Pikachu VMAX
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence41 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon Pikachu VMAX 188/185 Secret Rainbow Rare Vivid Voltage$150
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Pokémon Pikachu VMAX 188/185 Vivid Voltage 2020 Secret Rainbow Rare Card TCG$143
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Rainbow Pikachu VMAX #188 2020 Pokemon Vivid Voltage Secret near mint.NM$165
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — PIKACHU VMAX 2020 POKEMON TCG SWORD & SHIELD VIVID VOLTAGE 188/185$36.00
- Aug 3, 2026eBay — Pikachu VMAX 188/185 Rainbow Rare Vivid Voltage Pokemon Holo LPLP$171
- Jul 30, 2026eBay — Pokemon Pikachu VMAX (Secret) 188/185 Vivid Voltage Holo English 310HP Rainbow$176
- Jul 30, 2026eBay — Pokemon Pikachu VMAX Rainbow Rare 188/185 Vivid Voltage$185
- Jul 30, 2026eBay — Pikachu VMAX 188/185 Secret Rainbow Rare Vivid Voltage Pokémon NM UngradedNM$125
By grade
- PSA 10$36071 sales
- Raw$15042 sales
- PSA 9$15833 sales
- CGC 10$29519 sales
- CGC 9$14110 sales
- BGS 9.5$2114 sales
- CGC 8.5$1203 sales
- CGC 9.5$1862 sales
From 190 completed sales recorded between Feb 19, 2024 and Aug 15, 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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GRADE ITBased on 147 graded sales and 4,428,856 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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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.
Pikachu VMAX is a Rare Rainbow Pokémon card from Vivid Voltage (#188), illustrated by aky CG Works. It's a VMAX Lightning-type Pokémon with 310 HP, evolving from Pikachu V, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $196.17 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $350 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 2× 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 history36 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.
Demand & liquidity
Last sold $180 · BGS 9.5 · 29 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 61% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$80); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Pikachu VMAX is a Secret / Rainbow in Vivid Voltage — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 18 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 724 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 | $350.00 | $73 | +$80 | 1.8× |
| PSA 9 | $160.00 | $72 | −$108 | 0.8× |
| PSA 8 | $148.15 | $71 | −$119 | 0.8× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 19,310 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 61% | $350.00 |
| PSA 9 | 27.8% | $160.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 11.3% | $196.00 |
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 61% of 19,310 PSA-graded Pikachu VMAX copies are a gem-mint 10 (11,770 of 19,310) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Pikachu VMAX 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
2020 Pokemon Sword & Shield Vivid Voltage Rainbow Rare Pikachu VMAX #188 PSA 10 GEM MINTPSA 10 · auction · Fanatics$185.00
2020 Pokemon Sword & Shield Vivid Voltage Rainbow Rare Pikachu VMAX #188 PSA 10 GEM MINTPSA 10 · auction · Fanatics$185.00
2020 Pokemon Sword & Shield Vivid Voltage Rainbow Rare Pikachu VMAX #188 PSA 10 GEM MINTPSA 10 · auction · Fanatics$185.00
2020 Pokemon Sword & Shield Vivid Voltage Rainbow Rare Pikachu VMAX #188 PSA 10 GEM MINTPSA 10 · auction · Fanatics$210.00Affiliate links — we may earn a commission. Prices shown are sold-based, not sponsored placements.
All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 11,770 | ✓ 121 cert-verified$350$334–$452 | |
| PSA 8pop 896 | $148$100–$155 | |
| PSA 7pop 382 | $143$90–$160 | |
| PSA 6pop 573 | $124$100–$133 | |
| PSA 5pop 226 | $71$55–$100 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
41% spreadCurrently 41% cheaper on PriceCharting than Cardmarket. 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.
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Pikachu V.
You may discard all Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 150 more damage.
VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Pikachu VMAX cards
There are 6 different Pikachu VMAX printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Vivid Voltage #188 (Rare Rainbow).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Pikachu VMAX (Vivid Voltage #188) worth?
As of 21 August 2026, Pikachu VMAX from Vivid Voltage is worth approximately $196.17 ungraded (near-mint), and around $350 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 Pikachu VMAX?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Pikachu VMAX from Vivid Voltage is worth around $350 — roughly 2× the raw ungraded value of $196.17.
Should I grade my Pikachu VMAX?
A PSA 10 sells for about $350 versus $196.17 raw — roughly a 2× 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 Pikachu VMAX rare?
Pikachu VMAX is a Rare Rainbow card from Vivid Voltage (card #188), illustrated by aky CG Works. Its current blended market value is $196.17 ungraded.
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