Charmeleon
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What this price is based on
High confidence62 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
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 16, 2026eBay — Vintage Charmeleon 73/165 2002 Pokémon Expedition Base Set NMNM$26.78
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Charmeleon Expedition Card 73/165 Non-Holo$30.00
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokemon Company Charmeleon 73/165 Expedition Uncommon Regular e-Card ENG 2002$15.50
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — 2002 Pokémon TCG Charmeleon Expedition 73/165 NM+NM$25.00
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — Pokemon Charmeleon 73/165 - 2002 Expedition Base Set - NM Non-Holo E-ReaderNM$30.00
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — CHARMELEON 73/165 EXPEDITION BASE SET POKÉMON 2002 NON-HOLO$20.00
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Charmander & Charmeleon Expedition 2002 Pokemon e-Reader Pair 97/165 & 73/165 NMNM$75.00
- Aug 6, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Charmeleon 73/165 Expedition Base Set Uncommon 80 HP$22.00
By grade
- Raw$28.9569 sales
- PSA 10$6505 sales
- CGC 10$98.405 sales
- PSA 9$89.004 sales
- PSA 8$55.003 sales
- PSA 5$41.452 sales
- CGC 9$45.002 sales
- CGC 8.5$1092 sales
From 98 completed sales recorded between Mar 5, 2026 and Aug 16, 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.
Grade it or not
GRADE ITBased on 29 graded sales and 1,890,113 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.
Charmeleon is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set (#73), illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya. It's a Stage 1 Fire-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Charmander, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $36.26 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $431 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 12× 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 history18 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 $29 · 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% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$320); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Charmeleon is a Uncommoncard — 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 | $431.00 | $74 | +$320 | 11.9× |
| PSA 9 | $78.00 | $71 | −$29 | 2.2× |
| PSA 8 | $50.01 | $70 | −$57 | 1.4× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 272 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 29% | $431.00 |
| PSA 9 | 32.4% | $78.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 38.6% | $36.00 |
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 29% of 272 PSA-graded Charmeleon copies are a gem-mint 10 (79 of 272) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Charmeleon 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Charmeleon 73/165 Uncommon Expedition Base Set Pokemon Komiya DamagedRaw · eBay$19.99
CHARMELEON 73/165 UC EXPEDITION BASE SET POKEMON MPRaw · eBay$27.00
Charmeleon 73/165 Uncommon Expedition Base Set PokemonRaw · eBay$30.00
Pokémon TCG Charmeleon Expedition Base Set Card 73/165 Regular MPRaw · eBay$34.99Cheapest raw copy $19.99 — 45% below our estimate of $36
Cheapest PSA 10 $649.00 — 51% above our estimate of $431
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 79 | ✓ 13 cert-verified$431$310–$431 | |
| PSA 9pop 88 | ✓ 14 cert-verified$78$47–$78 | |
| PSA 8pop 55 | $50$43–$58 | |
| PSA 7pop 17 | $25$21–$29 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 5 slab of this card sells for about $47 (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
35% spreadCurrently 35% 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.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Charmander.
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Charmeleon.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
When it swings its burning tail, it elevates the temperature to unbearably high levels.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Charmeleon cards
There are 9 different Charmeleon printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Expedition Base Set #73 (Uncommon).
More from Expedition Base Set
Frequently asked questions
How much is Charmeleon (Expedition Base Set #73) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Charmeleon from Expedition Base Set is worth approximately $36.26 ungraded (near-mint), and around $431 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 Charmeleon?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Charmeleon from Expedition Base Set is worth around $431 — roughly 12× the raw ungraded value of $36.26.
Should I grade my Charmeleon?
A PSA 10 sells for about $431 versus $36.26 raw — roughly a 12× 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 Charmeleon rare?
Charmeleon is a Uncommon card from Expedition Base Set (card #73), illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya. Its current blended market value is $36.26 ungraded.
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