Price history, listings and card analysis
Cubchoo (Master Ball Pattern) 025/086 Black Bolt (Holofoil). TCGplayer market price: $4.21 as of Oct 1, 2026. Recorded price history: 440 daily market-price observations, Jul 19, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026. 12-month recorded market-price range: $1.85 – $4.51. Performance versus the market: Over the last 2 months this card rose 19.9%, while the typical card we track rose 4.6%: it has beaten the market by 14.6%. TCGplayer lowest listed ask: $3.99 as of Oct 1, 2026, across conditions, before shipping. TCGplayer listed median: $4.89 as of Oct 1, 2026. Pokespective interest score: 78 out of 100 (Above average); It ranks above 78% of the cards we track. 60-day price forecast: An estimated 68% chance of beating the typical tracked card over 60 days; in a typical outcome it would end about 6.4% ahead. Four times in five the price lands between $3.93 and $5.83. 60-day forecast: Likely range: $3.93 – $5.83; 8 in 10 outcomes. 60-day forecast: Middle half: $4.29 – $5.13; half of outcomes land here. 60-day forecast: Typical outcome: $4.66; +6.4% versus the market. 60-day forecast: Confidence: 63 / 100; a narrow range, not a better outcome.
Beating the market, or just riding it?
Beating the market
Over the last 2 months this card rose 19.9%, while the typical card we track rose 4.6%: it has beaten the market by 14.6%.
Describes the last 2 months, not what happens next. Not investment advice.
Is this card interesting right now?
Above average - 78 out of 100
It ranks above 78% 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?
Climbing for 2 months and sellers holding firm
It has done better than the market over two months, which is long enough to be a trend rather than a blip. 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. Working against it: the price is fairly calm, but most tracked cards are calmer still.
Is it becoming more popular?
Yes - consistently
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+1.4%
Past 2 months+14.6%
Past 4 months+24.6%
Is it expensive or cheap?
$4.21 - mid-priced for its set
At $4.21 it is mid-priced for its set - number 126 of 415 by price. It costs more than 83% of other Common cards we track. It is 7% below its 12-month high. Worth knowing: in this market cards near their highs have gone on to do better than deeply discounted ones, so a big discount is not automatically a bargain.
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 68% of our checks over the past year across 365 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 523% of the $4.21 raw price. Raw price plus fee comes to about $26.21, 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.
