Quick answer
CardSpicy indexes the Arceus VSTAR (161/SV-P) — illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma — as the #178 Japanese promo card by recorded PSA 10 value. It carries a recorded PSA 10 value of $56.00. It is one of 195 cards CardSpicy tracks individually in this index.
Anniversary and milestone · No. 178 of 195 by PSA 10 value
Arceus VSTAR is card 161/SV-P, from the SV-P series of Japanese promo cards. It sits at No. 178 of the 195 celebration, collaboration and event cards in our index, and is catalogued as an anniversary release. The card face credits Sanosuke Sakuma as the illustrator.
Card facts
| Card | Arceus VSTAR |
|---|---|
| Card number | 161/SV-P |
| Series | SV-P-series Japanese promo |
| Official set | Pokémon Chinese Promo |
| Category | Anniversary and milestone |
| Illustrator | Sanosuke Sakuma |
| PSA 10 value | $56.00 |
| Rank in this index | No. 178 of 195 |
What the market says
PSA 10 copies are valued at $56.00. An ungraded copy sits at $9.75, so the top grade carries a 5.7× premium. 5 individual sales are on record for this card, from $7.00 to $99.99, with a median of $51.00.
Over the 2 months of monthly market values we hold, the PSA 10 figure has moved from $53.50 (August 2026) to $56.00 — +4.7%.
This card trades too thinly for a monthly series: fewer than three months of recorded values exist, so only the grade ladder and the individual sales below are shown.
What each grade is worth
| Ungraded | $9.75 |
|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $56.00 |
| BGS 10 | $73.00 |
| CGC 10 | $34.00 |
| SGC 10 | $34.00 |
Recent recorded sales
| Date | Sale price |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | $12.49 |
| 2026-06-06 | $7.00 |
| 2026-07-12 | $56.00 |
| 2026-06-02 | $99.99 |
| 2026-06-02 | $51.00 |
The eight most recent sales of any grade in our record. 5 sales in total.
How many are graded
No PSA or CGC population count is published for this card. The recorded values and sales below still stand; we leave the population out rather than estimate it.
About the artist
Sanosuke Sakuma
Illustrator of Arceus VSTAR · 161/SV-P
Simplified Chinese index: 12 cards · top $279.79
Began illustrating for the TCG in 2013, while still studying in the illustration department at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College. Several hundred cards, and original work shown at exhibitions.
In our illustrator index: Sanosuke Sakuma — every credited Simplified Chinese card we hold for this artist, in price order.
Other cards by Sanosuke Sakuma in this index
- Pretend Boss Pikachu · 197/SM-P$3,458
- Pretend Boss Pikachu · 191/SM-P$3,452
- Pretend Boss Pikachu · 196/SM-P$3,300
- Pretend Boss Pikachu · 195/SM-P$3,263
Showing the four highest-value of the 10 cards by this illustrator in our 195-card index; the rest are on the card index.
Across those 10 cards PSA has graded 11,198 copies, of which 7,362 are PSA 10.
Artist credit as printed on the card face (Illus.), confirmed against the official Pokémon card database.
Where this card came from
Arceus VSTAR is a Japanese promo card, as part of 5th Anniversary Stamped. It carries the card number 161/SV-P, from the SV-P-series Japanese promo line.
Promo cards are not sold in booster boxes. They reach collectors through a specific campaign — a store, a museum, a film, an anniversary or a championship — which is why the printed number is the only reliable identifier: the same Pokémon can appear on dozens of promo cards across the same era, and the number is what separates them.
That is also why this card appears in our celebration, collaboration and event index rather than in a set list: nothing here came out of a booster box.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Arceus VSTAR worth?
PSA 10 copies are valued at $56.00, against $9.75 for an ungraded copy. That is our most recent recorded market value, not an asking price.
Who illustrated Arceus VSTAR?
The card face credits Sanosuke Sakuma. We hold 9 other cards by this illustrator in the same index. Every illustrator we can verify is listed on our illustrator page, card by card.
Has Arceus VSTAR gone up in value?
Across the 2 months of monthly market values we hold, the recorded PSA 10 figure moved +4.7%, from $53.50 to $56.00.
How often does Arceus VSTAR come up for sale?
5 individual sales are on record for this card, from $7.00 to $99.99, with a median of $51.00. Thinly traded cards can go a long time between sales.
How much does the grade change the price of Arceus VSTAR?
An ungraded copy is at $9.75, a PSA 9 at — and a PSA 10 at $56.00. The PSA 10 figure is 5.7 times the ungraded figure.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- Pokémon Card Game official card database — card name, printed card number, series and illustrator credit for 161/SV-P. This is the source for every identity detail above.
- CardSpicy — every illustrator, card by card, for the artist entry and the count of cards we hold for that illustrator.
- Recorded secondary-market sales for 161/SV-P — the value, grade ladder and sale list on this page. Figures are documented results at the dates shown, updated as new sales are recorded.
- CardSpicy — card grading: how it works, for the grade scale used in the table above.
Related reading
- Celebration, collaboration and event cards — the full ranked index
- Every illustrator behind the cards we track, card by card
- Card grading: how to read a PSA, BGS or CGC label
- Why we only sell PSA 10
- The most expensive Pokémon cards, with sale dates and venues
- Pokémon set codes, decoded
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