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VMAX Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 209 VMAX cards on file, 199 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $8.23.

Card mechanic · 209 cards · 199 with a price · $1.14 to $2,259.47 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a VMAX Pokémon card worth?

The typical VMAX card costs $8.23. Across the 199 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $1.14 and the dearest is $2,259.47 — Umbreon VMAX 215, at $2,259.47. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.

All mechanics Rarity Print variant Pokédex number Regulation mark Energy type Set Artist Evolution stage Attack cost Attack damage Retreat cost

VMAX 209 cardsCard mechanic

199 with a price · $1.14 to $2,259.47 · No. 9 of 28 mechanics by typical price · +21.6% in 11 months · 320 HP on average · weak to Fighting

Typical price, last 11 months$8.23+21.6% from $6.77

Card price ladder$2,259.47$18.66 to $2,259.47

Place among mechanicsNo. 9CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $8.23 · No. 9 of 28
19 mechanics cost less than this one

Cards on file209199 carry a price Most expensive card$2,259.47Umbreon VMAX 215 Cheapest on record$1.14across all 199 priced cards Price rose+21.6%over the last 11 months Place by priceNo. 9of 28 mechanics

What stands out about VMAX cards

Scale 209 cards carry this mechanic — 1.0% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
Price Half of the priced cards cost under $8.23, but the dearest reaches $2,259.47 — a gap of 275×.
Place By typical price this is No. 9 of 28 mechanics; 19 of them cost less.
Record 199 of the 209 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 209

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over

English cards on file 20,4447,208 cardsonly cards that record a mechanic remain · 35.3% of 20,444
Cards with a mechanic 7,208209 cardsonly VMAX remain · 2.9% of 7,208
The 209 cards on this page209 cards1.0% of every English card on file

The middle step counts every card that records a mechanic, including mechanics too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the mechanic list, which only counts the groups it can open.

VMAX Pokémon cards at a glance

What this group is. 209 cards share the mechanic VMAX. A mechanic is the special kind a card is printed as — V, VMAX and ex among Pokémon, Item, Supporter and Stadium among Trainers — recorded with each card in the card files this site reads. Evolution stages are counted on their own, and a plain card carries no mechanic at all, so this axis covers only the part of the archive that has one.
What they cost. The typical card is $8.23. Across the 199 priced cards the range runs $1.14 to $2,259.47.
Where it stands. No. 9 of 28 mechanics by typical price, with 19 of them cheaper.
What the cards are like. They average 320 HP and 143 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fighting.
What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 199 cards that carry a price, each with its own price page. Cards without a price are counted in the total but are not listed.
When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.

Source: Counted from 209 cards on file, 199 of them with a price

Every VMAX Pokémon card with a price on file

These are the 50 dearest VMAX cards in the archive, most expensive first. The strip shows them as cards; the list under it carries the same 50 with their set and exact price as text.

The 50 dearest VMAX cards, most expensive first

Prices are the latest reading held in this site's own archive. A card with no picture on file is drawn as a small stand-in that still carries its name, set and number.

The same 50 cards as a listRank is by price inside this group.

CardNameSetPriceRarity

Umbreon VMAXEvolving Skies$2,259.47Rare Rainbow Rayquaza VMAXEvolving Skies$1,247.90Rare Rainbow Gengar VMAXFusion Strike$1,048.09Rare Rainbow Leafeon VMAXEvolving Skies$415.27Rare Rainbow Sylveon VMAXEvolving Skies$402.20Rare Rainbow Blaziken VMAXChilling Reign$384.49Rare Rainbow Espeon VMAXFusion Strike$349.25Rare Rainbow Glaceon VMAXEvolving Skies$309.51Rare Rainbow Mew VMAXFusion Strike$271.60Rare Rainbow Charizard VMAXChampion's Path$235.54Rare Rainbow

Show the rest of the list40 more cards, still in price order+40

Rayquaza VMAXSilver Tempest Trainer Gallery$202.39Rare Holo VMAX Pikachu VMAXVivid Voltage$197.53Rare Rainbow Charizard VMAXShining Fates Shiny Vault$140.07Rare Holo VMAX Rayquaza VMAXEvolving Skies$127.06Rare Rainbow Umbreon VMAXBrilliant Stars Trainer Gallery$113.85Rare Holo VMAX Pikachu VMAXLost Origin Trainer Gallery$110.69Rare Holo VMAX Snorlax VMAXSword & Shield$108.18Rare Rainbow Mew VMAXFusion Strike$103.44Rare Rainbow Umbreon VMAXEvolving Skies$84.70Rare Rainbow Sylveon VMAXBrilliant Stars Trainer Gallery$78.09Rare Holo VMAX Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAXBattle Styles$77.09Rare Rainbow Mimikyu VMAXBrilliant Stars Trainer Gallery$74.22Rare Holo VMAX Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAXChilling Reign$68.52Rare Rainbow Deoxys VMAXCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery$65.81Rare Holo VMAX Sylveon VMAXEvolving Skies$59.57Rare Rainbow Snorlax VMAXSword & Shield$55.68Rare Holo VMAX Charizard VMAXDarkness Ablaze$50.37Rare Holo VMAX Gyarados VMAXEvolving Skies$49.74Rare Rainbow Charizard VMAXSWSH Black Star Promos$47.83Promo Gengar VMAXFusion Strike$47.04Rare Holo VMAX Leafeon VMAXEvolving Skies$42.80Rare Rainbow Blaziken VMAXSilver Tempest Trainer Gallery$40.17Rare Holo VMAX Ice Rider Calyrex VMAXChilling Reign$38.83Rare Rainbow Glaceon VMAXEvolving Skies$38.48Rare Rainbow Rayquaza VMAXSilver Tempest Trainer Gallery$33.53Rare Secret Single Strike Urshifu VMAXBattle Styles$31.39Rare Rainbow Blaziken VMAXChilling Reign$30.05Rare Rainbow Mew VMAXLost Origin Trainer Gallery$29.89Rare Secret Inteleon VMAXFusion Strike$28.38Rare Rainbow Zeraora VMAXCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery$27.58Rare Holo VMAX Morpeko VMAXSword & Shield$25.88Rare Rainbow Pikachu VMAXLost Origin Trainer Gallery$25.86Rare Secret Umbreon VMAXEvolving Skies$25.72Rare Holo VMAX Celebi VMAXChilling Reign$25.24Rare Rainbow Dragapult VMAXRebel Clash$24.50Rare Rainbow Lapras VMAXSword & Shield$20.45Rare Rainbow Toxtricity VMAXRebel Clash$20.17Rare Rainbow Sylveon VMAXEvolving Skies$19.69Rare Holo VMAX Victini VMAXBattle Styles$19.37Rare Rainbow Butterfree VMAXDarkness Ablaze$18.66Rare Rainbow

199 cards on file carry a price; the archive holds the 50 dearest of them in full.

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Which VMAX cards share a name across several printings?

27 of the 50 cards listed above are reprints of just 8 names. Buying by name alone is how people end up with the wrong printing, because these share a name but not a set, a rarity or a price.

Umbreon VMAX4 printings · 2 sets

Rayquaza VMAX4 printings · 2 sets

Sylveon VMAX4 printings · 2 sets

Charizard VMAX4 printings · 4 sets

Blaziken VMAX3 printings · 2 sets

Mew VMAX3 printings · 2 sets

Pikachu VMAX3 printings · 2 sets

Gengar VMAX2 printings · 1 set

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Are VMAX Pokémon cards going up in value?

This is the middle price of the whole group on each reading day, so it answers the question for VMAX cards as a group rather than for one card.

Typical VMAX card price, September 12, 2025 to August 14, 2026

Each point is the middle price of the 199 priced VMAX cards on that day, read from this site's own archive. The 13 readings drawn above are also listed as text below.

Typical price of a VMAX Pokémon card from September 12, 2025 to August 14, 2026 — rose from $6.77 to $8.23
Reading date	Typical price	Where it started
12 Sep 25	6.77
10 Oct 25	7.03
7 Nov 25	6.88
5 Dec 25	6.83
2 Jan 26	6.55
30 Jan 26	6.65
27 Feb 26	6.86
27 Mar 26	7.18
24 Apr 26	7.53
22 May 26	7.95
19 Jun 26	8.03
17 Jul 26	8.4
14 Aug 26	8.23

Typical priceWhere it started · $6.77Now $8.23381 days on file

VMAX Pokémon cards — price change by window
Window	Typical then	Typical now	Change
Last month	$8.40	$8.23	-2.0%
Last 3 months	$7.95	$8.23	+3.5%
Last 6 months	$6.86	$8.23	+20.0%
Since September 12, 2025	$6.77	$8.23	+21.6%

Each row compares the middle price of the whole group on two days. It is not the change of any single card — a card can fall while the group rises, which is what the movers list below shows.

The typical VMAX card rose from $6.77 to $8.23 over the 11 months on file — +21.6%. A rising middle means the ordinary card of this group got dearer, not just the headline one at the top of the list.

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How VMAX Pokémon card prices are spread

One group price cannot describe 199 cards. These figures show how far apart they actually sit.

$1.14$2,259.47$8.23Where the price splits in half — $1.14 to $2,259.47 laid out on a ten-fold scale

$1.14$2,259.47$18.59Where the dearer quarter begins — one card in four costs more than this

0%100%23.6%Cards costing more than $20 — 47 of the 199 that carry a price

Each half circle is the whole price range of the 199 priced VMAX cards, from $1.14 to $2,259.47, with the tenfold steps evenly spaced. The last one is read differently — it counts cards rather than dollars, and says so in its own label.

All 199 priced VMAX cards, by price band

$1 to $535.7%71 cards

$5 to $2040.7%81 cards

$20 to $5010.1%20 cards

$50 to $1004.5%9 cards

$100 to $5007.5%15 cards

$500 and up1.5%3 cards

How every VMAX card with a price falls into price bands — 199 cards counted, not just the ones drawn above. Each track is the whole group, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits outside that band.

The longest bar is where an ordinary VMAX card actually sits. Bands read the market price of each card on August 14, 2026.

Dearest tenth startsone in ten costs more than this$77.29
Dearer quarter startsone in four costs more than this$18.59
Typical cardhalf cost less, half cost more$8.23
Cheaper quarter endsone in four costs less than this$3.30
Cheapest on filenothing in the group costs less$1.14

The five points that describe every VMAX card price. Bar length is that price against the highest point on this ladder, and the highlighted row is the typical card.

VMAX Pokémon cards — two ways of counting the same group
Figure	All priced cards	The 50 listed above
Cards counted	199	50
Cheapest	$1.14	$18.66
Cheaper quarter, up to	$3.30	—
Typical (median)	$8.23	—
Dearer quarter, from	$18.59	—
Dearest tenth, from	$77.29	—
Average	$51.93	—
Dearest	$2,259.47	$2,259.47

The two columns are different groups of cards, not two readings of the same one — the right column is the dearest end of the left one. "Typical" is the middle price, which half the cards sit below; "average" is pulled upward by the few very expensive cards, which is why the two differ.

The average price of a VMAX card is $51.93 while the typical one is $8.23. The gap between those two numbers is the shape of this group: a small number of very expensive cards is dragging the average far above what most cards actually cost.

What three quarters of the 199 priced VMAX cards cost

One in four VMAX cards costs $3.30 or less, half cost $8.23 or less, and three in four cost $18.59 or less. Only the top quarter runs past $18.59, and the dearest tenth starts at $77.29.

See the dearest Umbreon VMAX — $2,259.47

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When were VMAX Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?

The run starts in 2019 with 15 cards and reaches 2023 with 8. Age and price are drawn separately below, because the year with the most cards is rarely the year with the dearest ones.

How many VMAX cards were printed each year

20197.2%15 cards

202024.9%52 cards

202146.9%98 cards

202217.2%36 cards

20233.8%8 cards

Bar length is that year against the busiest year for VMAX cards, and the figure beside each year is its share of all 209 of them.

Years are left in printing order rather than sorted by size, because the shape of the run over time is what this chart is for.

201915 cards printed$5.91
202052 cards printed$6.67
202198 cards printed$8.88
202236 cards printed$10.32
20238 cards printed$10.68

The middle price of the VMAX cards printed in each year, oldest first. Bar length is that year against the dearest year. Years where fewer than three cards carry a price are not drawn.

Are older VMAX cards worth more?
Year	Cards	Share	Typical price
2019	15	7.2%	$5.91
2020	52	24.9%	$6.67
2021	98	46.9%	$8.88
2022	36	17.2%	$10.32
2023	8	3.8%	$10.68

Counted across all 209 VMAX cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that year, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price.

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What VMAX Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary VMAX card costs. These tables break the group down by rarity, set and illustrator, each row beside its own typical price, so you can tell a $1 card from a $100 one before you look it up.

Which VMAX cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?

Rare Holo VMAX52.6%110 cards

Rare Rainbow35.9%75 cards

Promo7.2%15 cards

Rare Secret4.3%9 cards

Each track is the whole of the 209 VMAX cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which VMAX cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Rarity	Cards	Share	Typical price
Rare Holo VMAX	110	52.6%	$3.61
Rare Rainbow	75	35.9%	$14.32
Promo	15	7.2%	$5.91
Rare Secret	9	4.3%	$4.68

Counted across all 209 VMAX cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which sets hold the VMAX cards?

Evolving Skies15.3%32 cards

Chilling Reign9.1%19 cards

Fusion Strike7.7%16 cards

SWSH Black Star Promos7.2%15 cards

Battle Styles6.7%14 cards

Rebel Clash6.7%14 cards

Darkness Ablaze5.7%12 cards

Vivid Voltage5.7%12 cards

Shining Fates Shiny Vault3.8%8 cards

Sword & Shield3.8%8 cards

Each track is the whole of the 209 VMAX cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which sets hold the VMAX cards?
Group	Share	Value
Evolving Skies	15.3%	32 cards
Chilling Reign	9.1%	19 cards
Fusion Strike	7.7%	16 cards
SWSH Black Star Promos	7.2%	15 cards
Battle Styles	6.7%	14 cards
Rebel Clash	6.7%	14 cards
Darkness Ablaze	5.7%	12 cards
Vivid Voltage	5.7%	12 cards
Shining Fates Shiny Vault	3.8%	8 cards
Sword & Shield	3.8%	8 cards

Which sets hold the VMAX cards?
Set	Cards	Share	Typical price
Evolving Skies	32	15.3%	$13.36
Chilling Reign	19	9.1%	$7.43
Fusion Strike	16	7.7%	$9.05
SWSH Black Star Promos	15	7.2%	$5.91
Battle Styles	14	6.7%	$8.90
Rebel Clash	14	6.7%	$5.98
Darkness Ablaze	12	5.7%	$6.02
Vivid Voltage	12	5.7%	$6.41
Shining Fates Shiny Vault	8	3.8%	$5.06
Sword & Shield	8	3.8%	$13.53

Counted across all 209 VMAX cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Who drew the VMAX cards?

5ban Graphics35.4%74 cards

PLANETA Tsuji12.0%25 cards

aky CG Works11.0%23 cards

PLANETA Mochizuki9.1%19 cards

N-DESIGN Inc.4.8%10 cards

AKIRA EGAWA4.3%9 cards

Mitsuhiro Arita2.9%6 cards

Ryota Murayama1.9%4 cards

KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA1.0%2 cards

MUGENUP1.0%2 cards

Each track is the whole of the 209 VMAX cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Who drew the VMAX cards?
Group	Share	Value
5ban Graphics	35.4%	74 cards
PLANETA Tsuji	12.0%	25 cards
aky CG Works	11.0%	23 cards
PLANETA Mochizuki	9.1%	19 cards
N-DESIGN Inc.	4.8%	10 cards
AKIRA EGAWA	4.3%	9 cards
Mitsuhiro Arita	2.9%	6 cards
Ryota Murayama	1.9%	4 cards
KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA	1.0%	2 cards
MUGENUP	1.0%	2 cards

Who drew the VMAX cards?
Illustrator	Cards	Share	Typical price
5ban Graphics	74	35.4%	$5.43
PLANETA Tsuji	25	12.0%	$6.26
aky CG Works	23	11.0%	$10.51
PLANETA Mochizuki	19	9.1%	$5.06
N-DESIGN Inc.	10	4.8%	$5.93
AKIRA EGAWA	9	4.3%	$18.76
Mitsuhiro Arita	6	2.9%	$8.44
Ryota Murayama	4	1.9%	$17.01
KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA	2	1.0%	—
MUGENUP	2	1.0%	—

Counted across all 209 VMAX cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which energy types do VMAX cards use?

Psychic13.4%28 cards

Lightning12.9%27 cards

Water12.9%27 cards

Fire11.5%24 cards

Darkness10.0%21 cards

Fighting9.6%20 cards

Grass9.6%20 cards

Colorless7.2%15 cards

Metal6.7%14 cards

Dragon6.2%13 cards

Each track is the whole of the 209 VMAX cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which energy types do VMAX cards use?
Group	Share	Value
Psychic	13.4%	28 cards
Lightning	12.9%	27 cards
Water	12.9%	27 cards
Fire	11.5%	24 cards
Darkness	10.0%	21 cards
Fighting	9.6%	20 cards
Grass	9.6%	20 cards
Colorless	7.2%	15 cards
Metal	6.7%	14 cards
Dragon	6.2%	13 cards

Which energy types do VMAX cards use?
Energy type	Cards	Share	Typical price
Psychic	28	13.4%	$14.76
Lightning	27	12.9%	$7.77
Water	27	12.9%	$8.43
Fire	24	11.5%	$9.07
Darkness	21	10.0%	$8.55
Fighting	20	9.6%	$6.57
Grass	20	9.6%	$6.31
Colorless	15	7.2%	$6.29
Metal	14	6.7%	$5.72
Dragon	13	6.2%	$14.12

Counted across all 209 VMAX cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which VMAX cards are still tournament legal?

E52.6%110 cards

D37.8%79 cards

F9.6%20 cards

Each track is the whole of the 209 VMAX cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which VMAX cards are still tournament legal?
Regulation mark	Cards	Share	Typical price
E	110	52.6%	$10.88
D	79	37.8%	$6.52
F	20	9.6%	$5.91

Counted across all 209 VMAX cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

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How much HP and damage VMAX Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every VMAX card prints the same number or they run from one end of the scale to the other. These five points show which of the two is happening.

VMAX Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
Measure	Lowest	Lower quarter	Typical	Upper quarter	Highest	Cards counted
HP	300	310	320	330	340	209
Biggest attack	10	90	160	200	300	207

Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.

The five points that describe VMAX card HP

Lowest88.2% of the highest300 HP

Lower quarter91.2% of the highest310 HP

Typical94.1% of the highest320 HP

Upper quarter97.1% of the highest330 HP

Highest100.0% of the highest340 HP

HP printed on the 209 VMAX cards that carry one. The typical card is 320 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 310 and 330 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe VMAX card HP
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	88.2% of the highest	300 HP
Lower quarter	91.2% of the highest	310 HP
Typical	94.1% of the highest	320 HP
Upper quarter	97.1% of the highest	330 HP
Highest	100.0% of the highest	340 HP

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a VMAX card

Lowest3.3% of the highest10 damage

Lower quarter30.0% of the highest90 damage

Typical53.3% of the highest160 damage

Upper quarter66.7% of the highest200 damage

Highest100.0% of the highest300 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 207 VMAX cards that print one. The typical card hits for 160. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 90 and 200. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a VMAX card
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	3.3% of the highest	10 damage
Lower quarter	30.0% of the highest	90 damage
Typical	53.3% of the highest	160 damage
Upper quarter	66.7% of the highest	200 damage
Highest	100.0% of the highest	300 damage

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What are VMAX Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 196 VMAX cards that print one, the most common is Fighting on 47 of them.

What VMAX Pokémon cards are weak to

Fighting24.0%47 cards

Fire17.3%34 cards

Water12.2%24 cards

Lightning11.7%23 cards

Darkness10.2%20 cards

Metal10.2%20 cards

Grass8.2%16 cards

Psychic6.1%12 cards

What VMAX Pokémon cards are weak to — 196 cards counted. Each track is the whole of that count, so a short bar means most of the group sits elsewhere.

An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 196 VMAX cards that print a weakness.

What VMAX Pokémon cards are weak to
Group	Share	Value
Fighting	24.0%	47 cards
Fire	17.3%	34 cards
Water	12.2%	24 cards
Lightning	11.7%	23 cards
Darkness	10.2%	20 cards
Metal	10.2%	20 cards
Grass	8.2%	16 cards
Psychic	6.1%	12 cards

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Which VMAX Pokémon cards print a resistance?

Resistance is the rarer of the two printed match-ups: only 42 of the 209 VMAX cards on file carry one at all, and the rest simply leave the box empty.

What VMAX Pokémon cards resist

What VMAX Pokémon cards resist — 42 cards counted.

Fighting67%
Grass33%

Resistance cuts incoming damage from that type. Only some VMAX cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.

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Can you still play VMAX Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?

Price is only half of what separates this group from the one next to it. These are the conditions you meet when you actually put a VMAX card on the table, across all 209 of them.

Standard

20 cards you can play today

20 of the 209 VMAX cards are legal in Standard, the format most tournaments run. That is 9.6% of the group.

Expanded only

189 more that need the older format

These 189 have rotated out of Standard but are still legal in Expanded, which reaches back much further.

Neither

0 that no current format accepts

0 of the group — 0.0% — are collector cards now rather than deck cards.

What it costs to retreat a VMAX Pokémon card

241.6%87 cards

333.5%70 cards

19.6%20 cards

07.7%retreats free16 cards

47.7%16 cards

209 cards counted.

The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.

Can you still play VMAX Pokémon cards in a tournament?
Question	Cards	Share of the group
Legal in Standard today	20	9.6%
Legal in Expanded today	209	100.0%
Cards with an Ability	58	27.8%
Cards with a special rule	209	100.0%

Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 209 cards

Legal in Standard today9.6%20 cards

Legal in Expanded today100.0%209 cards

Cards with an Ability27.8%58 cards

Cards with a special rule100.0%209 cards

Each track is the whole of the 209 VMAX cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

The rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so the bars are read one at a time against the group.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 209 cards
Group	Share	Value
Legal in Standard today	9.6%	20 cards
Legal in Expanded today	100.0%	209 cards
Cards with an Ability	27.8%	58 cards
Cards with a special rule	100.0%	209 cards

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Which VMAX Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group moved +21.6%. These are the VMAX cards inside it that moved furthest in each direction over the same window.

Change between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026, for the 181 VMAX cards that carried a price on both days. Bar length is the size of the move, not its direction.

181 VMAX cards tracked across the yearSee the group line

A group line and a card line are not the same thing. The VMAX group rose over this window, yet the cards above ran from -11.6% to +230.9% — which is why a figure taken from the group tells you what to expect, and only the card page tells you what happened.

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The cheapest VMAX Pokémon cards you can buy

A group price hides its own floor. These are the 6 least expensive VMAX cards carrying a price, which is what the group costs to start rather than what its best card costs.

Read from the same daily price archive as the rest of this page. A low price usually means the card is common rather than that it is a bargain.

The same 6 cards with their set and number

Galarian Darmanitan VMAXVivid Voltage#37$1.14Rare Holo VMAX Ice Rider Calyrex VMAXChilling Reign#46$1.37Rare Holo VMAX Greedent VMAXFusion Strike#218$1.37Rare Holo VMAX Crobat VMAXShining Fates#45$1.38Rare Holo VMAX Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAXChilling Reign#75$1.39Rare Holo VMAX Tornadus VMAXChilling Reign#125$1.40Rare Holo VMAX

Set and number are what you match against a listing; two cards with the same name are different cards if either of those differs.

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How VMAX compares with the other mechanics

Every mechanic in this list is ranked by its typical price. The bar is that price against the dearest group, and the highlighted row is where VMAX sits.

Star 29 cardsNo. 1 · $26.56 to $3,216.67$1,010.00
6 more mechanics between
Ultra Beast 105 cardsNo. 8 · $0.67 to $113.50$9.32
VMAX 209 cardsNo. 9 · $1.14 to $2,259.47$8.23
VSTAR 94 cardsNo. 10 · $0.95 to $352.59$8.00
17 more mechanics between
Pokémon Tool 336 cardsNo. 28 · $0.06 to $39.66$0.55

Bar length is the typical price against Star, the dearest mechanic at $1,010.00. The row without a link is this group.

28 mechanics in totalSee them all

VMAX is No. 9 of 28 mechanics by typical price, with 19 of them cheaper and 8 dearer. Rank is not the same as scarcity: a group can rank high because a handful of its cards are chased, while most of it stays affordable — the price ladder above shows which of those two is happening here.

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How much energy do VMAX Pokémon cards need to attack?

A card does nothing on the table until it has been paid for in energy. Across the 209 VMAX cards that print an attack at all, this is what the cheapest attack on each of them asks for.

1 energy44 cards · 21.1% of the 209 counted

2 energy70 cards · 33.5% of the 209 counted

3 energy90 cards · 43.1% of the 209 counted

4 energy5 cards · 2.4% of the 209 counted

VMAX Pokémon cards — energy asked for by the cheapest printed attack, 209 cards counted

Each symbol is one Energy card of any type, which is how the cost is recorded: as a number of cards rather than a list of types. Cards that print no attack are left out of this count rather than entered as zero.

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How the mechanics compare on HP, damage and how hard they hit for their size

Price is one ladder, and the numbers printed on the cards are another. These are the 21 mechanics side by side, each on its own averages, with VMAX among them.

Mechanics compared on what their cards actually print
Card mechanic	Cards	Average HP	Average biggest attack	Damage per HP	Most common stage
Team Plasma	113	124	66	0.53	Basic
EX	438	179	99	0.55	Basic
V	601	208	126	0.61	Basic
VMAX	209	320	143	0.45	Eternamax
ex	942	243	144	0.59	Basic
Star	29	80	50	0.63	Basic
SP	105	90	47	0.52	Basic
Prime	31	120	69	0.58	Stage 1
MEGA	207	278	154	0.55	Stage 2
GX	601	214	133	0.62	Basic
Tera	146	260	170	0.65	Basic
VSTAR	94	271	167	0.62	—
TAG TEAM	130	266	161	0.61	Basic
Ultra Beast	105	169	119	0.70	Basic
Prism Star	27	126	75	0.60	Basic
Future	70	183	152	0.83	Basic
Ancient	73	179	127	0.71	Basic
Fusion Strike	53	146	96	0.66	Basic
Single Strike	147	182	121	0.66	Basic
Rapid Strike	158	173	70	0.40	Basic
V-UNION	24	307	232	0.76	—

Damage per HP is that group's average biggest attack divided by its average HP: a larger number means the group hits harder for the size it prints. Both averages are counted only across the cards that carry the number at all, and Trainer and Energy cards carry neither. Only groups large enough to have their own page are listed.

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The dearest and the cheapest VMAX Pokémon card, side by side

Both of these are VMAX cards, and one costs 1,982 times what the other does. That gap is why a single group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Dearest in the groupUmbreon VMAXEvolving Skies 215$2,259.47

1,982× apartBoth are VMAX cards
$1.14 VS $2,259.47

Cheapest in the groupGalarian Darmanitan VMAXVivid Voltage 37$1.14

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The other mechanics, and what each one is made of

The price ladder above ranks these same groups by what they cost. This one shows how big each of them is and what a card from it actually looks like, which is the part a ladder cannot carry.

Potion Energy — Legendary Collection 101

Special211 cardsFor example: Potion EnergyTypical card $2.43

Lucky Stadium — Wizards Black Star Promos 41

Stadium265 cardsFor example: Lucky StadiumTypical card $1.25Item856 cards · 51 HP on average · 300 damageFor example: Tropical Tidal WaveTypical card $0.81

Lillie — Ultra Prism 151

Supporter1,166 cardsFor example: LillieTypical card $1.97

Lugia-EX — Plasma Storm 134

Team Plasma113 cards · 124 HP on average · 66 damageFor example: Lugia-EXTypical card $7.76

M Rayquaza-EX — Ancient Origins 98

EX438 cards · 179 HP on average · 99 damageFor example: M Rayquaza-EXTypical card $25.03

Rocky Helmet — Boundaries Crossed 153

Pokémon Tool336 cards · 175 damageFor example: Rocky HelmetTypical card $0.55

Hero's Cape — Temporal Forces 152

ACE SPEC46 cards · 200 damageFor example: Hero's CapeTypical card $0.82

Giratina V — Lost Origin 186

V601 cards · 208 HP on average · 126 damageFor example: Giratina VTypical card $2.40

Umbreon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 161

ex942 cards · 243 HP on average · 144 damageFor example: Umbreon exTypical card $3.61

Pikachu ★ — Holon Phantoms 104

Star29 cards · 80 HP on average · 50 damageFor example: Pikachu ★Typical card $1,010.00

Rayquaza C LV.X — DP Black Star Promos DP47

SP105 cards · 90 HP on average · 47 damageFor example: Rayquaza C LV.XTypical card $12.47

Umbreon — HS—Undaunted 86

Prime31 cards · 120 HP on average · 69 damageFor example: UmbreonTypical card $72.61

Mega Gengar ex — Ascended Heroes 284

MEGA207 cards · 278 HP on average · 154 damageFor example: Mega Gengar exTypical card $21.41

Latias & Latios-GX — Team Up 170

GX601 cards · 214 HP on average · 133 damageFor example: Latias & Latios-GXTypical card $20.14

Miracle Sphere β — Skyridge 130

Technical Machine25 cards · 20 damageFor example: Miracle Sphere βTypical card $5.21

Umbreon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 161

Tera146 cards · 260 HP on average · 170 damageFor example: Umbreon exTypical card $3.30

Giratina VSTAR — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery GG69

VSTAR94 cards · 271 HP on average · 167 damageFor example: Giratina VSTARTypical card $8.00

Latias & Latios-GX — Team Up 170

TAG TEAM130 cards · 266 HP on average · 161 damageFor example: Latias & Latios-GXTypical card $89.66

Ultra Necrozma-GX — Dragon Majesty 78

Ultra Beast105 cards · 169 HP on average · 119 damageFor example: Ultra Necrozma-GXTypical card $9.32

Giratina ◇ — Ultra Prism 58

Prism Star27 cards · 126 HP on average · 75 damageFor example: Giratina ◇Typical card $5.41

Iron Crown ex — Temporal Forces 206

Future70 cards · 183 HP on average · 152 damageFor example: Iron Crown exTypical card $0.73

Roaring Moon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 162

Ancient73 cards · 179 HP on average · 127 damageFor example: Roaring Moon exTypical card $0.88

Mew VMAX — Fusion Strike 269

Fusion Strike53 cards · 146 HP on average · 96 damageFor example: Mew VMAXTypical card $0.80

Umbreon VMAX — Evolving Skies 215

Single Strike147 cards · 182 HP on average · 121 damageFor example: Umbreon VMAXTypical card $0.79

Rayquaza VMAX — Evolving Skies 218

Rapid Strike158 cards · 173 HP on average · 70 damageFor example: Rayquaza VMAXTypical card $0.90

Mewtwo V-UNION — SWSH Black Star Promos SWSH160

V-UNION24 cards · 307 HP on average · 232 damageFor example: Mewtwo V-UNIONTypical card $6.20

Bar length is that group's size against the largest of them, which is 1,166 cards. The card shown on each panel is the dearest one in that group, not a typical one.

Every group listed here is large enough to have a page of its own; smaller ones stay as rows on the page above.

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The 7 things that tell VMAX cards apart

Each panel already carries the answer its section arrives at, so you can read the whole of VMAX here and open only the part you came for.

Are they going up in value?+21.6%$6.77 to $8.23See the trend What are they made of?Rare Holo VMAXRare Holo VMAX110Rare Rainbow75Promo15Rare Secret952.6% of the groupSee the breakdown What beats them?Fighting47 of the 196 that print a weaknessSee every weakness Can you still play them?9.6%20 of 209 are legal in StandardSee both formats What do they cost to attack?3 energy90 cards, the most common answerSee the energy ladder How hard do they hit for their size?0.45320 HP and 143 damage on averageCompare every group What is the cheapest one?$1.14Galarian Darmanitan VMAX — Vivid VoltageSee the cheapest six

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The numbers every figure on this page is read from

These are the readings for VMAX that the rest of the page works from. Each of the lines on the right opens the section that shows how it was arrived at.

Cards on file

209cards

199 of them carry a price

Typical price

$8.23

The middle price of the priced cards

Cheapest on file

$1.14

One card, not the group

Dearest on file

$2,259.47

One card, not the group

Where the middle half sits$3.30 to $18.59Top tenth starts at$77.29Average HP320Average biggest attack143Most common weaknessFighting

Where VMAX sits, at a glance

Tournament legal9.6%9.6%20 of 209 cards are legal in Standard today Price rank9of 28 mechanicsTypical card $8.23; the dearest group is $1,010.00Where it sits on the ladder70% cheaper below it19 of the 27 mechanics cost less than this one Most common rarityRare Holo VMAX110 of the 209 cards on file

Each panel is a different way of cutting the same cards; the section it links to shows the full count.

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Which VMAX Pokémon cards hit hardest, type by type

Counting cards tells you which type is common. Counting damage tells you which one is dangerous, and the two answers are not the same: Psychic leads on cards while Fire leads on damage.

Counted by power rather than by card, the order changes

Bar length is that type against Fire, the hardest hitter here at 211 damage

Fire — hits hardestagainst the group average of 1351.56× the average · 8 of the 50 counted211
Darknessagainst the group average of 1351.41× the average · 6 of the 50 counted190
Lightningagainst the group average of 1351.16× the average · 6 of the 50 counted157
Grassagainst the group average of 1351.15× the average · 4 of the 50 counted155
Fightingagainst the group average of 1351.11× the average · 2 of the 50 counted150
Wateragainst the group average of 1350.88× the average · 6 of the 50 counted118

Counted across the 50 Pokémon cards among this group's 50 dearest that print both a type and a damage number. Trainer and Energy cards print neither and are left out rather than entered as zero. A type with only one such card is not averaged.

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The three hardest-hitting VMAX Pokémon cards

A group price says nothing about what its cards do on the table. These three print the biggest attacks of any VMAX card in the archive, and the middle one's numbers are set out under them.

The three biggest attacks among VMAX cards — hover to fan them outpress and hold to fan them out

Middle card · Charizard VMAX FireHP 330Biggest attack 300Weak to WaterRetreat 3

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VMAX Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many VMAX Pokémon cards are there?

There are 209 VMAX cards in this archive, and 199 of them carry a price. A mechanic is the special kind a card is printed as — V, VMAX and ex among Pokémon, Item, Supporter and Stadium among Trainers — recorded with each card in the card files this site reads. Evolution stages are counted on their own, and a plain card carries no mechanic at all, so this axis covers only the part of the archive that has one.

How much is a VMAX Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $8.23. Across the 199 priced cards the range runs from $1.14 to $2,259.47, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive VMAX Pokémon card?

Umbreon VMAX 215 from Evolving Skies, at $2,259.47. It is 275× the typical price of the group.

Are VMAX Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 9 of 28 mechanics, with 19 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 209 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 1.0%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all VMAX Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 199 of the 209 carry a price on file. The rest have never been listed at a price this archive could read, so they are counted in the card total but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

Where can I see every VMAX Pokémon card?

The list on this page holds the 50 most expensive of them, dearest first, and each card opens its own price page. The remaining 159 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are VMAX Pokémon card prices updated?

Prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings. The figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026. Which cards belong to this group comes from openly published card files and changes only when a new set is added.

Are VMAX Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical VMAX card rose from $6.77 to $8.23, a change of +21.6%. That is the middle of the whole group, so it describes an ordinary card of this kind rather than the headline one at the top.

How much does a cheap VMAX Pokémon card cost?

One in four VMAX cards costs $3.30 or less and the cheapest on file is $1.14. Three in four cost $18.59 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which VMAX Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Rare Rainbow is the dearest kind of VMAX card: 75 of them are on file and the middle one costs $14.32. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a VMAX Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among VMAX cards is 340, and the lowest is 300. The typical one is 320 HP, with half of them between 310 and 330 — figures counted from the 209 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are VMAX Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

20 of the 209 VMAX cards are legal in Standard today and 209 in Expanded — 9.6% and 100.0% of the group. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year even though the cards do not change.

What are VMAX Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Fighting — 47 of the 196 VMAX cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Fire next at 34 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Are old VMAX Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among VMAX cards the 2019 printings sit at a typical $5.91 and the 2023 ones at $10.68, while the dearest year of all is 2023 at $10.68. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which VMAX Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Morpeko VMAX 204 from Sword & Shield, which went from $7.82 to $25.88 — a change of +230.9% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 181 VMAX cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have VMAX Pokémon cards?

VMAX cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are Evolving Skies (32 cards, typically $13.36), Chilling Reign (19 cards, typically $7.43), Fusion Strike (16 cards, typically $9.05). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

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

Every figure on this page is counted from the 209 VMAX cards this site holds on file — 199 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card 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, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com

2

TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set listings and printed names) github.com

Before you rely on these figures

Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English VMAX cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.

Last updated: 2026-08-14