Volcanion #9 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Volcanion & chase cards
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Volcanion #9 comes from the Japanese Dream Shine Collection, and it's the kind of card that quietly builds a following because of the fiery Volcanion artwork paired with genuinely low grading numbers. If you're trying to pin down Volcanion value, the short version is that a raw copy sits at $20, but the story gets a lot more interesting once grading enters the picture. This page is built to answer exactly what people are searching for when they ask how much is Volcanion worth right now.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $19, up 42% over the past year, with an all-time high of $20 in July 2026.
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Volcanion price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 691 graded, only 573 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $174 | 573 |
| PSA 9 | $21 | 87 |
| PSA 8 | $12 | 22 |
| PSA 7 | $9.00 | 2 |
| PSA 6 | $7.00 | 4 |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | 3 |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | - |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $19 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
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The collector's take on Volcanion
Is Volcanion worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw Volcanion runs $20, a Grade 9 climbs to $87, and a PSA 10 sits at $573, which works out to 28.7x the raw price. That's a big jump, and it's the reason people keep asking if Volcanion is worth grading. The catch is that gem mint is never guaranteed. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's a real chance your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10, which is still a nice card but a much smaller payday. If you've got a copy that looks flawless under a loupe, corners sharp and centering clean, it's worth considering. If it's got soft edges or print lines, you're probably better off holding it raw or selling as is rather than gambling on the grade.
How rare is Volcanion?
Across all grading companies, only 691 copies of Volcanion have been graded, and of those, 573 are sitting at PSA 10. That's a striking ratio. It tells you two things: collectors who send this card in tend to get lucky with high grades, but the overall population graded is still small enough that Volcanion doesn't flood the market. Scarcity like this is part of why the PSA 10 price holds up despite so many of the graded pool landing at the top grade. Fewer total copies in circulation means fewer chances for the market to get saturated.
Where can you pull Volcanion?
PackSpy has tracked 38 recorded pulls of Volcanion across sites including tilt-rips, courtyard, and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $493. It's turned up in packs like the Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, and Dime Pack. That spread tells you Volcanion isn't locked to one specific pack type, it shows up in budget-friendly rips as often as themed ones, which is part of what makes tracking real pull data so useful. Just remember that opening packs is a gamble by nature, and most rips don't cover their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Volcanion worth?+
A raw, ungraded Volcanion #9 from the Dream Shine Collection is valued at $20. Once you factor in grading, that number can shift quite a bit depending on the condition and grade the card receives.
Is Volcanion worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for $573 compared to $20 raw, a jump of 28.7x. But with only 691 copies graded so far, gem mint isn't a sure thing, so weigh the grading cost against your card's actual condition before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Volcanion worth?+
A PSA 10 Volcanion is valued at $573. Of the 691 total graded copies recorded, 573 have achieved that top PSA 10 grade, which shows how often gem mint gets hit once collectors do send this card in.
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