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Charmeleon Pokémon Cards

National Dex
#005
Printed
1999–2026
Sets
34
Rarities
7
Total value
$637
raw, near mint
Cards priced
37
30 with PSA 10
Most valuable
$128
Dragon
Typical PSA 10
46.7×
median of 30

CardTrack prices 37 different Charmeleon cards across 34 sets, from 1999 to 2026, worth $637 together. The most valuable is the Charmeleon from Dragon at $128.00 ungraded, about $3,250 in PSA 10. Every price below is a blended raw value from real sold results, updated daily.

Charmeleon is a Fire-type Pokémon (Generation I). Evolution line: Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard.

All 37 Charmeleon cards

Filter by set or rarity, sort by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move.

37 cards

Where the Charmeleon money is

Value is not spread evenly across the printings — the ranking below is by total tracked value, not by card count, the same measure as the most valuable Pokémon cards.

The top 6 of 37 Charmeleon cards hold 81% of the $637 total. The remaining 31 share what is left, which is why a “complete Charmeleon collection” in the collection tracker costs far less than the headline suggests until you reach the top row.

What grading a Charmeleon is worth

Across the 30 Charmeleon cards that have both a raw price and a real PSA 10 price.

Typical (median)

46.7×

half are above, half below

Middle half

25.0× – 103×

the 25th to 75th percentile

Cheapest card

5.0×

smallest gap

Largest gap

1094×

one card, near-zero raw

This is the median, not the average. Averaging the ratios gives 120×, which only 8 of 30 cards (27%) actually reach: a card worth a few cents raw with a three-figure slab produces a ratio in the hundreds and drags the mean above almost the whole set. The median is what a card in the middle really does, and it is the figure to take to the grading ROI calculator.

Charmeleon value over time

Total tracked value of every Charmeleon printing since 2021, from PriceCharting sales history; the top 100 cards across every Pokémon are charted in the market report.

90 days

+50.3%

1 year

+124.7%

All time

+47.3%

As of

2026-10

$6372026-10-04+119.7% since 2021Hover the chart to read any month
$0$527$1,05420222023202420252026

Indexed over 20 of this set's 37 cards — the ones with enough PriceCharting sales history to track continuously.

Strongest Charmeleon grading opportunities

Ranked by expected net — every grade weighted by how often this card actually earns it (the gem rate beside each card is its PSA 10 share). Best case is the PSA 10 outcome, which is why it is the larger number and the one to trust least.

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Every Charmeleon card, by set

Collecting Charmeleon cards

Charmeleon has been printed in every era of the game, from 1999 (Base) to 2026 (Ascended Heroes). The Current (2020–) era holds the most printings, 11 of the 37. The value sits elsewhere: the Classic (2004–2010) era's 10 cards are worth $309, 48% of the total, against $90 for the Current (2020–) printings.

Most Charmeleon cards are cheap to own: 23 of the 37 priced cards sit under $5 raw, the cheapest being the Charmeleon, and the median card is worth about $2.21. 5 are worth $50 or more. A set-by-set Charmeleon collection is a small-dollar exercise until the last handful, which is where 75% of the total on this page comes from.

By rarity the printings split into 7 tiers, led by Uncommon (27), Rare Secret (3) and Common (2). 30 of the 37 cards carry a PSA 10 price, the figure the grading section uses; those cards are worth about $2.21 raw at the median, against $1.93 for the 7 with no gem-mint price on file.

The grid filters by set and rarity and sorts by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move, so the cheapest Charmeleon is one sort away (add the rarity filter for the cheapest holo); the by-set index above lists every card as text for when you know the number. Prices are CardTrack's blended raw value from real sold results, updated today.

Charmeleon card questions

How many Charmeleon cards are there?

CardTrack tracks 37 priced Charmeleon cards across 34 Pokémon TCG sets, printed between 1999 and 2026. 30 of them also carry a real PSA 10 price.

What is the most valuable Charmeleon card?

The most valuable Charmeleon card is the Charmeleon from Dragon (#99) at about $128.00 ungraded, or around $3,250 in PSA 10 gem mint.

How much is a complete Charmeleon collection worth?

All 37 tracked Charmeleon cards come to approximately $637 in raw near-mint condition. The value is concentrated: the top 6 cards alone account for 81% of it.

How much more is a graded Charmeleon card worth?

A typical Charmeleon card in PSA 10 sells for about 46.7× its raw price — that is the median across the 30 cards with both a raw and a PSA 10 price. Half fall between 25.0× and 103×, and the very cheapest cards can show far larger multiples simply because their raw price is near zero.

What is the cheapest Charmeleon card?

The cheapest priced Charmeleon card CardTrack tracks is the Charmeleon from Paldean Fates (#8) at about $0.16. 23 of the 37 priced cards sit under $5, so a set-by-set Charmeleon collection starts cheaply.

Which set has the most Charmeleon cards?

151 has the most Charmeleon printings, 2 of the 37. The most valuable set is a different one: Dragon, whose 1 Charmeleon card is worth about $128.

Which Charmeleon card is worth grading?

On expected profit the Charmeleon from Stormfront leads, at about $782 profit per submission after fees, with 4% of 821 graded copies coming back PSA 10. The full ranking covers all 12 gradeable Charmeleon cards.