Morpeko VMAX #38 value & price
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Morpeko VMAX is one of those cards that makes you smile the second you see it, that little electric hamster blown up into a full VMAX illustration by PLANETA Mochizuki, practically buzzing off the cardstock. It comes from Shining Fates, the 2021 set that collectors still love flipping through, and card #38 has held its place as a fan favorite ever since. If you're trying to pin down Morpeko VMAX value right now, the short version is that raw copies are affordable, but graded ones tell a very different story.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $3.88, up 62% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.90 in March 2021.
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Morpeko VMAX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,693 graded, only 991 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $55 | 991 | 561 / 430 |
| PSA 9 | $12 | 548 | 150 / 398 |
| PSA 8 | $5.73 | 117 | 24 / 93 |
| PSA 7 | $5.50 | 21 | 9 / 12 |
| PSA 6 | $4.00 | 6 | 3 / 3 |
| PSA 5 | $3.00 | 5 | 4 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | 3 | 2 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | 2 | 1 / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.88 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 38 of 73
- Rarity
- Holo Rare VMAX
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 300
- Stage
- VMAX
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- PLANETA Mochizuki
- Released
- 2021
Attacks
- Max Discharge180Lightning · Lightning · Colorless
This attack also does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
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The collector's take on Morpeko VMAX
Is Morpeko VMAX worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw Morpeko VMAX sits around $3, while a PSA 10 sells for $561, which works out to roughly 188.3 times the ungraded price. That gap is real money, but it only means something if your copy can actually hit a gem mint grade. A Grade 9 brings in $150, which is still a nice jump from raw but a long way from a 10, and that's the honest range most submissions land in. Grading fees, shipping, and the wait add up, and there's always a chance a copy comes back lower than hoped, so it's worth checking your card under good light for whitening, centering issues, or surface scratches before you commit. If it looks clean and sharp, sending it in can pay off. If it's rough around the edges, it might be better loved as is.
How rare is Morpeko VMAX?
Across every grading submission on record, only 1,650 copies of Morpeko VMAX have been graded, and of those, 961 made it to PSA 10. That's actually a fairly high gem rate compared to a lot of Pokemon cards, which tells you this one was printed and handled well, but it's still a limited pool overall. Scarcity like this is part of why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 numbers, since serious collectors know a true gem mint copy isn't something you stumble into every day.
Where can you pull Morpeko VMAX?
We've tracked Morpeko VMAX being pulled 17 times across packs, collector crypt breaks, and tilt rips, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $448. It's shown up in packs like VMAX Stampede, the Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Mini Pack, and the Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, so it's not confined to one product line, it turns up in a mix of places. That said, pulling one is still the exception rather than the rule, and most people end up buying their copy on the secondary market instead. If you do decide to open packs chasing this card, go in knowing it's a gamble, most rips don't come close to covering their cost, and treat any pull as a bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Morpeko VMAX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Morpeko VMAX is worth around $3, while graded copies climb fast, with a Grade 9 sitting at $150 and a PSA 10 reaching $561. The price really comes down to condition and whether it's been graded at all.
Is Morpeko VMAX worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 188.3 times the raw price, but gem mint copies aren't guaranteed. Out of 1,650 graded copies, 961 reached PSA 10, so the odds are decent if your card is already sharp, but grading costs and time are worth weighing first.
What set is Morpeko VMAX from?+
Morpeko VMAX is card #38 from Shining Fates, released in 2021, and it's a Holo Rare VMAX illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki. It's remained a popular pull from that set thanks to the artwork and its steady demand among collectors.
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