The 12 most valuable Charizard cards

1st Edition Shadowless Charizard Holo (PSA 10)

Base Set (1999) • Sold Dec 2025 via Heritage Auctions

$550,000

Pop 124 of 4,993 PSA submissions

The card. All-time record for any released-to-public Pokémon card. Up from $420k March 2022 and $220k October 2020.

Topsun Charizard "No Number" error

Topsun (1995) • Sold Jan 2021 via Goldin Auctions

$493,230

Fewer than 5 known graded

Pre-Wizards-of-the-Coast Japanese promo with a print error (missing card number). Predates Base Set by four years.

Charizard #4 Holo Shadowless (PSA 10)

Base Set Unlimited (1999) • Sold 2024 via PWCC Marketplace

$70,000

Pop ~150 PSA 10

Non-1st-edition Shadowless. Distinguished by the lack of "1st Edition" stamp and the shadowless border. Trades roughly 12-15% of the 1st Edition price.

1st Edition Charizard Japanese Holo (PSA 10)

Japanese Base (1996) • Sold 2023 via Heritage Auctions

$45,000

Pop ~25 PSA 10

Earlier than English Base Set. Japanese Base Set Charizards are rarer than 1st Edition English but trade lower because demand is concentrated in Japan. Same artwork as English release.

Crystal Charizard (PSA 10)

Skyridge (2003) • Sold 2024 via eBay

$32,000

Pop ~75 PSA 10

e-Card era "Crystal type" Charizard. Skyridge was the final WOTC-era set with notoriously low print run.

Reverse Holo Charizard (PSA 10)

Legendary Collection (2002) • Sold 2024 via PWCC

$25,000

Pop ~100 PSA 10

Legendary Collection reprinted Base Set with reverse holo treatment. Same Charizard artwork as Base Set but with holographic foil pattern across the entire card.

Charizard Holo Unlimited (PSA 10)

Base Set (1999) • Sold 2024 via eBay

$15,000

Pop ~600 PSA 10

The "common" Base Set Charizard. Larger print run than Shadowless or 1st Edition, hence the lower ceiling — but still the most recognizable Pokémon card.

Mega Charizard X ex 125/094 SIR (PSA 10)

Phantasmal Flames (2025) • Sold Apr 2026 via eBay

$2,200-3,200

Pop ~80 PSA 10 (early)

Headline chase card of the Mega Evolution era. Raw market $900-1,500. PSA 10 multiplier 2.2-2.5x. Returns Charizard to its dragon-type Mega form from XY.

Charizard ex 234/091 SIR (PSA 10)

Paldean Fates (2024) • Sold 2025 via eBay

$2,800

Pop ~100 PSA 10

Shiny Charizard variant. Out-of-print set with limited reprints. Raw market $700-1,000.

Charizard VMAX Rainbow Rare (PSA 10)

Champion's Path (2020) • Sold 2024 via eBay

$1,800

Pop ~3,000 PSA 10

Champion's Path was a hyper-printed retail set. Charizard VMAX Rainbow Rare became the chase. Down from $2,500+ peak in 2021.

Charizard ex 199/165 SIR (PSA 10)

Pokémon 151 (2023) • Sold Apr 2026 via eBay

$1,200

Pop ~150 PSA 10

Top modern Charizard. Special Illustration Rare from the 151 set, depicting Charizard in a Generation 1 setting. Ungraded raw market sits ~$400.

Charizard ex 223/197 (PSA 10)

Obsidian Flames (2023) • Sold 2024 via eBay

$1,150

Pop ~250 PSA 10

Special Illustration Rare from Obsidian Flames. Set went out of print. Raw market $380-450.