Heatran VMAX #26 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 24 Aug 2026Related Heatran VMAX & chase cards
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Heatran VMAX is the #26 pull from Astral Radiance, a 2022 set that gave us a nice run of VMAX cards, and this one carries the classic Holo Rare VMAX treatment with artwork from N-DESIGN Inc. It is not one of the flashiest chase cards from the set, but it is a solid, good looking Heatran that collectors like to track for exactly this reason: the Heatran VMAX value swings a lot depending on condition. If you are trying to figure out the Heatran VMAX price right now, the short answer is that raw copies sit at $2 while a PSA 10 climbs all the way to $69.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.94, down 14% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.99 in May 2022.
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Heatran VMAX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 299 graded, only 154 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $35 | 154 | 69 / 85 |
| PSA 9 | $9.00 | 94 | 35 / 59 |
| PSA 8 | $8.00 | 38 | 2 / 36 |
| PSA 7 | - | 4 | 1 / 3 |
| PSA 6 | - | 5 | 1 / 4 |
| PSA 5 | - | 3 | 1 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.94 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 26 of 216
- Rarity
- Holo Rare VMAX
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 330
- Stage
- VMAX
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 4
- Illustrator
- N-DESIGN Inc.
- Released
- 2022
Attacks
- Max Heat Burst180Fire · Fire · Colorless
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned.
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The collector's take on Heatran VMAX
Is Heatran VMAX worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Let's talk it through honestly. A raw Heatran VMAX sits around $2, but a PSA 10 gem mint copy is worth $69, which works out to about 30.7 times the raw price. That is a real jump, no question. The catch is that gem mint is genuinely hard to land: out of 293 total graded copies, only 153 have come back as a PSA 10, so it is far from a guaranteed outcome. A Grade 9 only fetches $35, roughly half of what a perfect 10 brings, and that gap is exactly where grading fees can eat your profit if the card comes back with a soft corner or a slightly off-center print. Grading costs money and takes time, and there is no refund if the card grades lower than you hoped. If your copy looks clean under a loupe and you enjoy the process, it can be worth the gamble. If you just want a nice display piece, raw is the low-stress route.
How rare is Heatran VMAX?
Looking at the population numbers, 293 copies of Heatran VMAX have been graded in total, and 153 of those came back as PSA 10. That is actually a fairly high proportion of gem mints relative to the total pool, which tells you this card is not brutally hard to grade perfectly, but it also means the raw and mid grade copies are the ones that stay affordable and easy to find. Scarcity at the very top end is what keeps the PSA 10 price propped up at $69 rather than something lower, since collectors chasing a complete graded set know exactly how many perfect copies actually exist.
Where can you pull Heatran VMAX?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in, since we track real pack openings across sites rather than just going off price guides. We have recorded Heatran VMAX pulled 4 times so far, all from courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull worth $32. It has also turned up in the Pokémon Starter Pack. Four recorded pulls is not a huge sample, so if you are ripping packs hoping for this one specifically, treat it as a bonus rather than the plan. Realistically, most people who want a specific copy end up buying on the secondary market instead of chasing it through packs, and that is worth remembering before you spend more on packs than the card itself is worth. Opening packs is fun, but it is gambling, and most rips do not pay for themselves.
Questions people ask
How much is Heatran VMAX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Heatran VMAX from Astral Radiance is worth $2. Once you factor in grading, the value climbs a lot: a Grade 9 sits at $35 and a PSA 10 reaches $69. So the honest answer really depends on the condition and whether it has been graded.
Is Heatran VMAX worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 30.7 times the raw price of $2, landing at $69. But only 153 of the 293 total graded copies have hit that perfect PSA 10, so it is a real gamble, and grading fees plus the risk of a lower grade should factor into your decision.
How much is a PSA 10 Heatran VMAX worth?+
A PSA 10 gem mint Heatran VMAX is currently valued at $69. That is well above the $35 a Grade 9 brings and far above the $2 raw price, which shows just how much condition matters for this card.
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