Volcanion ex #182 value & price
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Volcanion ex #182 is one of the standout special illustration rares from Journey Together, the 2025 set that gave collectors a fresh reason to chase this fiery legendary. Illustrated by akagi, it's the kind of card that photographs beautifully and holds real appeal beyond just the artwork, which is exactly why so many people end up here checking Volcanion ex value before they buy, sell, or send one off to get graded. Right now a raw copy sits at $20, so it's an accessible card to own even if you're just starting to pay attention to it.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $20, down 19% over the past year, with an all-time high of $43 in March 2025.
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Volcanion ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 4,404 graded, only 1,457 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $95 | 1,457 | 1,253 / 204 |
| PSA 9 | $25 | 2,295 | 2,175 / 120 |
| PSA 8 | $20 | 536 | 476 / 60 |
| PSA 7 | $16 | 81 | 73 / 8 |
| PSA 6 | $6.05 | 23 | 20 / 3 |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | 6 | 6 / - |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | 5 | 4 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $20 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 182 of 190
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 220
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- akagi
- Released
- 2025
Attacks
- Scorching Cyclone160Fire · Fire · Colorless
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The collector's take on Volcanion ex
Is Volcanion ex worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw Volcanion ex runs $20, a Grade 9 comes in at $26, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $100, which works out to 5.1 times the raw price. That's a real gap, but gem mint is genuinely hard to land. Out of 4,358 total graded copies, only 1,431 have come back as PSA 10, so plenty of submissions land at 9 or below. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back gem mint, so if your card has any soft corners or centering issues, it might make more sense to enjoy it raw or sell it as is rather than gamble on the grade.
How rare is Volcanion ex?
With 4,358 copies graded so far and only 1,431 of those earning a PSA 10, the gem mint tier is clearly the harder path for this card. That's roughly a third of graded copies hitting the top grade, which isn't rare enough to call this card scarce in a dramatic sense, but it does explain why PSA 10 pricing sits well above raw and Grade 9. Population numbers like these are useful because they show you exactly how much company your graded copy has, and why condition matters so much once you start comparing prices.
Where can you pull Volcanion ex?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we've recorded Volcanion ex being pulled 174 times across sites like courtyard, tilt-rips, collector-crypt, and packs, which is real pull data no price guide can give you. The biggest recorded pull came in at $2,267, a reminder of how much upside a single hit can carry when the right card lands in the right pack. We've seen it turn up in Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokemon Premium Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, so if you're opening packs hoping to land this one, those are the products where it's actually shown up. Just know that opening packs is gambling by nature, most rips don't come close to breaking even, and buying the card outright is always the safer route if it's specifically this one you want.
Questions people ask
How much is Volcanion ex worth?+
A raw, ungraded Volcanion ex is valued at $20 right now. Grade it and a Grade 9 brings $26, while a PSA 10 climbs to $100, which is 5.1 times the raw price. So how much Volcanion ex is worth really depends on the condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Volcanion ex worth grading?+
It can be, if your copy is sharp enough to have a real shot at PSA 10, since that grade pays $100 versus $20 raw. But only 1,431 of the 4,358 graded copies have hit that top grade, so gem mint isn't guaranteed, and grading fees eat into any profit if your card lands at Grade 9 or lower.
What set is Volcanion ex from?+
Volcanion ex #182 comes from Journey Together, released in 2025. It's a special illustration rare illustrated by akagi, which is part of why it's such a popular one for collectors to track.
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