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Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (Secret) (208) Pokemon card from SWSH10: Astral Radiance

Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (Secret) (208)

SWSH10: Astral Radiance · 208/189 · Secret Rare

Current Prices

Market Price $9.39
Low $9.35
High $10.15
PSA 10 $70.11
PSA 9 $19.99
30-Day Trend +0.0%

Number

208/189

Rarity

Secret Rare

Variant

Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jun 9, 2026

Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (Secret) (208): Rarity & Collectibility

Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (Secret) (208) in its sought-after Holofoil variant is a Secret Rare — a top-of-the-set short print and one of the toughest cards to land in the wild. Cataloged as Secret Rare #208/189 of the SWSH10: Astral Radiance 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 Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (Secret) (208)?

In 2026, a Near Mint Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (Secret) (208) (Secret Rare, SWSH10: Astral Radiance #208/189) changes hands at roughly $9.39, 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 $9.39, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $5.00. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $9.39, Lightly Played $8.13, Moderately Played $7.88, Heavily Played $8.00, Damaged $5.00 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (Secret) (208) is valued near $70.11 — about 7.5x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.

Graded Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (Secret) (208): Gem Mint & Population

For a chase card like Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (Secret) (208), the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (Secret) (208) sits around $70.11 — roughly 7.5x 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 $19.99, CGC 10 $20.00, BGS 9.5 $32.27 — 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

SourceCondition / GradeAverage
ebayLIGHTLY PLAYED$7.00
ebayNEAR MINT$9.00
ebayBGS 10$50.00
ebayBGS 8 5$18.52
ebayBGS 9$6.00
ebayBGS 9 5$32.27
ebayCGC 10$20.00
ebayCGC 8 5$9.99
ebayCGC 9$14.50
ebayPSA 10$70.11
ebayPSA 7$11.50
ebayPSA 8$15.00
ebayPSA 9$19.99
ebaySGC 9 5$8.50
ebayTAG 10$64.99
tcgplayerDAMAGED$5.00
tcgplayerHEAVILY PLAYED$8.00
tcgplayerLIGHTLY PLAYED$8.13
tcgplayerMODERATELY PLAYED$7.88
tcgplayerNEAR MINT$9.39

Collector Outlook for Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (Secret) (208)

Secret Rares like Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (Secret) (208) are scarce by design, and that built-in shortage is what underpins their long-term collectibility. 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 Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (Secret) (208) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.

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