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Card details
Spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires.
- HP
- 120
- Type
- Fire
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 1999/01/09
- Set size
- 102 cards
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Frequently asked
- What is Charizard #4/102 worth?
- Charizard (Base) currently sells for about $449.95 in Near Mint ungraded condition. Pricing refreshes daily from TCGPlayer and CardMarket.
- What set is Charizard from?
- Charizard is from the Base Pokemon TCG set released in 1999, collector number 4/102. This is a Wizards of the Coast vintage-era card.
- How rare is Charizard?
- Charizard is classified as Rare Holo in the Base set. Rarity tiers determine pull rates from booster packs — rarer cards command higher market premiums, especially in graded condition.
- Should I grade my Charizard?
- Raw Charizard sells for $449.95; PSA 10 examples sell for $409,539.86 — about 910.2× the raw price. There's a strong PSA 10 premium here — grading typically pays off if the raw card is Mint.
- Who illustrated Charizard?
- Charizard was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita for the Base Pokemon TCG set. Artist-specific Pokemon cards have dedicated collector demand — alternate-art and special-illustration releases from popular artists trade at premiums.
- Is Charizard a 1st Edition card?
- Charizard comes from a Wizards of the Coast era set that had a 1st Edition print run. Look for the small "Edition 1" stamp printed to the left of the Pokemon portrait — stamped copies trade at 5–20× the price of unstamped (Unlimited) examples.
