Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR #40 value & price
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Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR #40 comes from Astral Radiance, the 2022 set that gave us some of the most striking VSTAR artwork of that era, and this one, illustrated by aky CG Works, still turns heads with that swirling, dimension-bending look. If you're searching for Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR value, here's the short version: raw copies sit at $2, while a PSA 10 climbs all the way to $283. That gap alone tells you why this card keeps coming up in grading conversations even years after release.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.60, up 23% over the past year, with an all-time high of $26 in May 2022.
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Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 608 graded, only 286 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $44 | 286 | 283 / 3 |
| PSA 9 | $22 | 242 | 237 / 5 |
| PSA 8 | $10 | 64 | 64 / - |
| PSA 7 | - | 6 | 6 / - |
| PSA 6 | $5.50 | 4 | 4 / - |
| PSA 5 | $4.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.60 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 40 of 216
- Rarity
- Holo Rare VSTAR
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 280
- Stage
- VSTAR
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- aky CG Works
- Released
- 2022
Attacks
- Subspace Swell60+Water · Water
This attack does 20 more damage for each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's).
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The collector's take on Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR
Is Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR worth grading?
So is Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR worth grading? A PSA 10 is worth 146.6x the raw card, which is a genuinely big multiplier and the kind of number that gets collectors excited. But here's the honest part: gem mint is not easy to land. Out of 608 total graded copies, only 286 came back as PSA 10, so plenty of submissions land at Grade 9 (worth $237) or lower. Grading costs money and time regardless of the result, so if your copy has soft corners, print lines, or edge wear, it might make more sense to sell or keep it raw than gamble on the grade.
How rare is Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR?
With 608 total copies graded and 286 of those sitting at PSA 10, this card actually pops at gem mint more often than a lot of VSTARs from the same era, which is part of why the price gap between raw and PSA 10 is so dramatic. Grade 9 copies fill out a decent chunk of that population too, at $237, showing that near-perfect copies are common enough to have their own steady market. Scarcity here isn't about the card being hard to find in packs, it's about how few of the graded copies are truly flawless.
Where can you pull Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR?
We've tracked this one get pulled 200 or more times across sites like lastpack, tilt-rips, courtyard, and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $200. It's shown up in a mix of product too, from the noobie and Rookie Pack lineups to Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Master Pack, and the Pokemon Dollar Pack, so it's not locked to one specific box. That said, opening packs is a gamble no matter how you slice it, most rips don't come close to covering their cost, and PackSpy's real, recorded pull data is exactly the kind of thing a price guide can't tell you but actual rippers live by.
Questions people ask
How much is Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR is worth $2 right now. Once you factor in grading, the value climbs fast, with Grade 9 copies worth $237 and PSA 10 copies reaching $283.
Is Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 146.6x what a raw copy is worth. Just know that gem mint isn't guaranteed, only 286 of the 608 graded copies hit that top grade, so check your card's condition closely before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR worth?+
A PSA 10 Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR is currently valued at $283. That's compared to just $2 for a raw copy, which shows how much collectors are willing to pay for a flawless, gem mint example.
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