Arceus VSTAR #176 value & price
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Arceus VSTAR #176 is the secret rare chase card from Brilliant Stars, the 2022 set that quietly became one of the most beloved releases in modern Pokemon history. Illustrated by 5ban Graphics, it shows Arceus in that glowing, almost cosmic gold treatment collectors just can't get enough of. If you're looking up Arceus VSTAR value, here's the short version: raw copies sit around $15, but a clean PSA 10 changes that story completely.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $15, up 21% over the past year, with an all-time high of $69 in February 2022.
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Arceus VSTAR price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 4,885 graded, only 2,751 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $80 | 2,751 | 2,102 / 649 |
| PSA 9 | $33 | 1,618 | 1,144 / 474 |
| PSA 8 | $22 | 359 | 252 / 107 |
| PSA 7 | $11 | 78 | 52 / 26 |
| PSA 6 | $9.50 | 37 | 27 / 10 |
| PSA 5 | $8.50 | 26 | 23 / 3 |
| PSA 4 | $7.00 | 10 | 7 / 3 |
| PSA 3 | $6.00 | 6 | 6 / - |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $15 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 176 of 186
- Rarity
- Secret Rare
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 280
- Stage
- VSTAR
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Released
- 2022
Attacks
- Trinity Nova200Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
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The collector's take on Arceus VSTAR
Is Arceus VSTAR worth grading?
So is Arceus VSTAR worth grading? It depends on what you pull and how patient you are. A raw copy books at $15, a Grade 9 jumps to $1,144, and a PSA 10 sits at $2,102, which works out to about 140.9 times the raw price. That's a huge gap, but gem mint 10s are genuinely hard to land on secret rares like this one since the gold foil shows every scratch and print line under grading lights. Add in grading fees, turnaround time, and the real chance your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10, and grading starts to look less like a sure bet and more like a calculated risk. If you've got a copy that looks flawless under a light and a loupe, it's worth the gamble. If it's got soft corners or edge wear, save your money and enjoy it raw.
How rare is Arceus VSTAR?
Across all grading companies combined, only 4,885 copies of this card have been graded, and of those, 2,751 have come back a perfect PSA 10. That's a big chunk of the population landing at the top grade, which tells you the card itself grades reasonably well when it's in good shape to begin with, but it also means the market isn't starving for 10s the way it is for some tougher secret rares. Still, with a population this modest overall, every graded copy carries some weight, and that scarcity is a big part of why the PSA 10 price holds so far above the raw and Grade 9 tiers.
Where can you pull Arceus VSTAR?
Here's the honest answer: we haven't recorded Arceus VSTAR being pulled on any of the pack sites we track. That doesn't mean it's impossible, it means it's the kind of secret rare that's genuinely rare to see hit live, even across the volume of pack breaks we monitor daily. Most collectors who own one didn't pull it themselves, they bought it on the secondary market from someone who did. If you're chasing this card specifically, opening packs is a long shot, and it's worth remembering that most pack openings don't pay off financially no matter how good the odds look on paper.
Questions people ask
How much is Arceus VSTAR worth?+
A raw, ungraded Arceus VSTAR #176 is valued at $15. Once graded, the value climbs fast, with a Grade 9 worth $1,144 and a PSA 10 reaching $2,102, so condition and grading make a massive difference to what this card is worth.
Is Arceus VSTAR worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 140.9 times the raw price. But gem mint copies are genuinely tough to pull off given the foil and print quality on secret rares, so only send in copies that look truly pristine before you spend on grading fees.
How much is a PSA 10 Arceus VSTAR worth?+
A PSA 10 Arceus VSTAR is currently valued at $2,102. That's out of 2,751 PSA 10 copies among the 4,885 total graded, so while it's not the rarest card out there, that top grade still commands a serious premium over raw or Grade 9 copies.
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