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 "id": "pokemon/japanese-trophy-promo/tropical-wind-japanese",
 "url": "https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/japanese-trophy-promo/tropical-wind-japanese/",
 "markdown_url": "https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/japanese-trophy-promo/tropical-wind-japanese/index.md",
 "name": "Tropical Wind",
 "title": "Tropical Wind (Tropical Mega Battle Promo)",
 "category": "pokemon",
 "category_name": "Pokémon",
 "set": "Tropical Mega Battle Promo",
 "number": null,
 "year": 1999,
 "language": "Japanese",
 "rarity": "Trophy/event promo",
 "artist": "Sumiyoshi Kizuki",
 "publisher": "The Pokemon Company",
 "flagship": true,
 "updated": "2026-09-27",
 "as_of": "2026-09-27",
 "summary": "This is the 1999 Japanese Tropical Mega Battle Tropical Wind promo. Collectors search for it because it is tied to the early international Tropical Mega Battle era and because high-grade examples have sparse public sale data.",
 "key_facts": [
  "CardVolume lists 11 verified sales of the Tropical Wind (Tropical Mega Battle Promo) as of September 27, 2026.",
  "No grade has the 5 verified sales in 90 days needed for a market price; the most recent verified sale was $104,920 for a Tropical Mega Battle trophy promo PSA 9 on September 21, 2026 at Goldin Auctions.",
  "The highest verified sale on record is $104,920 for a Tropical Mega Battle trophy promo PSA 9 on September 21, 2026 at Goldin Auctions."
 ],
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  {
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  }
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   "date": "2024-05-17",
   "version": "Tropical Mega Battle trophy promo",
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   "price": 37200,
   "currency": "USD",
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  {
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   "version": "Tropical Mega Battle trophy promo",
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   "grade": "10",
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   "price": 65100,
   "currency": "USD",
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How much did a PSA 10 Tropical Wind sell for in 2024?",
   "a": "A PSA 10 sold for $37,200 with buyer's premium at Fanatics Collect on May 17, 2024. [source 1]",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "What was the 2020 PSA 10 eBay auction result?",
   "a": "PSA's cert sales history shows a PSA 10 eBay auction at $65,100 on October 28, 2020. [source 2]",
   "source_ids": [
    2
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "What event is the 1999 Tropical Wind tied to?",
   "a": "It is tied to the Tropical Mega Battle, which PSA describes as bringing players from several regions to the Hilton Hawaiian Village from 1999 to 2001. [source 3]",
   "source_ids": [
    3
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Who illustrated this Tropical Wind?",
   "a": "Fanatics identifies the artwork as by Sumiyoshi Kizuki. [source 1]",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How many PSA 10 copies exist?",
   "a": "Not entered as a population record because the opened population references did not state a current as-of date, even though the opened Fanatics and PSA pages display PSA 10 count references. [sources 1,2]",
   "source_ids": [
    1,
    2
   ]
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 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "1999 Pokemon Japanese Promo Mega Battle Tropical Wind PSA 10 GEM MINT",
   "url": "https://www.fanaticscollect.com/premier/85fdd234-fc2e-11ee-ba64-0272f9bd3519",
   "publisher": "Fanatics Collect"
  },
  {
   "title": "PSA Cert Verification 27353838: 1999 Pokemon Japanese Promo Tropical Mega Battle Tropical Wind",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/27353838/psa",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "2001 Nintendo Pokemon Japanese Promo Tropical Mega Battle",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/non-sports-cards/2001-nintendo-pokemon-japanese-promo-tropical-mega-battle/32818",
   "publisher": "PSA CardFacts"
  }
 ],
 "methodology": "https://cardvolume.com/methodology/",
 "cite_as": "Tropical Wind (Tropical Mega Battle Promo). CardVolume, https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/japanese-trophy-promo/tropical-wind-japanese/ (accessed 2026-09-27)."
}