Chandelure VMAX #40 value & price
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Chandelure VMAX is one of those cards that stops you mid-shuffle, a big spooky Holo Rare VMAX from the 2021 Fusion Strike set, illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA with that gorgeous, flame-lit artwork. Collectors love it because it hits that sweet spot of striking design and real Pokemon VMAX presence without needing a secret rare price tag. If you are trying to pin down Chandelure VMAX value right now, the short answer is that it sits comfortably in budget collector territory, but with real upside if you land a clean copy.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $3.07, up 5% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.47 in May 2022.
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Chandelure VMAX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 677 graded, only 353 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $72 | 353 | 197 / 156 |
| PSA 9 | $24 | 216 | 90 / 126 |
| PSA 8 | $9.62 | 79 | 25 / 54 |
| PSA 7 | $8.00 | 17 | 6 / 11 |
| PSA 6 | $3.25 | 6 | 3 / 3 |
| PSA 5 | $3.00 | 4 | 3 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.07 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 40 of 284
- Rarity
- Holo Rare VMAX
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 320
- Stage
- VMAX
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- AKIRA EGAWA
- Released
- 2021
Attacks
- Max Poltergeist70×Fire · Colorless
Your opponent reveals their hand. This attack does 70 damage for each Trainer card you find there.
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The collector's take on Chandelure VMAX
Is Chandelure VMAX worth grading?
Here is the honest breakdown: a raw, ungraded Chandelure VMAX sits at $3, a Grade 9 jumps to $25, and a PSA 10 gem mint copy climbs all the way to $65, which works out to 21.9x the raw price. That is a real multiple, but it is worth remembering that grading fees, shipping, and turnaround time all eat into that gap, and VMAX cards with their glossy foil surfaces are notoriously easy to ding with a scratch or edge wear that keeps a copy out of gem mint territory. If your raw copy already looks sharp under a light, sending it in can make sense, but if it has any soft corners or surface haze, you might be paying to confirm a Grade 9 rather than chase that PSA 10 number.
How rare is Chandelure VMAX?
We do not have full population data to quote here, but Chandelure VMAX sits in the Holo Rare VMAX tier from Fusion Strike, a set that saw a healthy print run back in 2021, so raw copies are not hard to find on the secondary market. What is genuinely scarce is a copy that grades out at PSA 10, since VMAX foiling shows every whitening and scratch under a grader's light. That gap between plentiful raw supply and thin gem mint supply is exactly why the price curve jumps the way it does from $3 to $65.
Where can you pull Chandelure VMAX?
Across the pack sites we track, we have logged Chandelure VMAX pulled 2 times so far, both from tilt-rips, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $3 and the card showing up in a Pokemon Mini Pack. That is a thin sample, and it tells you plainly that this is not a card you should expect to rip open on demand. Most collectors who want one end up buying it outright on the secondary market rather than chasing it through pack breaks, and that is worth knowing before you spend money hoping to hit it, since opening packs is always a gamble and the odds rarely favor the buyer.
Questions people ask
How much is Chandelure VMAX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Chandelure VMAX is worth $3, while a Grade 9 copy sells for $25 and a PSA 10 gem mint copy reaches $65. So the value really depends on condition and whether the card has been graded.
Is Chandelure VMAX worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 21.9x the raw price, but you have to weigh grading fees against that upside. If your copy has any surface wear or soft corners, grading is more of a gamble than a sure thing.
What set is Chandelure VMAX from?+
Chandelure VMAX #40 comes from the Fusion Strike set, released in 2021. It is a Holo Rare VMAX illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA.
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