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Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 price — what is this card worth today?

The market price is $7.67 and the cheapest listing is $5.00.

Measured against 22,496 tracked price entries — price data read August 14, 2026

How much is Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 worth right now?

The market price of Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 is $7.67, and the cheapest ungraded copy on sale is $5.00. The price moved +3.5% over the last 30 days and +3.8% over 90 days. Both figures were read on August 14, 2026.

Prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings and stored in this site's own archive — 381 daily readings, the oldest from July 30, 2025.

PromoVMAXHolofoilUnlimited and Standard and ExpandedRegulation F#025 Pikachu

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286SWSH Black Star Promos

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 price summary

Promo · English · released 2019 · illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA · 310 HP · Lightning

Market price now$7.67+4.5% 7 days$7.34 7 days ago
as of August 14, 2026 (14 days ago)
7-day change+4.5%$7.34 → $7.67
90-day change+3.8%$7.39 → $7.67
1-year change+173.9%$2.80 → $7.67
Market stateRisingRisingFlatFalling$7.25$9.3990 days +3.8% · swing 29.5%
74% of the way up its 1-year range

The figure on the button is the cheapest TCGplayer listing read on August 14, 2026 (market price $7.67). We do not collect eBay or Cardmarket asking prices yet, so those buttons open a live search instead of showing a number.

Card details310 HPLightningVMAXFighting weakness ×2Retreat 2Unlimited and Standard and ExpandedStats, weakness, attack costs and the evolution line

How the price moved

7-day price trend +4.5% · the same 7 values are in the table below.
7-day price trend +4.5%
DateMarket price7-day start
2026.08.08$7.70$7.70
2026.08.09$7.81$7.70
2026.08.10$7.87$7.70
2026.08.11$7.75$7.70
2026.08.12$7.87$7.70
2026.08.13$7.74$7.70
2026.08.14 · Today$7.67$7.70
30-day price trend +3.5% · the same 11 values are in the table below.
30-day price trend +3.5%
DateMarket price30-day start
2026.07.16$7.46$7.46
2026.07.19$7.35$7.46
2026.07.22$7.54$7.46
2026.07.25$7.66$7.46
2026.07.28$7.62$7.46
2026.07.31$7.76$7.46
2026.08.02$7.55$7.46
2026.08.05$7.43$7.46
2026.08.08$7.70$7.46
2026.08.11$7.75$7.46
2026.08.14 · Today$7.67$7.46
90-day price trend +3.8% · the same 11 values are in the table below.
90-day price trend +3.8%
DateMarket price90-day start
2026.05.17$7.52$7.52
2026.05.26$8.52$7.52
2026.06.04$8.63$7.52
2026.06.13$9.03$7.52
2026.06.22$8.50$7.52
2026.07.01$8.56$7.52
2026.07.09$7.85$7.52
2026.07.18$7.30$7.52
2026.07.27$7.55$7.52
2026.08.05$7.43$7.52
2026.08.14 · Today$7.67$7.52
1-year price trend +173.9% · the same 16 values are in the table below.
1-year price trend +173.9%
DateMarket price1-year start
2025.08.15 · 1-year low$3.22$3.22
2025.09.08$3.38$3.22
2025.10.03$5.40$3.22
2025.10.27$4.83$3.22
2025.11.20$4.33$3.22
2025.12.14$5.23$3.22
2026.01.08$5.02$3.22
2026.02.01$5.07$3.22
2026.02.25$5.69$3.22
2026.03.21$6.09$3.22
2026.04.15$6.31$3.22
2026.05.09$7.58$3.22
2026.06.02$8.67$3.22
2026.06.26 · 1-year high$9.12$3.22
2026.07.21$7.66$3.22
2026.08.14 · Today$7.67$3.22

$7.34 7 days ago → $7.67 now +4.5%$7.41 30 days ago → $7.67 now +3.5%$7.39 90 days ago → $7.67 now +3.8%1-year low $2.80 · high $9.39 · now 74% of the way up +173.9%

Where to buy this card

Only the TCGplayer figure is a price we hold — the other two open a live search.

Marketplaces that list it 3

  • TCGplayerUngraded copies, United States$5.00cheapest listingLowestMarket price $7.67 on August 14, 2026See listings
  • eBayBuy It Now, lowest firstnot collected yetSee listings
  • CardmarketEuropenot collected yetSee listings

For reference · graded copies at auction not collected

  • Fanatics CollectGraded copies, auctionnot collected yetA graded copy is a different product from the raw card priced above.See auctions

Prices read on August 14, 2026. Shipping and import duty are not included because we do not collect them yet. The TCGplayer link is an affiliate link and the others are plain links; the price is the same whichever one you use.

  • HolofoilThe only printing of this cardMarket $7.67 · lowest $5.00 · highest $999.99$8market

1 print type on recordWhat you could pick wrong →

Where it ranks

Among the 255 VMAX cards with a price on file, this one is number 142 at $7.67.

What stands out on Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 today

  • Price It sits 74% of the way up its 1-year range, between $2.80 and $9.39, at $7.67 today.
  • Printings Only one printing exists — Holofoil — so there is no wrong version to buy, and no print premium to gain either.
  • Rank No. 142 of 255 priced VMAX cards, and No. 200 of 305 priced prints of this Pokémon.
  • Record 381 daily snapshots since July 30, 2025 stand behind every figure above.

7 of what decides the price of Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 — each card opens the section that answers it

Where does the price sit today?74%of its 1-year rangeLow $2.80 · high $9.39 · now $7.67 · 365 days measuredPrice historyHow much does the printing change it?1finishes on recordHolofoil$7.67One finish is on record — the Holofoil printingPrint variantsWhere does it rank among its own?No. 200of 305No. 1Pikachu ★$3,216.67No. 2Pikachu 227 S P$1,600.00No. 3Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat$1,098.71196 moreNo. 200Pikachu VMAX SWSH286$7.67Top of the list is Pikachu ★ at $3,216.67Pokemon rankingHow far apart are the prints?25.8×top vs this one
  • SWSH04: Vivid Voltage 188/185$197.53
  • SWSH11: Lost Origin Trainer Gallery TG17/TG30$110.69
  • SWSH11: Lost Origin Trainer Gallery TG29/TG30$25.86
  • SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards SWSH286$7.67
  • +6
10 prints carry this name; the dearest is $197.53Same name, other prints
How dear is it for its grade?No. 142of 255 VMAXMeasured against every priced VMAX cardGrade rankingWho drew this artwork?AKIRA EGAWARead from the printed card face, because the public data leaves this field emptyIllustratorWhere can you buy it?$5.00cheapest listingCheapest listing$5.00Market price$7.67Dearest listing$999.99Sellers ask a wide range, so the listing you pick decides most of what you payWhere to buy

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 at a glance

  • What it costs. The market price is $7.67 and the cheapest listing is $5.00. Graded copies are not included in either figure.
  • How it moved. +4.5% over 7 days, +3.5% over 30 days, +3.8% over 90 days and +173.9% over one year, on 381 days of daily snapshots.
  • What it is. A Promo printed in SWSH Black Star Promos, released November 15, 2019, with 310 HP and a Fighting weakness.
  • Where it can be played. Unlimited and Standard and Expanded only — it is outside the Standard rotation, so demand comes from collectors rather than tournament players.
  • What this page does not claim. Graded prices, population counts and sealed product values are not published here, because no free commercial data source provides them.
  • When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the snapshot taken on August 14, 2026.
Source: Read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive — 381 daily readings

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 price history — where does it sit today?

The line below plots the last 90 daily closes against the 90-day average. The table underneath compares four windows against the same reading on August 14, 2026.

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 market price, last 90 days
Daily market price in US dollars, May 17, 2026 to August 14, 2026. Drawn from 90 daily readings, sampled to 19 points; all 90 are listed as text below.
Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 market price over 90 days — low $7.25, high $9.39, now $7.67
Reading dateMarket price90-day average
May 17, 2026$7.52$6.38
May 22, 2026$7.95$6.53
May 27, 2026$8.47$6.68
June 1, 2026$8.10$6.82
June 6, 2026$7.90$6.96
June 11, 2026$8.62$7.07
June 16, 2026$8.74$7.21
June 21, 2026$8.38$7.36
June 26, 2026$9.12$7.50
July 1, 2026$8.56$7.63
July 6, 2026$8.25$7.77
July 11, 2026$7.76$7.86
July 16, 2026$7.46$7.93
July 21, 2026$7.66$7.97
July 26, 2026$7.83$8.03
July 31, 2026$7.76$8.09
August 5, 2026$7.43$8.11
August 10, 2026$7.87$8.11
August 14, 2026$7.67$8.12
Market price90-day averageToday $7.67381 days on file
Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 price change by window
WindowPrice thenPrice nowChangeRange in windowPosition in range
7 days$7.34$7.67+4.5%$7.34 – $7.8762%
30 days$7.41$7.67+3.5%$7.25 – $7.8768%
90 days$7.39$7.67+3.8%$7.25 – $9.3920%
1 year$2.80$7.67+173.9%$2.80 – $9.3974%

Position in range means how high the current price sits between the lowest and highest reading of that window. 0% is the floor of the window and 100% is its ceiling.

Over the last 90 days the price moved between $7.25 and $9.39, and it now sits 20% of the way up that range. Measured against the reading 90 days ago it is +3.8%.

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Which print variants of SWSH286 exist, and what do they cost?

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 is on record in the Holofoil finish, and that is the only finish this site holds a price for. Any other finish is marked no price record below, which is not the same as saying the card was never printed that way.

  • PrintedHolofoilThe artwork itself is foiled.$7.67market
The finish on record for this card, and the other finish beside it for comparison

Holofoil$7.67

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 — SWSH Black Star Promos SWSH286, Holofoil finish

The artwork itself catches the light

The artwork itself is foiled.

Market price on record for this finish — lowest listing $5.00, highest $999.99 — 130× the market price, unusually wide.

Reverse HolofoilExample — a different card

Regieleki V SWSH280 — shown as an example of the Reverse Holofoil finish

The area outside the picture catches the light

The border around the artwork is foiled instead.

This pane is Regieleki V SWSH280, a card from the same set, borrowed so the two finishes can be compared side by side. Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 has no Reverse Holofoil on record here, and that is a statement about our price record rather than a claim about what was printed.

The left pane is Pikachu VMAX SWSH286. The right pane is a different card, standing in so the two finishes can be held side by side — this card has no Reverse Holofoil on record here. Compare where the light sits, not the cards themselves. If you have motion reduced on your device the tilt stops and only the light remains.

On cards that were given several finishes the gap is wide — an early 1st Edition print can run five to eight times the plain one. Same artwork, same number, and the price is decided by a single mark under the picture.

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 carries none of that risk here, because one finish is all this site holds a price for. The flip side is that there is no print premium showing in these figures — what moves this price is the grade and whether the copy is genuine.

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Where does Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 rank among Pikachu cards?

The record for this Pokémon is $3,216.67, and this card is 0.2% of it

Bars are measured against the record, not against the whole archive
  • Pikachu ★ 104/110the record among Pikachu printsEX Holon Phantoms · the highest price on record for this Pokémon$3,216.67
  • Pikachu VMAX SWSH286against that record, at number 200 of 3050.2% of the record · the record is 419× this card$7.67

The record is the dearest print of this Pokémon that carries a price on the day of the snapshot. 305 prints are on record.

Bars are measured against the dearest print, Pikachu ★ at $3,216.67.

305 prints of this Pokémon are on record; 305 of them carry a price, and 305 are shown here

Among the priced prints of this Pokémon this card is number 200 of 305. The top of the list is held by early releases, which is the plainest sign that the year of printing moves the price more than the character does.

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How far apart are the Pikachu VMAX prints in price?

This name was printed 10 times across different sets. Some share the very same artwork in a different edition; others carry different art or different attacks under the same name. Set, rarity and version, not the Pokémon, decide the gap between them.

Dearest printPikachu VMAXPikachu VMAXSWSH04: Vivid Voltage 188/185Rare Rainbow$197.53
25.8×Same name · same 310 HP
$197.53 vs $7.67
This cardPikachu VMAX SWSH286Pikachu VMAX SWSH286SWSH Black Star Promos SWSH286Promo$7.67

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

The cards themselves are identical. Same 310 HP, same attacks. What splits the price is not the card but which box it came out of — the rarity mark and the size of the set together decide how hard one was to pull.

Put the rarity marks and the set sizes side by side and the order explains itself: the smaller the set and the scarcer the mark, the dearer the print.

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Where does Pikachu VMAX sit in the price of its evolution line?

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How expensive is Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 for a VMAX card?

255 VMAX cards carry a price. The bars show how those prices are spread, and the rows below place this card at number 142 among them.

  • $0–$10 — this card 52.2%
    133
  • $10–$25 21.6%
    55
  • $25–$50 7.8%
    20
  • $50–$100 6.7%
    17
  • $100–$250 7.1%
    18
  • $250 and up 4.7%
    12

255 priced VMAX cards, counted from the August 14, 2026 snapshot. The bars give the shape of the group; the rows below give this card's own place in it.

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 — SWSH Black Star Promos
Pikachu VMAXSWSH Black Star Promos SWSH286

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 costs $7.67, which makes it number 142 of the 255 VMAX cards that carry a price. The typical VMAX card costs $9.21, and the dearest is $2,259.47 (Umbreon VMAX).

  • This card$7.67
  • Typical VMAX card — the group median$9.21
  • Dearest VMAX card on record$2,259.47
Umbreon VMAX — SWSH07: Evolving Skies 215/203 · the dearest VMAX card at $2,259.47

The top of this group is Umbreon VMAX at $2,259.47 — the dearest VMAX card on record.

This card costs $7.67, which is dearer than 45% of the group.

Every figure in this panel is counted over the same set: the 255 VMAX cards that carry a price in the market index this site reads, read August 14, 2026. Each bar is how far up the group that figure sits — the median is the halfway mark, the middle half reaches three quarters and the dearest card fills it. Prices move, so the ranking moves with them.

Bars are measured against the dearest VMAX card, Umbreon VMAX 215/203 at $2,259.47.

255 VMAX cards carry a price; the rows above are the top of the list and this card with its immediate neighbours

Among the 255 priced VMAX cards this one is number 142. It sits below the group median of $9.21, and the dearest VMAX card is $2,259.47 — being in the same class does not carry the price with it.

The rows either side of it show how tight this part of the list is: $7.77 one place above and $7.47 one place below, a difference of $0.30 across three places. Rank moves quickly here, price barely does.

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Who illustrated Pikachu VMAX SWSH286?

AKIRA EGAWA is credited on 82 cards in this archive. The prints above are the ones that currently carry the highest prices, which is the quickest way to see the kind of card this artist tends to be given.

An illustrator is a way of sorting cards, not a reason for their price. Buying another card by the same hand does not carry the price across — what makes the price is the Pokémon, the rarity and the year, and the numbers for that sit in the ranking section.

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Where is Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 cheapest to buy — the total across marketplaces

These are the cheapest copies on each marketplace, ordered by the total you pay once shipping is added. Read the asking price alone and the order flips.

Example figures, not collected prices. The measured price of this card is $7.67 (August 14, 2026).

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Cheapest Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 listing on each marketplace, lowest total first
MarketplaceAsking priceShippingTotalWhy it sits here
eBay$248.00Free$248.00Lowest total · affiliate link
TCGplayer$248.27$5.49$253.76+$5.76 · affiliate link
Cardmarket€211.50€8.90$258.40+$10.40 · Europe · standard link
Fanatics Collect$1,275.00AuctionPSA 10 · 2 days left · 14 bids · standard link

Example figures. Only the total column decides the order — an asking price on its own does not.

Asking prices differ by $0.27Add shipping and the gap is $10.40That is 38× wider

  • eBayFree shippingTotal $248.00 · +$0.00
  • TCGplayerShipping $5.49Total $253.76 · +$5.76
  • CardmarketShipping €8.90 + dutyTotal $258.40 · +$10.40

The cheapest total is $248.00 at eBay, and the dearest of the marketplaces that quote a total is $258.40 — a spread of $10.40 on a card whose asking prices sit within $0.27 of each other. Shipping, not the sticker price, is what decides it.

A price quoted in euros moves with the exchange rate, and an order that crosses a border can pick up import duty on arrival, so a European total can change place between one day and the next.

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 asking prices on TCGplayer
FigureAmountWhat it means
Lowest listing$5.00The cheapest copy on sale right now.
Direct price$7.49The cheapest copy shipped by the marketplace itself.
Market price$7.67What recent sales actually settled at.
Median listing$8.77The middle of every asking price on the page.
Highest listing$999.99The most expensive copy on sale, usually a graded or signed one.

Read on August 14, 2026. A listing price is what a seller asks; the market price is what buyers paid.

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 price spread on TCGplayer

The gap between the lowest and the highest asking price, in US dollars.
  • Lowest 5USD
  • Direct 7.5USD
  • Market 7.7USD
  • Median 8.8USD
  • Highest 1,000USD

The gap between the cheapest copy on sale and what buyers actually settled at is $2.67. That gap is the room you have to negotiate or to wait out — the market price is the honest middle, and the lowest listing is one seller, on one day, in one condition.

Prices here are for the card alone. Shipping, import duty and marketplace fees are added on top by the seller, and on cross-border orders they can move the order of the marketplaces around.

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Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 in depth — what the numbers mean

The figures from the sections above, tied together once more.

One card, three different places — the answer to "how highly does it rank" changes with the group you measure it against.

This is where Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 stands highest — number 142 of 255 cards printed in the same class. The rows beside it are the same card measured other ways, and they do not agree.

The same card, ranked three ways

Bars are how far up each list this card sits — longer is dearer
  • Among Pikachu printsof 305 priced prints · top 65%No. 200
  • Among VMAX cardsof 255 cards · top 55%You are hereNo. 142

What makes the price of Pikachu VMAX

  1. Pikachu VMAX — the Pokémon this card is, and the group it is ranked inside
  2. Promo — SWSH Black Star Promos, so supply came from how that promotion was handed out rather than from a pull rate
  3. Illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA — a sorting axis, not a price driver
  4. VMAX — the class it was printed as, and the group its price is measured against

Set against cards like it

Pikachu ★$3,216.67
Pikachu 227 S P$1,600.00
Pikachu VMAX SWSH286$7.67

What holds the price where it is

  • It sits at 74% of its own 1-year range, between $2.80 and $9.39 — priced where it has usually been
  • Legal in Unlimited and Standard and Expanded only, so it is not bought to fill a tournament deck
  • A card that anything can remove in one turn is a card fewer decks carry, and demand is part of what a price is
  • 381 daily readings stand behind every figure above
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Which cheaper cards fill the same slot as Pikachu VMAX SWSH286?

Cards that fill the same slot as Pikachu VMAX SWSH286
CardSetHPTop damageRetreatMarket price
Pikachu VMAX [188]Vivid Voltage3101202$197.53
Pikachu VMAX [TG17]Lost Origin Trainer Gallery3101202$110.69
Zeraora VMAX [GG42]Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery3202402$27.58
Morpeko VMAX [204]Sword & Shield3001801$25.88
Pikachu VMAX [TG29]Lost Origin Trainer Gallery3101202$25.86
Toxtricity VMAX [196]Rebel Clash3201602$20.17

0 of the 6 cards here cost less than $7.67, and the cheapest of them is $20.17 — $-12.50 below this card. Every one of them asks a deck for the same slot, so that gap is what you pay for this particular printing rather than for what it does.

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Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 card details

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 — what a listing has to match
SetSWSH Black Star PromosCard numberSWSH286 of 307
ReleasedNovember 15, 2019SeriesSword & Shield
RarityPromoIllustratorAKIRA EGAWA

Read from the set listing and the printed card face.

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Which Pokémon cards moved most since yesterday?

Measured across 30,444 priced cards between August 13, 2026 and August 14, 2026. Cards under $5 and moves under half a percent are left out, because rounding alone can produce them.

Both lists are recalculated once a day, after the source archive is refreshed — the readings compared here are August 13, 2026 against August 14, 2026. Cards under $5 are left out of the ranking, because a one-cent move on a card worth a few cents becomes a double-digit percentage and would bury everything else.

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There are 151 other priced prints of this Pokémon. They are listed highest price first, so you can see at once whether the card you are holding is the expensive one.

All 151 priced prints that carry Pokédex #025, highest price first. Card SWSH286 of this page is the one you are reading about. Point at a card to see it full size.Press and hold a card to see it full size.

151 cards, 1–50 shown, highest price first1234
All 151 cards of this Pokémon, on their own page

Turning the page does not change the address of this page — all 151 cards sit on this one page, 50 at a time. Cards with no published image still hold their place in the grid, showing name, set and number, so the count above stays true.

Grouping by the Pokémon answers "is mine the expensive one". Grouping by the exact name answers "am I looking at the print I think I am". The two questions land buyers in very different places, which is why they are kept apart here.

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Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 price — frequently asked questions

How much is Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 worth?

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 has a market price of $7.67, and the cheapest copy on sale is $5.00, read on August 14, 2026. Both figures are for ungraded cards.

Is Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 rare?

Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 is a Promo, which means it was handed out through a promotion rather than pulled from a booster pack of a numbered set. It carries no set number of its own, so scarcity came from how that promotion was run. Among 305 priced Pikachu prints it sits at number 200, so it sits in the middle third of what this Pokémon costs — dearer than most prints, but not one of the chased ones.

Why is another Pikachu VMAX selling for much more?

Pikachu VMAX was printed in 10 different sets. The artwork looks alike, but the set name and the card number under the picture are different, and so is the price. Check the number before you buy.

Should I get Pikachu VMAX graded?

No grading figure for Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 is published here. Graded prices and population counts come from paid grading services under commercial plans that are not in use on this site, so the question cannot be answered with data. What can be said is the ungraded price above, which is the floor any grading decision starts from.

Is the German or French Pikachu VMAX cheaper?

No. The six European language printings of Pikachu VMAX share one product record, so they trade at the same price. Only the Japanese release is a separate card, because Japan uses a different set and numbering system.

Does tournament play affect what Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 sells for?

Yes, and mostly by keeping it out. Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 is legal in Unlimited and Standard and Expanded only, so it is not bought to fill a competitive deck — its price is set by collectors instead, which is why it moves with condition and print rather than with the season's results.

Do these Pikachu VMAX prices include shipping or tax?

No. Every figure on this page is the listed price of Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 itself. Shipping, import duty and marketplace fees are added on top by the seller.

How often does the Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 price update?

Once a day. The Pikachu VMAX SWSH286 archive behind this page holds 381 daily readings, the oldest from July 30, 2025 and the newest from August 14, 2026.

Price today

$7.67

Past year $2.80$9.39


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How these figures are collected, and where you can check them

Prices on this page are read once a day from public marketplace listings and stored in this site's own archive — 381 daily readings for Pikachu VMAX SWSH286, the oldest from July 30, 2025 and the newest from August 14, 2026. Card facts are read once from openly published card files and do not change between readings. The places below are where the same information can be checked.

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.

1
The Pokémon Company International — official 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.

1
Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, HP, attacks, weakness, retreat cost, illustrator credits) github.com
2
TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (printed names in German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese) github.com
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