Dragonite VSTAR81/78 · Pokémon GO Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$302 sold · 90d · pop 519
- PSA 9$543 sold · 90d · pop 1,023
- PSA 10$13014 sold · 90d · pop 2,274
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Pokémon GO #81/78, 2022. 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.
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An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Dragonite VSTAR is a Rare Rainbow Pokémon card from Pokémon GO (#81, released 2022), illustrated by PLANETA Tsuji. It's a VSTAR Dragon-type Pokémon with 280 HP, evolving from Dragonite V. It's listed among our rainbow rares. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 15 September 2026.
Dragonite VSTAR price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
High confidence8 sales in 90 days, closely clustered. · Very liquid — Sells often
5 of 10 verified sales were competitive auctions — this price reflects real bidding, not asking prices. A graded copy trades roughly every day (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- PSA 10$15015 sales · 14 in 90d, sells regularly
- Raw$42.0013 sales · 8 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 10$51.606 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 9$72.004 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$26.742 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- CGC 9$41.202 sales
- CGC 7.5$27.752 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- TAG 10$1071 sale
Is Dragonite VSTAR worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 10 — worth $150 against the $123 you put in. The money is in the 1 in 1 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $54–$150. Averaged over every outcome that is −$19 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
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.
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 | $130.00 | $71 | +$7 | 2.5× |
| PSA 9 | $53.63 | $71 | −$69 | 1.0× |
| PSA 8 | $30.00 | $70 | −$92 | 0.6× |
⚖️ 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:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 — typical | 57.3% | $149.99 |
| PSA 9 | 25.1% | $53.63 |
| PSA 8 | 12.8% | $30.00 |
| PSA 7 | 2.7% | $24.83 |
| PSA 6 | 1.3% | $20.00 |
| PSA 5 | 0.4% | $11.00 |
| PSA 4 | 0.1% | $11.00 |
| PSA 3 | 0.1% | $11.00 |
| PSA 2 | 0.1% | $11.00 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 0.1% | $52.20 |
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
2,274 of the 4,006 PSA-graded Dragonite VSTAR copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 57%. 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 4,006.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 730.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Dragonite VSTAR 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokémon Dragonite VSTAR Ultra Rare Holo 280 HP Card Pokémon GO 081/078Raw · eBay$20.00
Pokemon TCG Dragonite VSTAR Secret Rare Holo Pokémon GO 081/078 EnglishRaw · eBay$32.00
Pokemon TCG Dragonite VSTAR 081/078 Secret Rare Rainbow Hyper Rare HoloRaw · eBay$32.00
Pokemon TCG Dragonite VSTAR 081/078 Pokemon GO Secret Rare Holo Eng 280 HPRaw · eBay$34.34
Dragonite VSTAR 081/078 Pokémon GO Secret Rare Holo MP ConditionRaw · eBay$35.00
Pokemon TCG Dragonite VSTAR 081/078 Pokemon GO Secret Rare Full Art Holo ENGRaw · eBay$35.00Cheapest raw copy $20.00 — 62% below our near-mint estimate of $52
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 2,274 | ✓ 262 cert-verified$130$98–$132 | |
| PSA 9pop 1,023 | $54$46–$62 | |
| PSA 8pop 519 | ✓ 22 cert-verified$30$29–$39 | |
| PSA 7pop 112 | modelled$25$13–$25 | |
| PSA 6pop 52 | modelled$20$20–$20 | |
| PSA 5pop 17 | modelled$11$11–$11 |
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 $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
21% spreadCurrently 21% 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.
🇪🇺 Europe price · eBay sold
🔥 Trending in the community
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Dragonite V.
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.
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.)
VSTAR rule: When your Pokémon VSTAR is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
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 15 September 2026, Dragonite VSTAR from Pokémon GO is worth approximately $52.20 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 2.5× the raw ungraded value of $52.20.
Should I grade my Dragonite VSTAR?
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 Dragonite VSTAR rare?
Dragonite VSTAR is a Rare Rainbow card from Pokémon GO (card #81).
How do I know if my Dragonite VSTAR 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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