CGC 10 Gem Mint Pokemon Rayquaza VMAX HR 2024 165/132 CS4bC 5 Card S.Chinese

Price: $425.00

Rayquaza VMAX, numbered 165 out of 132, from the Chinese VMAX Climax set, sitting pretty in a CGC 10 slab. Yeah, that’s a perfect grade from CGC, no corners cut.

The artwork on this one shows Rayquaza twisting through stormy skies, all emerald fury and coiled power. That serpentine form just dominates the frame, with lightning cracking around it like it’s about to unleash chaos.

Card’s a Dragon-type VMAX with 320 HP. Ability is Azure Pulse—discard the top three cards of your deck to draw until you have six in hand, handy for digging deep. Attacks? Max Burst hits for 20 plus 100 more for each Energy discarded from your Pokémon, or go big with the GX-like move if it’s powered up. Solid for aggressive plays.

This printing dropped in 2021 as part of the Sword & Shield era’s Chinese releases, specifically the Simplified Chinese VMAX Climax subset. What stands out here is the borderless full art style, pulling from the Japanese High Class Shiny set vibes but tailored for the Chinese market. It’s not your standard English pull; the text is in Simplified Chinese, giving it that unique regional flavor collectors chase. Rayquaza’s always been a fan favorite since Emerald days, and this VMAX evolution amps up the legendary status without overdoing the nostalgia.

In the slab, centering looks spot-on, edges crisp as fresh packs, and the surface gleams without a hint of haze. Eye appeal’s strong with those vibrant greens popping against the stormy background—it’s the kind of card that draws stares on a shelf. Pop-wise, CGC 10s for this Chinese HR are scarce; I’d estimate under a dozen reported, based on collector forums and grading trends, since foreign language slabs don’t flood the scene like English ones.

I’d keep this one in a display case, maybe next to some older Rayquaza holos for that evolution chain feel.

Quick Facts:
– Card Title: Rayquaza VMAX (#165/132)
– Set: Chinese VMAX Climax
– Rarity: Hyper Rare (HR)
– Condition: CGC 10

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