Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence16 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pokemon Volcanion #XY185 Holo Rare Black Star Promo Card ☆Near-Mint☆ SeePhotosNM$12.87
- Aug 5, 2026eBay — Volcanion XY185 XY Black Star Promo Holo NM Pokémon TCGNM$19.99
- Aug 2, 2026eBay — Volcanion - XY185 - Black Star Promo - Pokemon Card - NM/MNM$28.26
- Jul 31, 2026eBay — Volcanion - XY185 - Black Star Promo - Pokemon Card - LPLP$17.66
- Jul 28, 2026eBay — Volcanion XY185 Ultra Rare Black Star Promo Pokemon Card$27.48
- Jul 15, 2026eBay — Volcanion XY185 XY Holo Promo Black Star Pokemon Card TCG$8.09
- Jul 12, 2026eBay — Volcanion XY185 Pokemon Black Star Promo Holo NMNM$11.00
- Jul 5, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Volcanion X&Y Black Star Promo Holo Card XY185$9.99
By grade
- Raw$12.0023 sales
- PSA 10$45511 sales
- PSA 9$36.003 sales
- PSA 8$32.501 sale
- PSA 7$49.951 sale
- PSA 5$19.991 sale
From 40 completed sales recorded between May 12, 2026 and Aug 14, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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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.
Volcanion is a Promo Pokémon card from XY Black Star Promos (#XY185), illustrated by Hasuno. It's a Basic Fire-type Pokémon with 130 HP, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $11.09 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $375 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 34× 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.
The receipts
Graded a PSA 10? See its cert-verified sales and price history → — individual sales PSA tied to a specific slab, each with a cert number you can check.
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history10 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
| Date | Grade | Price | Cert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $509.00 | #130107422 ✓ |
| 6 Aug 2026 | PSA 9 | $28.00 | #125953505 ✓ |
| 3 Aug 2026 | PSA 5 | $19.99 | #126866223 ✓ |
| 3 Aug 2026 | PSA 8 | $19.50 | #154808875 ✓ |
| 1 Aug 2026 | PSA 7 | $40.00 | #116008931 ✓ |
| 31 Jul 2026 | PSA 9 | $40.00 | #137847500 ✓ |
| 25 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $523.00 | #118894305 ✓ |
| 24 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $539.99 | #27538201 ✓ |
| 24 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $549.00 | #136241888 ✓ |
| 21 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $500.00 | #135755856 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 40.2% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$290); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Volcanion is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
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 | $375.00 | $74 | +$290 | 33.8× |
| PSA 9 | $40.00 | $70 | −$41 | 3.6× |
| PSA 8 | $33.00 | $70 | −$48 | 3.0× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 976 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 40.2% | $375.00 |
| PSA 9 | 39.4% | $40.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 20.4% | $11.00 |
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 40% of 976 PSA-graded Volcanion copies are a gem-mint 10 (392 of 976) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Volcanion 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 392 | ✓ 96 cert-verified$375$255–$375 | |
| PSA 9pop 385 | ✓ 33 cert-verified$40$40–$55 | |
| PSA 8pop 125 | ✓ 5 cert-verified$33$13–$43 | |
| PSA 7pop 41 | $20$20–$20 | |
| PSA 5pop 9 | $20$20–$20 |
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 $40 (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
34% spreadCurrently 34% cheaper on TCGplayer 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.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Flip a coin for each Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads.
Your opponent switches his or her Active Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
“It expels its internal steam from the arms on its back. It has enough power to blow away a mountain.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
It lets out billows of steam and disappears into the dense fog. It’s said to live in mountains where humans do not tread.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Volcanion cards
There are 9 different Volcanion printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is XY Black Star Promos #XY185 (Promo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Volcanion (XY Black Star Promos #XY185) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Volcanion from XY Black Star Promos is worth approximately $11.09 ungraded (near-mint), and around $375 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 Volcanion?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Volcanion from XY Black Star Promos is worth around $375 — roughly 34× the raw ungraded value of $11.09.
Should I grade my Volcanion?
A PSA 10 sells for about $375 versus $11.09 raw — roughly a 34× 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 Volcanion rare?
Volcanion is a Promo card from XY Black Star Promos (card #XY185), illustrated by Hasuno. Its current blended market value is $11.09 ungraded.
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