Rayquaza VMAX 218 — what does this card actually do?

Name: Rayquaza VMAX 218
Brand: Pokémon
Author: Anesaki Dynamic

This card has 320 HP and a top attack printed at 20 damage.

Dragon · VMAX Rapid Strike · Evolving Skies · measured against 20,444 cards on file — card data read July 28, 2026

What does Rayquaza VMAX 218 do in a game?

Rayquaza VMAX 218 is a Dragon Pokémon card with 320 HP, printed as VMAX Rapid Strike.

Its strongest attack, Max Burst, is printed at 20 damage for 2 Energy — 10 damage per Energy card.

Dragon VMAX Rapid Strike Rare Rainbow Regulation E Unlimited and Expanded #384 Rayquaza

Rayquaza VMAX 218Evolving Skies

320 HP · Dragon · VMAX Rapid Strike · retreat 2

Top printed damage2010 per Energy Max Burst20 damage for 2 Energy
as of July 28, 2026

Hit points320 HP2.4% of 17,290 in the 290~330 band

Printed damage2042.7% of 16,246 in the ~30 band

Retreat cost2 Energy28.6% of 17,240 in the 2 band

Energy efficiencyBelow typicalAboveTypicalBelowThis card 10 · typical 32.5
damage per Energy card, among cards whose cheapest attack costs 2

Price trackRare RainbowEvolving Skies69 printsranked among VMAX cardsWhat it costs today, how it moved, and where to buy it

Card classVMAX Rapid Strike

Regulation markE

RarityRare Rainbow

SetEvolving Skies

Card number218

AbilityAzure Pulse

Card data readJuly 28, 2026

What it sells for now$1,247.90Opens the price page — daily prices, every print variant, where to buy · read August 14, 2026 Turns of setup2 turnsEnergy attaches once a turn, so the top attack waits that long Other prints of this name69 printsPrinted HP and legality move from print to print Cards in the same line49 moreEvery print carrying Pokédex #384 Where it can be playedUnlimited and ExpandedRead from the official format list

How Rayquaza VMAX 218 is built, on five measures

Strongest on Hit points — top 2.0% of the archive. Weakest on Energy efficiency — bottom 3.1%.

Each spoke is this card's place among every card in the archive that prints that figure. Further out is stronger — retreat and attack cost are shown as lightness, so a cheap card reaches outward. Counted July 28, 2026.

How Rayquaza VMAX 218 is built, on five measures
Measure	Percentile	Printed value
Hit points	98.0%	320 HP
Top printed damage	12.8%	20 damage
Energy efficiency	3.1%	10 per Energy
Retreat lightness	45.3%	2 Energy
Attack cost lightness	43.8%	2 Energy

What it can do

Attack record

2EMax Burst10 damage per Energy card · has printed text20damage

1 attack printed on the card. The badge is the Energy it asks for.

Where it stands

No. 207of 17,290 cards ranked by printed HP

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Among the 17,290 cards in every card in the archive that carry printed HP, this one is number 207 at 320 HP.

Dragon cardsNo. 15of 530 by printed HP VMAX cardsNo. 63of 209 by printed HP

This cardRayquaza VMAX 218Evolving Skies320 HP

Printed HP

The ceiling of this archive is 380 HP — 60 HP above this card.

Highest printed HPMega Emboar ex 273Ascended Heroes380 HP

What stands out on Rayquaza VMAX 218

Hit points 320 HP puts it in the 290~330 band, where 2.4% of 17,290 cards with printed HP sit.
Energy It returns 10 damage per Energy card against 32.5 for cards whose cheapest attack costs 2.
Legality 1 of the 50 prints that carry this name are legal in Standard play.

Rayquaza VMAX 218 at a glance

What it is. A Dragon Pokémon card with 320 HP printed as VMAX Rapid Strike, printed in Evolving Skies.
What it can do. 1 attack printed on the card, the strongest at 20 damage for 2 Energy.
What it costs to move. 2 Energy to retreat, discarded from the card itself.
Where it can be played. Unlimited and Expanded only, and it carries regulation mark E.
What this page does not claim. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published here, because the card files this site reads do not contain them.

Source: Card facts are read once from openly published card files and change only when a source corrects them.

What do the attacks on Rayquaza VMAX 218 cost, and what do they hit for?

The card prints 1 attack. The strongest asks for 2 Energy and returns 20 damage, which is 10 damage for every Energy card attached.

Rayquaza VMAX 218 — every printed attack, its cost and its damage
Attack	Energy cost	Cards of Energy	Printed damage	Damage per Energy	Effect
Max Burst	1 Fire + 1 Lightning	2	20+	10	You may discard any amount of basic Fire Energy or any amount of basic Lightning Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 80 more damage for each card you discarded in this way.

Retreating costs a further 2 Energy, discarded from this card, and that cost is paid on top of anything in the table.

Max Burst2 Energy cards

The Energy this attack asks a deck to attach before it can be used, drawn as the symbols printed on the card.

One Energy card attaches per turn, so the number of symbols is also the number of turns the attack waits.

Max Burst 2 Energy20 damage for 2 Energy — 10 per Energy card20

Bars are printed damage against this card's own highest attack (20).

Why one of these damage figures carries a symbol

A number on a Pokémon card is not always the number that lands.

Max Burst is printed as 20+, so the printed number is a floor — the attack deals at least that much, and the sentence beside it says what adds to it.

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How does Rayquaza VMAX 218 compare with every other card?

Each bar below is the whole archive cut by one printed figure, with the band this card falls into marked. A number on its own says nothing about whether it is high or low — the shape of the archive does.

Rayquaza VMAX 218 — Evolving Skies — Rayquaza VMAXEvolving Skies 218

No.207by HP in the archive

Rayquaza VMAX 218 prints 320 HP, which puts it at number 207 of the 17,290 cards in this archive that print an HP figure at all. The tallest figure printed on any card is 380 HP (Mega Emboar ex).

13% on printed damage — it out-hits that share of the 16,246 cards that print damage

Top 1%Where it sits on printed HP

This card320 HP
Middle half of the archive60–130 HP
Strongest VMAX card340 HP
Strongest Rayquaza VMAX printed320 HP

The ceiling of this archive is Mega Emboar ex at 380 HP — every bar here is measured against it.

This card prints 320 HP, which is 84% of that ceiling.

Every figure in this panel is counted the same way: from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026, over the 17,290 cards that print an HP figure. Each bar is measured against the tallest HP in the archive, 380 HP.

Hit points — where this card sits

~7038.6%6,669 cards

80~12033.1%5,725 cards

130~18015.5%2,679 cards

190~2306.6%1,148 cards

240~2803.3%567 cards

290~330 — this card2.4%412 cards

340+0.5%90 cards

17,290 cards in the archive carry a printed HP figure. This one has 320 HP.

Cards in the 290~330 band typically print 165 damage and ask 2 Energy to retreat.

Hit points — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~70	38.6%	6,669 cards
80~120	33.1%	5,725 cards
130~180	15.5%	2,679 cards
190~230	6.6%	1,148 cards
240~280	3.3%	567 cards
290~330 — this card	2.4%	412 cards
340+	0.5%	90 cards

Top printed damage — where this card sits

~30 — this card42.7%6,938 cards

40~6022.0%3,566 cards

70~12021.8%3,535 cards

130~1809.0%1,461 cards

190~2503.8%621 cards

260+0.8%125 cards

16,246 cards print damage on at least one attack. The highest on this card is 20.

Cards in the ~30 band typically have 70 HP and ask 1 Energy to retreat.

Top printed damage — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~30 — this card	42.7%	6,938 cards
40~60	22.0%	3,566 cards
70~120	21.8%	3,535 cards
130~180	9.0%	1,461 cards
190~250	3.8%	621 cards
260+	0.8%	125 cards

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits

01.8%304 cards

154.4%9,392 cards

2 — this card26.4%4,565 cards

314.7%2,533 cards

42.4%421 cards

50.3%47 cards

17,262 cards have at least one attack with an Energy cost. The cheapest on this card asks 2 Energy.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 2 typically have 116 HP and print 65 damage.

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	1.8%	304 cards
1	54.4%	9,392 cards
2 — this card	26.4%	4,565 cards
3	14.7%	2,533 cards
4	2.4%	421 cards
5	0.3%	47 cards

Retreat cost — where this card sits

05.3%914 cards

149.3%8,503 cards

2 — this card28.6%4,926 cards

312.6%2,168 cards

44.2%729 cards

17,240 cards carry a retreat cost. This one costs 2 Energy to retreat.

Cards with a retreat cost of 2 typically have 132 HP and print 79 damage.

Retreat cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	5.3%	914 cards
1	49.3%	8,503 cards
2 — this card	28.6%	4,926 cards
3	12.6%	2,168 cards
4	4.2%	729 cards

No. 207of 17,290

That is where Rayquaza VMAX 218 stands highest on HP — number 207 of 17,290 cards in Every card in the archive. Cut the archive a different way and the answer moves, which is what the bars below are for.

Every card in the archive — 20,444 cards No. 207 of 17,290 by HP · No. 11,559 of 16,246 by damage · top by HP: Mega Emboar ex, 380

top 71% on damage
Dragon cards — 530 cards No. 15 of 530 by HP · No. 455 of 512 by damage · top by HP: Mega Dragonite ex, 370

top 89% on damage
VMAX cards — 209 cards No. 63 of 209 by HP · No. 189 of 207 by damage · top by HP: Copperajah VMAX, 340

top 91% on damage
Evolving Skies — 237 cards No. 10 of 193 by HP · No. 157 of 192 by damage · top by HP: Gyarados VMAX, 330

top 81% on damage

Each bar is how far up this card sits when the archive is cut a different way. The bar is its place on HP; the tick is its place on printed damage. Counted from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026.

Hit points 320 HP~~middle half 60–130 HP~~
this card 320
Top printed damage 20 damage~~middle half 20–90 damage~~
this card 20

Lowest to highest printed in the archive
Middle half of the archive
This card

Each row is stretched from the lowest printed figure to the highest, so the two rows are not on one shared scale — read each row on its own.

Read from the card files this site reads, July 28, 2026. The archive tops out at 380 HP and 350 printed damage.

Cards printed as VMAX

209 on record

Cards in the same HP band

412 of 17,290 (2.4%)

Cards with this much printed damage

6,938 of 16,246 (42.7%)

Counted from the card files this site reads, one card at a time.

Open the group this card falls into

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What Rayquaza VMAX 218 does without attacking

Rayquaza VMAX 218 carries 1 printed effect that work outside the attack step, so it can matter on a turn the card never attacks.

Printed effects

Capped at once a turn

1 of 1

Read from the printed text quoted below, not counted anywhere else.

Azure Pulse — Ability · once a turn

Once during your turn, you may discard your hand and draw 3 cards.

Quoted from the card face. The label after the dash is how the card itself names the effect.

Why this sits apart from the attacks

An attack costs Energy and ends your turn. What is printed above does neither — it is available while the card is in play, so it is a different kind of cost to a deck. Attack costs are in the section above.

Azure Pulse can only be used once a turn

The words once during your turn are printed in it, which caps it at one use per turn on that one card. Two copies of the card in play are two separate Pokémon, so each carries its own use.

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Is Rayquaza VMAX 218 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

Printed damage on its own says nothing — a 20 damage attack that needs 2 Energy and one that needs two are different cards. Dividing one by the other puts every attack on the same scale.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive

1 Energy9,392 cards49.049 damage typical

2 Energy4,565 cards32.565 damage typical

3 Energy2,533 cards34.7104 damage typical

4 Energy421 cards27.8111 damage typical

5 Energy47 cards41.8209 damage typical

Rayquaza VMAX 218 — this card10.020 damage for 2 Energy

Each bar is what cards asking that much Energy typically print, divided by the Energy they ask for. The number beside the bar is that figure.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 2 typically return 32.5 damage per Energy card. This card returns 10.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive
Group	Share	Value
1 Energy	49.0	49 damage typical
2 Energy	32.5	65 damage typical
3 Energy	34.7	104 damage typical
4 Energy	27.8	111 damage typical
5 Energy	41.8	209 damage typical
Rayquaza VMAX 218 — this card	10.0	20 damage for 2 Energy

2501250 damage

012345 Energy

Typical for that Energy cost 6 groupsMax Burst 20 / 2

Further right is a costlier attack, further up is a harder-hitting one, so the cheap and heavy corner is top left. The size of a grey dot is how many cards sit at that Energy cost.

Energy cost against printed damage. Each grey dot is what cards asking that much Energy typically print; the coloured dots are the attacks on Rayquaza VMAX 218.
Group	Typical printed damage	Damage per Energy card	Cards in this group
Cheapest attack costs 0 Energy	45	—	304
Cheapest attack costs 1 Energy	49	49	9,392
Cheapest attack costs 2 Energy	65	33	4,565
Cheapest attack costs 3 Energy	104	35	2,533
Cheapest attack costs 4 Energy	111	28	421
Cheapest attack costs 5 Energy	209	42	47
Max Burst	—	10	—

This card, per Energy card

10 damage

Typical for a 2 Energy attack

32.5 damage

Difference

-22.5 damage

Both figures are damage divided by Energy cost, counted the same way.

Where this sits once the archive is cut by damage instead

The bars above cut the archive by what an attack asks for. Cut the same archive by what an attack prints and the groups come out differently — the damage ranges on record are gathered on one page, which is where a figure like 20 is read as high or low rather than merely large.

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Is Rayquaza VMAX 218 strong for a VMAX card?

VMAX cards are built large to begin with, so measuring this one against the whole archive mixes up what the mechanic gives it with what the card itself gives it. Measured inside its own group, the two come apart.

Hit points320 HPtypical for the group is 320 HP — this card is 0% above

Top printed damage20 damagetypical for the group is 143 damage — this card is 86% below

Retreat cost2 Energytypical for the group is 2 Energy — this card is 0% above

The group is every VMAX card in the archive — 209 of them. Each figure is compared with what that group typically prints, not with the archive as a whole.

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What does being a Dragon card do for Rayquaza VMAX 218?

Type decides two things at once — which cards take double damage from this one, and which cards deal double to it. Both are read from the weakness printed on each group, not from a rule of thumb.

How the archive splits by energy type

Psychicmost often weak to Psychic13.5%2,335 cards

Watermost often weak to Lightning14.1%2,435 cards

Colorlessmost often weak to Fighting12.6%2,173 cards

Firemost often weak to Water9.1%1,574 cards

Fightingmost often weak to Grass10.9%1,884 cards

Lightningmost often weak to Fighting8.8%1,520 cards

Grassmost often weak to Fire13.8%2,387 cards

Metalmost often weak to Fire5.4%925 cards

Darknessmost often weak to Fighting7.2%1,249 cards

Dragon — this cardmost often weak to Fairy3.1%530 cards

Fairymost often weak to Metal1.4%237 cards

17,249 cards carry an energy type. The note under each name is the weakness printed most often on that group.

How the archive splits by energy type
Group	Share	Value
Psychic	13.5%	2,335 cards
Water	14.1%	2,435 cards
Colorless	12.6%	2,173 cards
Fire	9.1%	1,574 cards
Fighting	10.9%	1,884 cards
Lightning	8.8%	1,520 cards
Grass	13.8%	2,387 cards
Metal	5.4%	925 cards
Darkness	7.2%	1,249 cards
Dragon — this card	3.1%	530 cards
Fairy	1.4%	237 cards

What being a Dragon card is worth

No group in the archive most often prints a Dragon weakness, so this type gains nothing automatic from the weakness rule.

Every energy type in the archive

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What is Rayquaza as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

Rayquaza VMAX 218 is one print of Rayquaza. The figures below are about the Pokémon rather than this single card — how many times it has been printed, how tough those prints run, and how many of them can still be played.

Rayquaza has been printed 69 times, and the printed numbers move from one print to the next. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

The three toughest Rayquaza cards ever printedPokédex #384Prints on record 69Toughest print 320 HPThis card 320 HP

69prints

Legal in Standard1Older prints, not in Standard68

Every Rayquaza print on record, split by whether it can still be entered in Standard play.

Legality is read from the print rather than from the Pokémon, so an older copy of the same Pokémon is a different card for tournament purposes.

Rayquaza VMAX 218 is the toughest Rayquaza ever printed

Bars are printed HP, measured against the record for this Pokémon

Rayquaza VMAX 218/203the toughest Rayquaza ever printedSWSH07: Evolving Skies320 HP

Read from the printed card face of every Rayquaza print on record. Printed HP does not change after a card is issued.

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What has to be in play before Rayquaza VMAX 218 can be?

Rayquaza VMAX evolves from Rayquaza V, so the whole line has to be built before this card reaches the field.

The Rayquaza line, oldest stage firstPokédex #384

Rayquaza15 prints on record · Dragons Exalted

+80 HP

Rayquaza V3 prints on record · SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards

+110 HP

Rayquaza VMAX2 prints on record · SWSH12: Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery

Rayquaza → Rayquaza V → Rayquaza VMAX

This card cannot be played from your hand onto an empty spot — it goes on top of Rayquaza V.
The line runs 3 stages, so the first card has to be in play 2 turns before this one can be.
Every print in the line shares Pokédex number 384.

1RayquazaHardest attack printed at this stage: 150 damage130 HP
2Rayquaza VHardest attack printed at this stage: 40 damage. Evolving here adds 80 HP over the stage before it210 HP
3Rayquaza VMAXHardest attack printed at this stage: 20 damage. Evolving here adds 110 HP over the stage before it320 HP

Bars are the highest HP ever printed on that stage, measured against the top of this line (320 HP). The note beside each bar is the hardest attack printed at that stage.

Every print of a stage is counted, not just the one shown in the chain above, so the bar is the ceiling that stage has reached rather than one card from it.

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Is this the strongest Rayquaza print, and can the older ones still be played?

69 prints carry this name in the archive, and 50 of them are laid out below. They share a Pokémon but not a card — printed HP, printed damage and tournament legality all move from one print to the next.

Bar height and the number above each bar = highest HP that year; the two digits below = the year.

Rows run from the toughest print down. Bars are printed HP, measured against the toughest print of this name shown here (320 HP), and the highlighted row is the card this page is about.

50 rows are shown of the 69 prints counted under this name.

Rayquaza prints — can each one still be played?
Print	Set	Regulation mark	Standard
Rayquaza VMAX 218/203	SWSH07: Evolving Skies	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza VMAX 111/203	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza VMAX TG20/TG30	SWSH12: Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza VMAX 217/203	SWSH07: Evolving Skies	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza VMAX TG29/TG30	SWSH12: Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza VMAX 102/159	SWSH: Crown Zenith	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza VMAX 101/159	SWSH: Crown Zenith	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
M Rayquaza-EX 61/108	XY - Roaring Skies	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
M Rayquaza-EX 98/98	XY - Ancient Origins	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
M Rayquaza-EX 105/108	XY - Roaring Skies	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
M Rayquaza-EX 76/108	XY - Roaring Skies	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
M Rayquaza-EX 76/108	Celebrations: Classic Collection	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza V 194/203	SWSH07: Evolving Skies	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza V 193/203	SWSH07: Evolving Skies	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza V 110/203	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza V SWSH147	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza V 100/159	Jumbo Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza-GX 177/168	SM - Celestial Storm	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza-GX 160/168	SM - Celestial Storm	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza-EX XY73	XY Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza-GX 109/168	SM - Celestial Storm	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza-EX 60/108	XY - Roaring Skies	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza-EX 123/124	Dragons Exalted	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza-EX 104/108	XY - Roaring Skies	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza-EX BW47	Black and White Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza-EX 75/108	XY - Roaring Skies	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza-EX 85/124	Dragons Exalted	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza & Deoxys LEGEND 89/90	Undaunted	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza 128/124	Dragons Exalted	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza C LV.X DP47	Diamond and Pearl Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza C LV.X 146	Supreme Victors	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Shining Rayquaza 56/73	Shining Legends	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza 011/020	Blister Exclusives	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza 93/113	Legendary Treasures	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza XY64	XY Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza XY141	XY Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza 138/185	SWSH04: Vivid Voltage	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza 106/145	SM - Guardians Rising	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza 153/217	ME: Ascended Heroes	Mark I	Legal in Standard
Rayquaza ex 102/107	EX Deoxys	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza SL10	Call of Legends	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza 20/95	Call of Legends	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza ex 039	Nintendo Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza 14/146	Legends Awakened	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza C 008/147	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza δ 13/113	EX Delta Species	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza 9/106	EX Emerald	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza δ 26/110	EX Holon Phantoms	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza δ 16/110	EX Holon Phantoms	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rayquaza 003/017	POP Series 1	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard

1 of the 50 prints listed here are legal in Standard play. An older print of the same Pokémon is a different card for legality, because legality is read from the print rather than from the name — so owning the cheap old copy does not always mean you can enter with it.

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What can you use instead of Rayquaza VMAX 218?

Every card below asks a deck for the same kind of slot, so the comparison is between what they print, not what they cost.

Cards that fill the same slot as Rayquaza VMAX 218
Card	Set	HP	Top damage	Retreat
Rayquaza VMAX	Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery	320	20	2
Rayquaza VMAX	Evolving Skies	320	20	2
Rayquaza VMAX	Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery	320	20	2
Rayquaza VMAX	Evolving Skies	320	20	2
Duraludon VMAX	Evolving Skies	330	220	3
Rayquaza VMAX	Crown Zenith	320	20	2

This card itself is 320 HP, 20 top damage and 2 retreat, and every card here is Dragon like it.

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Every card below carries the same Pokédex number as this one, so they are the same Pokémon printed as different cards — different stages, different mechanics and different names all sit in this group.

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What was printed next to Rayquaza VMAX 218 in Evolving Skies?

A card is met inside a set, not on its own, and the number on it is the order that set gave it. The cards either side are the ones a collector actually turns past to reach this one.

310 Sylveon VMAX [212]

320 Lycanroc VMAX [213]

310 Umbreon VMAX [214]

310 Umbreon VMAX [215]

330 Garbodor VMAX [216]

320 Rayquaza VMAX [217]

330 Duraludon VMAX [219]

330 Duraludon VMAX [220]

Cards printed either side of this one

These are the cards numbered either side of #218 in Evolving Skies. The badge on each card is its printed HP. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

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Which rules apply to Rayquaza VMAX 218, and where can it be played?

Two kinds of rule meet on one card — the sentence printed on the card face, and the rulebook clauses that apply because of what the card carries.

The rule printed on this card

“VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.”

Prize cards your opponent takes when it is knocked out

Every knockout carries the opponent 3 steps closer to winning, and that is the cost of putting this card on the field whatever it cost to buy.

Rulebook clauses that apply to Rayquaza VMAX 218
Clause	What the rulebook says	Cards it applies to	Share of the archive
Retreat	Retreat your Active Pokemon (only once per turn).	17,244 cards	84.3%
Energy per turn	You can attach Energy just once each turn!	17,180 cards	84.0%

Counted across 20,444 English cards. A clause applies to this card because the card carries the property the clause names, not because we judged it to.

Rayquaza VMAX 218 — tournament formats
Format	Status	What that means
Standard	Not listed	This card is not listed for this format
Expanded	Legal	Can be played in this format
Unlimited	Legal	Can be played in this format

Read from the format list recorded with the card. Formats rotate on a schedule set by the organiser, and that schedule is not published on this page.

Where this card can be played

This card is legal in Unlimited and Expanded play. It carries regulation mark E, printed next to the card number. It was released on August 27, 2021.

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Which generation of cards does Rayquaza VMAX 218 belong to?

The single letter printed beside the card number groups a card with everything issued under the same rules. Tournament formats are cut along those letters, so the size of a letter is the size of the pool a card sits in.

Cards carrying each regulation mark

Mark Dtypically 133 HP · 84 damage15.4%1,261 cards

Mark E — this cardtypically 150 HP · 87 damage14.7%1,202 cards

Mark Ftypically 142 HP · 88 damage14.4%1,180 cards

Mark Gtypically 124 HP · 80 damage19.9%1,634 cards

Mark Htypically 132 HP · 88 damage15.7%1,283 cards

Mark Itypically 134 HP · 80 damage14.8%1,215 cards

Mark Jtypically 148 HP · 86 damage5.1%419 cards

8,194 cards in the archive carry a regulation mark. Older prints carry none at all, so this is not the whole archive.

The regulation mark is the single letter recorded with each modern card. Older prints carry no mark at all, so this axis covers only the part of the archive that has one.

Cards carrying each regulation mark
Group	Share	Value
Mark D	15.4%	1,261 cards
Mark E — this card	14.7%	1,202 cards
Mark F	14.4%	1,180 cards
Mark G	19.9%	1,634 cards
Mark H	15.7%	1,283 cards
Mark I	14.8%	1,215 cards
Mark J	5.1%	419 cards

This card

Mark E

Cards sharing that mark

1,202

Typical HP for the mark

150 (this card 320)

Typical damage for the mark

87 (this card 20)

Counted from the mark printed beside the card number.

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Rayquaza VMAX 218 in depth — what these figures add up to

Three readings of the same card, side by side: what it costs to get going, where it sits among the cards it will be compared with, and what takes it off the field.

What it asks a deck for

Its hardest attack, Max Burst, needs 2 Energy attached. Energy attaches once a turn, so that attack waits 2 turns from an empty card.
That works out at 10 damage for every Energy card attached.
Moving it out of the active spot costs 2 more Energy, discarded from the card itself.
It cannot start the game in play — Rayquaza V has to be on the field first.

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

Every card in the archiveNo. 207 of 17,290

Dragon cardsNo. 15 of 530

VMAX cardsNo. 63 of 209

Evolving SkiesNo. 10 of 193

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Rayquaza VMAX 218 card record

Rayquaza VMAX 218 — the printed record, field by field
Hit points	320 HP	Type	Dragon
Retreat cost	2 Energy	Evolves from	Rayquaza V
Card type	VMAX Rapid Strike	Regulation mark	Mark E
Pokédex number	#384	Set	Evolving Skies
Card number	218 of 203	Series	Sword & Shield
Released	August 27, 2021	Rarity	Rare Rainbow
Illustrator	Anesaki Dynamic
Tournament legality	Unlimited and Expanded only
Printed rule	VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.

Read from the printed card face, the set listing and the official format list.

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What does Rayquaza VMAX 218 cost?

This page is about what the card does. The figure below is the one number worth carrying across, read on August 14, 2026.

Market price today

$1,247.90

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One figure only — the price record, the daily chart and the marketplaces live on the price page.

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Rayquaza VMAX 218 — frequently asked questions

What is the strongest attack on Rayquaza VMAX 218?

Max Burst, printed at 20 damage for 2 Energy — 10 damage per Energy card. You may discard any amount of basic Fire Energy or any amount of basic Lightning Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 80 more damage for each card you discarded in this way.

What is the retreat cost of Rayquaza VMAX 218?

2 Energy, discarded from this card to move it out of the active spot. Retreating is allowed once per turn.

What does the + after the damage on Max Burst mean?

It marks the damage as conditional: the printed figure is the least it can deal, and the sentence on the card says what is added to it. The full sentence is printed on the card and quoted in the attack table on this page — "You may discard any amount of basic Fire Energy or any amount of basic Lightning Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 80 more damage for each card you discarded in this way."

How often can you use Azure Pulse?

Once during your turn. The limit is printed in the ability itself, and it is counted per Pokémon — a second copy of Rayquaza VMAX in play carries its own use.

Can an older Rayquaza print be played in a tournament?

Legality is read from the print, not from the Pokémon. Of the 50 prints listed on this page, 1 is legal in Standard play. The rest can still be played in formats that accept them, and the table on this page names the regulation mark each print carries.

What does Rayquaza VMAX evolve from?

Rayquaza V. It cannot be played straight from your hand onto an empty spot — the earlier stage has to be in play first.

Can Rayquaza VMAX 218 be played in a tournament?

It is legal in Unlimited and Expanded play, and it carries regulation mark E. Standard events run on a rotating list of sets, so check the current rotation before entering one.

What does the rule on Rayquaza VMAX 218 mean?

The card reads “VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.” That sentence is printed on the card itself, so it applies wherever the card is played.

Does this page say how good Rayquaza VMAX 218 is in a deck?

No. Every figure here is read from the printed card. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published on this site, because the card files it reads do not contain them.

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Where these card facts come from

Card facts are read once from openly published card files and do not change between readings — a printed card cannot gain HP. The places below are where the same information can be checked. Last updated: July 28, 2026 — the counts and rankings on this page were taken from the card files read on that day.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

The Pokémon Company International — official rules, tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, HP, attacks, weakness, retreat cost, illustrator credits) github.com

TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set membership and card numbering) github.com

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Rayquaza VMAX 218 — what does this card actually do?

What does Rayquaza VMAX 218 do in a game?

Rayquaza VMAX 218 performance summary

What it can do

Where it stands

Rayquaza VMAX 218 at a glance

What do the attacks on Rayquaza VMAX 218 cost, and what do they hit for?

How does Rayquaza VMAX 218 compare with every other card?

What Rayquaza VMAX 218 does without attacking

Is Rayquaza VMAX 218 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

Is Rayquaza VMAX 218 strong for a VMAX card?

What does being a Dragon card do for Rayquaza VMAX 218?

What is Rayquaza as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

What has to be in play before Rayquaza VMAX 218 can be?

Is this the strongest Rayquaza print, and can the older ones still be played?

What can you use instead of Rayquaza VMAX 218?

Which other cards share the Pokémon behind Rayquaza VMAX 218?

What was printed next to Rayquaza VMAX 218 in Evolving Skies?

Which rules apply to Rayquaza VMAX 218, and where can it be played?

Which generation of cards does Rayquaza VMAX 218 belong to?

Rayquaza VMAX 218 in depth — what these figures add up to

What it asks a deck for

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

Rayquaza VMAX 218 card record

What does Rayquaza VMAX 218 cost?

Rayquaza VMAX 218 — frequently asked questions

What is the strongest attack on Rayquaza VMAX 218?

What is the retreat cost of Rayquaza VMAX 218?

What does the + after the damage on Max Burst mean?

How often can you use Azure Pulse?

Can an older Rayquaza print be played in a tournament?

What does Rayquaza VMAX evolve from?

Can Rayquaza VMAX 218 be played in a tournament?

What does the rule on Rayquaza VMAX 218 mean?

Does this page say how good Rayquaza VMAX 218 is in a deck?

Where these card facts come from

Before you rely on these figures

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