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Zapdos ex 049

Pokémon: Zapdos Lightning Type Promo Illustrator: takuyoa

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Zapdos ex #049 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Zapdos ex #049 from Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Zapdos ex has moved up 1.2% to $0.82. PSA 10 copies are up 7.5% over the same period.

Zapdos ex #049 is a Promo, one of the higher rarity tiers in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos.

At $0.82 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $104.22, giving a net return of +$61.85 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns −$12.58 and PSA 8 returns −$17.12, so anything below a 10 loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 107 copies of Zapdos ex #049, of which 65 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 60.8%, or roughly 1 in 1.6 graded copies.

No. At a 60.8% gem rate, Zapdos ex grades better than the Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos average by 34 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Zapdos ex #049 was illustrated by takuyoa, who has illustrated 178 Pokémon cards in total.

Zapdos ex #049 carries regulation mark G and is currently legal in Standard, legal in Expanded and legal in Unlimited.

Zapdos ex #049 was released on 1 January 2023 as part of Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos. It belongs to the Modern era and features a Generation 1 Pokémon from the Kanto region.