Nintendo Black Star PromoEX Ruby & Sapphire · 2003

Tropical Tidal Wave

#027NormalUpdated Aug 22, 2026

eBay average

$253.73

PSA 10: $4,173.30
PSA 9: $1,362.75
PSA population: 61
PSA gem rate: 11.5%

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Market prices

Ungraded prices from each marketplace we track, with sales activity where available.

SourcePriceSalesLast salePer weekSignal

eBay Average USD

$253.73

eBay Average

USD

$253.73

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eBay Sold USD

$257.49

1 sales

eBay Sold

USD

$257.49

1

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Graded prices

Average sold price by grading company and grade.

GradeAverage sold price

Grade 10: $4,173.302 sold
Grade 9: $1,362.751 sold

Grader	10	9
PSA	$4,1732 sold	$1,3631 sold
BGS	–	$2,242

Population report

How many copies each grading company has graded, and at which grade.

PSA graded

61

11.5%

Gem rate

0

1

6

5

10

26

7

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Authentic 1Match confidence: high

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About Tropical Tidal Wave

Tropical Tidal Wave is a Pokémon card (#027) from Nintendo Black Star Promo, part of the EX Ruby & Sapphire series, released in 2003.

An ungraded copy currently sells for about $253.73. A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) averages $4,173.30 — about 16.4× the raw price.

PSA has graded 61 copies, 7 of them at PSA 10 (a 11.5% gem rate). Fewer tens usually means a larger premium for a top-graded copy.

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Tropical Tidal Wave — common questions

How much is Tropical Tidal Wave worth?: Tropical Tidal Wave from Nintendo Black Star Promo has a market price of $253.73 for an ungraded copy, based on current TCGPlayer and eBay sales data. Condition, print variant and grading all move that number.
What is a PSA 10 Tropical Tidal Wave worth?: Recent PSA 10 (Gem Mint) sales of Tropical Tidal Wave averaged $4,173.30, about 16.4× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 averaged $1,362.75.
How many PSA 10 Tropical Tidal Wave are there?: PSA has graded 61 copies of Tropical Tidal Wave, and 7 of them received a PSA 10 — a gem rate of 11.5%.

Market

$127.74