Vaporeon
SWSH09: Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery · TG02/TG30 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
TG02/TG30
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Vaporeon: Rarity & Collectibility
Vaporeon 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 #TG02/TG30 of the SWSH09: Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery 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 Vaporeon?
In 2026, a Near Mint Vaporeon (Ultra Rare, SWSH09: Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery #TG02/TG30) changes hands at roughly $18.20, 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 $18.20, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $8.15. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $18.20, Lightly Played $15.49, Moderately Played $12.46, Heavily Played $9.07, Damaged $8.15 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Vaporeon is valued near $189.99 — about 10x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Vaporeon: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Vaporeon, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Vaporeon sits around $189.99 — roughly 10x 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 $36.53, CGC 10 $175.00, CGC 9.5 $13.50 — 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 | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 8 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $15.10 | $11.99 | $17.00 | 174 |
| ebay | ACE 8 | $20.05 | $20.05 | $20.05 | 1 |
| ebay | ACE 9 | $28.67 | $28.67 | $28.67 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 8 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $175.00 | $175.00 | $175.00 | 38 |
| ebay | CGC 7 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $23.00 | $23.00 | $23.00 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $22.50 | $20.00 | $24.99 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $13.50 | $13.50 | $13.50 | 17 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $189.99 | $189.99 | $189.99 | 40 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $5.77 | $5.77 | $5.77 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 8 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $10.54 | $10.00 | $11.07 | 21 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 37 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $36.53 | $36.53 | $36.53 | 49 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | 2 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $170.00 | $170.00 | $170.00 | 4 |
| ebay | TAG 8 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 6 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $8.15 | $13.75 | $13.75 | 29 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $9.07 | $12.99 | $12.99 | 20 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $15.49 | $15.00 | $19.00 | 893 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $12.46 | $13.99 | $13.99 | 111 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $18.20 | $13.74 | $24.27 | 4,307 |
Collector Outlook for Vaporeon
As an Ultra Rare, Vaporeon 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 Vaporeon on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
