Blue Sky Stream · #218 · Japanese
Rayquaza VMAX (Alt Art)
Is the Rayquaza VMAX (Alt Art) worth grading?
Yes — worth grading. Probability-weighted value clears raw + grading with EV ¥3,520 at a 45% top-grade rate.
¥150 / $1 · as of 2026-06-29 · approx. · example/mock
Graded figures are recent sold medians from eBay; the raw value is the TCGplayer market price. As of 2026-06-28. example/mock data
⚑ Variant note: JP Blue Sky Stream 218 scan pending — art shown is the VSTAR Universe 108 reprint of the same illustration.
Raw value
TCGplayer market basis¥12,000 market≈ $80
Asking range ¥11,000–¥16,000 (≈ $73–$107) · 15 listings · as of 2026-06-28
¥150 / $1 · as of 2026-06-29 · approx. · example/mock
Graded snapshot
recent sold median · eBay sold basis- PSA 10 ¥32,000≈ $213 10 sold ↑ 2.7× raw
- PSA 9 ¥18,000≈ $120 5 sold → 1.5× raw
sold median · n sold · as of 2026-06-28
¥150 / $1 · as of 2026-06-29 · approx. · example/mock
Grading premium: a PSA 10 sold for about 2.7× the raw card.
Run your own numbers
Estimates are editable — grading cost is never hardcoded into the verdict. example/mock data
¥150 / $1 · as of 2026-06-29 · approx. · example/mock
Grade-probability distribution
≈ 5 of 10 reach 10Probability-weighted value clears raw + grading with EV ¥3,520 at a 45% top-grade rate.
Batch & timing
Sell-through time is a rough estimate from recent sold velocity — not a promise.
EN vs JP
English print
$110 raw
Japanese print
¥12,000 raw≈ $80
“JP ≈ 2× EN” is a community estimate — labeled, not asserted. English counterpart is Evolving Skies 218.
¥150 / $1 · as of 2026-06-29 · approx. · example/mock
The reasoning
A ~2.7× PSA 10 premium with a healthy gem rate clears the fee — the dragon alt that anchors the Sky Stream chase.
Full card-specific analysis renders here — written per card, never templated.