Charmander Pokémon TCG Classic - Charizard #1

Card #1 · Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita

Market value · ungraded

$17.23

▲ 4.4% · 30d

PSA 10

$110

6× raw

Sold prices, not asking · Updated 7 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint

$17.23

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9 different Charmander printings exist — is this your card? Pokémon TCG Classic - Charizard #1

Charmander is a Pokémon card from Pokémon TCG Classic - Charizard (#1), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $17.23 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $110 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 6× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 7 July 2026.

#26 most valuable Charmander of 48 #3 most valuable in Pokémon TCG Classic - Charizard of 34

Competitive play · Limitless

0.4%

Played in 0.4% of competitive decks — 13 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.

Raw price by condition

Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$17.23

LPLightly Played$13.31

7-day▲ 4.8%

30-day▲ 4.4%

90-day▲ 4.1%

All-time high$17

All-time low$6

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$17.23

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 10pop 2,010		$110$100–$150
PSA 8pop 126		$24$15–$26

“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

Not enough price history to chart yet.

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

Only 58% of 3,439 PSA-graded Charmander copies are a gem-mint 10 (2,010 of 3,439) — the rest grade lower.

PSA3,439 gradedPSA 10 · 2,010 · 58% gem rate

Full grade breakdown (7 grades)

102,010

91,293

8.52

8126

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Charmander 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

−$7

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case.
Only 58.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$22); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 10	$109.85	$71.09	+$22	6.4×
PSA 8	$23.53	$70.23	−$64	1.4×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 3,439 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)

58.4%

hit PSA 10

Expected return

−$7

net, all grades

PSA 10 best case

+$22

Break-even

PSA 10+

Likely outcome	Chance	Value
PSA 10	58.4%	$110.00
PSA 9	37.6%	$44.00
PSA ≤8	4%	$17.00

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.

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