Vespiquen · Astral Radiance, what to know.
About the Vespiquen card
Numbered 12 of 216 in Astral Radiance, released in May 2022, Vespiquen is a Rare, a Stage 1 Grass-type carrying 120 HP.
It evolves from Combee, so Vespiquen is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Yuya Oka.
Vespiquen carries this Pokédex flavor text: "It skillfully commands its grubs in battles with its enemies. The grubs are willing to risk their lives to defend Vespiquen."
What is Vespiquen worth?
Vespiquen is a non-holo Rare. In Astral Radiance, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Vespiquen trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Vespiquen before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Vespiquen, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Vespiquen in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Vespiquen
For Vespiquen, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Vespiquen rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
