Surfing Pikachu VMAX #9 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 29 Aug 2026Related Surfing Pikachu VMAX & chase cards
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Surfing Pikachu VMAX is one of the sweetest pulls from the 2021 Celebrations set, the one Pokemon put out for the franchise's 25th anniversary, and it's easy to see why collectors smile when they land on it. The artwork from aky CG Works, Pikachu paddling through the waves on VMAX artwork, gives it a laid back charm you don't see on every Holo Rare VMAX. If you're trying to pin down Surfing Pikachu VMAX value right now, the short answer is that it sits at $9 raw, but that number tells only part of the story.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $7.99, up 76% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.99 in September 2026.
Recent pulls of Surfing Pikachu VMAX
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$107PSA 10Elite Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 4m ago
$8.29Ultra RareExpert+Tilt Rips · 10m ago$8.29Ultra RareNovice PackTilt Rips · 12m ago
$15RawVMAX StampedePacks · 18m ago
-PSA 9Pokémon Starter PackPackz · 19m ago
$7.82RawstarterLastpack · 20m ago$26Ultra RarePokemon Premium PackTilt Rips · 21m ago
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Surfing Pikachu VMAX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1 graded, only 1 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $98 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 9 | $29 | - | - / - |
| PSA 8 | $20 | - | - / - |
| PSA 7 | $16 | - | - / - |
| PSA 6 | $15 | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | $12 | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | $10 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $9.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $8.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | $55 | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $7.99 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Celebrations
- Card number
- 9 of 25
- Rarity
- Holo Rare VMAX
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 310
- Stage
- VMAX
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- aky CG Works
- Released
- 2021
Attacks
- Max Surfer160Water · Water · Water
This attack also does 30 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 Surfing Pikachu VMAX
Is Surfing Pikachu VMAX worth grading?
So is it worth sending this one off to get graded? Let's be honest about the math first. A raw copy sits at $9, a Grade 9 comes in at $28, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $102, which works out to roughly 11.8 times the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's the kind of spread that gets collectors dreaming. But gem mint is a genuinely tough bar to clear, corners, centering, and surface all have to line up just right, and grading isn't free or instant. You're paying a fee and waiting on turnaround with no guarantee the card comes back a 10 instead of a 9 or lower. If you already love the card and think it might grade well, it can be worth the shot, but go in knowing it's a bet, not a sure thing.
How rare is Surfing Pikachu VMAX?
Here's where things get genuinely interesting. Across every submission we track, only 1 graded copy of this card exists, and that single copy happens to be a PSA 10. Think about that for a second, nobody appears to have sent one in and gotten anything less than gem mint, which either means this card is unusually consistent off the press or, more likely, almost no one has bothered grading it yet. Either way, that kind of population scarcity means a graded copy, especially a PSA 10, is a genuine rarity, and it helps explain why that $102 price tag holds even with such a tiny sample to compare against.
Where can you pull Surfing Pikachu VMAX?
This is where our data actually earns its keep, because no price guide tracks this the way we do. We've recorded Surfing Pikachu VMAX pulled 152 times across collector-crypt, packs, tilt-rips, courtyard, and lastpack, showing up in products like the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Celebrations Pack, Pokemon Mini Pack, and Pokemon Starter Pack. The biggest single pull we've logged for this card hit $977, which is a fun number to sit with given the raw value sits at $9, though that kind of result is the exception, not the rule. Opening packs chasing a card like this is gambling in the truest sense, most rips don't come close to covering their cost, so if you're only after this specific card, buying a raw or graded copy on the secondary market is usually the steadier route.
Questions people ask
How much is Surfing Pikachu VMAX worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy is valued at $9. Grade it and get a 9, and it climbs to $28, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy is worth $102. The jump from raw to PSA 10 works out to about 11.8 times the ungraded price.
Is Surfing Pikachu VMAX worth grading?+
It can be, if you're confident the card is in sharp shape, since the price difference between raw and PSA 10 is significant. Just know that grading costs money and time, and gem mint isn't guaranteed, with only 1 graded copy recorded so far and that one landing a PSA 10.
What set is Surfing Pikachu VMAX from?+
It's card #9 from Celebrations, the set Pokemon released in 2021 for the franchise's 25th anniversary. It's classified as a Holo Rare VMAX, with artwork done by aky CG Works.
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