Vaporeon VMAX #30
🔥 Hot MoveVaporeon VMAX is card #30 from Evolving Skies, a Rare Holo VMAX Pokémon card currently trading near $11.66 for its Holofoil printing.
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By CardLedger Research · Market data updated · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket
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.
Demand for Vaporeon VMAX #30 rose this week. If you're cashing out, this is a strong window; holders can wait for more upside.
Vaporeon VMAX at a glance
- Set: Evolving Skies (Sword & Shield, 2021).
- Trend price on Cardmarket: €10.10.
- Live market value $11.66 for the Holofoil print.
- Rare Holo VMAX rarity.
- Short-term trend 56.7% (7d vs 30d).
Vaporeon VMAX price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Vaporeon VMAX #30.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $9.00
- Mid
- $12.01
- High
- —
Cardmarket pricing (EUR)
Cardmarket data updated 2026/10/26.
Verify the card image and live listings on TCGplayer, Cardmarket or eBay.
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About Vaporeon VMAX #30
Evolving Skies placed Vaporeon VMAX at #30; the Pokémon card entered the market in 2021 within the Sword & Shield series. The card carries 320 HP and Water typing, with a VMAX designation.
The card is illustrated by 5ban Graphics and currently trades at $11.66 for the Holofoil printing, with a low-to-high range of $9.00 to —.
Card facts
- Set
- Evolving Skies
- Series
- Sword & Shield
- Number
- #30 / 203
- Rarity
- Rare Holo VMAX
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- HP
- 320
- Type
- Water
- Subtype
- VMAX
- Evolves from
- Vaporeon V
- Pokédex
- #134
- Released
- 2021/08/27
Vaporeon VMAX attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Vaporeon VMAX #30 — the playability layer behind the price.
Bubble Pod
Put a Water Pokémon from your discard pile onto your Bench. If you do, attach up to 3 Water Energy cards from your discard pile to that Pokémon.
Max Torrent
If your opponent's Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage.
Battle stats
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- Colorless · Colorless
- Attacks
- 2
Vaporeon VMAX price analysis
What drives the current market value of Vaporeon VMAX #30.
By print variant, TCGplayer lists Holofoil ($11.66) — 1 version in total.
At $11.66 there is enough headroom for both flipping and collecting; compare the low and high ends before committing.
At $11.66 there is enough headroom for both flipping and collecting; compare the low and high ends before committing.
Cardmarket values Vaporeon VMAX at a trend of €10.10, an average sold price of €7.15 and a near-mint floor of €3.50.
Vaporeon VMAX price history & movement
Momentum reads heating up — a 7-day average of €12.96 against a 30-day average of €8.27 (+56.7%).
The most recent 24-hour average is €7.59, and Cardmarket's trend price sits at €10.10.
Our own daily snapshots now cover 5 days for Vaporeon VMAX, with a recorded low of $10.27 and high of $11.66; current value is at 100% of that band.
Day to day the price swings by roughly 3.3% (standard deviation); the deepest recorded drawdown is 1.3%.
The latest reading is a new recorded all-time high for this card.
Cardmarket averages
Price fingerprint
Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 5 days tracked · latest
Real recorded values from our daily TCGplayer snapshots — not estimates or back-filled history. Methodology
How much would you net selling Vaporeon VMAX?
Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.
Selling Vaporeon VMAX at $11.66 nets roughly $9.82 on eBay, $9.87 on TCGplayer, $10.73 via Cardmarket, $10.09 on Whatnot or $11.66 direct — the platform you pick is worth up to $1.84.
With this much value in the fee gap, platform choice materially changes your return. Model your exact shipping in the tool below.
Your sale
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Should you grade Vaporeon VMAX?
Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Vaporeon VMAX #30 against today's raw market value.
Grading plan
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Both-way postage plus declared-value insurance.
Estimated graded values below are a transparent starting point based on the raw price band — edit them with real graded comps before deciding.
At $11.66 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 $57.63 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is — (-47.5% return on cost basis).
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.
Vaporeon VMAX within Evolving Skies
Vaporeon VMAX ranks #43 of 66 tracked Evolving Skies cards by market value, against a set median of $18.81.
It sits in the top 36% of the checklist on price.
The set's top card is Umbreon VMAX (#215), valued at $2,298.95.
What makes Vaporeon VMAX valuable
- Vaporeon VMAX is a contemporary card (2021), so its value moves with the current meta and pull rates.
- Vaporeon VMAX is a Water card with 320 HP, so demand comes from both collectors and players.
- As a Rare Holo VMAX, Vaporeon VMAX sits in an upper rarity tier where demand outstrips the available copies.
- steady supply at this price keeps the card accessible to new collectors.
- The 5ban Graphics artwork gives Vaporeon VMAX appeal beyond pure playability.
Buying & selling Vaporeon VMAX
- Bulk lots of Vaporeon VMAX can hide condition issues; inspect edges and holo surfaces before paying near the — high.
- Check sold listings rather than asking prices — the Holofoil market of $11.66 reflects actual transactions on TCGplayer.
- For Vaporeon VMAX, confirm the exact print variant before buying: Holofoil prices differ, and listings often mix them.
- Because it is a Pokémon card, Vaporeon VMAX has both collector and player demand — a broader buyer pool than purely collectible cards.
- If you are buying to resell, model marketplace fees first — the $11.66 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
Vaporeon VMAX value questions
What is the value of Vaporeon VMAX?
The current TCGplayer market value is $11.66 for the Holofoil printing, with a low of $9.00 and a high of —. Cardmarket trends at €10.10.
Will Vaporeon VMAX hold its value?
As a contemporary Rare Holo VMAX card it is trending up in the short term (56.7% on the 7-day vs 30-day average). Value will track playability and collector demand.
What rarity is Vaporeon VMAX?
Vaporeon VMAX is a Rare Holo VMAX card from Evolving Skies (Sword & Shield series, 2021). That is an upper rarity tier, so demand concentrates on relatively few copies.
What print variants exist for Vaporeon VMAX?
TCGplayer tracks 1 printing: Holofoil ($11.66). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.
Which marketplace sells Vaporeon VMAX?
The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $11.66. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.
Why does Vaporeon VMAX cost what it does?
Four factors dominate: the Rare Holo VMAX rarity tier, the contemporary Sword & Shield set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Water), and condition. Artwork by 5ban Graphics also matters to collector demand.
Other Vaporeon VMAX cards
Vaporeon VMAX appears in multiple sets — compare market values.
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