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Check your printing2 different Alolan Vulpix VSTAR printings exist — is this your card? Silver Tempest #197
Alolan Vulpix VSTAR Silver Tempest #197 Pokémon card
Rare Rainbow

Alolan Vulpix VSTAR

Silver Tempest · 197/195 · Illustrated by PLANETA Hiiragi
240 HPWaterPokémonVSTAR

Market value · ungraded

$28.10 9.2% · 30d
Confidencemedium
Range$12$28
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. TCGplayer + Cardmarket. Updated 20 August 2026. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$28.10

What this price is based on

High confidence

27 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.

Median · Raw$20.0034 sales
Trimmed mean$20.35outliers removed
Range$10.50$31.70lowest to highest sale
Sales rate8/mo48 recorded

Recent Raw sales

  • Aug 17, 2026eBay — Alolan Vulpix VSTAR #197 Pokemon Silver Tempest$27.00
  • Aug 8, 2026eBay — Alolan Vulpix VSTAR 197/195 - Silver Tempest Pokemon TCG - NMNM$31.70
  • Aug 6, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Silver Tempest Alolan Vulpix VSTAR Holo Rainbow Rare Card 197/195$23.00
  • Aug 5, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Alolan Vulpix VSTAR Sword & Shield - Silver Tempest 197/195 Holo...$15.00
  • Jul 28, 2026eBay — Alolan Vulpix VSTAR 197/195 - 2022 Silver Tempest Holo Pokemon Card$16.99
  • Jul 27, 2026eBay — Alolan Vulpix VSTAR 197/195 Rainbow Rare Silver Tempest Pokemon Holo Near MintNM$19.99
  • Jul 24, 2026eBay — Alolan Vulpix VSTAR (Secret) 197/195 Rainbow Rare Silver Tempest Pokémon TCG$19.99
  • Jul 23, 2026eBay — Alolan Vulpix VSTAR (Secret) 197/195 Rainbow Rare Silver Tempest Pokémon TCG$21.50

By grade

  • Raw$20.0034 sales
  • CGC 10$45.005 sales
  • PSA 10$1053 sales
  • PSA 9$22.592 sales
  • SGC 9.5$21.001 sale
  • PSA 8$26.991 sale
  • CGC 9.5$49.591 sale
  • BGS 9.5$79.991 sale

From 48 completed sales recorded between Feb 5, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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NOT WORTH IT

Based on 14 graded sales and 4,410,847 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Alolan Vulpix VSTAR is a Rare Rainbow Pokémon card from Silver Tempest (#197), illustrated by PLANETA Hiiragi. It's a VSTAR Water-type Pokémon with 240 HP, evolving from Alolan Vulpix V, weak to Metal ×2. Its current blended market value is $28.10 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $80 — 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 20 August 2026.

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Price history · Raw

1 Sept 202320 Aug 2026
Latest
$28.10
Period high
$28.73
Period low
$9.14
Change
96.6%
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Verified sales history10 in 90 daysreal completed listings

DateGradePriceCert
15 Aug 2026PSA 10$69.00#137489075
12 Aug 2026PSA 10$75.00#109681874
8 Aug 2026PSA 10$77.50#77389431
5 Aug 2026PSA 9$35.00#104328689
26 Jul 2026PSA 10$173.26#96604776
26 Jul 2026PSA 9$25.99#142826596
24 Jul 2026PSA 10$66.02#135225235
20 Jul 2026PSA 9$19.20#148672296
19 Jul 2026PSA 10$71.00#102381861
16 Jul 2026PSA 9$29.99#133029150

Should you grade it?

$46

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 50.5% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case $19); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)50.5%
Expected return$46
PSA 10 best case$19
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Alolan Vulpix VSTAR is a Secret / Rainbow in Silver Tempest — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 26 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 1,045 packs.

Secret / Rainbow2.5%26 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)50.5%651 of 1,289
PSA 936.8%474 of 1,289
PSA graded so far1,289
Gem Mint 10651
Total graded1,289

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$80.00$71$192.8×
PSA 9$25.00$70$730.9×
PSA 8$15.00$70$830.5×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,289 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1050.5%$80.00
PSA 936.8%$25.00
PSA ≤812.7%$28.00

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 51% of 1,289 PSA-graded Alolan Vulpix VSTAR copies are a gem-mint 10 (651 of 1,289) — the rest grade lower.

PSA1,289 gradedPSA 10 · 651 · 51% gem
10651
9474
8130
726
64
41
CGC1,728 gradedCGC 10 · 870 · 50% gem
10870
9.5156
9546
8.596
830

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Alolan Vulpix 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)$28.10
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 651✓ 108 cert-verified$80$80$115
PSA 8pop 130✓ 7 cert-verified$15$15$20
PSA 7pop 26$1$1$1
“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$28.10
LPLightly Played$17.46
HPHeavily Played$15.30
DMGDamaged$9.13
7-day 0.5%
30-day 6.8%
90-day 23.8%
All-time high$28
All-time low$16
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

125% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$12
PriceCharting$24
TCGplayer · dearest$27

Currently 125% 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 +9%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 125% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

56% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$12
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Evolves from Alolan Vulpix V.

Snow Mirage160
Water · Colorless · Colorless

This attack's damage isn't affected by any effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon. During your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Pokémon that have an Ability.

Silvery Snow Star70×

This attack does 70 damage for each of your opponent's Pokémon V in play. This damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)

Weakness Metal ×2Retreat 1

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

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#197
RarityRare Rainbow
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesVSTAR
TypeWater
HP240
Evolves fromAlolan Vulpix V
WeaknessMetal ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#37
Card IDswsh12-197
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Alolan Vulpix VSTAR cards

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Alolan Vulpix VSTAR (Silver Tempest #197) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Alolan Vulpix VSTAR from Silver Tempest is worth approximately $28.10 ungraded (near-mint), and around $80 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 Alolan Vulpix VSTAR?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Alolan Vulpix VSTAR from Silver Tempest is worth around $80 — roughly 3× the raw ungraded value of $28.10.

Should I grade my Alolan Vulpix VSTAR?

A PSA 10 sells for about $80 versus $28.10 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 Alolan Vulpix VSTAR rare?

Alolan Vulpix VSTAR is a Rare Rainbow card from Silver Tempest (card #197), illustrated by PLANETA Hiiragi. Its current blended market value is $28.10 ungraded.

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