VaporeonPR-BLW BW89 · BW Black Star Promos Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$1154 sold · 90d · pop 430
- PSA 9$460pop 156
- PSA 10$1,190asking · pop 17
Why prices differ
TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for BW Black Star Promos #PR-BLW BW89, 2011. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Vaporeon is a Promo Pokémon card from BW Black Star Promos (#BW89, released 2011), illustrated by The Pokémon Company Art Team. It's a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon with 110 HP, evolving from Eevee, weak to Lightning ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 9 September 2026.
Vaporeon price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
High confidence82 sales in 90 days, closely clustered. · Very liquid — Sells often
Sale mix: 4 auctions, 4 accepted offers, 2 fixed-price. A graded copy trades roughly every 3 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$39.99109 sales · 82 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 8$1018 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 7$80.506 sales · 5 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 6$70.754 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 8.5$1154 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- CGC 6.5$24.003 sales
- CGC 8$78.502 sales
- CGC 7.5$52.502 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
Is Vaporeon worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 8 — worth $115 against the $129 you put in, a $14 loss. The money is in the 1 in 6 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $460–$1,190. Averaged over every outcome that is +$31 a card.
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Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Vaporeon is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $1,190.00 | $112 | +$1,022 | 21.0× |
| PSA 9 | $460.00 | $75 | +$329 | 8.1× |
| PSA 8 | $115.00 | $71 | −$13 | 2.0× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,092 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 1.6% | $1,190.00 |
| PSA 9 | 14.3% | $460.00 |
| PSA 8 — typical | 38.8% | $115.00 |
| PSA 7 | 21.4% | $76.00 |
| PSA 6 | 14.8% | $64.00 |
| PSA 5 | 5.5% | $56.57 |
| PSA 4 | 2.1% | $56.57 |
| PSA 3 | 0.7% | $56.57 |
| PSA 2 | 0.1% | $56.57 |
| PSA 1 | 0.4% | $56.57 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 0.3% | $56.57 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; 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.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
17 of the 1,141 PSA-graded Vaporeon copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 1.5%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 1,141.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 31.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Vaporeon 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Vaporeon BW89 Black Star Promo Pokemon Extended Art CaseRaw · eBay$12.00
Vaporeon BW89 Black Star Promo Pokemon Magnetic 🧲 Extended Art CaseRaw · eBay$16.00
Pokémon Vaporeon Promo Holo BW89 Black & White 110 HP Stage 1 EnglishRaw · eBay$33.00
The Pokemon Company Vaporeon BW89 Black & White Promo Holo 110 HP EnglishRaw · eBay$39.12
Vaporeon BW89 Black & White HoloRaw · eBay$42.50
Vaporeon BW89 Holo Promo Black And White Promo Pokemon LPRaw · eBay$44.00Cheapest raw copy $12.00 — 79% below our near-mint estimate of $57
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 17 | asking$1,190$952–$1,428 | |
| PSA 9pop 156 | ✓ 9 cert-verified$460$408–$460 | |
| PSA 8pop 430 | $115$98–$132 | |
| PSA 7pop 250 | ✓ 21 cert-verified$76$59–$79 | |
| PSA 6pop 186 | ✓ 5 cert-verified$64 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $64 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
110% spreadCurrently 110% cheaper on PriceCharting 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Eevee.
Does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Recover 20 damage from this Pokémon.
“Its cell composition is similar to water molecules. As a result, it can melt away into water.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Vaporeon cards
There are 23 different Vaporeon printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is BW Black Star Promos #BW89 (Promo). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Vaporeon (BW Black Star Promos #BW89) worth?
As of 9 September 2026, Vaporeon from BW Black Star Promos is worth approximately $56.57 ungraded (near-mint), and around $1,190 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Vaporeon?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Vaporeon from BW Black Star Promos is worth around $1,190 — roughly 21× the raw ungraded value of $56.57.
Should I grade my Vaporeon?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Vaporeon rare?
Vaporeon is a Promo card from BW Black Star Promos (card #BW89).
How do I know if my Vaporeon is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
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