# Moltres (Japanese) #009 — BW3: Psycho Drive

## Summary

Japanese collectors had this Moltres in BW3: Psycho Drive in September 2011, months before the English Next Destinies set carried the same card in February 2012, and Japan's tight early Black & White lineup of small, fast-moving sets shaped how it was collected there. The card shows the fire bird mid-glide with its flame-orange wings spread over a streaked blue-grey backdrop on a holographic panel. It sits at the plain rare tier, a solid pull rather than a chase slot. The modelled guide sits at $11 with no copies traded in 30 days; no PSA population is on file, and a CGC 10 would fetch about $92 against $45 in grading fees.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | BW3: Psycho Drive |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | 009 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | jp-bw |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2011-09-16 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$10.57** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-08
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-08
- Floor delivered ask: $10.48 — as of 2026-11-08T21:01:35.914Z
- Quant score: 18/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-08T21:01:35.914Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 25% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2011-09-16T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-05T23:26:29.098Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-05T23:26:29.098Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-08-18T16:35:08.700Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-05T23:26:29.098Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/bw3-psycho-drive/moltres)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-23896-009%3AJA%3AHOLO%3AFIRST_EDITION~NM)