Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Unown VSTAR
Silver Tempest · #199 · Rare Rainbow · 2022
Listings
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Market reference
$10.79
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 199 / 215
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Rare Rainbow
- HP
- 250
- Subtype
- VSTAR
- Evolves from
- Unown V
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- PLANETA Mochizuki
- Pokédex #
- 201
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Wall / Tank
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 70 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
Also does
Strategy & play
How Unown VSTAR plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥125 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.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Unown VSTAR
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥125 damage one-shots it.
- 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 Unown VSTAR?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
PTri Power — 70×
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 70 damage for each heads.
CCCStar Cipher
Until this Pokémon leaves play, it gains an Ability that has the effect "The Weakness of each of your opponent's Pokémon in play is now Psychic. (The amount of Weakness doesn't change.)" (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
VSTAR rule: When your Pokémon VSTAR is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $8.63 | $11.23 | $93.02 | $10.79 | $13.33 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €8.95 |
| 7-day average | €8.81 |
| 30-day average | €8.76 |
| Low | €5.00 |
| Trend price | €9.47 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €8.67 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Unown VSTAR is real?
Unown VSTAR 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 Unown VSTAR worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Unown VSTAR is $10.79; 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 Unown VSTAR from?
Unown VSTAR is from the Pokémon set "Silver Tempest" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Unown VSTAR?
Unown VSTAR is a Rare Rainbow card in the Silver Tempest set.
Other Unown VSTAR printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
