Flareon VMAX #21 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 22 Oct 2026Related Flareon VMAX & chase cards
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Flareon VMAX #21 comes out of the Chinese CS4aC set, and it's the kind of card that pulls double duty: eye-catching enough to chase for the art, common enough in pack rips that plenty of collectors have actually landed one. If you're here checking Flareon VMAX value, the short answer is that raw copies sit at $3, which puts it firmly in the fun-to-open, not-going-to-retire-on-it category, but the grading spread tells a more interesting story.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $3.25, down 26% over the past year, with an all-time high of $6.00 in March 2025.
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Flareon VMAX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $43 | - |
| PSA 9 | $13 | - |
| PSA 8 | - | - |
| PSA 7 | - | - |
| PSA 6 | - | - |
| PSA 5 | - | - |
| PSA 4 | - | - |
| PSA 3 | - | - |
| PSA 2 | - | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.66 | - |
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 Flareon VMAX worth grading? Let's look at the math. A raw copy runs about $3, a Grade 9 climbs to $13, and a true gem mint PSA 10 sits at $44, which works out to roughly 12.8x what the ungraded card is worth. That's a real jump, no question. But here's the honest part: hitting a PSA 10 isn't guaranteed just because a card looks clean to your eye. Centering, edges, surface, corners all have to line up, and grading fees plus shipping and wait times eat into any profit if the card comes back a 9 or lower. If you've got a copy that looks sharp and you're willing to accept the risk, it can be worth the shot. If you're just curious what it's worth sitting in a binder, the raw price is probably the more realistic number to keep in mind.
How rare is Flareon VMAX?
We don't have official population data to lean on here, so it's tough to say exactly how many PSA 10s exist versus lower grades. What we can say is that the price gap between raw and PSA 10, that 12.8x multiplier, usually signals that gem mint copies aren't easy to come by relative to raw ones sitting around in collections. That scarcity at the top end is a big part of why graded copies command what they do, even on a card whose raw price stays modest.
Where can you pull Flareon VMAX?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pack rips across sites, not just price guide estimates. Flareon VMAX has been pulled 200 or more times across courtyard, tilt-rips, mnstr, collector-crypt, and lastpack, so it's a card that shows up with some regularity if you're opening packs on those platforms. It's turned up in products like the Pokémon Starter Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, Pokémon Basic Pack, and the Pokemon Dollar Pack. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for this card sits at $436, which shows how much variance there is between a typical raw pull and someone catching a hot streak or a rare grading outcome. Worth remembering though, opening packs is gambling at the end of the day, and most rips don't come out ahead financially, so chase it because you enjoy the hunt, not because it's a sure thing.
Questions people ask
How much is Flareon VMAX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Flareon VMAX #21 from the CS4aC set is valued around $3. That's the baseline most collectors will see if they pull one or pick it up on the secondary market without grading it.
Is Flareon VMAX worth grading?+
It depends on your goals. A PSA 10 is worth $44 against a raw value of $3, roughly a 12.8x jump, but gem mint copies are genuinely hard to hit and grading isn't free, so weigh the fees and wait time against the odds before sending one in.
How much is a PSA 10 Flareon VMAX worth?+
A PSA 10, gem mint Flareon VMAX is valued at $44, compared to $13 for a Grade 9 and $3 raw. That gap is exactly why grading gets tempting, even though hitting a perfect 10 isn't guaranteed.
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