TornadusBW Black Star Promos BW42 price & value
Japanese prints: 12 Japanese Tornadus cards are listed, $0.10 to $35.00 ungraded.
$4.99
down −51%4 weeks · Volatile
Medium confidence
Medium confidence
How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
- 11 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
- 6 sales on record listed as near mint
- Price sources within ±53% of the figure
- Last sale Nov 4, 2026
Medium liquidity50/100
Medium liquidity
Trades regularly, with some spread between sale prices.
About 4 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.
How we measure liquidity →Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 11 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026
Graded: PSA 9 $25.00PSA 10 $72.13
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Prices updated Nov 12, 2026 · How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
People ask about this card
- What is Tornadus BW42 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Tornadus BW42 is about $4.99 ungraded near mint (11 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $25.00; PSA 10 about $72.13. Every grade’s price.
- Why do two copies of Tornadus BW42 differ in price?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, there is one printing of Tornadus BW42, so the gap is condition: near mint is $4.99. Copies sold as LP went for about $2.74 (8 sales). Recent sales.
Tornadus BW42 price over time
- Recorded prices, joined day to day
Ungraded, 1 year: $3.41 on Nov 11, 2025, $4.99 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $3.39, highest $10.27.
- Now
- $4.99
- 4 weeks
- −51%
- 90 days
- −13%
- 1 year
- +47%
- Highest, 1Y
- $10.27
- Lowest, 1Y
- $3.39
Recorded history starts August 2021. Earlier history is monthly averages; from July 22, 2026 the line is a smoothed 7-day average of daily prices, so single-day swings don’t show. Between recorded prices, the line and its daily values are estimated from the prices either side.
Tornadus BW42 price by month
Ungraded, at the end of each month, newest first: the line above read off at each month’s last day. The latest month ends on today’s UltraBall Market Value.
| Month | Ungraded | Change on month |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026to Nov 12, 2026 | $4.99 | 0.0% |
| October 2026 | $4.99 | down −42% |
| September 2026 | $8.62 | up +42% |
| August 2026 | $6.07 | up +7.6% |
| July 2026 | $5.64 | – |
| May 2026 | $3.69 | down −8.6% |
| April 2026 | $4.04 | up +3.5% |
| March 2026 | $3.90 | down −12% |
| February 2026 | $4.43 | up +15% |
| January 2026 | $3.86 | up +14% |
| December 2025 | $3.39 | down −0.4% |
| November 2025 | $3.41 | up +0.9% |
Recent verified sales
RawTornadus BW42 ~ Reverse Holo ~ Black And White Promo ~ HPNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Sold as heavy play · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.77asking- RawTornadus BW42 Pokemon Black White Promos Reverse HoloNov 7, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.75asking
- RawTornadus BW42 P Black And White Promo 5ban Graphics Pokemon Reverse Holo NM/MNov 4, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $14.00
RawTornadus Promo Black and White Promos BW42 NMNov 2, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.49asking
Raw2012 Pokemon, Black and White Promos, #BW42 Tornadus, Holo Black Star PromoOct 28, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Buy It Now · View listing · $5.99- RawTORNADUS BW42 PROMO BLACK AND WHITE PROMO POKEMON REVERSE HOLO DMGOct 15, 2026 · eBay · Sold as damaged · View listing · $4.88
RawTornadus BW42 Promo Black And White Promo Pokemon Reverse Holo MP GraphicsOffers taken · asking price shownOct 14, 2026 · eBay · Sold as moderate play · Offers taken · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.41asking
RawPokemon TCG Tornadus Bw42 Black & White Reverse HoloOct 13, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · $5.27- ACE 7Pokémon Tornadus Black Star Promo BW42 Forces Of Nature Collection 2011 - ACE 7Jul 14, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $8.09
- PSA 9Pokemon Tornadus Black & White Forces of Nature Reverse Holo Promo BW42 PSA 9Jun 9, 2024 · eBay · View listing · $25.00
- PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #28478685Unusual priceDec 17, 2017 · eBay · Auction · View listing$5.50
Graded values
Tornadus BW42 price by grade
| Grade | Market value | 4 wk | Sales/moSales a month | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UngradedMedium. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $4.99Last $14.00 · Nov 4, 2026 | down −51% volatile | 4Medium liquidity. Medium | $14.00Nov 4, 2026Medium. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 1014.5× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $72.13 | 0.0% | No recent sales | –Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 95× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $25.00Last $25.00 · Jun 9, 2024 | 0.0% | No recent sales | $25.00Jun 9, 2024Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
Each graded row counts only that grade's sales; the ungraded row counts every condition. Sales a month is the 90-day pace. Last sale is the latest verified sale, never an asking price. How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
Grade it with PSA?
Grade yours from photos →Change the costs, or add your own odds →- If it gets a PSA 10
- −$26.85
- If it gets a PSA 9
- −$67.73
- PSA fee for a PSA 10
- $59.99 Standard
- Slab sale price to break even
- $103at Standard, $59.99
- Grading pays, at today’s prices
- No priced grade
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- –
Against selling raw at $4.99, after the PSA fee for what the slab is worth (a 10 goes in at Standard, $59.99; a 9 at the same level), $25.00 shipping and insurance, and eBay US selling fees, as the selling calculator works them out, with its usual $5 postage and $1 packing on each sale: the same sum as the selling calculator. Each grade is charged the fee level its own slab price needs, so the break-even price carries the fee for a slab at that price, not the PSA 10 fee. These are outcomes if the card gets each grade, not the chance that it will. PSA has graded 10 copies; 0 got a 10.
Population
- PSA graded
- 10
- PSA 10
- 0
- PSA 9
- 5
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- –
- PSA 10s of all graded
| Grader | Graded | 10s | 9s | 10s share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 10 | 0 | 5 | – |
| CGC | 12 | 0 | 5 | – |
- PSA graded
- 10
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- –
Every PSA grade (2)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | 50% |
| 8 | 5 | 50% |
PSA’s count of Oct 15, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
- CGC graded
- 12
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical CGC gem rate
- –
- Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s
Every CGC grade (5)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | 42% |
| 8.5 | 2 | 17% |
| 8 | 2 | 17% |
| 7 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 6.5 | 2 | 17% |
CGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; CGC’s own gem is 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s.
PSA’s count of Oct 15, 2026. CGC, BGS and SGC as of Nov 10, 2026; their 10s include Pristine, Perfect and Black Label 10s. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.
PSA 10 price against PSA’s population
The same 11 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026: the price on the day of each weekly PSA report, and the report’s counts. Side by side, not cause and effect.
Left: PSA 10 price, US$. Right: PSA graded copies.
About this card
Tornadus is card BW42 in the BW Black Star Promos price guide, a set released in March 2011 during the Black & White era. Its rarity is Promo. The artwork is by 5ban Graphics. In the checklist it sits after Thundurus BW41 and before Landorus BW43.
It is the 84th most valuable of the 99 priced cards in BW Black Star Promos, behind Eevee BW97 (see the most valuable BW Black Star Promos cards).
It is one of 22 English Tornadus cards, and ranks 9th among them by ungraded value; the most valuable is Tornadus-EX from Plasma Freeze. Compare them all in the most valuable Tornadus cards.
What the data says
The ungraded price line swung twofold or more inside the last four weeks (−51% on 7-day averages). Read that as unstable data, not a trend.
Ungraded copies are cheap, but graded ones are not: a PSA 10 is valued at $72.13.
From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Nov 4, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market
Market snapshot
How each figure is worked out- 4 weeks
- −51%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 90 days
- −13%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 1 year
- +47%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
- Direction
- Volatilethe line swung 2× or more inside the last four weeks: a thin market or an unstable feed
- High since daily tracking
- 51% under$10.27 on Oct 11, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
- Liquidity
- Medium3.7 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
- Price confidence
- Medium confidenceSome recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
- Ungraded sold
- 5in 30 days; 11 in 90
- PSA 10 population
- 0of 10 PSA graded, count of Oct 15, 2026
- Number
- BW42
- Set code
- PR-BLW
- Rarity
- Promo
- Released
- Mar 1, 2011
- Pokémon
- Tornadus
- Pokédex no.
- #0641
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Printings
- Reverse holo
- Every Tornadus PSA 10All Tornadus cards ranked by PSA 10 price
- BW Black Star Promos checklistAll 99 cards with prices
- All Tornadus cards22 English cards
- Most valuable Tornadus cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Most valuable BW Black Star Promos cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Black & White eraSets and chase cards from April 2011 on
- 2011 Pokémon cardsEvery set released in 2011, with prices
Cite this price
Tornadus BW42 (BW Black Star Promos) is worth $4.99 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/bw-black-star-promos/tornadus-bw42).
Tornadus BW42 (BW Black Star Promos) is worth $4.99 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/bw-black-star-promos/tornadus-bw42).
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As of Nov 12, 2026, Tornadus BW42 BW Black Star Promos is worth about $4.99 ungraded. A PSA 10 copy is worth about $72.13. How we price cards.
