Flareon VMAX #186/S-P value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 25 Aug 2026Related Flareon VMAX & chase cards
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Flareon VMAX #186/S-P is one of those Japanese promo cards that quietly commands respect among collectors who know what they're looking at. It comes from the Japanese Promo set, a category that tends to fly under the radar compared to mainline sets but often carries real weight because of how limited the distribution actually was. Right now the raw, ungraded version sits at $1,000, which tells you plenty about where collectors have priced this Flareon VMAX value, even before grading enters the picture.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.0k, up 0% over the past year, with an all-time high of $1.0k in July 2023.
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Flareon VMAX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,061 graded, only 937 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $4.0k | 937 |
| PSA 9 | - | 83 |
| PSA 8 | - | 15 |
| PSA 7 | - | 6 |
| PSA 6 | - | 8 |
| PSA 5 | - | 9 |
| PSA 4 | - | 2 |
| PSA 3 | - | 1 |
| PSA 2 | - | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.0k | - |
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 Flareon VMAX
Is Flareon VMAX worth grading?
So is it worth sending in for grading? Here's the honest math: a PSA 10 on this card is worth $4,042, which works out to about 4.0x what you'd get for the raw copy. That's a real jump, no question. But gem mint is called gem mint for a reason, VMAX cards have big, glossy surfaces and sharp edges that show every little imperfection, so hitting a true 10 is never guaranteed even if the card looks perfect to your eye. Grading costs money and time regardless of the result, and there's no refund if it comes back a 9 instead of a 10. If your copy already looks clean under a loupe, with sharp corners and no whitening, it's a reasonable bet. If it's got soft edges or print lines, you might be better off enjoying it raw or selling as is rather than gambling the grading fee.
How rare is Flareon VMAX?
We don't have official population figures to lean on for this one, and that absence is telling in itself. Japanese promo cards like this Flareon VMAX often had narrower distribution windows than standard set cards, sometimes tied to events, campaigns, or limited retail runs, which naturally caps how many exist in any condition, let alone gem mint. When a card doesn't have a large, well-documented population, it usually means fewer people are chasing PSA 10s because fewer people have the raw copy to begin with. That scarcity is baked into the price you see today, and it's part of why the value has held up rather than drifted.
Where can you pull Flareon VMAX?
Here's where PackSpy's tracking actually earns its keep: we log real pulls across pack opening sites in real time, and as of now, we have not recorded Flareon VMAX being pulled on any site we track. That's not a glitch in our data, it reflects just how rare a pull like this is. Realistically, if you want this card, your best route is the secondary market rather than hoping it falls out of a pack. Opening packs is fun and it's a gamble, most rips don't come close to covering their cost, so treat any pack odds on a card like this as a long shot rather than a strategy, and buy direct if owning it is the actual goal.
Questions people ask
How much is Flareon VMAX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Flareon VMAX #186/S-P is valued at $1,000 right now. Once graded, a PSA 10 gem mint copy jumps to $4,042, which is about 4.0x the raw price.
Is Flareon VMAX worth grading?+
It can be, given the roughly 4.0x jump from raw to PSA 10, but only if your copy is genuinely clean, since gem mint is hard to hit and grading fees aren't refundable if it comes back a Grade 9 instead. Inspect it closely before you commit.
What set is Flareon VMAX from?+
Flareon VMAX #186/S-P comes from the Japanese Promo set, which explains its limited distribution and why it's not something you'll typically see pulled from packs.
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