Question 1

Is Dark Vaporeon worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is Dark Vaporeon worth grading? Here's the honest breakdown. A raw copy goes for $19, a Grade 9 sits at $94, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $610, which works out to about 32.1 times the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's tempting to send every copy you own off to get graded. But gem mint 10s are genuinely hard to land, especially on a 1st edition card from 2000 where two decades of handling and print quirks work against you. Grading costs money and time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9, so weigh the Dark Vaporeon price at each grade tier against what you're paying to submit it before you commit.

Question 2

How rare is Dark Vaporeon?

Accepted Answer

Across all grading services combined, there are 4,041 graded copies of Dark Vaporeon on record, and only 440 of those have earned a PSA 10. That means gem mint copies make up a fairly small slice of the total population, which helps explain why the jump in price at PSA 10 is so dramatic. When you're looking at a card with this kind of population spread, the takeaway is simple: plenty of copies exist in the world, but pristine ones are the real prize, and that scarcity at the top is exactly what drives the Dark Vaporeon value higher the closer you get to a perfect grade.

Question 3

Where can you pull Dark Vaporeon?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pulls across live pack-opening sites, not just guide prices. Dark Vaporeon has been pulled 16 times across mnstr, collector-crypt, and courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $218. We've seen it show up in Pack 1, the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and the Pokémon Ultra Pack. If you're chasing this one through packs, know that it's not a guaranteed hit and opening packs is ultimately a gamble where most rips don't pay off, but our pull history at least gives you a real look at where it's actually turned up rather than just a theoretical odds sheet.

Question 4

How much is Dark Vaporeon worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw or ungraded copy of Dark Vaporeon is valued at $19. Once graded, that value climbs, with a Grade 9 worth $94 and a PSA 10 reaching $610, so how much Dark Vaporeon is worth really depends on the grade you're holding.

Question 5

Is Dark Vaporeon worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 32.1 times the raw price of $19. Just remember gem mint copies are hard to come by, only 440 out of 4,041 graded copies have hit PSA 10, so it's worth going in with realistic expectations about the cost and outcome of grading.

Question 6

What set is Dark Vaporeon from?

Accepted Answer

Dark Vaporeon 1st Edition #45 comes from the Team Rocket set, released back in 2000. It's an Uncommon card illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, and it's remained a favorite among collectors from that era ever since.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$606	443	332 / 111
PSA 9	$95	1,525	1,164 / 361
PSA 8	$47	1,373	926 / 447
PSA 7	$35	473	356 / 117
PSA 6	$15	196	160 / 36
PSA 5	$12	86	73 / 13
PSA 4	$12	27	21 / 6
PSA 3	$9.50	10	10 / -
PSA 2	$9.00	1	1 / -
PSA 1	$54	19	19 / -
Raw / Ungraded	$19	-	-

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