Zapdos Base Set Market Report

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Zapdos Base Set Market Report

What stands out

PSA population larger than 99% of the WOTC era.

Reference class: WOTC era. Percentiles are recomputed nightly, by disclosed rule, from recorded data across every tracked card.

01The verdict block4 readings

What the fixed formulas say about the figures below, with the arithmetic shown.

Assay

Supportive1Caution1Context2

Each stamp is one fixed formula applied identically to every card. Supportive and caution mark a reading that cuts the same way for anyone holding the card. Context marks a fact that is good news to a buyer and bad news to a holder, so the desk does not pick a side.

LiquidityCaution

FROZEN

Verified sales a week at PSA 10, from the daily graded tape.

Registry inflowContext

EFFECTIVELY CLOSED

New slabs a week against the recorded PSA population.

Market floatContext

NORMAL LISTED FLOAT

Active raw listings divided by the PSA population.

Character demandSupportive

CHARACTER BID

The species demand index, a weighted percentile across every tracked species.

Every verdict is a disclosed formula over recorded data, applied with the same fixed thresholds to every card. No discretionary price forecasting is used, and the arithmetic is printed so it can be reproduced.

moonstone Pro

The full Zapdos dossier is sealed

Pro breaks the seal on our call: a stamped buy, hold, or sell and a 180-day target price on every rated card, each a disclosed formula over recorded data. Below is every section this dossier is holding back.

What this dossier is holding5 sealed sections

02
The call
The rating was refused on this card 2026-09-27 and the refusal states its reason; members read why in full.
03
The tape · verified sold medians
19 grades carry a verified sold median on this card, each with its sample size. Comps through 2026-09-27.
04
Sales velocity
3 grades carry a measured weekly sale rate, each over its own 19 day window.
05
Market sentiment