Zeraora VSTAR (Japanese)
S12a: VSTAR Universe · 220/172 · Special Art Rare
Current Prices
Number
220/172
Rarity
Special Art Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Zeraora VSTAR (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility
Zeraora VSTAR (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 #220/172 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 VSTAR (Japanese)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Zeraora VSTAR (Japanese) (Ultra Rare, S12a: VSTAR Universe #220/172) changes hands at roughly $11.02, 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 $11.02, whereas a Lightly Played one slides to around $9.22. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Zeraora VSTAR (Japanese) is valued near $47.99 — about 4.4x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Zeraora VSTAR (Japanese): Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Zeraora VSTAR (Japanese), the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Zeraora VSTAR (Japanese) sits around $47.99 — roughly 4.4x 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 $18.40, CGC 10 $37.50, CGC 9.5 $26.96 — 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 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | 3 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $15.90 | $15.90 | $15.90 | 32 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $47.50 | $47.50 | $47.50 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 10 | $41.53 | $41.53 | $41.53 | 11 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 5 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $37.50 | $37.50 | $37.50 | 50 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $25.99 | $25.99 | $25.99 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $26.96 | $26.96 | $26.96 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $47.99 | $47.99 | $47.99 | 35 |
| ebay | PSA 4 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $18.40 | $18.40 | $18.40 | 29 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $9.22 | $9.22 | $9.22 | 13 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $11.02 | $10.50 | $11.83 | 309 |
Collector Outlook for Zeraora VSTAR (Japanese)
As an Ultra Rare, Zeraora VSTAR (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 VSTAR (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
