VSTAR Universe: Top 20 Most Valuable Japanese Cards
Daily-updated market prices for the biggest hits in the Japanese VSTAR Universe (S12a) set, based on completed sales on Japanese marketplaces. Data as of 2026-10-17.
Box expected value
Expected value of 1 box
$58.67
¥9,270
Box market price
$177
¥28,000
Difference (EV − price)
−$119
Sum of the market prices of the cards you can expect from one box, compared with what a sealed box sells for.
#1 is Pikachu at $163. The top 5 add up to $492.
Top 20 hits by market price
Ranked by the median of recent completed sales of ungraded copies. Tap a card for its full price history.
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1
PikachuAR205/172$163¥25,800Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $462 ¥73,000About 1 in 12 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
2
Giratina VSTARUR261/172$130¥20,500Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $297 ¥47,000About 1 in 44 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
3
Arceus VSTARUR262/172$82.28¥13,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $171 ¥27,000About 1 in 44 boxesPrice history & recent sales →
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4
Mewtwo VSTARSAR221/172$60.13¥9,500Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $165 ¥26,000About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
5
Charizard VSTARSAR212/172$56.96¥9,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $171 ¥27,000About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
6
Origin Forme Palkia VSTARUR259/172$53.16¥8,400Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $152 ¥24,000About 1 in 44 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
7
Origin Forme Dialga VSTARUR260/172$47.47¥7,500Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $156 ¥24,700About 1 in 44 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
8
Leafeon VSTARSAR210/172$25.32¥4,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $74.68 ¥11,800About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
9
Charizard VSAR211/172$25.32¥4,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $104 ¥16,500About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
10
Suicune VSAR215/172$25.32¥4,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $79.11 ¥12,500About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
11
MewAR183/172$24.68¥3,900Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $101 ¥16,000About 1 in 12 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
12
Darkrai VSTARSAR228/172$23.42¥3,700Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $73.42 ¥11,600About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
13
Simisear VSTARSAR214/172$22.15¥3,500Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $90.50 ¥14,300About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
14
Glaceon VSTARSAR217/172$21.52¥3,400Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $70.88 ¥11,200About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
15
Cynthia's AmbitionSAR239/172$21.52¥3,400Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $122 ¥19,300About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
16
IridaSAR236/172$20.25¥3,200Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $72.78 ¥11,500About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
17
Raikou VSAR218/172$17.72¥2,800Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $75.95 ¥12,000About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
18
Elesa's SparkleSR246/172$15.19¥2,400Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $55.70 ¥8,800About 1 in 9 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
19
Entei VSAR213/172$15.19¥2,400Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $69.62 ¥11,000About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
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Lucario VSTARSAR226/172$14.56¥2,300Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $88.61 ¥14,000About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales →