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Rayquaza VMAX Rayquaza Alt Art Evolving Skies #218 Pokémon card
Rare Rainbow

Rayquaza VMAXRayquaza Alt Art Evolving Skies #218

Card #218 · Illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic
320 HPDragonPokémonVMAXRapid Strike
Ungraded · blended
$1,120.57
11.6% · 30d
PSA 10
$3,029
3× raw
Range $889 → $1,121
Recently sold raw ~$781 (mixed cond.)
6 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
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Rayquaza VMAX (“Rayquaza Alt Art”) is a Rare Rainbow Pokémon card from Evolving Skies (#218), illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic. It's a VMAX Rapid Strike Dragon-type Pokémon with 320 HP, evolving from Rayquaza V. Its current blended market value is $1,120.57 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $3,029 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 3× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$1,055.07
LPLightly Played$699.35
MPModerately Played$620.71
HPHeavily Played$364.95
7-dayflat
30-day 11.6%
90-day 49.4%
All-time high$1,063
All-time low$631
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$1,055.07
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 1018 sold$3,029$2,574$3,483
PSA 928 sold$1,194$1,015$1,373
PSA 8$880$650$1,150
PSA 7$516$275$560
PSA 5$250$249$250
PSA 3$189$189$189
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$920.38
Period high
$1,019.29
Period low
$202.50
Change
291.9%

Recent sold prices

Last sold
$611
Raw · 29 Jun 2026
Typical PSA 10
$3,150
Sales · last 90 days
6
Liquidity
Liquid
6 in last 30 days

Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.

Last sold price
$3,300
PSA 10.0 · 30 Jun 2026
Typical PSA 10
$1,665
Sales · last 90 days
23
Liquidity
Very liquid
10 in last 30 days
PSA 10.02021 Pokemon Sword & Shield Evolving Skies Alt Art Rayquaza VMAX #218 PSA 10 GEM MINT30 Jun 2026$3,300BGS 102021 Pokemon Sword & Shield Evolving Skies Alt Art Rayquaza VMAX #218 BGS 10 BLACK LABELWeekly Sunday Auction #231 · 22 Jun 2026$48,000PSA 102021 Pokemon Sword & Shield Evolving Skies SEC Rayquaza VMAX #218 PSA 10 GEM MINTWeekly Sunday Auction #231 · 22 Jun 2026$2,760PSA 102021 Pokemon Sword & Shield Evolving Skies Alt Art Rayquaza VMAX #218 PSA 10 GEM MINTWeekly Sunday Auction #231 · 22 Jun 2026$2,760CGC 9.52021 Pokemon Sword & Shield Evolving Skies SEC Rayquaza Vmax #218 CGC 9.5 MINT+Weekly Sunday Auction #231 · 22 Jun 2026$1,170CGC 9.52021 Pokemon Sword & Shield Evolving Skies SEC Rayquaza VMAX #218 CGC 9.5 MINT+Weekly Sunday Auction #231 · 22 Jun 2026$1,170BGS 102021 Pokemon Sword & Shield Evolving Skies Alt Art Rayquaza VMAX #218 BGS 10 BLACK LABELJune Premier Auction · 19 Jun 2026$48,000BGS 9.52021 Pokemon Sword & Shield Evolving Skies Alt Art Rayquaza Vmax #218 BGS 9.5 GEM MINTWeekly Sunday Auction #230 · 15 Jun 2026$1,680PSA 102021 Pokemon Sword & Shield Evolving Skies Alt Art Rayquaza VMAX #218 PSA 10 GEM MINTWeekly Sunday Auction #229 · 8 Jun 2026$2,760PSA 102021 Pokemon Sword & Shield Evolving Skies Alt Art Rayquaza VMAX #218 PSA 10 GEM MINTWeekly Sunday Auction #229 · 8 Jun 2026$2,640PSA 92021 Pokemon Sword & Shield Evolving Skies Alt Art Rayquaza VMAX #218 PSA 9 MINTWeekly Sunday Auction #228 · 1 Jun 2026$1,050PSA 102021 Pokemon Sword & Shield Evolving Skies SEC Rayquaza VMAX #218 PSA 10 GEM MINTWeekly Sunday Auction #228 · 1 Jun 2026$2,520

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA21,334 gradedPSA 10 · 14,634 · 69% gem rate
1014,634
94,711
8.52
81,186
7326
6207
5127
464
328
214
1.51
120
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Rayquaza VMAX 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$1,683
Raw $1,120.57 → graded PSA 10$3,028.79
after ~$225.28 grading fee → 2.7× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$3,028.79$225.28+$1,6832.7×
PSA 9$1,193.54$116.93$441.1×
PSA 8$880.27$88.79$3290.8×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 21,334 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
68.6%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
+$1,100
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$1,683
Break-even
PSA 10+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1068.6%$3,029.00
PSA 922.1%$1,194.00
PSA ≤89.3%$1,121.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

26% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$889
PriceCharting$920
TCGplayer · dearest$1,121

Currently 26% cheaper on Cardmarket than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +12%
Cross-marketSome gap 26% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

21% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$889

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Card text

Evolves from Rayquaza V.

Azure Pulse · Ability
Once during your turn, you may discard your hand and draw 3 cards.
Max Burst20+
Fire · Lightning
You may discard any amount of basic Fire Energy or any amount of basic Lightning Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 80 more damage for each card you discarded in this way.
Retreat 2

VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.

About the Pokémon

Sky High PokémonGEN IIILegendary

RAYQUAZA lived for hundreds of millions of years in the earth’s ozone layer, never descending to the ground. This POKéMON appears to feed on water and particles in the atmosphere.

Card details

Number#218
RarityRare Rainbow
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesVMAX, Rapid Strike
TypeDragon
HP320
Evolves fromRayquaza V
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#384
Card IDswsh7-218
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Rayquaza VMAX cards

There are 7 different Rayquaza VMAX printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Evolving Skies #218 (Rare Rainbow).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Rayquaza VMAX (Evolving Skies #218) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Rayquaza VMAX from Evolving Skies is worth approximately $1,120.57 ungraded (near-mint), and around $3,029 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Rayquaza VMAX the same as "Rayquaza Alt Art"?

Yes — "Rayquaza Alt Art" is the collector nickname for Rayquaza VMAX (Evolving Skies #218). It's currently worth about $1,120.57 ungraded and $3,029 in PSA 10.

What is the PSA 10 price for Rayquaza VMAX?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Rayquaza VMAX from Evolving Skies is worth around $3,029 — roughly 3× the raw ungraded value of $1,120.57.

Should I grade my Rayquaza VMAX?

A PSA 10 sells for about $3,029 versus $1,120.57 raw — roughly a 3× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Rayquaza VMAX rare?

Rayquaza VMAX is a Rare Rainbow card from Evolving Skies (card #218), illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic. Its current blended market value is $1,120.57 ungraded.