Gyarados VMAX · Evolving Skies, what to know.
About the Gyarados VMAX card
Numbered 29 of 237 in Evolving Skies, released in August 2021, Gyarados VMAX is a Rare Holo VMAX, a Basic Water-type carrying 330 HP.
It evolves from Gyarados V, so Gyarados VMAX is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
What is Gyarados VMAX worth?
Gyarados VMAX is a holo rare, one of the cards that holds Evolving Skies's value. The rarity tier decides most of it, since the same card prints at several tiers with very different prices. In top-grade 1st Edition, Evolving Skies holos range from the mid hundreds for the lesser cards up to the set's marquee chase; raw and Unlimited copies trade for a fraction of that. The live market price above shows the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Gyarados VMAX before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Gyarados VMAX lives and dies on its holo surface in grading. The water foil catches light at angles that hide hairlines in a flat photo, so tilt it under a lamp, then measure the borders, where modern centering is the second-most-common grade cap.
If you are collecting Gyarados VMAX
For Gyarados VMAX, variant comes before condition. Confirm the exact rarity tier on the Gyarados VMAX, since the spread between tiers is wide. Demand a clear photo of the Gyarados VMAX holo for any raw purchase.
