# Master Ball #94/101 — Plasma Blast

## Summary

Master Ball is a Trainer item that fetched any Pokémon straight from the deck, which gave it real utility in Black & White-era lists, while the name still carries weight for anyone who remembers the games. A mid-tier Rare in a set with bigger pulls, it draws steady, modest interest. At a $16 modelled guide, with 1 copy traded in 30 days, 90% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $1.68 out of Temporal Forces; a PSA 10 guides at $169, 10 times raw, but a 4% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Plasma Blast |
| Number | 94/101 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2013-08-14 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | TRAINER |
| Subtype | Item |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$16.32** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T03:47:35.051Z
- 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 2026-10-22T03:47:35.051Z
- Floor delivered ask: $13.36 — as of 2026-10-01T03:40:39.039Z
- Quant score: 26/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T03:47:35.051Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 22% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-08-14T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-01T09:12:18.483Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T17:26:34.641Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-12T20:28:32.641Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/plasma-blast/master-ball-94)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw10-94%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)