Butterfree VMAX
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence31 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Butterfree VMAX 190/189 Rainbow Rare Darkness Ablaze Pokemon Holo Near MintNM$21.61
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Rainbow Butterfree VMAX 190/189 SWSH03 Darkness Ablaze English NMNM$17.50
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — Butterfree VMAX 190/189 Darkness Ablaze - Holo Pokemon NM/M (Rainbow Rare)NM$19.49
- Aug 2, 2026eBay — Pokemon Butterfree VMAX 190/189 SWSH03 Darkness Ablaze Rainbow Secret Eng$19.84
- Jul 29, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Butterfree VMAX 190/189 Darkness Ablaze Holo Ultra Rare ENG$6.50
- Jul 24, 2026eBay — BUTTERFREE VMAX 190/189 RAINBOW RARE DARKNESS ABLAZE POKEMON NM/MNM$22.34
- Jul 23, 2026eBay — Pokemon Cards Butterfree VMAX 190/189 Holo Darkness Ablaze Rainbow Rare NMNM$26.98
- Jul 23, 2026eBay — Butterfree VMAX 190/189 Rainbow Rare - Pokemon Darkness Ablaze Card - NMNM$20.08
By grade
- Raw$18.2033 sales
- PSA 10$84.5013 sales
- CGC 10$20.518 sales
- CGC 9$10.507 sales
- PSA 9$24.252 sales
- SGC 10$22.801 sale
- CGC 9.6$40.001 sale
From 65 completed sales recorded between Feb 12, 2024 and Aug 14, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Butterfree VMAX is a Rare Rainbow Pokémon card from Darkness Ablaze (#190), illustrated by aky CG Works. It's a VMAX Grass-type Pokémon with 300 HP, evolving from Butterfree V, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $18.36 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $70 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 4× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 21 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history10 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
| Date | Grade | Price | Cert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $84.63 | #54003172 ✓ |
| 8 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $79.99 | #167280499 ✓ |
| 6 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $85.60 | #123713173 ✓ |
| 1 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $60.00 | #58087787 ✓ |
| 30 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $70.00 | #148683467 ✓ |
| 29 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $70.00 | #55045627 ✓ |
| 25 Jul 2026 | PSA 9 | $20.00 | #51708541 ✓ |
| 21 Jul 2026 | PSA 9 | $23.50 | #149856285 ✓ |
| 10 Jul 2026 | PSA 9 | $20.00 | #122508698 ✓ |
| 10 Jun 2026 | PSA 9 | $14.25 | #147519956 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 83.6% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case −$20); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Butterfree VMAX is a Secret / Rainbow in Darkness Ablaze — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 12 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 482 packs.
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 | $69.50 | $71 | −$20 | 3.8× |
| PSA 9 | $20.00 | $70 | −$69 | 1.1× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 2,155 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 83.6% | $70.00 |
| PSA 9 | 13.2% | $20.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 3.2% | $18.00 |
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.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 84% of 2,155 PSA-graded Butterfree VMAX copies are a gem-mint 10 (1,802 of 2,155) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Butterfree VMAX 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 1,802 | $70$59–$80 | |
| PSA 9pop 284 | ✓ 22 cert-verified$20$19–$26 | |
| PSA 6pop 11 | $18$18–$18 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $19 (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
38% spreadCurrently 38% 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
28% cheaper than the USCard textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Butterfree V.
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned.
VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Butterfree VMAX cards
There are 2 different Butterfree VMAX printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Darkness Ablaze #190 (Rare Rainbow).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Butterfree VMAX (Darkness Ablaze #190) worth?
As of 21 August 2026, Butterfree VMAX from Darkness Ablaze is worth approximately $18.36 ungraded (near-mint), and around $70 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 Butterfree VMAX?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Butterfree VMAX from Darkness Ablaze is worth around $70 — roughly 4× the raw ungraded value of $18.36.
Should I grade my Butterfree VMAX?
A PSA 10 sells for about $70 versus $18.36 raw — roughly a 4× 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 Butterfree VMAX rare?
Butterfree VMAX is a Rare Rainbow card from Darkness Ablaze (card #190), illustrated by aky CG Works. Its current blended market value is $18.36 ungraded.
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