How much is Salamence VMAX 194/189 worth?

About $14.62 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Salamence VMAX 194/189 from?

Darkness Ablaze (Sword & Shield), released August 14, 2020.

Is Salamence VMAX the most valuable card in Darkness Ablaze?

No, it is the 3rd most valuable of the 201 cards; the top card is Charizard VMAX 20 at $38.63.

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Salamence VMAX 194/189

Darkness Ablaze · Rare Rainbow · illustrated by 5ban Graphics

$14.62TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15

-22%last 30 days (Cardmarket trend vs 30-day average)

#3 of 201most valuable in Darkness Ablaze

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What Salamence VMAX 194 is worth

Salamence VMAX 194/189 sells for about $14.62 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 3rd most valuable card in Darkness Ablaze, and alone makes up 5% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Rare Rainbow in this set goes for $10.15, so this card sells at 1.4 times that. Among all 24 Salamence cards, it ranks 13th by price. On Cardmarket its price has fallen 22% against its 30-day average.

Salamence VMAX price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Holo	$14.62	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Any printing (Europe)	$14.61 €13.08	Cardmarket trend
Cheapest listing (Europe)	$6.14 €5.5	Cardmarket low

Recent Salamence VMAX sales

Average sale price (Cardmarket)	USD	EUR
Last 30 days	$18.84	€16.86
Last 7 days	$14.40	€12.89
Last day	$16.76	€15

Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).

Salamence VMAX card details

Set	Darkness Ablaze (Sword & Shield, DAA)
Number	194/189 (secret rare: numbered above the set total)
Rarity	Rare Rainbow
Card type	VMAX Colorless
HP	320
Evolves from	Salamence V
Attacks	Sonic Double Colorless Max Wings Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless · 240 damage
Weakness	Lightning ×2
Resistance	Fighting -30
Retreat cost	2
Regulation mark	D
Illustrator	5ban Graphics
Released	August 14, 2020
Printings	Rainbow Holo

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 194/189 next to the set code DAA, and the rarity is Rare Rainbow. The illustrator credit reads 5ban Graphics. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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More valuable Darkness Ablaze cards

Charizard VMAX 20: $38.63
Butterfree VMAX 190: $17.75
Scizor VMAX 193: $11.50
Eternatus VMAX 192: $10.15
Rillaboom 197: $7.52
Charizard V 19: $7.16
Centiskorch VMAX 191: $6.48
Mew V 69: $6.39

All Darkness Ablaze chase cards → · Full Darkness Ablaze card list

Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.