Volcarona V #21 value & price
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Volcarona V is one of those Evolving Skies cards that collectors just like looking at, a Holo Rare V with kawayoo's illustration giving it that fiery, almost cinematic quality. Pulled from a 2021 set that's stayed relevant thanks to its Alt Art chase cards, Volcarona V itself sits at a modest but honest raw value of $2. If you're trying to figure out Volcarona V value today, the short answer is it's an inexpensive card in ungraded form, but the picture changes quite a bit once grading enters the conversation.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.32, down 12% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.47 in October 2021.
Recent pulls of Volcarona V
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
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Volcarona V price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 336 graded, only 120 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $65 | 120 | 44 / 76 |
| PSA 9 | $13 | 134 | 36 / 98 |
| PSA 8 | $9.68 | 67 | 13 / 54 |
| PSA 7 | - | 8 | 2 / 6 |
| PSA 6 | - | 4 | 1 / 3 |
| PSA 5 | - | 3 | - / 3 |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.32 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 21 of 237
- Rarity
- Holo Rare V
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 210
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- Released
- 2021
Attacks
- Surging Flames20+Fire
This attack does 20 more damage for each basic Energy card in your discard pile. Then, shuffle those Energy cards into your deck.
- Fire Blast160Fire · Fire · Colorless
Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
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The collector's take on Volcarona V
Is Volcarona V worth grading?
Here's where it gets interesting. A raw copy sits at $2, but a PSA 10 climbs all the way to $44, which works out to about 28.9 times the ungraded price. That's a big multiplier on paper, and it's the kind of number that makes people want to send every copy they own off to get graded. But slow down for a second: hitting a true gem mint 10 is genuinely hard, centering and edge wear on modern V cards trip up more copies than you'd think, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time add up fast whether or not you land that perfect grade. A Grade 9 still nets $36, so even a near miss holds solid value, but if your copy has any visible whitening, soft corners, or off-center printing, grading might cost you more than it earns back. Look closely under good light before you commit.
How rare is it?
Out of the copies that have gone through grading, only 334 exist on record, and of those, 119 came back a perfect PSA 10. That's a decent chunk making the top grade, honestly, which tells you the print quality on this one wasn't bad, but it also means gem mint copies aren't the needle-in-a-haystack rarity you see on some other Evolving Skies cards. Still, with a population this contained, every graded copy carries a bit of weight, and the spread between raw and PSA 10 value shows that grade really does matter here even if pulling a 10 isn't astronomically rare.
Where to pull it
We've tracked 13 real pulls of Volcarona V across pack sites, specifically courtyard and lastpack, with the best recorded hit landing at $48. It's turned up inside products like the Pokémon Pro Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, noobie, and starter, so it's not locked to one specific pack type, it just shows up here and there when people crack these particular products. That $48 pull is a nice reminder that pack odds can occasionally hand you more than market average, but it's the exception, not the rule. Most people chasing this card end up buying it outright on the secondary market, and if you are opening packs hoping to hit it, treat it as a fun long shot rather than a plan, because most rips don't beat what you'd pay just buying the card directly.
Questions people ask
How much is Volcarona V worth?+
A raw, ungraded Volcarona V is worth about $2. Graded copies are worth considerably more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $36 and a PSA 10 reaching $44, so the grading outcome makes a real difference to what the card is worth.
Is Volcarona V worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for roughly 28.9 times the raw price. But gem mint copies aren't guaranteed, a Grade 9 only brings $36, and grading costs and risk mean you should check your card's centering and surface closely before sending it in.
What set is Volcarona V from?+
Volcarona V, card #21, comes from the Evolving Skies set released in 2021. It's a Holo Rare V illustrated by kawayoo, and it remains a popular pull from a set collectors still actively chase.
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