Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Celebi VMAX
Chilling Reign · #8 · Rare Holo VMAX · 2021
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Market reference
$3.72
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 8 / 233
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare Holo VMAX
- HP
- 310
- Subtype
- VMAX
- Evolves from
- Celebi V
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- PLANETA Tsuji
- Pokédex #
- 251
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 65 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
Also does
Strategy & play
How Celebi VMAX plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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 Celebi VMAX
- Exploit its Fire 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.
More by PLANETA Tsuji
This card was illustrated by PLANETA Tsuji.
Building around Celebi VMAX?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Ability: Curative Forest
Once during your turn, you may heal 20 damage from each of your Grass Pokémon.
GCMax Plant — 130
Search your deck for up to 2 Pokémon, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Celebi 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 | $2.46 | $4.09 | $96.94 | $3.72 | $5.62 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/29| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.65 |
| 7-day average | €3.11 |
| 30-day average | €3.49 |
| Low | €1.49 |
| Trend price | €3.21 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.51 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Celebi VMAX is real?
Celebi 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 Celebi VMAX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Celebi VMAX is $3.72; 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 Celebi VMAX from?
Celebi VMAX is from the Pokémon set "Chilling Reign" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Celebi VMAX?
Celebi VMAX is a Rare Holo VMAX card in the Chilling Reign set.
Other Celebi VMAX printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
