Pikachu VMAX #188 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 3 Sept 2026Related Pikachu VMAX & chase cards
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Pikachu VMAX #188 is the secret rare showstopper from 2020's Vivid Voltage set, the kind of card that made a whole generation of collectors stop and stare at Pikachu drawn bigger and bolder than ever by aky CG Works. If you're searching for Pikachu VMAX value, here's the short version: raw copies sit around $131, and that number climbs fast once grading gets involved. It's a card people chase not just for nostalgia but because Vivid Voltage secret rares have held up genuinely well over time.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $131, up 1% over the past year, with an all-time high of $463 in January 2021.
Recent pulls of Pikachu VMAX
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$1.76RawstarterLastpack · 0m ago$1.76RawstarterLastpack · 8m ago
$40PSA MINT 9Elite Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 22m ago
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$1.41Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 37m ago
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$28PSA NM-MT 8Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 44m ago
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Pikachu VMAX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 21,987 graded, only 12,800 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $328 | 12,800 | 11,702 / 1,098 |
| PSA 9 | $162 | 6,545 | 5,308 / 1,237 |
| PSA 8 | $143 | 1,281 | 885 / 396 |
| PSA 7 | $125 | 449 | 377 / 72 |
| PSA 6 | $120 | 587 | 568 / 19 |
| PSA 5 | $98 | 237 | 226 / 11 |
| PSA 4 | $83 | 62 | 60 / 2 |
| PSA 3 | $47 | 13 | 12 / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $42 | 5 | 5 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 8 | 7 / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $131 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 188 of 203
- Rarity
- Secret Rare
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 310
- Stage
- VMAX
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- aky CG Works
- Released
- 2020
Attacks
- G-Max Volt Tackle120+Lightning · Lightning · Lightning
You may discard all Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 150 more damage.
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The collector's take on Pikachu VMAX
Is Pikachu VMAX worth grading?
So is Pikachu VMAX worth grading? A raw copy runs about $131, and a PSA 10 comes in at $355, which works out to roughly 2.7 times the ungraded price. That's a real jump, but gem mint isn't guaranteed just because a card looks clean on your desk. Centering, edge wear and surface scratches that are invisible to the naked eye get magnified under a grader's loupe, and a Grade 9 only brings $160, which barely covers what you paid plus grading fees if the card doesn't come back a 10. If you've got a copy that's sharp corners, dead centered, and glossy with no whitening, it's worth the gamble. If it's just okay, you might be better off selling raw or holding onto it as a player.
How rare is Pikachu VMAX?
Vivid Voltage was a hugely popular set, and secret rares like this one were never meant to be common pulls, that's part of the appeal of a card sitting at the top of a set's rarity structure. We don't have exact population figures to lean on here, but the pricing tells its own story: a $355 PSA 10 against a $131 raw card says gem mint copies are meaningfully harder to come by than well loved ones. That gap is what keeps the grading conversation alive year after year, scarcity at the top always pulls value upward.
Where can you pull Pikachu VMAX?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we don't just report book prices, we track real pulls across pack opening sites. Pikachu VMAX has been recorded 49 times on collector-crypt, with the biggest single pull landing at $350, right in line with what a strong graded copy fetches. We've seen it show up in Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, so if you're chasing this one, those are the pack types where it's actually turned up. Worth saying plainly though: pack odds are still odds, most rips don't cover what you spent, and this data is about showing you where it's happened, not promising it'll happen for you.
Questions people ask
How much is Pikachu VMAX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Pikachu VMAX #188 is valued around $131. Grade it and the number moves depending on the result, a Grade 9 sits at $160 while a PSA 10 reaches $355, so condition really does drive the price here.
Is Pikachu VMAX worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 2.7 times the raw price at $355 versus $131. The catch is gem mint condition isn't easy to hit, and a Grade 9 only gets you $160, so it's worth grading mainly if your copy already looks pack fresh and flawless.
What set is Pikachu VMAX from?+
Pikachu VMAX #188 comes from Vivid Voltage, released in 2020. It's a secret rare in that set, illustrated by aky CG Works, which is part of why it's remained such a sought after chase card.
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