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Tropical Tidal Wave (Worlds 10) [Staff]

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Tropical Tidal Wave (Worlds 10) [Staff] HGSS18 from HGSS Promos
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Number
HGSS18
Rarity
Promo
Released
Feb 1, 2010
Sold price movement
Where the price has been
12 months ago
$649.99£489.21€572.43
Today
$649.99£489.21€572.43
Change
+$0+£0+€0 (+0.0%)
Ungraded sold price, the raw line on the chart below · 24 sales in the last year
PSA gradedCGC and BGS graded
Raw market value
$649.99.
recent sales, not sold on TCGplayer
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Tropical Tidal Wave (Worlds 10) [Staff] HGSS18 from HGSS Promos: price by grade, PSA population and sales in the last 90 days
Price typePop sharePopulationPopSold 90dMedianPrice
Raw–––$649.99£489.21€572.43
PSA 62–––
PSA 718–––
PSA 837––$488.41£367.60€430.13
PSA 9432–$21,156£15,923€18,631
CGC/BGS 9.5modelled–––$23,271£17,515€20,494
PSA 108––$25,387£19,107€22,358
About these prices

7.4% of copies sent to PSA come back a 10. Sold and median are 90 days of PSA sales. The 9.5 is a CGC and BGS grade, so it carries no PSA population.

Priced from 70 completed sales, updated Sep 14, 2026.

Price history

$649.99Raw · monthly median sold price
$400$500$630MAY '24FEB '25DEC '25SEP '26
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Recent sales

70 completed listings on Fanatics Collect, eBay
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Aug 9, 2026PSA9Fanatics CollectCert 40807027Best offer$1,295£974.68€1,140
Jul 27, 2026PSA9Fanatics CollectCert 40807027Auction$1,080£812.86€951.12
Jul 20, 2026PSA9eBayPokemon Tropical Tidal Wave World Championships Promo HGSS18 Staff PSA 9 Mint #HGSS18$1,136£855.02€1,000
Jul 20, 2026PSA9eBayCert 89279170Auction$1,136£855.02€1,000
May 15, 2026RaweBayUngraded copyBest offer$755£568.25€664.91
May 9, 2026PSA9eBay🔥 2010 STAFF TROPICAL TIDAL WAVE 🔥 | World Pokemon Promo | HGSS18 | PSA 9 MINT #hgss18$1,499£1,128€1,320
May 8, 2026PSA9eBayCert 50181137Best offer$1,499£1,128€1,320
May 8, 2026PSA9eBayTropical Tidal Wave Pokémon Promo HGSS18 Staff 2010 PSA 9 #HGSS18$1,460£1,099€1,286
May 8, 2026PSA9eBayCert 74046151Buy it now$1,460£1,099€1,286
Apr 22, 2026PSA6eBayCert 82049954Auction$8.50£6.40€7.49
Apr 9, 2026PSA7eBayCert 86547049Best offer$899.99£677.37€792.59
Apr 4, 2026RaweBayTropical Tidal Wave HGSS18 STAFF 2010 WORLDS PROMO Pokemon #HGSS18$880£662.33€774.99
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Apr 4, 2026RaweBayUngraded copyBest offer$800£602.12€704.54
Mar 19, 2026PSA9eBayCert 40807027Best offer$1,000£752.65€880.67
Feb 15, 2026PSA9eBayCert 67607894Best offer$909£684.16€800.53
Feb 15, 2026RaweBayTropical Tidal Wave HGSS18 STAFF 2010 WORLDS PROMO Pokemon #HGSS18$620£466.64€546.01
Feb 15, 2026RaweBayUngraded copyAuction$620£466.64€546.01
Feb 8, 2026PSA7eBayCert 135383249Auction$810£609.64€713.34
Feb 8, 2026RaweBayTropical Tidal Wave HGSS18 STAFF Promo HGSS Black Star Promos Pokemon #HGSS18$430.11£323.72€378.78
Feb 2, 2026PSA9Fanatics CollectCert 42164277Auction$1,050£790.28€924.70
Jan 30, 2026PSA7eBayCert 85822026Auction$699.99£526.85€616.46
Jan 26, 2026PSA7eBayCert 135383249Auction$867£652.54€763.54
Dec 13, 2025PSA9eBayCert 64855683Best offer$699£526.10€615.59
Dec 3, 2025PSA8eBayCert 70222468Best offer$640£481.69€563.63
Sep 20, 2025RaweBayPokemon Tropical Tidal Wave (Worlds 2010) STAFF Promo HGSS18 Pikachu Rare NM #HGSS18$667£502.02€587.41
Sep 10, 2025PSA9eBayCert 52641871Best offer$875£658.57€770.59
Aug 27, 2025RaweBayPokémon TCG Tropical Tidal Wave [STAFF Promo] – Worlds 2010 | Free Shipping #HGSS18$649.99£489.21€572.43
Aug 22, 2025RaweBayPokémon TCG Tropical Tidal Wave [STAFF Promo] – Worlds 2010 | Free Shipping #HGSS18$649.99£489.21€572.43
Aug 11, 2025PSA7Fanatics CollectCert 85822026Auction$372£279.98€327.61
Aug 8, 2025PSA9eBayCert 52641871Best offer$900£677.38€792.60
Aug 7, 2025RaweBayENGLISH✨Worlds 10 Tropical Tidal Wave Staff ✨Black Star Pokemon Promo HGSS18 #HGSS18$675£508.04€594.45
Jul 22, 2025PSA9eBayCert 49947224Best offer$799£601.36€703.65
Jul 20, 2025PSA7eBayCert 49360060Auction$303.44£228.38€267.23
Jul 7, 2025RaweBayPokemon 2010 Worlds 10 Tropical Tidal Wave HGSS18 STAFF Stamped Promo LP$330£248.37€290.62
Jul 6, 2025PSA7eBayCert 49360060Auction$335.53£252.54€295.49
Jun 23, 2025PSA9eBayCert 113119374Buy it now$900£677.38€792.60
Apr 22, 2025PSA8eBayCert 78614596Best offer$509.96£383.82€449.11
Apr 21, 2025PSA8Fanatics CollectCert 61814726Auction$456£343.21€401.59
Apr 7, 2025PSA9Fanatics CollectCert 50181138Auction$870£654.80€766.18
Mar 25, 2025PSA9eBayCert 63680699Auction$610£459.11€537.21
Mar 23, 2025PSA8eBayPokemon PSA 8 NM-MT Tropical Tidal Wave HGSS18 Worlds 2010 STAFF Promo S#4596$599.95£451.55€528.36
Jan 9, 2025PSA8eBayTropical Tidal Wave HGSS18 - Worlds Promo - 2010 - STAFF - Pokemon Card - PSA 8 #HGSS18$450£338.69€396.30
Jan 9, 2025PSA8eBayCert 74164194Best offer$425£319.87€374.28
Oct 14, 2024PSA8eBayPokemon Tropical Tidal Wave '10 World Championships Staff Promo #HGSS18 PSA 8$405£304.82€356.67
Oct 14, 2024PSA8eBayCert 74164194Auction$405£304.82€356.67
Jul 23, 2024PSA8eBayPOKEMON PSA 8 2010 World Championship Promo Tropical Tidal Wave STAFF HGSS18$498.70£375.34€439.19
Jul 7, 2024PSA8eBayPOKEMON PSA 8.5 2010 World Championship Promo Tropical Tidal Wave STAFF HGSS18 #HGSS18$480£361.27€422.72
May 20, 2024PSA8eBay2010 HGSS18 Tropical Tidal Wave Staff Promo Pokemon TCG Card PSA 8 #HGSS18$445£334.93€391.90
May 20, 2024PSA8eBayCert 82036978Auction$445£334.93€391.90
Jan 22, 2024RaweBayENGLISH Worlds 10 Tropical Tidal Wave Staff Black Star Pokemon Promo HGSS18 RARE #HGSS18$450£338.69€396.30
Apr 24, 2023PSA10eBayCert 28292501Auction$1,064£800.82€937.03
Mar 20, 2023PSA9eBayCert 43965322Auction$570£429.01€501.98
Mar 13, 2023PSA10eBayCert 28292501Auction$1,825£1,374€1,607
Feb 3, 2023PSA10eBay2010 Pokemon Promo World Champ Staff #HGSS18 Tropical Tidal Wave PSA 10$1,400£1,054€1,233
Jan 29, 2023PSA9eBayCert 65338710Auction$683£514.06€601.50
Dec 19, 2022PSA10eBayCert 41265310Auction$1,275£959.62€1,123
Sep 9, 2022RaweBay2010 Tropical Tidal Wave STAFF World Championships Promo HGSS18 Pokémon Nm-M$699.99£526.85€616.46
Jul 12, 2022PSA8eBayPokemon 2010 TROPICAL TIDAL WAVE Worlds 10 STAFF Promo (HGSS18) PSA 8$316.74£238.39€278.94
Jun 14, 2022PSA9eBayPokemon - 2010 Tropical Tidal Wave HGSS18 - PSA 9 - Staff - Worlds Promo Mint #HGSS18$1,154£868.40€1,016
May 22, 2022PSA8eBay2010 Pokemon PSA 8 Tropical Tidal Wave STAFF - HGSS18 World Championship Promo$737.77£555.28€649.73
Apr 11, 2022RaweBayPokemon World Championship 2010 Tropical Tidal Wave Promo (HGSS18) - STAFF Stamp$480£361.27€422.72
Nov 23, 2021PSA9eBayCert 50181138Auction$1,145£861.78€1,008
Apr 12, 2021PSA9eBayCert 47889957Best offer$1,549£1,166€1,364
Mar 13, 2021RaweBayPokemon Tropical Tidal Wave HGSS18 STAFF Black Star Worlds Promo Near Mint-Mint$999.99£752.64€880.66
Mar 5, 2021RaweBayPokemon Worlds HGSS Promo Tropical Tidal Wave 2010 STAFF HGSS18 - Staff MINT$560£421.48€493.17
Feb 20, 2021RaweBay2010 Pokemon Worlds Staff Promo - Tropical Tidal Wave - HGSS18 - FREE SHIPPING$550£413.96€484.37
Feb 10, 2021RaweBay2010 Pokemon Worlds Staff Promo - Tropical Tidal Wave - HGSS18 - FREE SHIPPING$550£413.96€484.37
Nov 18, 2020PSA7eBayCert 49360060Best offer$700£526.85€616.47
Sep 28, 2020PSA7eBayCert 49360060Auction$357.01£268.70€314.41
Apr 17, 2019PSA9eBayCert 42164277Buy it now$169.95£127.91€149.67

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Grading odds

PSA has graded 108 copies. Where they landed:

PSA 1087.4%
PSA 94339.8%
PSA 8.510.9%
PSA 83633.3%
PSA 71816.7%
Lower32.8%

Why the verdict weights the odds

Only 7.4% 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 $10,483£7,890€9,232 on average against $2,669£2,009€2,351 for the card plus $1,999£1,505€1,760 at Premium 2, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That clears $7,814£5,881€6,881, so grading a clean copy is worth the wait.

1 of the 4 grades priced above had no sales at that grade, so the figure is modelled from the grades that did rather than observed.

Card facts

Card number
HGSS18
Rarity
Promo
Set released
Feb 1, 2010
PSA population, all printings
108
From the same setHGSS Promos38 cards
Set value
$1.9k£1.4k€1.6k
7 day move
-42.2%
Open set value list →

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The same card in other sets

HGSS PromosHGSS18$2,500£1,882€2,202HGSS PromosHGSS18$2,250£1,693€1,982Nintendo Promos036$999.95£752.61€880.63Nintendo Promos027$829.90£624.62€730.87Nintendo Promos027$829.90£624.62€730.87Nintendo Promos027$829.90£624.62€730.87Nintendo Promos027$829.90£624.62€730.87Nintendo Promos027$829.90£624.62€730.87

What moves the price of this card

The Tropical Tidal Wave (Worlds 10) [Staff] on this page is the only printing from HGSS Promos, 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 $488.41£367.60€430.13, PSA 9 $21,156£15,923€18,631, CGC/BGS 9.5 $23,271£17,515€20,494, PSA 10 $25,387£19,107€22,358. PSA has graded 108 copies of it. 70 completed sales are on file.

What is a PSA 10 Tropical Tidal Wave (Worlds 10) [Staff] worth?

A PSA 10 Tropical Tidal Wave (Worlds 10) [Staff] from HGSS Promos sells for $25,387. 7.4% 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 Tropical Tidal Wave (Worlds 10) [Staff] from HGSS Promos worth grading?

On the numbers, yes. The average submission is worth $10,483 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $649.99 for a raw copy plus $2,019 to send it through PSA Premium 2, so it clears $7,814.

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 $25,387£19,107€22,358. 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.