# Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR #SWSH254 — SWSH Black Star Promos

## Summary

Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR carried real tournament weight in its Standard run, with Subspace Swell punishing wide benches and the Pokémon's Sinnoh-box-legend status keeping fans loyal. As a black star promo it sat outside the pack-pull chase, so demand follows the Pokémon and its play history. The modelled guide sits at $1.60 with 22 copies traded in 30 days; no PSA population is on file, and a CGC 10 would fetch about $39 against $45 in grading fees, so the only money in this card is finishing a set, not a slab.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | SWSH Black Star Promos |
| Number | SWSH254 |
| Rarity | Promo |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2019-11-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | VSTAR |
| Suffix | V |
| Evolves from | Origin Forme Palkia V |
| HP | 280 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Subspace Swell | cost Water/Water — damage 60+ — This attack does 20 more damage for each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's). |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Regulation mark | F |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Palkia #484](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/palkia) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.60** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-05
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-05
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: 95/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-06T01:51:27.595Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2019-11-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-05T12:03:33.954Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/swsh-black-star-promos/origin-forme-palkia-vstar-swsh254)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aswshp-SWSH254%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)