Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Victini VMAX
Battle Styles · #165 · Rare Rainbow · 2021
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Market reference
$20.71
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 165 / 183
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare Rainbow
- HP
- 310
- Subtype
- VMAX
- Evolves from
- Victini V
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- PLANETA Mochizuki
- Pokédex #
- 494
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 50 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
Also does
Strategy & play
How Victini VMAX plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥155 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Victini VMAX
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥155 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by PLANETA Mochizuki
This card was illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki.
Building around Victini VMAX?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CSpreading Flames
Attach up to 3 Fire Energy cards from your discard pile to your Pokémon in any way you like.
RCMax Victory — 100+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon V, this attack does 120 more damage.
VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Victini VMAX or Battle Styles.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Victini VMAX was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $14.17 | $20.84 | $219.80 | $20.71 | $19.98 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €15.00 |
| 7-day average | €9.65 |
| 30-day average | €9.76 |
| Low | €4.90 |
| Trend price | €9.59 |
| Low (excellent+) | €6.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €27.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €25.40 |
| averageSellPrice | €9.25 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €28.32 |
| Reverse holo trend | €23.89 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Victini VMAX is real?
Victini VMAX is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Victini VMAX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Victini VMAX is $20.71; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Victini VMAX from?
Victini VMAX is from the Pokémon set "Battle Styles" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Victini VMAX?
Victini VMAX is a Rare Rainbow card in the Battle Styles set.
Other Victini VMAX printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
