How rare is Zacian VSTAR?

Zacian VSTAR is an Ultra Rare, a headline chase card most Crown Zenith boosters never yield.

Is Zacian VSTAR a chase card?

Yes. As Ultra Rare #096/159, Zacian VSTAR is a genuine chase card — a top pull collectors specifically open packs hoping to hit.

What's a gem-mint (PSA 10) Zacian VSTAR worth?

A PSA 10 Zacian VSTAR is valued around $50.00 — roughly 34x a raw Near Mint copy (about $1.49). That premium reflects how few examples earn a perfect grade.

What makes Zacian VSTAR collectible?

Zacian VSTAR combines its Ultra Rare rarity from Crown Zenith, the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and a thin gem-mint population at the highest grades. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Zacian VSTAR

Name: Zacian VSTAR - Crown Zenith (096/159)
Brand: Pokemon

Crown Zenith · 096/159 · Ultra Rare

Current Prices

Market Price $1.49

Low $0.94

High $2.49

PSA 10 $50.00

PSA 9 $10.50

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

Crown Zenith

Number

096/159

Rarity

Ultra Rare

Variant

Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jun 9, 2026

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Zacian VSTAR: Rarity & Collectibility

Zacian VSTAR in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #096/159 of the Crown Zenith set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.

How Rare & Valuable Is Zacian VSTAR?

In 2026, a Near Mint Zacian VSTAR (Ultra Rare, Crown Zenith #096/159) changes hands at roughly $1.49, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $1.49, whereas a Heavily Played one slides to around $0.12. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $1.49, Lightly Played $1.37, Moderately Played $1.89, Heavily Played $0.12 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Zacian VSTAR is valued near $50.00 — about 34x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.

Graded Zacian VSTAR: Gem Mint & Population

For a chase card like Zacian VSTAR, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Zacian VSTAR sits around $50.00 — roughly 34x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $10.50, CGC 10 $20.00, CGC 9.5 $8.39 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
ebay	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$2.56	$2.56	$2.56	2
ebay	NEAR MINT	$2.00	$2.00	$2.00	138
ebay	CGC 10	$20.00	$20.00	$20.00	29
ebay	CGC 8 5	$4.00	$4.00	$4.00	1
ebay	CGC 9	$12.74	$12.74	$12.74	3
ebay	CGC 9 5	$8.39	$8.39	$8.39	6
ebay	PSA 10	$50.00	$50.00	$50.00	37
ebay	PSA 8	$14.95	$14.95	$14.95	3
ebay	PSA 9	$10.50	$10.50	$10.50	28
ebay	SGC 10	$20.00	$20.00	$20.00	1
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$0.12	$0.12	$0.12	1
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$1.37	$0.95	$2.00	300
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$1.89	$1.89	$1.89	11
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$1.49	$0.94	$2.49	3,657

Collector Outlook for Zacian VSTAR

As an Ultra Rare, Zacian VSTAR carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. Collect it for completeness and the joy of the hunt; its appeal is the set, not the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Zacian VSTAR on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.