Master Ball
- Number
- 018/PLAY
- Rarity
- None
- Released
- Jan 1, 2003
Sold price movement
- Average submission value
- $408.43
- Card plus $79.99 at Regular
- $174.99
- Expected margin
- +$233.44
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | – | – | $75£56.20€65.45 | |
| PSA 4 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 5 | 3 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 6 | 3 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 8 | 15 | – | – | $93£69.69€81.15 | |
| PSA 9 | 46 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 10 | 55 | – | – | $878.48£658.32€766.56 | |
About these prices
44.7% of copies sent to PSA come back a 10.
Priced from 44 completed sales, updated Sep 12, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
44 completed listings on eBay, Fanatics Collect, Heritage Auctions102004 POKEMON JPN PLAY PROMO BATTLE SPRING ROAD 2004 #018 MASTER BALL-HOLO PSA 10 Japanese #018$950£711.92€828.97
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10PSA 10 Master Ball Holo Japanese Pokemon 018/Play Promo Spring Battle Road Prize Japanese 018/PLAY$806.96£604.73€704.1510Master Ball 018/Play Holo Japanese Pokemon Promo Spring Battle Road PSA 10 Japanese 018/PLAY$425£318.49€370.8610Cert 94183238Auction$182.50£136.76€159.259Cert 43630702Auction$22.58£16.92€19.709Cert 87412879Auction$41.50£31.10€36.218Cert 48576861Auction$31£23.23€27.059Cert 70800245Auction$28.62£21.45€24.978Cert 68758360Auction$31.02£23.25€27.079Cert 48576862Auction$73£54.71€63.7010Cert 49398192Auction$357£267.53€311.529Cert 57317042Auction$66£49.46€57.5910Cert 53609249Auction$256£191.84€223.3910Cert 43251983Auction$755.69£566.31€659.4210Cert 47668303Auction$837£627.24€730.3710Cert 28737318Auction$800£599.51€698.088Cert 46978799Best offer$350£262.29€305.4110Cert 27285262Auction$86£64.45€75.0410Cert 43251983Auction$61£45.71€53.2310Cert 44115403Auction$71£53.21€61.958Cert 42725408Auction$23.50£17.61€20.5110Cert 28737318Auction$124.50£93.30€108.649Cert 24823427Best offer$45£33.72€39.27More from Japanese PLAY Promotional cards
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PSA has graded 123 copies. Where they landed:
Why the verdict weights the odds
Only 44.7% of copies reach a 10, which is why the top price is the wrong number to plan around. Weighting each grade’s PSA price by these odds, a submission is worth $408.43£306.07€356.39 on average against $174.99£131.14€152.70 for the card plus $79.99£59.94€69.80 at Regular, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That clears $233.44£174.93€203.70, so grading a clean copy is worth the wait.
Card facts
- Card number
- 018/PLAY
- Rarity
- None
- Set released
- Jan 1, 2003
- PSA population, all printings
- 123
PLAY Promotional cards32 cards- Complete set value
- $100£75€87
- 7 day move
- -44.4%
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Base Expansion Pack061/128$2.99£2.24€2.61What moves the price of this card
The Master Ball on this page is the only printing from Japanese PLAY Promotional cards, and it trades at no recorded price in near mint condition. Only one printing of this card was produced, so there is no cheaper version to confuse it with.
Graded, it runs PSA 8 $93£69.69€81.15, PSA 10 $878.48£658.32€766.56. PSA has graded 123 copies of it. 44 completed sales are on file.
What is a PSA 10 Master Ball worth?
A PSA 10 Master Ball from Japanese PLAY Promotional cards sells for $878.48. 44.7% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10, so that price is the best case rather than the one a submission should expect.
Is Master Ball from Japanese PLAY Promotional cards worth grading?
On the numbers, yes. The average submission is worth $408.43 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $75 for a raw copy plus $99.99 to send it through PSA Regular, so it clears $233.44.
Condition does most of the work below the surface. A copy with soft corners or a print line off centre trades well under the market price shown here, and a copy clean enough to grade trades well above it, which is why the PSA 10 sits at $878.48£658.32€766.56. Before you value your own copy, look at the corners under a light and check the centring on the back, where most cards give themselves away.