Most VMAX cards come out of a booster box. This one didn’t.
Meowth VMAX — ニャースVMAX in Japanese — is card number 029 in the S-P Promotional cards line, a Japanese promo series from the Sword & Shield era. It wasn’t pulled from a pack: it was handed out as a participation reward at a specific Pokémon Card Stadium event in December 2019. That distribution route is the whole story of why this card looks the way it does and why it sits outside the usual set-and-rarity framework most single-card guides work with.
We currently list a PSA 10 graded copy of this exact promo, and this guide covers what the card is, how it was distributed, where it fits inside the wider S-P Promotional line, and how it compares to its English counterpart.
Meowth VMAX Promo S-P 029 is a PSA 10, currently listed at ¥39,600 (~$249). It was distributed as a participation reward at a December 2019 Pokémon Card Stadium event rather than packaged into booster packs, so it carries no pull rate and no pack rarity tier. Its English counterpart is Sword & Shield Promos #5. For the wider promo line this card belongs to, see our S-P Promo best cards guide.
The price below is our current samuraiswordtokyo.com listing, converted at ¥159/USD (September 2026).
The Card: Meowth VMAX S-P 029
Meowth VMAX is a Colorless-type VMAX Pokémon, evolving from Meowth V. It carries 300 HP and a single attack, キョダイコバン (Gigantamax Coin), which deals 200 damage and lets the player draw 3 cards from their deck. The card is illustrated by aky CG Works and carries Regulation Mark D, placing it in the same tournament-legality era as other Sword & Shield-period Japanese releases.
The card is numbered 029 within the S-P Promotional cards line — limitlesstcg’s internal card database lists the set code as SP, while the store and collector convention writes it as S-P. Both labels refer to the same Sword & Shield-era Japanese promo series; they are not two different lines.
Our graded copy of this print is currently listed at ¥39,600 (~$249), PSA 10.
Print History and Distribution
The sole documented Japanese print of Meowth VMAX is this S-P 029 promo. There is no earlier or later Japanese printing on record, because this card never entered normal booster-pack circulation in the first place.
| Line | Number | Rarity | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| S-P Promotional cards | 029 | Promo | 14–15 Dec 2019 |
According to pokeboon.com’s Japanese promo-tracking database, Meowth VMAX 029/S-P was given out as a participation reward at 「ポケモンカードからの挑戦状」 (“Challenge from the Pokémon Card”), an event held at Pokémon Card Stadium venues across the Tokyo metropolitan area on 14–15 December 2019. Attendees who battled using the Starter Set V product at those venues received the card. That is a narrower distribution channel than a normal promo bundled into a set or a retail bonus — it required physical attendance at a specific set of venues on two specific dates.
The S-P Promotional Line
S-P Promotional cards is a running line of Japanese promos from the Sword & Shield era, distributed through events, campaigns, and bundled products rather than through a single numbered set. Meowth VMAX 029/S-P sits alongside other cards from the same line, including two we also carry graded in PSA 10: Pikachu 132/S-P and a Yu Nagaba-illustrated Pikachu 208/S-P (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).
Both sibling cards are numbered well past 029 in the same S-P sequence, which underlines how the line works: it is a continuous running number across years of separate promo drops, not a fixed set with a defined size. For the fuller roundup of standout cards across this line, see our S-P Promo best cards guide, and for two other single-card deep dives from the same numbering sequence, see our Pikachu 323/S-P Promo card guide and Pikachu 272/S-P Promo guide.
Illustrator aky CG Works, who painted the 029/S-P artwork, has worked across a number of Japanese promo and set releases. We cover that body of work in our aky CG Works illustrator guide. For Meowth’s value across other Japanese sets beyond this promo line, see our Meowth cards guide.
Where This Promo Sits Among Japanese Rarity Tiers
Meowth VMAX 029/S-P doesn’t sit on a pack-pulled rarity ladder at all. Booster-box chase cards get sorted into tiers like Rare, SR, or SAR based on how the print is treated inside a numbered set; this card was never part of that system, because it was never inserted into packs. Its rarity, in practical terms, is defined entirely by the distribution event — a two-day window at a specific set of venues — rather than by a print run inside a set.
That places it in the same category as its S-P line-mates. Pikachu 132/S-P and the Yu Nagaba-illustrated Pikachu 208/S-P are also event- and campaign-distributed promos rather than pack pulls, which is what makes the S-P Promotional line a distinct collecting lane from mainline Japanese Expansion Pack chase cards: scarcity here comes from how narrow the original distribution was, not from a printed rarity symbol.
Where to Buy Meowth VMAX from Tokyo
Our graded copy of PSA 10 Meowth VMAX Promo S-P 029 is currently listed at ¥39,600 (~$249), shipped from Tokyo with tracked delivery. This is a standalone event promo rather than a card pulled from a booster box, so there is no matching sealed product to point you toward — the graded single is the listing itself.
For other Japanese Sword & Shield-era promos in the same S-P line, browse our full PSA 10 graded card collection, or see our S-P Promo best cards guide for a wider roundup. If you’re building a mixed order across singles and sealed product, our Quick Order page is the fastest way to put a cart together, and it is also the route for sourcing requests on Japanese prints we don’t currently list.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Meowth VMAX Promo S-P 029?
It is a Japanese promo card, number 029 in the S-P Promotional cards line, distributed as a participation reward at a Pokémon Card Stadium event in December 2019 rather than packaged into booster packs. We carry a PSA 10 copy, currently listed at ¥39,600 (~$249).
How was Meowth VMAX 029/S-P distributed?
According to pokeboon.com’s Japanese promo-tracking database, it was given to players who battled using the Starter Set V product at Pokémon Card Stadium venues across the Tokyo metropolitan area on 14–15 December 2019, as part of the “Challenge from the Pokémon Card” event.
Does Meowth VMAX have an English print?
Yes — the English equivalent is Sword & Shield Promos #5. The specific distribution details for that English promo could not be confirmed, so no date is stated here.
What rarity tier is Meowth VMAX 029/S-P?
It doesn’t sit on a pack rarity ladder at all. As an event-distributed promo rather than a pack-pulled card, its scarcity comes from the narrowness of its original distribution rather than a printed rarity symbol inside a set.
Who illustrated Meowth VMAX 029/S-P?
aky CG Works illustrated this print. We cover more of their work across Japanese promos and sets in our aky CG Works illustrator guide.
Where can I buy a PSA 10 Meowth VMAX from Tokyo?
Our graded 029/S-P copy is currently listed at ¥39,600 (~$249) with tracked shipping from Tokyo. Since this is a standalone promo, there is no sealed booster product it comes from — the graded single is the listing.
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