Tornadus VMAX #125 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 21 Aug 2026Related Tornadus VMAX & chase cards
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Tornadus VMAX is the kind of card that stops you mid-shuffle, a big holo VMAX from Chilling Reign with Mitsuhiro Arita's artwork giving it that classic, painterly feel you don't always get from modern VMAX cards. It came out back in 2021 and has stuck around as a fun pull for collectors who like the Tornadus line, even if it's not one of the set's chase cards. If you're trying to pin down Tornadus VMAX value right now, the honest answer is that it sits in budget territory, but there's still a real story in the numbers.
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Card details
- Card number
- 125 of 233
- Rarity
- Holo Rare VMAX
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 320
- Stage
- VMAX
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 2021
Attacks
- Blasting Wind60Colorless · Colorless
- Max Wind Spirit120+Colorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
If a Stadium is in play, this attack does 120 more damage. Then, discard that Stadium.
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The collector's take on Tornadus VMAX
Is Tornadus VMAX worth grading?
So is it worth sending this one in? Raw, Tornadus VMAX #125 sits around $2, and a PSA 10 brings that up to $38, which works out to about 22.7 times the ungraded price. That sounds like a big jump, and it is, but grading fees, shipping, and the wait time all eat into that math fast, especially on a card valued this low to start. A Grade 9 lands around $11, which tells you gem mint is genuinely hard to hit and anything less than perfect still leaves you well short of covering costs. My honest take: grade it if the card is already in your hands and looks flawless to your eye, but don't go buying raw copies specifically hoping to flip a PSA 10, the math rarely works out at this price point.
How rare is Tornadus VMAX?
We don't have population numbers to lean on here, but Tornadus VMAX carries the Holo Rare VMAX tag, which puts it in a print run tier that's common enough to show up regularly in Chilling Reign packs rather than something ultra scarce. That's part of why the raw price stays low, there's simply enough supply floating around that it doesn't command a premium. The real scarcity shows up in condition, not print numbers, gem mint copies are the genuinely tough find, which is exactly why PSA 10s carry that multiplier over raw.
Where can you pull Tornadus VMAX?
PackSpy has tracked this card being pulled 37 times across sites we monitor, including courtyard and lastpack, with the biggest recorded pull coming in at $21. We've seen it show up in the Pokémon Starter Pack, the Wildcard Starter Pack, and noobie, so if you're chasing this one specifically, those are worth keeping an eye on. That said, it's worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't cover what you paid, we just like giving you real numbers instead of guesses so you know what you're actually working with.
Questions people ask
How much is Tornadus VMAX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Tornadus VMAX #125 is worth about $2 right now. Grade it and get a 9 and it climbs to around $11, while a PSA 10 sits at $38. So the worth really depends on condition and whether you've had it graded.
Is Tornadus VMAX worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 22.7 times the raw price, but gem mint copies are genuinely hard to pull off. Given the raw value starts so low, weigh grading costs carefully before sending one in, it only makes sense if the card is already near perfect.
What set is Tornadus VMAX from?+
Tornadus VMAX #125 is from Chilling Reign, released in 2021. It's a Holo Rare VMAX illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, one of the more recognizable names to work on Pokemon art.
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