Pikachu VMAX
SWSH04: Vivid Voltage · 044/185 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
044/185
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Pikachu VMAX: Rarity & Collectibility
Pikachu VMAX 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 #044/185 of the SWSH04: Vivid Voltage 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 Pikachu VMAX?
In 2026, a Near Mint Pikachu VMAX (Ultra Rare, SWSH04: Vivid Voltage #044/185) changes hands at roughly $10.56, 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 $10.56, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $3.68. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $10.56, Lightly Played $8.19, Moderately Played $5.82, Heavily Played $6.07, Damaged $3.68 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Pikachu VMAX is valued near $79.99 — about 7.6x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Pikachu VMAX: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Pikachu VMAX, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Pikachu VMAX sits around $79.99 — roughly 7.6x 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 $29.00, CGC 10 $26.00, CGC 9.5 $100.00 — 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 | $8.44 | $8.44 | $8.44 | 5 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $10.01 | $7.50 | $11.55 | 184 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $63.56 | $63.56 | $63.56 | 3 |
| ebay | ACE 8 | $30.96 | $30.96 | $30.96 | 2 |
| ebay | ACE 9 | $23.98 | $23.98 | $23.98 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 10 | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | 22 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | 13 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $26.00 | $26.00 | $26.00 | 40 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $20.34 | $20.34 | $20.34 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $12.51 | $12.51 | $12.51 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 9 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 17 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | 26 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $79.99 | $79.99 | $79.99 | 103 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 12 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 12 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 21 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $29.00 | $29.00 | $29.00 | 34 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $15.50 | $15.50 | $15.50 | 7 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $3.68 | $3.68 | $3.68 | 24 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $6.07 | $6.07 | $6.07 | 16 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $8.19 | $7.00 | $8.59 | 355 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.82 | 51 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $10.56 | $4.01 | $19.99 | 3,052 |
Collector Outlook for Pikachu VMAX
As an Ultra Rare, Pikachu VMAX 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 Pikachu VMAX on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
