Pokémon Card With Highest HP: Rayquaza VMAX and the Full HP Ladder

Updated November 10, 2026

The Pokémon card with highest HP in our PSA 10 Japanese listings is Rayquaza VMAX (Crown Zenith 101/159) at 320 HP. Sylveon VMAX (Evolving Skies 212/203) is next at 310 HP. Every other card we list sits at 130 HP or lower.

What Is the Pokémon Card With Highest HP in Our Listings?

It is Rayquaza VMAX, with 320 HP. Our PSA 10 Rayquaza listing (SM7 101/096) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) carries this card data: Dragon type, evolves from Rayquaza V, Rare Holo VMAX rarity, released 2023/01/20. The set shown in the card data is Crown Zenith, in the Sword & Shield series.

The listing name and the card data on that page do not use the same label: the product title reads “Rayquaza GX SR [SM7 101/096]” from the Sky-Splitting Charisma pack, while the card text on the page describes Rayquaza VMAX, No. 101/159. This guide uses the card text, because that is where the HP, type and attacks are printed. The table below sets out what the page shows.

Source: our Rayquaza PSA 10 product page (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).

Two details stand out beyond the HP number. The card has an Ability, Azure Pulse, which is a hand-refresh effect rather than damage, and its only listed attack, Max Burst, scales with the Energy you discard. The page lists no weakness for this card, which is unusual next to the other cards in this guide, since all of them show one.

Which Card Has the Second-Highest HP?

Sylveon VMAX has the second-highest HP at 310, only 10 below Rayquaza VMAX. Our PSA 10 Sylveon ex SAR listing (SV8a 212/187) shows card data for Sylveon VMAX, VMAX Rapid Strike stage, No. 212/203, from Evolving Skies, rarity Rare Rainbow, released 2021/08/27.

As with Rayquaza, the product title (Sylveon ex SAR, High Class Pack “Terastal Festival ex”) differs from the card text on the page. The card text is what gives the 310 HP figure.

The gap between the two VMAX cards is small, but the card text differs. Rayquaza’s text is built around drawing cards and discarding Energy for extra damage. Sylveon’s is built around healing and Bench variety. The HP number alone does not describe either card’s effects.

What Is the Full HP Ladder Across Our Listings?

HP drops steeply after the two VMAX cards: from 310 straight down to 130, then to 100 and below. The table lists every card whose HP appears in our listing data, highest first, plus the official Japanese Pikachu for comparison.

Sources: the product pages for Vaporeon (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order), Wartortle, Crobat SAR (SV10 127/098) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order), Mewtwo ex SAR (SV10 125/098) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) and Pikachu SV-P 120.

A few of those product titles name a different card from the card text shown on the page. For example, the page titled Team Rocket’s Crobat SAR carries Honchkrow card text, and the page titled Team Rocket’s Mewtwo ex SAR carries Koffing card text. The ladder follows the card text, since HP is printed there.

How Do VMAX Cards Compare With Stage 1 and Basic Cards?

In our listing data, VMAX cards run 310 to 320 HP, Stage 1 cards 100 to 130 HP, and Basic cards 50 to 80 HP. The three ranges do not overlap.

Both VMAX cards also name a card they evolve from: Rayquaza VMAX evolves from Rayquaza V, and Sylveon VMAX evolves from Sylveon V. The V cards themselves are not among our listings, so the step from V to VMAX cannot be shown here. The Stage 1 and Basic steps can, and the next two sections show them.

The gap between tiers is large. The highest Stage 1 card in our listings has 130 HP, while the lowest VMAX card has 310. No card in our listing data lands between those two numbers.

How Much HP Do Squirtle, Wartortle and Vaporeon Have?

A 151 Squirtle has 60 HP and the Wartortle that evolves from it has 100 HP, so the Stage 1 gains 40 HP. Vaporeon, a Stage 1 that evolves from Eevee, has 130 HP, 30 more than Wartortle. All three are Water types with Lightning ×2 weakness, and all three come from the Enhanced Expansion Pack “Pokemon Card 151” (SV2a), released 2023/09/22.

Squirtle’s attacks are Withdraw (flip a coin; on heads, prevent all damage done to it by attacks during your opponent’s next turn) and Skull Bash for 20. Wartortle’s Free Diving puts up to 3 Basic Water Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand, and its Spinning Attack does 50. Vaporeon’s Spiral Drain does 30 and heals 30 damage from itself, and its Fighting Whirlpool does 90+, adding 90 more damage if your opponent’s Active Pokémon is a Pokémon ex or Pokémon V.

On energy cost: Squirtle’s Skull Bash costs two Water Energy for 20 damage, Wartortle’s Spinning Attack costs two Water Energy for 50, and Vaporeon’s Fighting Whirlpool costs one Water and two Colorless Energy. Retreat cost is 1 for Squirtle and 2 for both Wartortle and Vaporeon.

How Much HP Do Team Rocket Cards Have?

Team Rocket’s Honchkrow has 130 HP and the Basic it evolves from, Team Rocket’s Murkrow, has 80 HP; Team Rocket’s Koffing has 70 HP. The Murkrow and Honchkrow card text on our listing pages is from the Ascended Heroes set (Mega Evolution series, released 2026/01/30), and the Koffing text is from Destined Rivals (Scarlet & Violet series, released 2025/05/30).

Honchkrow and Murkrow are both Darkness types with a Fighting -30 resistance and a retreat cost of 1. Honchkrow’s Rocket Feathers lets you discard any number of Supporter cards with “Team Rocket” in their name from your hand for 60 damage per card, and Hammer In does 100. Murkrow’s Deceit searches your deck for a Supporter card, and its Torment does 30 and blocks one of your opponent’s Active Pokémon’s attacks for a turn.

Koffing sits just below Murkrow among the Basic cards. At 70 HP it ties with the official Pikachu 020/M-P for second place among the Basics covered here. It has a single 30-damage attack, Leaking Gas, plus the Ability Smog Signals. The illustrators are hncl (Honchkrow), Mugi Hamada (Murkrow) and kodama (Koffing).

How Much HP Does a Pikachu Card Have?

Pikachu cards in our listings have 50 to 60 HP, and the official Japanese Pikachu 020/M-P has 70 HP. That card, from the McDonald’s Happy Set 2025, is listed on the official Pokémon Card search page as Basic with HP 70 and the attack Electro Spark: 10 damage to one of the opponent’s Pokémon, with Bench Pokémon ignoring weakness and resistance. The page shows weakness ×2, illustrator Yuu Nishida, height 0.4 m and weight 6.0 kg.

The 151 Pikachu AR (173/165) has Charge, which searches your deck for a Basic Lightning Energy card and attaches it, and Pika Punch for 50. The Pikachu Star card has Thundershock (10, coin flip for Paralysis) and Spring Back, 20+ damage, which adds 50 more if your opponent has only 1 Prize card left. The Supreme Victors card has Gnaw (10) and Thundershock (20), with Fighting +10 weakness and Metal -20 resistance. The Expedition card has Lightning Tail and Tackle for 20.

Across the Pikachu cards in this table, HP stays between 50 and 70. For more on the Happy Set card, see our Pikachu 020/M-P guide. If you collect the promo versions, the PSA 10 Pikachu promo S-P 124 is one of the 50 HP cards covered here.

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Is There a Higher-HP Card in the 30th Celebration Set?

The official 30th Celebration pages list featured cards but give no HP values, so no card from that set can be ranked against Rayquaza VMAX. The official product page for the MEGA expansion pack “30th CELEBRATION” gives a release date of September 16, 2026 and a price of 360 yen (tax included) per pack.

What the page does state: each pack has 6 holo cards and guarantees 1 Pikachu card and 1 basic Energy card, with designs by YOSHIROTTEN. Pikachu holo cards come in 30 designs, each by a different illustrator. FUR (Futuristic Rare) is a new rarity, with Mew ex and Mewtwo ex illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN. Other featured cards include Greninja ex and Pikachu ex. The legendary Pokémon named on the page are Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Groudon, Kyogre, Dialga, Palkia, Reshiram, Zekrom, Xerneas, Yveltal, Solgaleo, Lunala, Zacian, Zamazenta, Koraidon and Miraidon.

The 30th anniversary special versions are reprints of cards from the 1996 first expansion pack. The page names Pikachu, Charizard, Misty, Erika’s Jigglypuff, Sneasel, Shining Celebi, Lugia, Delcatty, Dark Tyranitar, Scizor ex, Metagross, Palkia, Uxie, Crobat G, Gengar, Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND, N, Rayquaza EX, Genesect EX, M Gardevoir EX, Greninja BREAK, Solgaleo GX, Buzzwole GX, Pikachu & Zekrom GX, Zacian V, Raikou, Mew VMAX, Arceus VSTAR and Magikarp among them. These special cards cannot be used in the current Standard regulation.

The page also states that Mew ex’s Ability, Memory Spiral, lets it use attacks from any of your Benched Pokémon. The Pokémon Company International’s product lineup release adds that tabletop products release September 16, 2026 at participating retailers worldwide, and that launch timing may vary by country and region. It lists an Elite Trainer Box with 9 booster packs and 1 illustration rare-style Nidorina promo, and a Pokémon ex Box with 4 booster packs, 1 promo (Sylveon ex or Greninja ex) and 1 oversize card.

This is the one gap in our sources: no page we hold ranks cards by HP, so the 320 figure applies to the cards we list, not to every Pokémon card ever printed. For what the set contains, see our 30th Celebration contents guide and the Futuristic Box guide.

How Can I Use the HP Ladder When Choosing a Card?

Use it to match the HP number you want to a card, since our sources do not link HP to a card’s value. The ladder above gives the HP, stage, type and illustrator of every card covered, so you can pick by purpose.

• If you want the biggest HP number: choose Rayquaza VMAX (320) or Sylveon VMAX (310).
• If you want an evolution line: the 151 Squirtle (60) and Wartortle (100) pair shows the step up in one set, and both are by Mitsuhiro Arita.
• If you collect Pikachu: the cards run 50 to 60 HP in our listings, so the set, era and illustration are the differences between them.
• If you want a recent Team Rocket card: Honchkrow (130) and Murkrow (80) are from the same Ascended Heroes numbering.

Our recommendation: if the HP figure is what you are after, choose Rayquaza VMAX. If not, choose the character, set and illustrator you like.

What Does PSA 10 Mean for These Cards?

PSA 10 (Gem Mint) is the highest grade certifiable by Professional Sports Authenticator, awarded only to cards in flawless, gem mint condition. Every card in this guide is listed as PSA 10, so condition is the same across the HP ladder and only the card itself changes.

Our listing text adds that the PSA case may have minor scratches or marks on its surface. It also notes that stock levels can change, so in some cases an order may take a little longer to ship. The grade applies to the card inside the case; the HP, attacks and illustrator come from the card itself.

The cards span many years of Japanese printings: the Holon Phantoms Pikachu Star is dated 2006/05/01, the Supreme Victors Pikachu 2009/08/19, the Expedition Base Set Pikachu 2002/09/15, Sylveon VMAX 2021/08/27, Rayquaza VMAX 2023/01/20, and the most recent card text in this guide, Honchkrow and Murkrow, 2026/01/30. HP numbers across these eras do not follow release order: the two highest-HP cards are from 2021 and 2023, not the newest set.

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More Pokémon Card Stat and Value Guides

• Most Expensive Sword & Shield Pokémon Cards: the era of both VMAX cards in this guide.
• Most Expensive Scarlet & Violet Pokémon Cards: the era of the 151 Squirtle, Wartortle and Pikachu.
• When Did Full Art Pokémon Cards Start: a dated timeline from SR to FUR.
• All Poncho Pikachu Cards: more Pikachu promos.

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