Zeraora VMAX (Japanese)
S12a: VSTAR Universe · 219/172 · Special Art Rare
Current Prices
Number
219/172
Rarity
Special Art Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Zeraora VMAX (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility
Zeraora VMAX (Japanese) 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 #219/172 of the S12a: VSTAR Universe 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 Zeraora VMAX (Japanese)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Zeraora VMAX (Japanese) (Ultra Rare, S12a: VSTAR Universe #219/172) changes hands at roughly $12.38, 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 $12.38, whereas a Lightly Played one slides to around $10.12. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Zeraora VMAX (Japanese) is valued near $33.00 — about 2.7x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Zeraora VMAX (Japanese): Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Zeraora VMAX (Japanese), the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Zeraora VMAX (Japanese) sits around $33.00 — roughly 2.7x 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 $22.00, CGC 10 $495.00, CGC 9.5 $12.50 — 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 | NEAR MINT | $11.97 | $11.97 | $11.97 | 33 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $31.00 | $31.00 | $31.00 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 10 | $496.00 | $496.00 | $496.00 | 10 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $23.89 | $23.89 | $23.89 | 7 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $495.00 | $495.00 | $495.00 | 42 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $80.00 | $80.00 | $80.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $18.99 | $18.99 | $18.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $33.00 | $33.00 | $33.00 | 36 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $7.70 | $7.70 | $7.70 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | 18 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | 4 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $10.12 | $12.99 | $12.99 | 11 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $12.38 | $12.35 | $13.00 | 254 |
Collector Outlook for Zeraora VMAX (Japanese)
As an Ultra Rare, Zeraora VMAX (Japanese) carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Zeraora VMAX (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
