Hisuian Samurott VSTAR #53 value & price
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Hisuian Samurott VSTAR #53 comes out of the Japanese Battle Region set, and it's one of those VSTAR cards that quietly builds a following because the Hisuian forms just look different from anything else in the Pokemon world. If you're checking Hisuian Samurott VSTAR value right now, the short answer is that it's an affordable card in raw form, but it can climb quite a bit once graded. That gap between a $2 raw copy and a $104 PSA 10 is exactly why collectors keep an eye on this one.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.90, up 42% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.42 in June 2022.
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Hisuian Samurott VSTAR price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 635 graded, only 467 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $33 | 467 | 104 / 363 |
| PSA 9 | $12 | 117 | 13 / 104 |
| PSA 8 | $5.00 | 37 | 2 / 35 |
| PSA 7 | - | 10 | 2 / 8 |
| PSA 6 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 5 | - | 3 | 1 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.90 | - | - |
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 Hisuian Samurott VSTAR
Is Hisuian Samurott VSTAR worth grading?
So is Hisuian Samurott VSTAR worth grading? A PSA 10 sits at 55.0x the raw price, which sounds tempting when you say it out loud, but the math only works in your favor if the card actually comes back gem mint. A Grade 9 only brings $13, which is a long way from that PSA 10 number, so anything less than perfect leaves you in a tough spot once you've paid for grading and shipping. My honest take: only send this one in if the corners, surface, and centering already look flawless to your eye, because the jump in value is real but so is the chance of landing short of a 10.
How rare is Hisuian Samurott VSTAR?
Out of the 630 copies that have been graded so far, 465 have come back as PSA 10, which tells you gem mint copies aren't rare in the grading world, they're actually the majority outcome for this card. That's a pretty different story from cards where PSA 10s are the needle in the haystack, and it helps explain why the price gap between raw and PSA 10 is wide but not astronomical. Scarcity here isn't really about population size, it's about the fact that so few people bother grading a low value card in the first place.
Where can you pull Hisuian Samurott VSTAR?
We've tracked this card getting pulled 17 times across courtyard, lastpack, and collector-crypt, showing up in packs like the Pokémon Starter Pack, starter, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Wildcard Basic Pack. The biggest pull we've logged came in at $22, which lines up with what you'd expect for a card that lives mostly in the $2 to $104 range depending on grade. If you're chasing this one through pack sites, know that most rips don't pay off, and this data is exactly the kind of thing price guides never show you, real pulls from real openings, not just theoretical odds.
Questions people ask
How much is Hisuian Samurott VSTAR worth?+
A raw, ungraded Hisuian Samurott VSTAR is worth about $2 right now. Once graded, the value jumps depending on the grade, with a Grade 9 sitting around $13 and a PSA 10 reaching $104.
Is Hisuian Samurott VSTAR worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 55.0x the raw card, but that's only true if it comes back gem mint. With 465 of the 630 graded copies already landing PSA 10, hitting that grade isn't unusual, but it's still worth weighing the grading cost against a $2 starting point before you send it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Hisuian Samurott VSTAR worth?+
A PSA 10 Hisuian Samurott VSTAR currently sits at $104, which is a big step up from both the raw price of $2 and the Grade 9 price of $13. That makes gem mint copies the clear target if you're hoping this card is worth real money.
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