Darkrai VSTAR #99 value & price
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Darkrai VSTAR #99 comes from the Astral Radiance set, released back in 2022, and it's one of those Holo Rare VSTAR cards that collectors keep coming back to, thanks to the moody 5ban Graphics artwork that captures the Pitch-Black Pokemon perfectly. If you're trying to pin down Darkrai VSTAR value right now, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $2, while a sharp PSA 10 climbs all the way to $242. That gap alone tells you there's a real story here about condition, and it's worth understanding before you buy, sell, or send one off to be graded.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.41, down 7% over the past year, with an all-time high of $20 in May 2022.
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Darkrai VSTAR price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 9,578 graded, only 1,727 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $63 | 1,727 | 242 / 1,485 |
| PSA 9 | $11 | 5,122 | 232 / 4,890 |
| PSA 8 | $7.16 | 2,684 | 85 / 2,599 |
| PSA 7 | - | 24 | 9 / 15 |
| PSA 6 | $7.50 | 12 | 8 / 4 |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | 6 | 4 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.41 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 99 of 216
- Rarity
- Holo Rare VSTAR
- Type
- Darkness
- HP
- 270
- Stage
- VSTAR
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Released
- 2022
Attacks
- Dark Pulse30+Colorless · Colorless
This attack does 30 more damage for each Darkness Energy attached to all of your Pokémon.
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The collector's take on Darkrai VSTAR
Is Darkrai VSTAR worth grading?
Here's the honest math on Darkrai VSTAR price when it comes to grading: a raw copy is worth about $2, but a PSA 10 sells for $242, which works out to roughly 110.0x the ungraded value. That's a genuinely big jump, and it's the kind of number that makes grading tempting. But gem mint is called gem mint for a reason, it's hard to hit. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9, which sits at $232, still solid but noticeably behind. If your copy has sharp corners, clean edges and centering that looks right to your eye, it might be worth the gamble. If it's got soft corners or print lines, save your grading fee and enjoy it raw.
How rare is Darkrai VSTAR?
Across every grading submission on record, there are 9,549 graded copies of Darkrai VSTAR out there, and of those, only 1,724 have earned the coveted PSA 10 label. That's a meaningful chunk, so gem mint copies aren't exactly whisper-rare, but they're also far from common when you consider how many raw copies never even get submitted. What this tells you is that the PSA 10 population is a real, tracked group, not a mystery number, and that scarcity at the very top of the grading scale is exactly what keeps the $242 price anchored where it is.
Where can you pull Darkrai VSTAR?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, since we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just guessing. We've recorded Darkrai VSTAR pulled 25 times so far, showing up across lastpack, tilt-rips, collector-crypt and courtyard, with the biggest single recorded pull hitting $131. It's turned up in a mix of pack types too, from basic starter packs to the Pokemon Premium Pack, Pokemon Expert Pack, Anime Pop Culture Gacha, and the Pokemon Starter Pack. Worth remembering that opening packs is ultimately a gamble, most rips don't return what you paid, so if you're chasing this specific card, keep an eye on where it's actually surfacing rather than hoping blindly.
Questions people ask
How much is Darkrai VSTAR worth?+
A raw or ungraded Darkrai VSTAR is worth about $2. Once graded, the value climbs sharply, with a Grade 9 sitting at $232 and a PSA 10 reaching $242, so condition makes a massive difference to Darkrai VSTAR value.
Is Darkrai VSTAR worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 110.0x the raw price. That said, only 1,724 of the 9,549 graded copies have hit that top grade, so it's not a sure thing, and you should factor in grading costs and the real risk of coming back with a lower grade.
How much is a PSA 10 Darkrai VSTAR worth?+
A PSA 10 Darkrai VSTAR is currently valued at $242, well above the $232 Grade 9 price and far beyond the $2 raw value. It's the clearest example of how much gem mint condition matters for this card.
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