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Check your printing3 different Dragonite VSTAR printings exist — is this your card? Pokémon GO #81
Dragonite VSTAR Pokémon GO #81 Pokémon card
Rare Rainbow

Dragonite VSTAR

Pokémon GO · 81/78 · Illustrated by PLANETA Tsuji
280 HPDragonPokémonVSTAR

Market value · ungraded

$48.82 0.7% · 30d
Confidencehigh
Range$34$49
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. TCGplayer + Cardmarket. Updated 21 August 2026. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$48.82

What this price is based on

High confidence

8 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.

Median · Raw$41.0010 sales
Trimmed mean$44.12outliers removed
Range$35.00$61.99lowest to highest sale
Sales rate2.8/mo20 recorded

Recent Raw sales

  • Aug 3, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Dragonite VSTAR Holo Ultra Rare Card Pokemon Go 81/78 Near MintNM$36.00
  • Aug 1, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Dragonite VSTAR Holo Ultra Rare Card Pokemon Go 81/78 Near MintNM$38.00
  • Jul 17, 2026eBay — Dragonite VSTAR (Secret) #81/78 (Holo) (NM) Pokemon GO PGO PokemonNM$61.99
  • Jul 13, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Dragonite VSTAR Holo Ultra Rare Card Pokemon Go 81/78 Near MintNM$42.00
  • Jun 18, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Dragonite VSTAR Holo Ultra Rare Card Pokemon Go 81/78 Near MintNM$50.00
  • Jun 13, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Dragonite VSTAR Holo Ultra Rare Card Pokemon Go 81/78 Near MintNM$35.00
  • Jun 6, 2026eBay — Dragonite VStar Rainbow Rare - Pokemon Go - 81 - Near MintNM$49.99
  • May 24, 2026eBay — Dragonite VSTAR (Secret) 081/078 Pokémon GO Holo$40.00

By grade

  • Raw$41.0010 sales
  • CGC 10$46.204 sales
  • PSA 9$57.892 sales
  • PSA 10$1232 sales
  • CGC 9.5$28.801 sale
  • CGC 9$32.401 sale

From 20 completed sales recorded between Sep 22, 2025 and Aug 3, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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NOT WORTH IT

Based on 10 graded sales and 4,413,386 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Dragonite VSTAR is a Rare Rainbow Pokémon card from Pokémon GO (#81), illustrated by PLANETA Tsuji. It's a VSTAR Dragon-type Pokémon with 280 HP, evolving from Dragonite V. Its current blended market value is $48.82 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $130 — 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 21 August 2026.

The receipts

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Price history · Raw

1 Sept 202321 Aug 2026
Latest
$48.82
Period high
$49.22
Period low
$17.75
Change
119.6%
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Verified sales history10 in 90 daysreal completed listings

DateGradePriceCert
16 Aug 2026PSA 9$70.00#113516992
16 Aug 2026PSA 10$110.00#71280106
14 Aug 2026PSA 10$147.50#150397808
13 Aug 2026PSA 10$179.99#153661858
10 Aug 2026PSA 9$60.00#153759935
9 Aug 2026PSA 10$158.00#131023399
9 Aug 2026PSA 10$142.17#95580730
9 Aug 2026PSA 10$140.50#162681832
5 Aug 2026PSA 9$50.00#152963418
1 Aug 2026PSA 9$43.00#140626064

Should you grade it?

$24

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 57.3% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$10); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)57.3%
Expected return$24
PSA 10 best case+$10
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Dragonite VSTAR is a Secret / Rainbow in Pokémon GO — 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.

Secret / Rainbow2.5%12 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)57.3%2,195 of 3,830
PSA 925.1%963 of 3,830
PSA graded so far3,830
Gem Mint 102,195
Total graded3,830

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 gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$130.00$71+$102.7×
PSA 9$50.00$70$691.0×
PSA 8$30.00$70$890.6×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 3,830 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1057.3%$130.00
PSA 925.1%$50.00
PSA ≤817.5%$49.00

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 57% of 3,830 PSA-graded Dragonite VSTAR copies are a gem-mint 10 (2,195 of 3,830) — the rest grade lower.

PSA3,830 gradedPSA 10 · 2,195 · 57% gem
102,195
9963
8489
7104
650
515
43
34
22
CGC4,230 gradedCGC 10 · 1,572 · 37% gem
101,572
9.5156
91,332
8.5714
8258

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Dragonite VSTAR 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$49.16
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 2,195✓ 262 cert-verified$130$98$132
PSA 9pop 963$50$43$57
PSA 8pop 489✓ 22 cert-verified$30$29$39
PSA 7pop 104$25$13$25
PSA 6pop 50$20$20$20
PSA 5pop 15$11$11$11
“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.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$48.82
LPLightly Played$40.26
MPModerately Played$34.89
HPHeavily Played$25.74
DMGDamaged$24.47
7-day 0.7%
30-day 1.8%
90-day 8.1%
All-time high$51
All-time low$26
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost

For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $30 (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

45% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$34
PriceCharting$38
TCGplayer · dearest$49

Currently 45% 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 · 30dFlat +1%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 45% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

31% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$34

🔥 Trending in the community

#14 on the radar
Mentions this week8

Dragonite is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →

What people are saying: My rate on return is insane lately. · 319↑

Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Evolves from Dragonite V.

Giga Impact250
Water · Lightning · Colorless · Colorless

During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.

Draconic Star
Colorless

Look at the top 12 cards of your deck and attach any number of Water or Lightning Energy cards you find there to your Pokémon in any way you like. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)

Retreat 2

VSTAR rule: When your Pokémon VSTAR is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Dragon PokémonGEN IDratiniDragonairDragonite

An extremely rarely seen marine POKéMON. Its intelligence is said to match that of humans.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#81
RarityRare Rainbow
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesVSTAR
TypeDragon
HP280
Evolves fromDragonite V
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#149
Card IDpgo-81
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Dragonite VSTAR cards

There are 3 different Dragonite VSTAR printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Pokémon GO #81 (Rare Rainbow).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Dragonite VSTAR (Pokémon GO #81) worth?

As of 21 August 2026, Dragonite VSTAR from Pokémon GO is worth approximately $48.82 ungraded (near-mint), and around $130 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 Dragonite VSTAR?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Dragonite VSTAR from Pokémon GO is worth around $130 — roughly 3× the raw ungraded value of $48.82.

Should I grade my Dragonite VSTAR?

A PSA 10 sells for about $130 versus $48.82 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 Dragonite VSTAR rare?

Dragonite VSTAR is a Rare Rainbow card from Pokémon GO (card #81), illustrated by PLANETA Tsuji. Its current blended market value is $48.82 ungraded.

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