Charizard VMAX #74 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 3 Sept 2026Related Charizard VMAX & chase cards
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Charizard VMAX #74 is the Secret Rare showstopper from the 2020 Champion's Path set, painted by aky CG Works in that oversized, larger-than-life style Charizard fans go crazy for. If you're trying to pin down Charizard VMAX value right now, the short answer is that raw copies sit around $179, but that number tells only part of the story once grading enters the picture. It's one of those cards that shows up in nearly every 'best Charizard' conversation, and for good reason.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $153, down 12% over the past year, with an all-time high of $286 in February 2021.
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Charizard VMAX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 33,308 graded, only 22,319 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $298 | 22,319 | 20,314 / 2,005 |
| PSA 9 | $170 | 9,182 | 7,322 / 1,860 |
| PSA 8 | $139 | 1,332 | 1,006 / 326 |
| PSA 7 | $111 | 223 | 194 / 29 |
| PSA 6 | $90 | 140 | 132 / 8 |
| PSA 5 | $89 | 66 | 63 / 3 |
| PSA 4 | $75 | 21 | 20 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $64 | 13 | 12 / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $58 | 8 | 7 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | - | 4 | 4 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $153 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 74 of 80
- Rarity
- Secret Rare
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 330
- Stage
- VMAX
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- aky CG Works
- Released
- 2020
Attacks
- Claw Slash100Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
- G-Max Wildfire300Fire · Fire · Fire · Colorless · Colorless
Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.
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The collector's take on Charizard VMAX
Is Charizard VMAX worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw Charizard VMAX sits at $179, while a PSA 10 comes in at $20,314, which works out to roughly 113.6 times the ungraded price. That's a huge gap, and it's the kind of number that gets people reaching for their bubble mailers. A Grade 9 still lands a respectable $7,322, so even a near-miss on gem mint isn't a disaster. But grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10, especially with a card that saw as much handling and pack-fresh wear as this one did in 2020. If your copy is sharp, centered well, and free of whitening on that black border, it's worth the gamble. If it's got soft corners or a scratch you're hoping the grader misses, save yourself the fee and enjoy it raw.
How rare is Charizard VMAX?
Population numbers tell an interesting story here. There are 33,291 total graded copies of Charizard VMAX on record, and out of those, 22,307 have come back as PSA 10. That means gem mint isn't rare in the way some vintage cards are, this one seems to grade well when submitted in good shape, which helps explain why the PSA 10 price, while high, isn't astronomical for a modern chase card. The scarcity that matters most here is really about condition at the raw level: finding a copy sharp enough to survive grading untouched is the real challenge, not the grading pool itself.
Where can you pull Charizard VMAX?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pulls across pack sites, not just price guide estimates. We've recorded Charizard VMAX pulled 6 times, all across courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull value coming in at $24. It's shown up in Pokémon Starter Pack openings specifically. That's a pretty thin trail for a card worth this much, which tells you plainly: most people chasing this card these days are buying it on the secondary market rather than pulling it themselves. Worth remembering too, opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering what you spent.
Questions people ask
How much is Charizard VMAX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Charizard VMAX #74 is currently valued at $179. Once graded, that number jumps sharply, with a Grade 9 worth $7,322 and a PSA 10 worth $20,314. The grading really is where the Charizard VMAX price changes dramatically.
Is Charizard VMAX worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 113.6 times the raw price. With 22,307 of the 33,291 graded copies already coming back as PSA 10, the card does seem to grade well, but you'll still want a clean, well-centered copy before paying for grading.
What set is Charizard VMAX from?+
Charizard VMAX #74 comes from the Champion's Path set, released in 2020. It's a Secret Rare illustrated by aky CG Works, and it remains one of the most searched Charizard cards from that era.
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