Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Vaporeon VMAX
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH182 · Promo · 2019
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Market reference
$93.62
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH182 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 320
- Subtype
- VMAX · Rapid Strike
- Evolves from
- Vaporeon V
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Atsushi Furusawa
- Pokédex #
- 134
- 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
- 33.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
Also does
Strategy & play
How Vaporeon 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 Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥160 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 Vaporeon VMAX
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥160 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 Atsushi Furusawa
This card was illustrated by Atsushi Furusawa.
Building around Vaporeon VMAX?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CBubble Pod
Put a Water Pokémon from your discard pile onto your Bench. If you do, attach up to 3 Water Energy cards from your discard pile to that Pokémon.
WCCMax Torrent — 100+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage.
VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Vaporeon 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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $79.97 | $97.00 | $697.80 | $93.62 | $80.18 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €80.00 |
| 7-day average | €85.74 |
| 30-day average | €117.40 |
| Low | €55.00 |
| Trend price | €129.30 |
| Low (excellent+) | €69.97 |
| averageSellPrice | €127.27 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Vaporeon VMAX is real?
Vaporeon 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 Vaporeon VMAX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Vaporeon VMAX is $93.62; 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 Vaporeon VMAX from?
Vaporeon VMAX is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Vaporeon VMAX?
Vaporeon VMAX is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
Other Vaporeon VMAX printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
