Charizard1/99 · Arceus Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
Pack fresh $128est.
- PSA 8$2006 sold · 90d · pop 669
- PSA 9$4505 sold · 90d · pop 554
- PSA 10$13,500pop 51
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Arceus #1/99, 2009. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
The same name and number exists in other sets. The number printed on your card is what separates them — this page prices 1/99.
What's your copy worth?
Estimated. This card has enough sales to price the top 15% but not the top 5%, so pack-fresh is projected from the gap we measure between those two tiers on cards that do — about 1.4x on vintage, 1.2x on modern. $102. That's about +43% over a typical Near Mint copy.
ⓘ How do we work this out?
We take every real sale of this exact card over the last 12 months (35 sales), sort them by price, and read off the top 15% and top 5%. No multipliers, no guesses — the prices cleaner copies actually fetched.
Why cleaner copies cost more: buyers can see condition in the photos and pay for it. Listings sellers describe as pack fresh or gem mint land in this top band 1.7× more often than ordinary ones — the premium follows the card, not the hype.
Copies in this band are also the ones collectors send to grading: far more likely than a typical binder copy to be submitted at all — and to come back with the strong grade that carries the PSA prices shown on this page. That prospect is part of what buyers are paying for here.
These are read straight off this card's own completed sales — sort them by price and take the top 15% and top 5%. Whether your copy qualifies is a judgment made by looking at the card.
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Charizard is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Arceus (#1, released 2009), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. It's a Stage 2 Fire-type Pokémon with 140 HP, evolving from Charmeleon, weak to Water +30. It's listed among our holo rares. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 9 September 2026.
Charizard price history & recent sales
Graded a PSA 10? See its cert-verified sales and price history → — individual sales PSA tied to a specific slab, each with a cert number you can check.
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence63 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
Sale mix: 2 auctions, 5 accepted offers, 3 fixed-price. A graded copy trades roughly every day (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$50.0064 sales · 63 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 6$90.0011 sales · 8 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 7$1158 sales · 5 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 9$9507 sales · 5 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$3257 sales · 6 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 7$54.004 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 10$12,6003 sales
- CGC 8.5$1623 sales
Is Charizard worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 7 — worth $95 against the $156 you put in, a $61 loss. The money is in the 1 in 8 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $450–$12,600. Averaged over every outcome that is +$153 a card.
That is the average submitted copy. Tell us about yours and the verdict re-prices — most cards stop being worth grading here. Not sure? Grade it from a photo →
These are set to a flawless copy — the answer above. Change any of them to re-price it for the card in your hand.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Charizard is a Holo / V / ex in Arceus — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 18 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 55 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $13,500.00 | $1,154 | +$12,275 | 189.6× |
| PSA 9 | $450.00 | $74 | +$304 | 6.3× |
| PSA 8 | $200.00 | $72 | +$57 | 2.8× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 2,034 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 1.3% | $12,600.00 |
| PSA 9 | 11.4% | $450.00 |
| PSA 8 | 24.5% | $200.00 |
| PSA 7 — typical | 20.6% | $95.00 |
| PSA 6 | 19.7% | $85.00 |
| PSA 5 | 10.5% | $56.00 |
| PSA 4 | 5.8% | $47.00 |
| PSA 3 | 2.1% | $47.00 |
| PSA 2 | 1.5% | $47.00 |
| PSA 1 | 2.3% | $47.00 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 0.4% | $71.19 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
51 of the 2,261 PSA-graded Charizard copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 2.3%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 2,261.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 2,012.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 125.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 114.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Charizard 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Charizard 1/99 Holo Rare Arceus Pokemon Heavily PlayedRaw · eBay$19.99
Charizard 1/99 Arceus Holo Rare Pokemon TCG Cosmos HP CreasesRaw · eBay$19.99![Charizard Holofoil [Arceus - 1/99] HP](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/bFcAAeSwbLhqkJD0/s-l225.jpg)
Charizard Holofoil [Arceus - 1/99] HPRaw · eBay$20.00
Charizard 1/99 Arceus HoloRaw · eBay$22.00
Charizard 1/99 Arceus HoloRaw · eBay$22.50
Pokemon Card TCG Charizard 1/99 Holo Rare Arceus Read DescriptionRaw · eBay$22.50Cheapest raw copy $22.00 — 69% below our near-mint estimate of $71
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 51 | 3 sold$13,500$11,475–$15,525 | |
| PSA 9pop 554 | ✓ 59 cert-verified$450$450–$1,150 | |
| PSA 8pop 669 | ✓ 65 cert-verified$200$170–$271 | |
| PSA 7pop 448 | ✓ 45 cert-verified$95$75–$149 | |
| PSA 6pop 290 | ✓ 25 cert-verified$85$44–$85 | |
| PSA 5pop 125 | ✓ 16 cert-verified$56$28–$56 | |
| PSA 4pop 52 | ✓ 6 cert-verified$47 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
A typical Near Mint copy sells for $88.90. Grading-candidate copies — the cleanest 15% of sales — typically fetch $91.10 (+2%). Pack-fresh examples — the top 5% — go for about $128.
From 7 sales in the last 12 months. These describe the market — whether a specific copy is a grading candidate is a judgment made by looking at it.
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $92 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
Priced per printing — some from our own completed sales, the rest from TCGplayer's market price. Reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🔥 Trending in the community
#1 on the radarCharizard is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “Lost in the abyss for 20 years.” · 611↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Charmeleon.
Each of Charizard's attacks does 10 more damage for each Fire Pokémon on your Bench to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
Discard a Fire Energy attached to Charizard.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
It is said that Charizard’s fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Charizard cards
There are 29 different Charizard printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Arceus #1 (Rare Holo). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Charizard (Arceus #1) worth?
As of 9 September 2026, Charizard from Arceus is worth approximately $71.19 ungraded (near-mint), and around $13,500 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Charizard?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Charizard from Arceus is worth around $13,500 — roughly 190× the raw ungraded value of $71.19.
Should I grade my Charizard?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Charizard rare?
Charizard is a Rare Holo card from Arceus (card #1).
How do I know if my Charizard is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
How do I know if my Charizard is Reverse Holo?
The card body, not the picture: Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
How do I tell this Charizard apart from the McDonald's Collection 2024 one?
They share a name and a card number but come from different sets, and the number printed on the card tells them apart: this one is 1/99 (Arceus, 2009) and the other is 1/15 (McDonald's Collection 2024, 2025).
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