Charizard
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence72 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Charizard Expedition Base Set #40/165 e-Reader Rare WOTC 2002$154
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Charizard - 40/165 - Pokemon Expedition Non-Holo NM Same Day Ship Read DescNM$250
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Charizard Rare Non-Holo Expedition Pokemon Card 40/165$94.40
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Pokemon Charizard 40/165 Expedition Rare Non Holo Damaged Creased HP/DMGDM$29.99
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — Pokemon Cards Charizard 40/165 Expedition Base Set Rare NMNM$108
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — Pokémon Expedition Base Set Charizard 40/165 Non-Holo Rare E-Reader NMNM$280
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Charizard- Pokemon 2002 Expedition Base Set 40/165 Non-Holo Rare E-Reader NMNM$150
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Charizard (40) #040/165 Expedition$68.90
By grade
- Raw$78.3884 sales
- PSA 9$29024 sales
- PSA 8$21011 sales
- PSA 10$1,4999 sales
- PSA 7$1276 sales
- PSA 6$1016 sales
- PSA 2$1324 sales
- CGC 10$4494 sales
From 169 completed sales recorded between May 20, 2024 and Aug 15, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
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GRADE ITBased on 85 graded sales and 1,891,528 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ 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 Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set (#40), illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama. It's a Stage 2 Fire-type Pokémon with 120 HP, evolving from Charmeleon, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $120.30 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $1,350 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 11× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history24 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.
Demand & liquidity
Last sold $90 · Raw · 29 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 17.5% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$1,111); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Charizard is a Rare in Expedition Base Set — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 40 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 60 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 | $1,350.00 | $118 | +$1,111 | 11.2× |
| PSA 9 | $255.00 | $73 | +$62 | 2.1× |
| PSA 8 | $190.00 | $72 | −$2 | 1.6× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,692 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 17.5% | $1,350.00 |
| PSA 9 | 27% | $255.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 55.6% | $120.00 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; 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 — every grade, with gem rates
Only 17% of 1,692 PSA-graded Charizard copies are a gem-mint 10 (296 of 1,692) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Charizard 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 296 | ✓ 14 cert-verified$1,350$1,020–$1,380 | |
| PSA 9pop 456 | ✓ 40 cert-verified$255$246–$333 | |
| PSA 8pop 350 | $190$162–$218 | |
| PSA 7pop 156 | ✓ 10 cert-verified$150$100–$150 | |
| PSA 6pop 138 | ✓ 9 cert-verified$103 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 1 slab of this card sells for about $153 (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
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
30% spreadCurrently 30% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
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
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Charmeleon.
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may turn all basic Energy attached to all of your Pokémon into Fire Energy for the rest of the turn. This power can't be used if Charizard is affected by a Special Condition.
Flip 2 coins. If 1 of them is tails, discard 2 Energy cards attached to Charizard. If both are tails, discard all Energy cards 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 9 different Charizard printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Expedition Base Set #40 (Rare).
More from Expedition Base Set
Frequently asked questions
How much is Charizard (Expedition Base Set #40) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Charizard from Expedition Base Set is worth approximately $120.30 ungraded (near-mint), and around $1,350 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 Expedition Base Set is worth around $1,350 — roughly 11× the raw ungraded value of $120.30.
Should I grade my Charizard?
A PSA 10 sells for about $1,350 versus $120.30 raw — roughly a 11× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.
Is Charizard rare?
Charizard is a Rare card from Expedition Base Set (card #40), illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama. Its current blended market value is $120.30 ungraded.
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