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What this price is based on
Medium confidence111 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
What each version actually sells for
Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Charmander - 98/165 - Expedition Base Set - Pokemon Card - NMNM$54.15
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Charmander 98/165 - Expedition - Pokemon 2002 WOTC MPMP$29.99
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Charmander Expedition 98/165 Pokemon Card WOTC MP+MP$29.95
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Charmander 98/165 Expedition Base Set Regular Pokemon TCG 2002$29.07
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Charmander Basic 98/165 2002$40.00
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Charmander 98/165 Expedition Base Set EN 50 HP 2002$15.00
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Expedition Base Set Charmander's 97/165 98/165 Near Mint/MintNM$63.52
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Charmander 98/165 - Expedition Base Set 2002 - Non Holo Pokemon Card$40.47
By grade
- Raw$30.46130 sales
- CGC 10$5524 sales
- PSA 8$1592 sales
- CGC 9$1542 sales
- PSA 9$1951 sale
- CGC 7$48.881 sale
- BGS 9$2101 sale
From 141 completed sales recorded between Jan 1, 2026 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 11 graded sales and 1,890,417 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.
Charmander is a Common Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set (#98), illustrated by Yuichi Sawayama. It's a Basic Fire-type Pokémon with 50 HP, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $52.84 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $850 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 16× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 21 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history20 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 $20 · Raw · 27 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 29.5% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$709); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Charmander is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
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 | $850.00 | $88 | +$709 | 16.1× |
| PSA 9 | $96.00 | $71 | −$28 | 1.8× |
| PSA 8 | $68.00 | $71 | −$56 | 1.3× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 576 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 29.5% | $850.00 |
| PSA 9 | 33.9% | $96.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 36.6% | $53.00 |
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 30% of 576 PSA-graded Charmander copies are a gem-mint 10 (170 of 576) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Charmander 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokémon TCG Charmander Expedition Base Set, Card 98/165 LPRaw · eBay$39.00
Charmander 98/165 Common Expedition Base Set Pokemon Raw · eBay$39.99Cheapest raw copy $39.00 — 26% below our estimate of $53
2002 POKEMON EXPEDITION #98 CHARMANDER PSA 10PSA 10 · eBay$1,000.00
Pokémon TCG Charmander Expedition Base Set, Common Card 98/165 PSA 10PSA 10 · eBay$1,100.00Cheapest PSA 10 $1,000.00 — 18% above our estimate of $850
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 170 | $850$723–$977 | |
| PSA 9pop 195 | $96$82–$110 | |
| PSA 8pop 114 | ✓ 21 cert-verified$68$44–$68 | |
| PSA 7pop 38 | $40$34–$45 |
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 $108 (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
45% spreadCurrently 45% 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
#95 on the radarCharmander is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “My Daughter's Grandmaster Charmander Set. Was the main idea behind my other Daughter's Clefairy Grandmaster set.” · 87↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Obviously prefers hot places. When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Charmander cards
There are 9 different Charmander printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Expedition Base Set #98 (Common).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Charmander (Expedition Base Set #98) worth?
As of 21 August 2026, Charmander from Expedition Base Set is worth approximately $52.84 ungraded (near-mint), and around $850 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 Charmander?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Charmander from Expedition Base Set is worth around $850 — roughly 16× the raw ungraded value of $52.84.
Should I grade my Charmander?
A PSA 10 sells for about $850 versus $52.84 raw — roughly a 16× 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 Charmander rare?
Charmander is a Common card from Expedition Base Set (card #98), illustrated by Yuichi Sawayama. Its current blended market value is $52.84 ungraded.
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