Salamence VMAX #194 value & price
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Salamence VMAX #194 is one of those secret rares from Darkness Ablaze, back in 2020, that still makes collectors stop scrolling when it shows up in a binder page. The 5ban Graphics artwork gives it a bit of drama that a lot of VMAX cards from that era just don't have, and it's held up well since. Right now, Salamence VMAX value sits at $15 raw, which is a solid starting point if you're trying to figure out what your copy is actually worth.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $15, up 19% over the past year, with an all-time high of $29 in February 2021.
Recent pulls of Salamence VMAX
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Salamence VMAX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 3,486 graded, only 2,708 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $80 | 2,708 | 2,268 / 440 |
| PSA 9 | $29 | 606 | 345 / 261 |
| PSA 8 | $27 | 121 | 64 / 57 |
| PSA 7 | - | 24 | 17 / 7 |
| PSA 6 | $21 | 17 | 15 / 2 |
| PSA 5 | $16 | 8 | 6 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $14 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $12 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | $7.28 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $15 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 194 of 201
- Rarity
- Secret Rare
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 320
- Stage
- VMAX
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Released
- 2020
Attacks
- Sonic DoubleColorless
This attack does 40 damage to 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
- Max Wings240Colorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Max Wings.
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The collector's take on Salamence VMAX
Is Salamence VMAX worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy sits at $15, a Grade 9 brings that up to $27, and a true PSA 10 jumps all the way to $81, which works out to 5.3 times the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's tempting. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a card like this, VMAX cards are big, foil-heavy, and prone to edge wear and print lines that don't always show up until it's in a grader's hands. Add in grading fees and turnaround time, and you're taking on real risk for a real reward. If your copy already looks clean under a loupe, corners sharp, no scratches on that foil, it's worth the gamble. If it's got soft edges or surface wear, you're probably better off keeping it raw or selling as is.
How rare is Salamence VMAX?
Across all grading companies, only 3,470 copies of Salamence VMAX have been graded, and of those, 2,700 came back PSA 10. That's a pretty high percentage of gem mints for a modern secret rare, which tells you the print quality on this one was generally solid, but it also means a PSA 10 isn't some ultra-rare unicorn: it's the expected outcome if your card was well handled. What that does to value is keep the PSA 10 price grounded rather than sending it soaring, since supply at the top grade is honestly pretty healthy compared to how scarce truly low-population cards can be.
Where can you pull Salamence VMAX?
We've tracked 90 recorded pulls of Salamence VMAX across the pack sites we monitor, including tilt-rips, packs, courtyard, collector-crypt, and lastpack, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $138. It's turned up in products like the Pokemon Mini Pack, VMAX Stampede, Pokémon Starter Pack, and a couple of starter and gacha style packs, so it's not tied to one single box. That said, opening packs chasing a specific secret rare is a gamble, and most rips don't cover their cost, so if you specifically want this card in hand, buying a graded or raw copy on the secondary market is usually the more predictable route.
Questions people ask
How much is Salamence VMAX worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Salamence VMAX is worth $15. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 valued at $27 and a PSA 10 reaching $81. The jump to gem mint is where most of the real value sits.
Is Salamence VMAX worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 5.3 times the raw price at $81 versus $15. Just know that gem mint isn't guaranteed, grading costs money and time, and you should only send in copies that already look sharp and clean.
What set is Salamence VMAX from?+
Salamence VMAX #194 comes from Darkness Ablaze, released in 2020. It's a secret rare illustrated by 5ban Graphics, which is part of why it's remained a popular pull from that set.
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