The 10 Most Expensive Charizard Cards
Every English Charizard, ranked by what a raw copy really sells for. PSA 10 values alongside.
The top spot goes to the 1st Edition Base Set Charizard: $9,556 raw, $334,752 in PSA 10. 28 English Charizards now sell for $200 or more, and five of the top 10 date from 1999–2003. Prices are PriceCharting’s eBay-based values from 8 October 2026.
≈ £7,229
≈ £253,256
English cards only
The 10 Most Expensive Charizard Cards
One entry per card, at its dearest printing. Other printings sit underneath.
#1 Charizard (1st Edition)
- Grade 9
- $30,910
- PSA 10
- $334,752
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Set released
- January 1999
Mitsuhiro Arita’s original, from the first English set (January 1999). The 1st Edition stamp marks the first print run. PSA 10: 35× the raw price.
Other printings, ungraded: Shadowless $988 · 1999–2000 print $476 · Black Dot Error $450 · Unlimited $446
#2 Charizard
- Grade 9
- $40,000
- PSA 10
- $132,232
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Set released
- May 2003
A crystal-type secret rare from Skyridge (2003), the last set Wizards of the Coast made. PSA 10: 24× the raw price.
Other printings, ungraded: Reverse Holo $1,918
#3 Shining Charizard (1st Edition)
- Grade 9
- $14,600
- PSA 10
- $59,721
- Illustrator
- Hironobu Yoshida
- Set released
- February 2002
The black shiny Charizard, one of eight Shining secret rares hidden in Neo Destiny (2002). PSA 10: 14× the raw price.
Other printings, ungraded: Unlimited $1,538
#4 Gold Star Charizard
- Grade 9
- $24,217
- PSA 10
- $82,711
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Set released
- November 2006
Gold Stars were the rarest EX-era pulls, and a deck can run only one. This Delta Species Charizard isn’t even Fire type. PSA 10: 22× the raw price.
#5 Charizard (Reverse Holo)
- Grade 9
- $15,880
- PSA 10
- $178,586
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Set released
- May 2002
Legendary Collection (2002) reprinted the Base Set art. This is the fireworks-pattern reverse holo. PSA 10: 60× the raw price.
Other printings, ungraded: Holo $319
#6 Charizard (Staff prerelease)
- Grade 9
- $5,000
- PSA 10
- $10,842
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Set released
- November 2016
Evolutions (2016) remade Base Set. This copy carries the Staff prerelease stamp: event staff got it, players didn’t. PSA 10: 7× the raw price.
Other printings, ungraded: Prerelease $443 · Holo $85 · Reverse Holo $76
#7 Charizard VMAX (Prize Pack)
- Grade 9
- $1,170
- PSA 10
- not available
- Illustrator
- aky CG Works
- Set released
- August 2020
A Play! Pokémon-stamped Prize Pack reprint, handed out at league events and never sold in packs.
Other printings, ungraded: Standard printing $36
#8 Blaine's Charizard (1st Edition)
- Grade 9
- $3,649
- PSA 10
- $20,186
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Set released
- October 2000
From Gym Challenge (2000), built around the Kanto Gym Leaders’ own Pokémon. PSA 10: 22× the raw price.
Other printings, ungraded: Unlimited $445
#9 Charizard
- Grade 9
- $4,250
- PSA 10
- $79,570
- Illustrator
- Ayaka Yoshida
- Set released
- February 2013
A secret rare from Plasma Storm (2013), numbered past the set’s 135 cards. PSA 10: 101× the raw price.
#10 Mega Charizard X ex
- Grade 9
- $722
- PSA 10
- $1,501
- Illustrator
- danciao
- Set released
- November 2025
Phantasmal Flames’ Special Illustration Rare (November 2025). More in our Mega Evolution ranking.
The Top 25 at a Glance
The top 10 alone would cost $31,462 raw. Number 25 sells for $247.
| # | Card | Set | Ungraded | PSA 10 | GBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Charizard (1st Edition)4/102 | Base Set | $9,556 | $334,752 | £7,229 |
| #2 | Charizard146/144 | Skyridge | $5,601 | $132,232 | £4,238 |
| #3 | Shining Charizard (1st Edition)107/105 | Neo Destiny | $4,147 | $59,721 | £3,137 |
| #4 | Gold Star Charizard100/101 | EX Dragon Frontiers | $3,787 | $82,711 | £2,865 |
| #5 | Charizard (Reverse Holo)3/110 | Legendary Collection | $3,000 | $178,586 | £2,270 |
| #6 | Charizard (Staff prerelease)11/108 | Evolutions | $1,500 | $10,842 | £1,135 |
| #7 | Charizard VMAX (Prize Pack)20/189 | Prize Pack (Darkness Ablaze) | $1,450 | not available | £1,097 |
| #8 | Blaine's Charizard (1st Edition)2/132 | Gym Challenge | $900 | $20,186 | £681 |
| #9 | Charizard136/135 | Plasma Storm | $787 | $79,570 | £595 |
| #10 | Mega Charizard X ex125/094 | Phantasmal Flames | $735 | $1,501 | £556 |
| #11 | Dark Charizard (1st Edition)4/82 | Team Rocket | $703 | $23,582 | £532 |
| #12 | Charizard GXSV49/SV94 | Hidden Fates: Shiny Vault | $552 | $1,332 | £417 |
| #13 | Charizard6/165 | Expedition Base Set | $525 | $85,484 | £397 |
| #14 | Charizard100/97 | EX Dragon | $390 | $18,350 | £295 |
| #15 | Charizard ex105/112 | EX FireRed & LeafGreen | $388 | $41,778 | £293 |
| #16 | Charizard δ (Reverse Holo)4/100 | EX Crystal Guardians | $361 | $7,495 | £273 |
| #17 | Charizard GX150/147 | Burning Shadows | $339 | $6,850 | £257 |
| #18 | Charizard ex199/165 | Scarlet & Violet 151 | $336 | $1,380 | £254 |
| #19 | Mega Charizard Y ex294/217 | Ascended Heroes | $305 | $1,875 | £231 |
| #20 | Radiant Charizard (Prize Pack)20/159 | Crown Zenith | $304 | $1,250 | £230 |
| #21 | Charizard (metal card)4/102 | Celebrations | $278 | $15,506 | £210 |
| #22 | Charizard V154/172 | Brilliant Stars | $268 | $723 | £203 |
| #23 | Charizard ex234/091 | Paldean Fates | $264 | $768 | £199 |
| #24 | Charizard4/130 | Base Set 2 | $254 | $9,855 | £193 |
| #25 | Charizard103/100 | Stormfront | $247 | $12,500 | £187 |
Raw prices from PriceCharting, 8 October 2026. GBP at 0.7565.
The PSA 10 Ranking
Grading reshuffles everything. The 1st Edition Base Set Charizard tops out at $334,752; the Legendary Collection reverse holo Charizard is next at $178,586. Biggest leap: the Expedition Base Set Charizard, $525 raw but $85,484 in PSA 10.
| # | Card | Set | PSA 10 | Ungraded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Charizard (1st Edition)4/102 | Base Set | $334,752 | $9,556 |
| #2 | Charizard (Reverse Holo)3/110 | Legendary Collection | $178,586 | $3,000 |
| #3 | Charizard146/144 | Skyridge | $132,232 | $5,601 |
| #4 | Charizard6/165 | Expedition Base Set | $85,484 | $525 |
| #5 | Gold Star Charizard100/101 | EX Dragon Frontiers | $82,711 | $3,787 |
PriceCharting’s PSA 10 values. Each printing ranked on its own.
Base Set Charizard: Every Printing Priced
Same card, very different money: $9,556 for 1st Edition, $988 for Shadowless, $446 for Unlimited. To tell them apart, look left of the art box for the 1st Edition stamp, then right of it for a shadow: Shadowless has none, Unlimited does.
| # | Card | Set released | Ungraded | Grade 9 | PSA 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Base Set1st Edition | January 1999 | $9,556 | $30,910 | $334,752 |
| #2 | Legendary CollectionReverse Holo | May 2002 | $3,000 | $15,880 | $178,586 |
| #3 | EvolutionsStaff prerelease | November 2016 | $1,500 | $5,000 | $10,842 |
| #4 | Base SetShadowless | January 1999 | $988 | $9,387 | $24,808 |
| #5 | Base Set1999–2000 print | January 1999 | $476 | $5,585 | $20,925 |
| #6 | Base SetBlack Dot Error | January 1999 | $450 | $3,660 | not available |
| #7 | Base SetUnlimited | January 1999 | $446 | $3,309 | $24,078 |
| #8 | EvolutionsPrerelease | November 2016 | $443 | $911 | $6,000 |
| #9 | Legendary CollectionHolo | May 2002 | $319 | $2,063 | $8,474 |
| #10 | Celebrationsmetal card | October 2021 | $278 | $501 | $15,506 |
| #11 | Base Set 2 | February 2000 | $254 | $1,908 | $9,855 |
| #12 | 30th CelebrationClassic Collection | September 2026 | $200 | $267 | $1,020 |
| #13 | CelebrationsClassic Collection | October 2021 | $160 | $170 | $490 |
English printings of the Base Set artwork worth $150+ raw. The metal card came in the Celebrations Ultra-Premium Collection.
The Most Expensive Modern Charizards
The dearest modern Charizard is the Prize Pack Charizard VMAX at $1,450, a league prize, not a pack pull. From packs, the Phantasmal Flames Mega Charizard X ex leads at $735.
| # | Card | Set | Ungraded | PSA 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Charizard VMAX (Prize Pack)20/189 | Prize Pack (Darkness Ablaze) | $1,450 | not available |
| #2 | Mega Charizard X ex125/094 | Phantasmal Flames | $735 | $1,501 |
| #3 | Charizard GXSV49/SV94 | Hidden Fates: Shiny Vault | $552 | $1,332 |
| #4 | Charizard GX150/147 | Burning Shadows | $339 | $6,850 |
| #5 | Charizard ex199/165 | Scarlet & Violet 151 | $336 | $1,380 |
Sun & Moon (2017) onwards, raw.
Japanese Charizards
Count Japanese cards and the crown changes hands: the Charizard (No Rarity Symbol) sells for $13,457 raw. It comes from Expansion Pack (1996), the first Pokémon TCG set ever.
| # | Card | Japanese set | Ungraded | PSA 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Charizard (No Rarity Symbol)6 | Expansion Pack (Base Set) | $13,457 | not available |
| #2 | Gold Star Charizard52 | Offense and Defense of the Furthest Ends | $6,368 | $72,994 |
| #3 | Charizard EX276/XY-P | Japanese promo | $4,163 | $10,143 |
| #4 | Mega Charizard Y ex766 | Start Deck 100 Battle Collection | $4,061 | $13,537 |
| #5 | Charizard6 | CD Promo | $694 | $3,950 |
Raw, in US dollars. Promos and deck secrets sell rarely, so one sale can swing them.
FAQ
What is the most expensive Charizard card?
The 1st Edition Base Set Charizard: about $9,556 raw and $334,752 in PSA 10. In Japanese, the Charizard (No Rarity Symbol) beats it at $13,457 raw.
How much is a 1st Edition Charizard worth?
About $9,556 raw, $30,910 in Grade 9 and $334,752 in PSA 10.
How much is a Shadowless or Unlimited Charizard worth?
Shadowless: about $988 raw and $24,808 in PSA 10. Unlimited: about $446 raw and $24,078 in PSA 10.
What is the most expensive modern Charizard?
The Prize Pack Charizard VMAX at about $1,450 raw. From packs, the Phantasmal Flames Mega Charizard X ex at $735.
How much is the 151 Charizard ex worth?
The Special Illustration Rare (199/165) sells for about $336 raw and $1,380 in PSA 10.
Methodology
PriceCharting’s ungraded, Grade 9 and PSA 10 values from eBay sales, 8 October 2026. “Ungraded” means any raw condition, so near-mint copies cost more. English cards, one entry per card, plus a Japanese table; no sealed product, jumbos or Topps. GBP at 0.7565. Card details from TCGdex, scans from TCGplayer.
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