413
PSA 7	$16	235	132 / 103
PSA 6	$12	122	65 / 57
PSA 5	$10	57	35 / 22
PSA 4	$7.62	18	15 / 3
PSA 3	$6.00	7	5 / 2
PSA 2	$5.00	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	1	- / 1
Raw / Ungraded	$2.65	-	-

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