Price history, listings and card analysis
Palpitoad (Master Ball Pattern) 020/086 Black Bolt (Holofoil). TCGplayer market price: $14.58 as of Oct 1, 2026. Recorded price history: 435 daily market-price observations, Jul 21, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026. 12-month recorded market-price range: $3.94 – $15.02. Performance versus the market: Over the last 2 months this card fell 2.9%, while the typical card we track rose 4.6%: it finished 7.2% behind the market, inside the 10% either way we count as moving with it. Its price has mostly been riding the market. TCGplayer lowest listed ask: $13.99 as of Oct 1, 2026, across conditions, before shipping. TCGplayer listed median: $16.53 as of Oct 1, 2026. Pokespective interest score: 60 out of 100 (Above average); It ranks above 61% of the cards we track. 60-day price forecast: An estimated 49% chance of beating the typical tracked card over 60 days, with a typical outcome roughly level with it. Four times in five the price lands between $13.28 and $18.46. 60-day forecast: Likely range: $13.28 – $18.46; 8 in 10 outcomes. 60-day forecast: Middle half: $14.18 – $16.43; half of outcomes land here. 60-day forecast: Typical outcome: $15.13; -0.2% versus the market. 60-day forecast: Confidence: 76 / 100; a narrow range, not a better outcome.
Beating the market, or just riding it?
Moving with the market
Over the last 2 months this card fell 2.9%, while the typical card we track rose 4.6%: it finished 7.2% behind the market, inside the 10% either way we count as moving with it. Its price has mostly been riding the market.
Describes the last 2 months, not what happens next. Not investment advice.
Is this card interesting right now?
Above average - 60 out of 100
It ranks above 61% of the cards we track. The score describes the conditions around the card today - how sellers are pricing it, how it is trending, how steadily it trades. Its weights were tuned on how cards moved over the following 60 days, so a high score is a tendency across many cards, not a forecast for this one - and it says nothing about whether you will enjoy owning the card.
Why is it interesting?
Softer than most over 2 months and sellers holding firm
It edged ahead of the market over two months, but by less than most cards did. Median asking prices sit above the recent-sales market reference - sellers are holding firm on price. This has been the strongest historical price signal in this market.
Is it becoming more popular?
No - losing ground
Compared with the Pokemon market as a whole, so a rising tide does not count as popularity. In this market these trends have tended to keep going rather than reverse.
Past month-0.9%
Past 2 months-7.2%
Past 4 months-7.1%
Is it expensive or cheap?
$14.58 - expensive for its set
At $14.58 it is expensive for its set - number 65 of 415 by price. It costs more than 91% of other Common cards we track. It is at or near its highest price of the past year.
What makes this card unusual?
An ordinary Common from a recent set
Common is a widely printed rarity - 12,380 tracked cards share it. This is the Holofoil printing, which is priced as a completely separate market from the other printings of the same artwork.
Could you actually buy or sell it?
Easily - it trades often
The price changed in 53% of our checks over the past year across 362 observations. TCGplayer's market price only updates when a copy sells, so a low figure means the price shown may be stale and any trend reading is built on very few real sales.
How does the grading fee compare?
Fee exceeds raw price
A roughly $22.00 grading fee is 151% of the $14.58 raw price. Raw price plus fee comes to about $36.58, before shipping, insurance or selling costs. That is a cost comparison, not an estimate of a graded copy's value. We track raw ungraded prices only - no graded sales and no population data. We cannot assess this copy's condition or tell you what a PSA 10 is worth. Check condition and comparable graded sales before deciding whether grading would pay off.
TCGplayer market price on the last day we have for each month; the current month so far.
