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 2026-10-08.
Box expected value
Expected value of 1 box
$60.72
¥9,600
Box market price
$161
¥25,400
Difference (EV − price)
−$99.94
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 $177. The top 5 add up to $514.
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$177¥28,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $430 ¥68,000About 1 in 12 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
2
Giratina VSTARUR261/172$139¥22,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $285 ¥45,000About 1 in 44 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
3
Arceus VSTARUR262/172$80.96¥12,800Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $176 ¥27,800About 1 in 44 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
4
Mewtwo VSTARSAR221/172$58.82¥9,300Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $163 ¥25,800About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
5
Charizard VSTARSAR212/172$58.19¥9,200Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $158 ¥25,000About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
6
Origin Forme Dialga VSTARUR260/172$56.29¥8,900Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $127 ¥20,000About 1 in 44 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
7
Origin Forme Palkia VSTARUR259/172$53.76¥8,500Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $120 ¥19,000About 1 in 44 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
8
Darkrai VSTARSAR228/172$27.20¥4,300Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $70.21 ¥11,100About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
9
Leafeon VSTARSAR210/172$25.30¥4,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $66.41 ¥10,500About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
10
MewAR183/172$24.04¥3,800Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $94.88 ¥15,000About 1 in 12 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
11
Glaceon VSTARSAR217/172$23.40¥3,700Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $58.19 ¥9,200About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
12
Charizard VSAR211/172$22.77¥3,600Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $94.24 ¥14,900About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
13
Suicune VSAR215/172$22.77¥3,600Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $75.90 ¥12,000About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
14
Hisuian Zoroark VSTARSAR234/172$21.51¥3,400Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $63.25 ¥10,000About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
15
Simisear VSTARSAR214/172$20.87¥3,300Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $88.55 ¥14,000About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
16
Cynthia's AmbitionSAR239/172$20.87¥3,300Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $107 ¥16,900About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
17
IridaSAR236/172$18.98¥3,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $61.99 ¥9,800About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
18
Elesa's SparkleSR246/172$15.81¥2,500Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $51.87 ¥8,200About 1 in 9 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
19
Lucario VSTARSAR226/172$15.81¥2,500Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $72.74 ¥11,500About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
20
Entei VSAR213/172$15.81¥2,500Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $71.47 ¥11,300About 1 in 146 boxesPrice history & recent sales →