Tropical Tidal Wave (27)

Worlds, events and city launch · No. 28 of 195 by PSA 10 value

Tropical Tidal Wave is card 27, a Japanese promo card, released on October 1, 2003. It sits at No. 28 of the 195 celebration, collaboration and event cards in our index, and is catalogued as an event, championship or city release. The card face credits Yuka Morii as the illustrator.

Card facts

What the market says

PSA 10 copies are valued at $6,251. An ungraded copy sits at $830, so the top grade carries a 7.5× premium. A PSA 9 is at $2,695, so the PSA 10 is 2.3× the PSA 9. 31 individual sales are on record for this card, from $209 to $15,000, with a median of $1,250.

Over the 37 months of monthly market values we hold, the PSA 10 figure has moved from $4,200 (September 2023) to $6,251 — +48.8%, including +91.2% over the last twelve months and +48.8% over the last twenty-four.

What each grade is worth

Recent recorded sales

The eight most recent sales of any grade in our record. 31 sales in total.

How many are graded

No PSA or CGC population count is published for this card. The recorded values and sales below still stand; we leave the population out rather than estimate it.

About the artist

Yuka Morii is a professional clay modeler who has provided illustrations for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. She is a graduate of Tokyo Zokei University and earned a MA degree in Living Design at the Kuwasawa Design Institute.

In our illustrator index: Yuka Morii — every credited Simplified Chinese card we hold for this artist, in price order.

Other cards by Yuka Morii in this index

• Pikachu · 102/DP-P$7,199
• Pikachu · 100/DP-P$5,253
• Pikachu · 99/DP-P$5,000
• Bulbasaur · 30/DPt-P$2,150

Showing the four highest-value of the 5 cards by this illustrator in our 195-card index; the rest are on the card index.

Across those 5 cards PSA has graded 485 copies, of which 172 are PSA 10.

Artist credit as printed on the card face (Illus.). The official Pokémon card database lists no entry for this card, so the card face itself is the source for the credit.

Where this card came from

Tropical Tidal Wave was released on October 1, 2003, as part of World Championship promo. It carries the card number 27.

Promo cards are not sold in booster boxes. They reach collectors through a specific campaign — a store, a museum, a film, an anniversary or a championship — which is why the printed number is the only reliable identifier: the same Pokémon can appear on dozens of promo cards across the same era, and the number is what separates them.

That is also why this card appears in our celebration, collaboration and event index rather than in a set list: nothing here came out of a booster box.

Frequently asked questions

How much is Tropical Tidal Wave worth?

PSA 10 copies are valued at $6,251, against $830 for an ungraded copy and $2,695 for a PSA 9. That is our most recent recorded market value, not an asking price.

Who illustrated Tropical Tidal Wave?

The card face credits Yuka Morii. We hold 4 other cards by this illustrator in the same index. Every illustrator we can verify is listed on our illustrator page, card by card.

When was Tropical Tidal Wave released?

Tropical Tidal Wave was released on October 1, 2003. It carries the card number 27.

Has Tropical Tidal Wave gone up in value?

Over the last twelve months the recorded PSA 10 value moved +91.2%, from $3,269 to $6,251. Over twenty-four months it moved +48.8%.

How often does Tropical Tidal Wave come up for sale?

31 individual sales are on record for this card, from $209 to $15,000, with a median of $1,250. Thinly traded cards can go a long time between sales.

How much does the grade change the price of Tropical Tidal Wave?

An ungraded copy is at $830, a PSA 9 at $2,695 and a PSA 10 at $6,251. The PSA 10 figure is 7.5 times the ungraded figure.

Illustrated by Yuka Morii — every card credited to them, by language and by era.

Sources

Sources and further reading

1. Pokémon Card Game official card database — card name, printed card number, series and illustrator credit for 27. This is the source for every identity detail above.
2. CardSpicy — every illustrator, card by card, for the artist entry and the count of cards we hold for that illustrator.
3. Recorded secondary-market sales for 27 — the value, grade ladder and sale list on this page. Figures are documented results at the dates shown, updated as new sales are recorded.
4. CardSpicy — card grading: how it works, for the grade scale used in the table above.

Related reading

• Celebration, collaboration and event cards — the full ranked index
• Every illustrator behind the cards we track, card by card
• Card grading: how to read a PSA, BGS or CGC label
• Why we only sell PSA 10
• The most expensive Pokémon cards, with sale dates and venues
• Pokémon set codes, decoded

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