Charizard VMax #SWSH261 value & price
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Charizard VMax #SWSH261 is one of those promo cards that gets collectors talking, a full art Charizard VMax pulled from the Pokemon Promo set that carries the same weight and demand as any mainline chase card. Right now the Charizard VMax #SWSH261 value sits at $41 raw, which tells you plenty about how much collectors still want this one even ungraded. If you're trying to figure out the Charizard VMax #SWSH261 price today, or just how much is Charizard VMax #SWSH261 worth in top condition, the short answer is that grading changes everything here.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $40, down 21% over the past year, with an all-time high of $50 in September 2025.
Recent pulls of Charizard VMax #SWSH261
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$228RawBest of Sword & ShieldPacks · 37m ago
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$46CommonPokemon Premium PackTilt Rips · 53m ago
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Charizard VMax #SWSH261 price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 43,448 graded, only 9,805 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $804 | 9,805 |
| PSA 9 | $79 | 23,607 |
| PSA 8 | $46 | 8,261 |
| PSA 7 | $41 | 1,270 |
| PSA 6 | $34 | 328 |
| PSA 5 | $23 | 101 |
| PSA 4 | $19 | 59 |
| PSA 3 | $18 | 6 |
| PSA 2 | $16 | 4 |
| PSA 1 | - | 7 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $44 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
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The collector's take on Charizard VMax #SWSH261
Is Charizard VMax #SWSH261 worth grading?
Here's where it gets interesting. A raw copy sits at $41, a Grade 9 climbs to $71, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $718, which works out to about 17.5 times the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's the kind of jump that makes grading tempting. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a card like this, full art holos show every little edge ding and print line under a grader's light, so plenty of copies that look perfect to the naked eye come back as an 8 or 9 instead. Factor in grading fees and turnaround time before you send one off, and only do it if the card is centered well and clean under a loupe. If you're chasing the charizard vmax promo value at the top end, it's worth it when the copy is right, risky when it's not.
How rare is Charizard VMax #SWSH261?
Across all grading submissions, 43,448 copies of this card have been graded, and of those, 9,805 came back PSA 10. That's roughly a quarter of graded copies hitting gem mint, which is actually a decent rate for a card this popular, but it also means three out of four graded copies land somewhere lower. The population size shows this card has been opened and submitted a lot, so scarcity here isn't about total numbers, it's about condition. A true PSA 10 still stands out in a pool this large, and that's exactly why the price sits where it does.
Where can you pull Charizard VMax #SWSH261?
PackSpy has tracked this card being pulled 71 times across collector-crypt, tilt-rips, courtyard, lastpack, and packs, so it does show up if you're opening the right products. It's turned up in packs like the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Premium Pack, and Pokémon Master Pack. The biggest recorded pull of this exact card hit $16,097, which is the kind of number that keeps people opening packs, but it's worth being honest here: most rips don't pay for themselves, and pulling something like this is the exception, not the rule. That's the value of tracking real pull data across sites rather than guessing, you get to see where this card actually shows up instead of hoping.
Questions people ask
How much is Charizard VMax #SWSH261 worth?+
Raw copies sit around $41, a Grade 9 goes for $71, and a PSA 10 reaches $718. The jump between grades is significant, so condition matters a lot when pricing this one out.
Is Charizard VMax #SWSH261 worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 17.5 times the raw price. But gem mint copies aren't guaranteed, so only send in copies that look genuinely clean and well centered before paying grading fees.
What set is Charizard VMax #SWSH261 from?+
It's from the Pokemon Promo set, which is why you'll see it turn up across various pack products rather than a single main set release.
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