Hisuian Samurott VSTAR Pokémon card #197

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Astral Radiance·Sword & Shield series·#197

Hisuian Samurott VSTAR #197

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As card #197 in Astral Radiance, Hisuian Samurott VSTAR is a Secret Rare Pokémon card worth about $8.81 ungraded.

Market value

$8.81

Cardmarket (EUR)

€7.31

Print variants

7d trend

▼ 8.0%

Buy on TCGplayer from $6.43 eBay Cardmarket eBay sold prices

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By CardLedger Research · Market data updated October 26, 2026 · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket

If you sell Hisuian Samurott VSTAR #197 today, you'd net about

$8.81after fees · best route: Direct

Direct $8.81Cardmarket $8.02Whatnot $7.55TCGplayer $7.39eBay $7.34

Sell on Cardmarket Model your exact net →

Net estimates use each marketplace's default seller tier and typical shipping — fees vary by category, account status and payment method, so confirm current rates before selling.

Sell or hold?▼ 8.0%

Cooling off ▼

Hisuian Samurott VSTAR #197 has slipped week-on-week. Selling sooner limits downside, while buyers get a value window.

Hisuian Samurott VSTAR at a glance

Short-term trend -8.0% (7d vs 30d).
Rarity: Secret Rare.
From Astral Radiance (Sword & Shield), released 2022.
Cardmarket values it at €7.31 (EUR).
Live market value $8.81 for the Holofoil print.

Market prices

Hisuian Samurott VSTAR price by printing

Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Hisuian Samurott VSTAR #197.

TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.

Holofoiltop

$8.81

TCGplayer market

Low: $6.43
Mid: $9.28
High: —

Cardmarket pricing (EUR)

Trend price

€7.31

Avg sold

€8.27

Lowest NM

€3.16

7-day avg

€7.29

30-day avg

€7.92

Cardmarket data updated 2026/10/26.

Verify the card image and live listings on TCGplayer, Cardmarket or eBay.

Deal check

Is this Hisuian Samurott VSTAR a good deal?

Put any asking price against today's live market value for Hisuian Samurott VSTAR #197.

Asking price

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Live market value$8.81

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Overview

About Hisuian Samurott VSTAR #197

Astral Radiance placed Hisuian Samurott VSTAR at #197; the Pokémon card entered the market in 2022 within the Sword & Shield series. It is a Darkness-type Pokémon with 270 HP, printed as VSTAR.

Artwork is by an uncredited illustrator; the Holofoil printing sits around $8.81, spanning $6.43–— between the cheapest and priciest listings.

Card facts

Set: Astral Radiance
Series: Sword & Shield
Number: #197 / 189
Rarity: Secret Rare
HP: 270
Type: Darkness
Subtype: VSTAR
Evolves from: Hisuian Samurott V
Released: 2022/05/27

Card text

Hisuian Samurott VSTAR attacks, abilities & battle stats

Printed card text and battle statistics for Hisuian Samurott VSTAR #197 — the playability layer behind the price.

DarknessDarkness

Merciless Blade

110+

If your opponent's Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 110 more damage.

Battle stats

Weakness: Grass ×2
Retreat cost: Colorless · Colorless
Attacks: 1

Market analysis

Hisuian Samurott VSTAR price analysis

What drives the current market value of Hisuian Samurott VSTAR #197.

There is 1 tracked printing here — Holofoil at $8.81.

$8.81 gives Hisuian Samurott VSTAR real margin potential, so buy near the low end and sell toward the mid.

Cardmarket values Hisuian Samurott VSTAR at a trend of €7.31, an average sold price of €8.27 and a near-mint floor of €3.16.

Price trend

Hisuian Samurott VSTAR price history & movement

2026-10-13 · $8.94▼ 1.5% since 2026-10-132026-10-26 · $8.81

Recent sales average €7.29 over 7 days versus €7.92 over 30 days, so the card is cooling off (-8%).

Latest daily average €9.98 against a trend price of €7.31.

Across 5 recorded days the price spanned $8.81–$8.94. The most recent snapshot of $8.81 sits 0% up that range, 1.5% under the October 13, 2026 high.

Day to day the price swings by roughly 0.5% (standard deviation); the deepest recorded drawdown is 1.5%.

The latest reading marks a new recorded all-time low for this card.

Cardmarket averages

1-day avg€9.98

7-day avg€7.29

30-day avg€7.92

Trend price€7.31

Price fingerprint

Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 5 days tracked · latest October 26, 2026

Prices as of October 26, 2026

Since October 21, 2026:▼ $0.11 (-1.2%)New recorded low

All-time high

$8.94

October 13, 2026

All-time low

$8.81

October 26, 2026

Off all-time high

-1.5%

13 days since high

Since first snapshot

-1.5%

October 13, 2026

Max drawdown

-1.5%

peak-to-trough

Daily volatility

0.5%

st. dev of daily moves

Current value

$8.81

latest snapshot

Position in recorded range

low $8.81high $8.94

Real recorded values from our daily TCGplayer snapshots — not estimates or back-filled history. Methodology

Sell this card

How much would you net selling Hisuian Samurott VSTAR?

Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.

On a $8.81 sale, the take-home differs by platform: about $7.34 via eBay's default tier, $7.39 on TCGplayer, $8.02 on Cardmarket, $7.55 on Whatnot and $8.81 selling directly — a $1.47 spread after fees and typical shipping.

With this much value in the fee gap, platform choice materially changes your return. Model your exact shipping in the tool below.

Your sale

Sale price

Pre-filled with the current TCGplayer market for Hisuian Samurott VSTAR #197.

Your shipping cost

Weight · 1 oz

I offer free shipping

Best net payout$8.81

Spread across platforms$1.47

Platform	Account	Fees	Eff. fee	You net
eBay	No Store	$1.47	16.7%	$7.34	Sell on eBay →
TCGplayer	Standard Seller	$1.42	16.2%	$7.39	Sell on TCGplayer →
Cardmarket / Local Shop	Private Seller	$0.79	9.0%	$8.02	Sell on Cardmarket →
Direct Sale (Social / Shows)best	Cash / In Person	—	0.0%	$8.81	Sell in person
Whatnot	Standard (8% + 2.9% + $0.30)	$1.26	14.3%	$7.55	Sell on Whatnot →

Modelled on each marketplace's default seller tier with your shipping input. Net payout = sale price − selling fees − outbound shipping. Fee figures are estimates (last reviewed October 15, 2026) and vary by category, account status and payment method — confirm current rates with the marketplace. Open the full seller fee calculator to model account tiers and buyer-paid shipping.

Grading ROI

Should you grade Hisuian Samurott VSTAR?

Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Hisuian Samurott VSTAR #197 against today's raw market value.

Grading plan

Raw purchase price

Pre-filled with the live market value for Hisuian Samurott VSTAR #197.

Grading service tier

Shipping & insurance

Both-way postage plus declared-value insurance.

Marketplace fee · 13%

Estimated graded values below are a transparent starting point based on the raw price band — edit them with real graded comps before deciding.

PSA 9 value

PSA 10 value

Chance of PSA 9 · 55%

Chance of PSA 10 · 30%

Should you grade this?

Not worth grading

At $8.81 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets — versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets —. You need a graded sale of $54.78 to break even on grading.

At your stated grade odds the expected profit is — (-55.1% return on cost basis).

Net selling raw

$7.66

Net as PSA 9

—

[object Object] vs raw

Net as PSA 10

—

[object Object] vs raw

Break-even sale

$54.78

Expected value

—

Expected profit

—

-55.1% ROI

Grading costs, turnaround and grade outcomes vary by service and card. The estimated PSA 9 and PSA 10 values are heuristics, not predictions — always sanity-check against recent graded sold listings before committing. This is a modelling tool, not financial advice.

Set context

Hisuian Samurott VSTAR within Astral Radiance

By market value Hisuian Samurott VSTAR sits at #17 of 34 in Astral Radiance (set median $8.79).

Relative to the set median it is a premium pick, placing it in the top 53%.

The set's top card is Machamp V (#172), valued at $190.78.

Rank in set

#17

of 34 tracked

Set median

$8.79

Rarity

Secret Rare

Series

Sword & Shield

Full Astral Radiance report →

Value drivers

What makes Hisuian Samurott VSTAR valuable

With steady supply, Hisuian Samurott VSTAR is inexpensive to enter and easy to move in bulk.
Artwork by an uncredited illustrator is a factor for collectors who follow specific illustrators.
Secret Rare status puts Hisuian Samurott VSTAR among the scarcer pulls in Astral Radiance.
As a Darkness-type Pokémon card, Hisuian Samurott VSTAR is sought by players and collectors alike.
Contemporary (2022) cards are actively printed, so value tracks playability, rarity tier and collector demand in real time.

Buying notes

Buying & selling Hisuian Samurott VSTAR

Astral Radiance was released in 2022; on-going print supply keeps raw prices tethered to playability and pull rates.
For Hisuian Samurott VSTAR, confirm the exact print variant before buying: Holofoil prices differ, and listings often mix them.
Check sold listings rather than asking prices — the Holofoil market of $8.81 reflects actual transactions on TCGplayer.
If you are buying to resell, model marketplace fees first — the $8.81 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
Centring and surface condition matter most on Secret Rare cards; a clean copy of Hisuian Samurott VSTAR can realise well above the $6.43 low end.

FAQ

Hisuian Samurott VSTAR value questions

What is the value of Hisuian Samurott VSTAR?

Hisuian Samurott VSTAR trades near $8.81 on TCGplayer (Holofoil), ranging $6.43–—; Cardmarket shows €7.31.

Is Hisuian Samurott VSTAR a good investment?

The card is softening on recent averages. Secret Rare rarity and the contemporary Sword & Shield set pedigree are the main long-term value anchors.

How rare is Hisuian Samurott VSTAR?

Hisuian Samurott VSTAR is a Secret Rare card from Astral Radiance (Sword & Shield series, 2022). That is an upper rarity tier, so demand concentrates on relatively few copies.

Which versions of Hisuian Samurott VSTAR are there?

TCGplayer tracks 1 printing: Holofoil ($8.81). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.

Where can I buy or sell Hisuian Samurott VSTAR?

The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $8.81. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.

What drives Hisuian Samurott VSTAR's value?

Four factors dominate: the Secret Rare rarity tier, the contemporary Sword & Shield set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Darkness), and condition. Artwork by an uncredited illustrator also matters to collector demand.

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