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Voltorb

Common · #098/130

Voltorb #098/130 (Base Set 2) is worth about $0.60 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-11-02, down 5% over 30 days; PSA 10 copies sell for about $139.98 (PriceCharting sold listings).

Graded prices

sold listings,

A PSA 10 sells for 141x the ungraded price.

GradeSells forvs ungraded
Ungraded$0.99
Grade 7$3.753.8x
Grade 8$20.4921x
Grade 9$38.0038x
Grade 9.5$42.0042x
PSA 10$139.98141x
BGS 10$182.00184x
CGC 10$10.5011x
SGC 10$84.0085x

Prices from PriceCharting ↗ · Ungraded is a typical raw sale in any condition; grades 7 to 9.5 are any grading company.

price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓

Voltorb #098/130 is trending down: $0.60 today, down 5% in 30 days and 14% below its high of $0.70 (2026-07-23), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 1.7x its low of $0.36 (2025-01-23). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-11-02, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →

illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi

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$0.60
▼ 4.8% · 30d
TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-21
condition prices as of 2026-10-21; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
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WORTH GRADING?

Grading Voltorb #098/130 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies sell for about $139.98 and grade 8 copies for $20.49 (PriceCharting sold listings, Nov 2, 2026) vs $0.60 raw (TCGplayer market), and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you'd need about 1 in 6 copies to grade a 10 to break even (a 18% chance). run your own numbers →

WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$0.24
lowest listing · market $0.60
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
no listings
no scan yet
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$0.60
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $0.60 delivered, from live asks, not sales
show the work →
TCGplayer only, no eBay scan yet
TCGplayer market$0.60verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$0.24
Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).
The verdict · premium
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GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW
CARD TYPE
Lightning
STAGE
Basic
HP
40
ATTACK 1
[1] Tackle (10)
WEAKNESS
F
RETREAT COST
1

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PRICE FAQ

What is Voltorb (Base Set 2) worth today?

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Voltorb [Normal] has a TCGplayer market price of $0.60 as of 2026-11-02.

Is Voltorb going up or down in price?

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Voltorb #098/130 is trending down: $0.60 today, down 5% in 30 days and 14% below its high of $0.70 (2026-07-23), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 1.7x its low of $0.36 (2025-01-23). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-11-02, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: down 3.2% over 7 days, down 13.0% over 90 days, up 13.2% over a year.

What is the highest price for Voltorb since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Voltorb came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2024-02-08), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Voltorb [Normal] (all conditions) peaked at $0.70 (2026-07-23) and bottomed at $0.36 (2025-01-23).

How much is a PSA 10 Voltorb #098/130 worth?

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A PSA 10 Voltorb #098/130 sells for about $139.98, based on PriceCharting's sold listings as of Nov 2, 2026. Other 10s: BGS 10 $182.00, CGC 10 $10.50, SGC 10 $84.00. A grade 9 (any grader) sells for about $38.00. An ungraded copy sells for about $0.99, so a PSA 10 sells for 141x the ungraded price. Prices from PriceCharting (pricecharting.com).

Is Voltorb #098/130 worth grading?

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Grading Voltorb #098/130 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies sell for about $139.98 and grade 8 copies for $20.49 (PriceCharting sold listings, Nov 2, 2026) vs $0.60 raw (TCGplayer market), and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you'd need about 1 in 6 copies to grade a 10 to break even (a 18% chance). That assumes a copy that misses the 10 sells as a grade 8. Whether your copy grades a 10 depends on its centering, corners, edges and surface. Prices from PriceCharting (pricecharting.com).

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