Price history, listings and card analysis
Axew (Master Ball Pattern) 068/086 Black Bolt (Holofoil). TCGplayer market price: $3.27 as of Oct 1, 2026. Recorded price history: 434 daily market-price observations, Jul 25, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026. 12-month recorded market-price range: $1.54 – $3.28. Performance versus the market: Over the last 2 months this card rose 18.1%, while the typical card we track rose 4.6%: it has beaten the market by 12.8%. TCGplayer lowest listed ask: $1.78 as of Oct 1, 2026, across conditions, before shipping. TCGplayer listed median: $3.46 as of Oct 1, 2026. Pokespective interest score: 88 out of 100 (Notable); It ranks above 88% of the cards we track. 60-day price forecast: An estimated 54% chance of beating the typical tracked card over 60 days; in a typical outcome it would end about 1.4% ahead. Four times in five the price lands between $2.95 and $4.32. 60-day forecast: Likely range: $2.95 – $4.32; 8 in 10 outcomes. 60-day forecast: Middle half: $3.19 – $3.80; half of outcomes land here. 60-day forecast: Typical outcome: $3.45; +1.4% versus the market. 60-day forecast: Confidence: 66 / 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 18.1%, while the typical card we track rose 4.6%: it has beaten the market by 12.8%.
Describes the last 2 months, not what happens next. Not investment advice.
Is this card interesting right now?
Notable - 88 out of 100
It ranks above 88% 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?
Firmer recent move than most and climbing this month
The recent move is within this card's normal range, but stronger than most cards' moves this month. It has done better than the rest of the market over the past month. Working against it: asking prices sit above recent sales, but by less than on most cards - so relative to the rest of the market, sellers here are less firm.
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+14.4%
Past 2 months+12.8%
Past 4 months+19.6%
Is it expensive or cheap?
$3.27 - mid-priced for its set
At $3.27 it is mid-priced for its set - number 134 of 415 by price. It costs more than 81% 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 69% 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 673% of the $3.27 raw price. Raw price plus fee comes to about $25.27, 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.
