Tornadus V #185 value & price
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Tornadus V is one of the standout Ultra Rares from Chilling Reign, the 2021 set that gave collectors some of the cleanest full-art Pokemon V designs around, and this one comes courtesy of illustrator tetsuya koizumi. If you are digging into Tornadus V value right now, the short version is that it is a card with real range: a $27 raw copy that can turn into something worth over a thousand dollars in the right grade. That gap is exactly why so many collectors ask about Tornadus V price before they decide whether to send one in or just enjoy it loose in a binder.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $27, up 10% over the past year, with an all-time high of $33 in June 2021.
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Tornadus V price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 3,542 graded, only 2,246 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $113 | 2,246 | 1,961 / 285 |
| PSA 9 | $39 | 1,050 | 871 / 179 |
| PSA 8 | $23 | 185 | 128 / 57 |
| PSA 7 | $18 | 31 | 23 / 8 |
| PSA 6 | $14 | 13 | 11 / 2 |
| PSA 5 | $11 | 11 | 9 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $9.00 | 3 | 1 / 2 |
| PSA 3 | $8.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | $7.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $27 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 185 of 233
- Rarity
- Ultra Rare
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 210
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- tetsuya koizumi
- Released
- 2021
Attacks
- Blow Through20+Colorless
If a Stadium is in play, this attack does 20 more damage.
- Blasting Hammer180Colorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
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The collector's take on Tornadus V
Is Tornadus V worth grading?
So is Tornadus V worth grading? The raw price sits at $27, and a PSA 10 comes in at $1,961, which works out to about 72.5 times the ungraded value. That is a serious jump, no question. But here is the honest part: hitting a PSA 10 is not guaranteed just because your card looks perfect to the naked eye. Centering, edges, surface, all of it gets scrutinized, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time are real costs you eat whether you pull a 10 or a 7. A Grade 9 lands at $871, which is still a nice outcome but a big step down from gem mint. If your copy genuinely looks sharp under a light, grading can make sense. If it has soft corners or print lines, you might be better off enjoying it raw or selling as is.
How rare is Tornadus V?
Right now there are 3,542 total graded copies of Tornadus V on record, and 2,246 of those are PSA 10s. That is actually a pretty high proportion sitting at the top grade, which tells you this card grades well when it is handled carefully, but it also means gem mint copies are not some ultra rare needle in a haystack. The scarcity story here is less about a tiny population and more about the fact that most of the graded pool has already claimed the best grade, so a PSA 10 is desirable but not a miracle pull. That balance is part of what keeps its price grounded rather than wild.
Where can you pull Tornadus V?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pack openings across live sites rather than just relying on price guides. Tornadus V has shown up 1 time in our records, pulled from a Pokémon Pro Pack on courtyard, with that hit valued at $36. That is a small sample, and honestly it lines up with what a lot of collectors already suspect: this is not a card you see falling out of packs constantly. If you are chasing one, the more realistic path for most people is buying on the secondary market rather than hoping to rip it live. And it is worth saying plainly, opening packs is a gamble, most rips do not cover their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Tornadus V worth?+
A raw, ungraded Tornadus V is valued at $27. That number climbs a lot once a card is graded, with a Grade 9 sitting at $871 and a PSA 10 reaching $1,961, so condition really does the heavy lifting on price here.
Is Tornadus V worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 72.5 times the raw price of $27. But grading only pays off if your copy is genuinely gem mint quality, and there is always a cost and risk involved in sending a card in, so take an honest look at centering and surface before you commit.
How much is a PSA 10 Tornadus V worth?+
A PSA 10 Tornadus V is valued at $1,961. Out of the 3,542 total graded copies on record, 2,246 have reached that PSA 10 grade, so gem mint copies are out there but they carry a real premium over raw and Grade 9 copies.
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