How much is a PSA 10 Salamence VMAX 194/189 worth?

A PSA 10 Salamence VMAX 194/189 Darkness Ablaze is worth about $70.00; PSA 9 about $20.00, PSA 2 about $7.00. That is about 5.0× the ungraded value.

How often does Salamence VMAX 194/189 sell?

Salamence VMAX 194/189 Darkness Ablaze recorded 132 sales across every grade in the last 90 days (45 in the last 30), most recently on Nov 10, 2026. The highest recent sale was $99.99 for a PSA 10 copy on Nov 3, 2026.

What is the most valuable card in Darkness Ablaze?

The most valuable card in Darkness Ablaze is Charizard VMAX 20/189, at about $35.00 ungraded. Salamence VMAX 194/189 ranks 3rd of 201.

What set is Salamence VMAX 194/189 from?

Salamence VMAX 194/189 is from the English Pokémon TCG set Darkness Ablaze, released Aug 14, 2020, in the Sword & Shield era. Its rarity is Rare Rainbow.

What is Salamence VMAX 194/189 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?

As of Nov 12, 2026, Salamence VMAX 194/189 is about $14.00 ungraded near mint (83 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $20.00 (14 sales); PSA 10 about $70.00 (90 sales).

Why do two copies of Salamence VMAX 194/189 differ in price?

As of Nov 12, 2026, there is one printing of Salamence VMAX 194/189, so the gap is condition: near mint is $14.00. Copies sold as LP went for about $13.00 (7 sales).

Rare Rainbow2020Sword & Shield era

Salamence VMAXDarkness Ablaze 194/189 price & value

Name: Salamence VMAX 194/189 Darkness Ablaze
Brand: Pokémon
SKU: swsh3-194

Japanese prints: 2 Japanese Salamence VMAX cards are listed, $3.54 to $19.50 ungraded.

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UltraBall Market ValueUngraded

$14.00

down −0.4%4 weeks · Steady

High confidence

Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.

83 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
98 sales on record listed as near mint
Typical sales within ±53% of the figure
Last sale Nov 9, 2026

How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value →

High liquidity89/100

High liquidity

Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.

About 28 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.

How we measure liquidity →

Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 83 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026

Graded: PSA 9 $20.00PSA 10 $70.00

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People ask about this card

What is Salamence VMAX 194/189 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?: As of Nov 12, 2026, Salamence VMAX 194/189 is about $14.00 ungraded near mint (83 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $20.00 (14 sales); PSA 10 about $70.00 (90 sales). Every grade’s price.
Why do two copies of Salamence VMAX 194/189 differ in price?: As of Nov 12, 2026, there is one printing of Salamence VMAX 194/189, so the gap is condition: near mint is $14.00. Copies sold as LP went for about $13.00 (7 sales). Recent sales.

Price history

Salamence VMAX 194/189 price over time

Nov 11Feb 11May 13Aug 13Nov 12

Recorded prices, joined day to day

Ungraded, 1 year: $11.27 on Nov 11, 2025, $14.00 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $10.67, highest $14.83.

Now: $14.00
4 weeks: −0.4%
90 days: +8.1%
1 year: +24%
Highest, 1Y: $14.83
Lowest, 1Y: $10.67

Recorded history starts January 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.

Salamence VMAX 194/189 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	$14.00	down −0.9%
October 2026	$14.13	up +14%
September 2026	$12.42	up +6.6%
August 2026	$11.65	down −14%
July 2026	$13.56	–
May 2026	$13.16	up +3.5%
April 2026	$12.72	up +7.2%
March 2026	$11.87	up +11%
February 2026	$10.73	down −13%
January 2026	$12.33	up +5.5%
December 2025	$11.68	up +3.6%
November 2025	$11.27	down −7.2%

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Recent verified sales

Latest 77

RawPokemon Salamence VMAX 194/189 Rainbow Rare SECRET RARE Darkness AblazeNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $15.00asking
RawSALAMENCE VMAX 2020 POKEMON DARKNESS ABLAZE 194/189 SECRET RARE FULL ART Q1048Nov 9, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $10.00
RawSalamence VMAX (Secret) 194/189 Swsh03: Darkness Ablaze Holo NMNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $12.75asking
RawPokemon TCG Salamence VMAX Darkness Ablaze 194/189 Rainbow Rare Lightly PlayedNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $16.09
PSA 10Salamence VMAX (Secret) 194/189 Darkness Ablaze PSA 10Nov 9, 2026 · eBay · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $67.24asking
ACE 10Salamence 194/189 Secret Rare Holo Darkness Ablaze Pokemon Ace 10 Grade Gem MintNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $62.09asking
RawPokémon TCG: Salamence VMAX (194/189) RAINBOW RARE - Darkness AblazeNov 7, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $12.05asking
PSA 102020 Pokemon Sword & Shield Darkness Ablaze Rainbow Rare Salamence VMAX #194 PSANov 7, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $95.00asking
RawSalamence VMAX (Secret) 194/189 - SWSH03 Darkness Ablaze Holofoil - NMNov 4, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $15.88
PSA 102020 POKEMON SWORD & SHIELD DARKNESS ABLAZE #194 FULL ART/SALAMENCE VMAX PSA 10Nov 3, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $80.00
PSA 10Pokemon SWSH Salamence VMAX 194/189 Darkness Ablaze Secret Rare Full Art PSA 10Nov 3, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $99.99
PSA 10Salamence Secret Rare Holo VMAX 194/189 Darkness Ablaze Pokemon PSA Grade 10Nov 3, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted (asked $66.36) · View listing · $47.50
RawSalamence VMAX (Secret) 194/189 Swsh03: Darkness Ablaze Holo NMNov 2, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Auction · View listing · $8.50
RawPokemon Salamence VMAX 194/189 Rainbow Rare SECRET RARE Darkness Ablaze NM MintNov 1, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $15.00asking
PSA 10Pokemon 2020 SWSH Darkness Ablaze Salamence VMAX Full Art Holo 194/189 PSA 10Oct 30, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $84.00
PSA 10Pokemon card SALAMENCE VMAX Hyper 194/189 - Darkness Ablaze - PSA 10 GEM MINT!Oct 27, 2026 · eBay · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $93.80asking
PSA 10Pokemon PSA 10 - Salamence VMax - 194/189 - Darkness Ablaze - Rainbow Secret RarOct 25, 2026 · eBay · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $123asking
CGC 9.52020 Pokemon Darkness Ablaze Rainbow Rare Salamence VMAX #194 CGC 9.5Oct 24, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $28.00
ACE 10Salamence VMAX Secret Rare Holo - Darkness Ablaze 194/189 - ACE 10 GEM MINTOct 20, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $51.89
PSA 8Salamence VMax 194 PSA 8 Secret Rare SWSH03 Darkness Ablaze - Pokemon TCG - MintOct 17, 2026 · eBay · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $39.00asking
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #65821569Sep 17, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted · View listing$20.00
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #80228100Jul 25, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted · View listing$25.00
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #56121475Jun 21, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted · View listing$28.50
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #74902925Jun 7, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing$20.52
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #56908959May 24, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted$34.95
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #51978210May 14, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted$22.09
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #140277634Apr 22, 2026 · eBay · Auction$29.40
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #50160626Apr 6, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted$26.00

Every sale here was matched to this exact card: the right number, set, printing and language, one card per listing, raw kept apart from graded. Where a venue sells by card and gives no listing title to check, the row says the venue named the card. Listings we can’t be sure of are left out. A price marked ≤ is an asking price, not a confirmed sale. On an accepted best offer we show what the buyer paid, not the asking price; where that isn’t on record the asking price is shown as a ceiling and never counts towards the price. A sale marked unusual is far from that grade’s market price: it stays on the record, and is left out of this page’s latest-sale and comparison figures. Sales record updated Nov 11, 2026.

Graded values

Salamence VMAX 194/189 price by grade

Salamence VMAX 194/189: market price, 4-week change, sales pace and last sale by grade
Grade	Market value	4 wk	Sales/moSales a month	Last sale
UngradedHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.	$14.00Last $10.00 · Nov 9, 2026	down −0.4%	28High liquidity. High	$10.00Nov 9, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.
PSA 105× rawHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.	$70.00Last $80.00 · Nov 3, 2026	down −4.3%	10High liquidity. High	$80.00Nov 3, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.
PSA 9High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.	$20.00Last $20.00 · Sep 17, 2026	0.0%	0.3Low liquidity. Low	$20.00Sep 17, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.
CGC 102.1× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.	$30.00Last $26.40 · Sep 7, 2026	–	1Medium liquidity. Medium	$26.40Sep 7, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
BGS 1092.9× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$1,300	–	No recent sales	–Low. 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

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If it gets a PSA 10: −$36.41
If it gets a PSA 9: −$79.79
PSA fee for a PSA 10: $59.99 Standard
Slab sale price to break even: $112at Standard, $59.99
Grading pays, at today’s prices: No priced grade
Historical PSA 10 rate: 83%

Against selling raw at $14.00, 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 2,839 copies; 2,354 got a 10.

Population

PSA graded: 2,839; +23 Sep 28, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
PSA 10: 2,354; +17 Sep 28, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
PSA 9: 368; +5 Sep 28, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
Historical PSA 10 rate: 83%; PSA 10s of all graded

A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 94% of the Darkness Ablaze cards PSA has graded enough of.

Grader	Graded	10s	9s	10s share
PSA	2,839	2,354	368	83%
CGC	806	455	266	56%
BGS	159	36	17	23%
SGC	52	29	2	56%

PSA graded: 2,839
10s: 2,354
10s share: 83%
Historical PSA 10 rate: 83%

Every PSA grade (9)

PSA population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	2,354	83%
9	368	13%
8	70	2.5%
7	18	0.63%
6	19	0.67%
5	6	0.21%
4	1	0.04%
3	1	0.04%
2	2	0.07%

PSA’s count of Nov 10, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.

CGC graded: 806
10s: 455
10s share: 56%
Historical CGC gem rate: 56%; Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s

Every CGC grade (11)

CGC population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	455	56%
9.5	13	1.6%
9	266	33%
8.5	42	5.2%
8	16	2.0%
7.5	2	0.25%
7	5	0.62%
6.5	1	0.12%
6	2	0.25%
5	2	0.25%
Authentic	2	0.25%

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: 159
10s: 36
10s share: 23%
Historical Beckett gem rate: 84%; Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s

Every Beckett grade (6)

Beckett population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	36	23%
9.5	97	61%
9	17	11%
8.5	6	3.8%
8	2	1.3%
4	1	0.63%

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: 52
10s: 29
10s share: 56%
Historical SGC gem rate: 56%; Gem: 10s and Pristine 10s

Every SGC grade (3)

SGC population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	29	56%
9.5	21	40%
9	2	3.8%

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 Nov 10, 2026; the changes are PSA’s weekly report from Sep 28, 2026 to Nov 9, 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 14 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Nov 9, 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

About this card

Salamence VMAX is card 194 of 189 in the Darkness Ablaze price guide, a set released in August 2020 during the Sword & Shield era. Its number runs past the set’s printed 189, which marks it as a secret rare. The artwork is by 5ban Graphics. In the checklist it sits after Scizor VMAX 193/189 and before Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 195/189.

It is the 3rd most valuable of the 201 priced cards in Darkness Ablaze, behind Charizard VMAX 20/189 (see the most valuable Darkness Ablaze cards).

It is one of 31 English Salamence cards, and ranks 19th among them by ungraded value; the most valuable is Salamence ex from Deoxys. Compare them all in the most valuable Salamence cards.

What the data says

The ungraded value has held within 10% over four weeks (−0.4% on 7-day averages), on 83 ungraded sales in 90 days.

A PSA 10 is valued at 5× the ungraded price ($70.00 against $14.00), and a PSA 9 at $20.00.

PSA has graded 2,839 copies, 2,354 of them PSA 10 (83%). That describes the copies sent in, not the chance a given card grades 10.

From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Nov 9, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market

Market snapshot

How each figure is worked out

4 weeks: −0.4%ungraded, between 7-day averages
90 days: +8.1%ungraded, between 7-day averages
1 year: +24%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
Direction: Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
High since daily tracking: 1% under$14.16 on Oct 28, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
Liquidity: High27.7 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
Price confidence: High confidenceMany recent comparable sales that agree closely.
Ungraded sold: 32in 30 days; 83 in 90
Sales pace: 8.3×the typical Darkness Ablaze card with sales: 83 ungraded in 90 days against 10
PSA 10 premium: 5×the ungraded price; the typical Darkness Ablaze card with a PSA 10 price: 6.4×
PSA 10 population: 2,354of 2,839 PSA graded, count of Nov 10, 2026
Population change: +23graded, +17 PSA 10s, Sep 28, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026

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Card details

Set: Darkness Ablaze
Number: 194/189
Set code: DAA
Rarity: Rare Rainbow
Card type: All Salamence VMAX cards
Released: Aug 14, 2020
Era: Sword & Shield
Pokémon: Salamence
Pokédex no.: #0373
Illustrator: 5ban Graphics
Printings: Holofoil

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