VolcaronaBW Black Star Promos BW40 price & value
Japanese prints: 18 Japanese Volcarona cards are listed, $0.09 to $28.42 ungraded.
$30.00
up +4.4%4 weeks · Steady
High confidence
High confidence
Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.
- 15 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
- 9 sales on record listed as near mint
- Typical sales within ±5% of the figure
- Last sale Oct 15, 2026
Medium liquidity64/100
Medium liquidity
Trades regularly, with some spread between sale prices.
About 5 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.
How we measure liquidity →Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 15 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026
Graded: PSA 9 $107PSA 10 $506
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Prices updated Nov 12, 2026 · How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
People ask about this card
- What is Volcarona BW40 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Volcarona BW40 is about $30.00 ungraded near mint (15 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $107; PSA 10 about $506. Every grade’s price.
- Why do two copies of Volcarona BW40 differ in price?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, there is one printing of Volcarona BW40, so the gap is condition: near mint is $30.00. Too few played copies have sold to price each condition on its own. Recent sales.
Volcarona BW40 price over time
- Recorded prices, joined day to day
Ungraded, 1 year: $15.33 on Nov 11, 2025, $30.00 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $14.89, highest $30.00.
- Now
- $30.00
- 4 weeks
- +4.4%
- 90 days
- +28%
- 1 year
- +96%
- Highest, 1Y
- $30.00
- Lowest, 1Y
- $14.89
Recorded history starts October 2021. Earlier history is monthly averages; from July 22, 2026 the line is a smoothed 7-day average of daily prices, so single-day swings don’t show. Between recorded prices, the line and its daily values are estimated from the prices either side.
Volcarona BW40 price by month
Ungraded, at the end of each month, newest first: the line above read off at each month’s last day. The latest month ends on today’s UltraBall Market Value.
| Month | Ungraded | Change on month |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026to Nov 12, 2026 | $30.00 | up +0.3% |
| October 2026 | $29.92 | up +25% |
| September 2026 | $23.96 | up +7.0% |
| August 2026 | $22.40 | down −14% |
| July 2026 | $26.11 | – |
| May 2026 | $21.24 | up +16% |
| April 2026 | $18.38 | up +2.5% |
| March 2026 | $17.93 | up +20% |
| February 2026 | $14.89 | down −19% |
| January 2026 | $18.44 | up +14% |
| December 2025 | $16.23 | up +5.9% |
| November 2025 | $15.33 | down −12% |
Recent verified sales
RawPokémon TCG Volcarona BW40 Promo Black & White: Dark Explorers EN 110KPNov 4, 2026 · 
eBay · Sold as near mint · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $28.33asking
CGC 9Pokemon Volcarona Black Star Promos BW40 Dark Explorers Prerelease CGC 9 MintNov 2, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $49.50- CGC 9Pokemon Volcarona Black Star Promos BW40 Dark Explorers Prerelease CGC 9 MintOct 18, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $61.02
RawPokemon Black Star Promo Card - Volcarona # BW40 (Dark Explorers)Oct 15, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Auction · View listing · $35.62- RawVolcarona - BW40 - Stamped Black Star Promo - Dark Explorers - Pokemon - NM/MOct 12, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $55.77
- RawPokemon Black Star Promo Card - Volcarona # BW40 (Dark Explorers)Oct 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Auction · View listing · $35.72
RawPokemon TCG Black and White Promo BW40 Volcarona Stamped VLPOct 7, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · $49.99
RawVolcarona - (Prerelease) BW40 Holo Black and White Promos - Pokemon CardOct 4, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · $34.99
RawThe Pokémon Company Volcarona BW40 Black & White Prerelease Promo Holo ENG 110HPOct 4, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Auction · View listing · $30.00
RawThe Pokémon Company Volcarona BW40 Black & White Prerelease Promo Holo EN HP110Oct 4, 2026 · eBay · Sold as moderate play · Auction · View listing · $20.00
PSA 82012 Pokemon Black & White Dark Explorers Promo Volcarona Holo #BW40 PSA 8Sep 19, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $74.99
PSA 82012 Pokemon Volcarona #BW40 Prerelease Promo PSA 8 - POP 14Offers taken · asking price shownSep 9, 2026 · eBay · Offers taken · View listing · Asking price, up to $150asking- PSA 92012 POKEMON B&W PROMO DARK EXPLORERS-STAFF #BW40 VOLCARONA-HOLO PSA 9Feb 23, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $216
Graded values
Volcarona BW40 price by grade
| Grade | Market value | 4 wk | Sales/moSales a month | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UngradedHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. | $30.00Last $35.62 · Oct 15, 2026 | up +4.4% | 5Medium liquidity. Medium | $35.62Oct 15, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. |
| PSA 1016.9× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $506 | up +27% | No recent sales | –Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 93.6× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $107Last $216 · Feb 23, 2026 | 0.0% | No recent sales | $216Feb 23, 2026Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 8Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $29.89Last $74.99 · Sep 19, 2026 | 0.0% | 1Low liquidity. Low | $74.99Sep 19, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
Each graded row counts only that grade's sales; the ungraded row counts every condition. Sales a month is the 90-day pace. Last sale is the latest verified sale, never an asking price. How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
Grade it with PSA?
Grade yours from photos →Change the costs, or add your own odds →- If it gets a PSA 10
- +$328
- If it gets a PSA 9
- −$18.20
- PSA fee for a PSA 10
- $59.99 Standard
- Slab sale price to break even
- $128at Standard, $59.99
- Grading pays, at today’s prices
- PSA 10 only
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 1.8%
Against selling raw at $30.00, after the PSA fee for what the slab is worth (a 10 goes in at Standard, $59.99; a 9 at the same level), $25.00 shipping and insurance, and eBay US selling fees, as the selling calculator works them out, with its usual $5 postage and $1 packing on each sale: the same sum as the selling calculator. Each grade is charged the fee level its own slab price needs, so the break-even price carries the fee for a slab at that price, not the PSA 10 fee. These are outcomes if the card gets each grade, not the chance that it will. PSA has graded 56 copies; 1 got a 10.
Population
- PSA graded
- 56
- PSA 10
- 1
- PSA 9
- 12
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 1.8%
- PSA 10s of all graded
A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 41% of the BW Black Star Promos cards PSA has graded enough of.
| Grader | Graded | 10s | 9s | 10s share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 56 | 1 | 12 | 1.8% |
| CGC | 71 | 0 | 11 | 0.00% |
| BGS | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
- PSA graded
- 56
- 10s
- 1
- 10s share
- 1.8%
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 1.8%
Every PSA grade (7)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 1.8% |
| 9 | 12 | 21% |
| 8 | 22 | 39% |
| 7.5 | 1 | 1.8% |
| 7 | 14 | 25% |
| 6 | 6 | 11% |
| 3 | 1 | 1.8% |
PSA’s count of Oct 13, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
- CGC graded
- 71
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- 0%
- Historical CGC gem rate
- 0%
- Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s
Every CGC grade (8)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | 1 | 1.4% |
| 9 | 11 | 15% |
| 8.5 | 19 | 27% |
| 8 | 22 | 31% |
| 7.5 | 8 | 11% |
| 7 | 7 | 9.9% |
| 6.5 | 2 | 2.8% |
| 6 | 1 | 1.4% |
CGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; CGC’s own gem is 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s.
- Beckett graded
- 1
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical Beckett gem rate
- –
- Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s
Every Beckett grade (1)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 1 | 100% |
Beckett’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; Beckett’s own gem is 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s.
- SGC graded
- 1
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical SGC gem rate
- –
- Gem: 10s and Pristine 10s
Every SGC grade (1)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 100% |
SGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; SGC’s own gem is 10s and Pristine 10s.
PSA’s count of Oct 13, 2026. CGC, BGS and SGC as of Nov 10, 2026; their 10s include Pristine, Perfect and Black Label 10s. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.
PSA 10 price against PSA’s population
The same 11 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026: the price on the day of each weekly PSA report, and the report’s counts. Side by side, not cause and effect.
Left: PSA 10 price, US$. Right: PSA graded copies.
About this card
Volcarona is card BW40 in the BW Black Star Promos price guide, a set released in March 2011 during the Black & White era. Its rarity is Promo. The artwork is by Shin Nagasawa. In the checklist it sits after Battle City BW39 and before Thundurus BW41.
It is the 42nd most valuable of the 99 priced cards in BW Black Star Promos, behind Eevee BW97 (see the most valuable BW Black Star Promos cards).
It is one of 21 English Volcarona cards, and ranks 2nd among them by ungraded value; the most valuable is Volcarona from Black Bolt. Compare them all in the most valuable Volcarona cards.
What the data says
The ungraded value has held within 10% over four weeks (+4.4% on 7-day averages), on 15 ungraded sales in 90 days.
A PSA 10 is valued at 17× the ungraded price ($506 against $30.00), and a PSA 9 at $107.
PSA has graded 56 copies, 1 of them PSA 10 (1.8%). That describes the copies sent in, not the chance a given card grades 10.
From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Oct 15, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market
Market snapshot
How each figure is worked out- 4 weeks
- +4.4%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 90 days
- +28%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 1 year
- +96%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
- Direction
- Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
- High since daily tracking
- At the high$30.00 on Nov 11, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
- Liquidity
- Medium5 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
- Price confidence
- High confidenceMany recent comparable sales that agree closely.
- Ungraded sold
- 2in 30 days; 15 in 90
- PSA 10 premium
- 16.9×the ungraded price; the typical BW Black Star Promos card with a PSA 10 price: 28.9×
- PSA 10 population
- 1of 56 PSA graded, count of Oct 13, 2026
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- Number
- BW40
- Set code
- PR-BLW
- Rarity
- Promo
- Released
- Mar 1, 2011
- Pokémon
- Volcarona
- Pokédex no.
- #0637
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Printings
- Holofoil
- Every Volcarona PSA 10All Volcarona cards ranked by PSA 10 price
- BW Black Star Promos checklistAll 99 cards with prices
- All Volcarona cards21 English cards
- Most valuable Volcarona cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Most valuable BW Black Star Promos cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Black & White eraSets and chase cards from April 2011 on
- 2011 Pokémon cardsEvery set released in 2011, with prices
Cite this price
Volcarona BW40 (BW Black Star Promos) is worth $30.00 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/bw-black-star-promos/volcarona-bw40).
Volcarona BW40 (BW Black Star Promos) is worth $30.00 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/bw-black-star-promos/volcarona-bw40).
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As of Nov 12, 2026, Volcarona BW40 BW Black Star Promos is worth about $30.00 ungraded. A PSA 10 copy is worth about $506. How we price cards.
