Varoom #206 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 1 Sept 2026Related Varoom & chase cards
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Varoom is the #206 illustration rare from 2023's Obsidian Flames set, and it's the kind of card that makes people slow down and look twice, thanks to Souichirou Gunjima's artwork giving this odd little Pokemon real personality on cardboard. Collectors love it not because it's flashy or expensive, but because it's an accessible piece of a well loved set. If you're trying to nail down Varoom's value right now, here's everything we can tell you, backed by real numbers rather than guesswork.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $3.19, up 11% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.25 in May 2026.
Recent pulls of Varoom
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$1.90Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 9m ago
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Varoom price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,388 graded, only 391 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $63 | 391 | 231 / 160 |
| PSA 9 | $15 | 713 | 523 / 190 |
| PSA 8 | $10 | 248 | 161 / 87 |
| PSA 7 | $10 | 27 | 19 / 8 |
| PSA 6 | $8.00 | 4 | 4 / - |
| PSA 5 | $4.00 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.19 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 206 of 230
- Rarity
- Illustration rare
- Type
- Metal
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Souichirou Gunjima
- Released
- 2023
Attacks
- Spinning Draw10Metal
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The collector's take on Varoom
Is Varoom worth grading?
So is Varoom worth grading? Let's be honest about the math first. A raw copy sits at $3, a Grade 9 gets you to $16, and a PSA 10 gem mint copy is worth $74, which works out to about 29.4 times the raw price. That jump looks tempting on paper, but grading fees, shipping, and the wait add up fast, and on a $3 card those costs can easily outpace what you'd actually profit even if you land a 10. Out of 1,345 copies graded so far, only 382 have come back as PSA 10, so gem mint isn't guaranteed even on a clean looking card. If you've got a copy that looks flawless under a loupe and you're doing it as part of a bigger batch, it can make sense. If it's just this one card sitting alone, the raw or Grade 9 route is usually the more sensible call.
How rare is Varoom?
With 1,345 total graded copies on record, Varoom isn't a card that's flooding the population reports, but it's not desperately rare either. What stands out is that 382 of those graded copies made it to PSA 10, which is a healthy chunk of the total pool. That tells you the card grades reasonably well when submitted, which keeps a lid on how much a perfect copy can command since gem mint isn't the needle in a haystack it is for some illustration rares. It's scarcity with a ceiling, enough to matter, not enough to make PSA 10 copies feel untouchable.
Where can you pull Varoom?
Across the pack sites PackSpy tracks, Varoom has been pulled 10 times, showing up in Catch 'em All - Obsidian Flames and in starter packs. The biggest recorded pull came in at $396, which is a nice reminder that even a modestly priced card can land a great copy and turn heads. Ten recorded pulls isn't a huge number, so realistically most people who own Varoom bought it on the secondary market rather than ripped it themselves. That's the honest truth about pack opening in general: it's a gamble, and most rips don't come close to breaking even, but tracking real pulls across sites like we do is the only way to actually see where a card like this shows up rather than just hoping.
Questions people ask
How much is Varoom worth?+
A raw, ungraded Varoom is worth about $3, a Grade 9 copy sits at $16, and a PSA 10 gem mint copy reaches $74. Its price depends a lot on condition, so always check what grade you're comparing before assuming a number applies to your copy.
Is Varoom worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth roughly 29.4 times the raw price, but grading costs and the risk of not hitting a 10 need to factor in. With 382 PSA 10s out of 1,345 graded copies, gem mint is achievable but far from automatic.
What set is Varoom from?+
Varoom is #206 from Obsidian Flames, released in 2023, and it's an illustration rare illustrated by Souichirou Gunjima. It's part of what makes that set's illustration rare lineup fun to collect.
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