Drapion V #85 value & price
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Drapion V is the #85 pull from the Japanese VSTAR Universe set, one of those releases that Pokemon collectors still talk about fondly for its clean art and solid V lineup. If you are digging into Drapion V value right now, the short version is that this is a low cost, high fun card to chase, sitting at $2 raw but climbing fast once it hits gem mint. It is not a chase card in the flashy sense, but it has a real following among collectors who like completing V sets from this era.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.25, down 17% over the past year, with an all-time high of $1.93 in November 2023.
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Drapion V price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 454 graded, only 333 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $25 | 333 | 97 / 236 |
| PSA 9 | $9.75 | 80 | 25 / 55 |
| PSA 8 | - | 33 | 5 / 28 |
| PSA 7 | - | 7 | 1 / 6 |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.25 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Drapion V
Is Drapion V worth grading?
Here is the honest answer on whether Drapion V is worth grading: a PSA 10 sells for 63.0x what the raw card goes for, which is a real jump from $2 up to $97. That sounds tempting, and it can be, but grading fees eat into that margin fast, and you are paying to send in a card that might come back a Grade 9 instead, which only brings $25. Gem mint is a real bar to clear, corners, centering, surface, all of it has to line up. If you already have a copy sitting in a sleeve and it looks sharp under a light, it might be worth the gamble. If you are buying raw copies specifically to grade, do the math on submission costs first because the margins here are thin unless you pull a true gem.
How rare is Drapion V?
Right now there are 448 total graded copies of Drapion V on record, and 329 of those are PSA 10. That is a strikingly high share sitting at the top grade, which tells you that when this card is graded, it tends to grade well, so a PSA 10 alone does not carry huge rarity weight the way it might on a tougher card. The real scarcity story here is just how few copies exist in graded form at all, which keeps this a quiet, low volume card in the grading population rather than one people are submitting in bulk.
Where can you pull Drapion V?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack opening sites, not just guesses. As of now, we have not recorded Drapion V being pulled on any tracked site, which tells its own story: this is a card that mostly moves through the secondary market rather than coming out of live pack rips. If you are hoping to pull one yourself, temper your expectations, and if you want a copy for your collection, buying raw or graded directly is usually the more realistic path. Worth remembering too that opening packs is always a gamble, most rips do not pay for themselves, so chase this one because you like the card, not because you expect to hit it.
Questions people ask
How much is Drapion V worth?+
A raw, ungraded Drapion V is worth about $2 right now. Its price climbs significantly once graded, with a Grade 9 sitting at $25 and a PSA 10 reaching $97.
Is Drapion V worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 63.0x the raw card's value. But gem mint is hard to hit and grading fees add up, so it is worth grading mainly if your copy is already in sharp, clean condition.
How much is a PSA 10 Drapion V worth?+
A PSA 10 Drapion V is currently valued at $97. Out of 448 total graded copies, 329 have reached that PSA 10 gem mint grade.
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