Most expensive Charizard card: the top 10 by market price

The most expensive Charizard card by Cardmarket trend price is Charizard from Skyridge (no. 146, 2003) at €4,918.35, as of 25 October 2026. For cards released before 2011 that is a guide, because the trend price mixes copies in every condition. Among modern cards since 2011, Charizard from Plasma Storm (no. 136) leads at €747.72. Of 113 Charizard cards in our database, 112 have a trend price, and 47 of them sit above €100.

Charizard has been the face of the trading card game since Base Set in 1999. The holo with the number 4 was the card a whole generation wanted to pull, and Charizard still gets a special version in almost every series, from Shining Charizard to Charizard ex and two Mega forms.

The 10 most expensive Charizard cards

Ranked by Cardmarket trend price across all eras. Cards with a set list in our card database link straight to it; for promos the year column stays empty.

Rank	Card	Set	Year	Trend price	30-day average
1	Charizard †	Skyridge 146	2003	€4,918.35	€4,012.63
2	Charizard ★ δ †	Dragon Frontiers 100	2006	€4,191.91	€3,721.71
3	Shining Charizard †	Neo Destiny 107	2002	€1,420.52	€1,596.85
4	Charizard ex †	FireRed & LeafGreen 105	2004	€1,335.38	€727.02
5	Blaine's Charizard †	Gym Challenge 2	2000	€1,021.55	€658.46
6	Charizard	Plasma Storm 136	2013	€747.72	€565.78
7	Mega Charizard X ex	Phantasmal Flames 125	2025	€693.47	€718.12
8	Charizard †	Expedition Base Set 6	2002	€669.65	€556.49
9	Charizard δ †	Crystal Guardians 4	2006	€584.10	€304.37
10	Charizard †	Dragon 100	2003	€451.88	€489.37

Source: Cardmarket trend price, price guide as of 25 October 2026, across all languages and conditions, graded copies included. Where trend and 30-day average differ widely, a few high sales are driving the trend. † Released before 2011: the trend price is only a guide, condition decides the value.

The most expensive modern Charizard cards since 2011

Cards from 2011 on mostly change hands in mint condition, so trend price and 30-day average usually sit closer together here. Where they drift far apart, a few graded copies are carrying the trend.

Rank	Card	Set	Year	Trend price	30-day average
1	Charizard	Plasma Storm 136	2013	€747.72	€565.78
2	Mega Charizard X ex	Phantasmal Flames 125	2025	€693.47	€718.12
3	M Charizard EX	Generations 12	2016	€414.61	€178.39
4	Charizard EX	Flashfire 100	2014	€391.71	€197.52
5	Charizard-GX	Hidden Fates Shiny Vault SV49	2019	€374.25	€570.66
6	Charizard ex	Paldean Fates 234	2024	€339.13	€266.51
7	Charizard V	Brilliant Stars 154	2022	€324.55	€321.95
8	Charizard ex	151 199	2023	€265.57	€345.18
9	Reshiram & Charizard GX	Unbroken Bonds 217	2019	€263.62	€164.83
10	Charizard	SM Black Star Promos SM158		€251.57	€162.43

Source: Cardmarket trend price, price guide as of 25 October 2026, across all languages and conditions, graded copies included. Where trend and 30-day average differ widely, a few high sales are driving the trend.

What makes a Charizard card expensive

The top of the list belongs to cards from 2002 to 2006, a time when special versions were rare: Crystal Charizard from Skyridge, numbered outside the main set, Charizard ★ δ from Dragon Frontiers, one of the Gold Star cards of the EX era, Shining Charizard from Neo Destiny and Charizard ex from FireRed & LeafGreen. Copies from those years in good condition are scarce, because the cards were bought to be played and few people kept them protected.

For modern cards, the rarity tier decides. Leading the way is the Secret Rare from Plasma Storm in 2013, followed by Mega Charizard X ex from Phantasmal Flames as a Special Illustration Rare, a full-art card that paints Charizard into a scene of its own, and M Charizard EX from Generations. Charizard GX from the Hidden Fates Shiny Vault, a shiny version from 2019, belongs here too, as do Charizard ex from 151 and from Paldean Fates.

Why old Charizard cards only show a guide price

For cards released before 2011, the trend price mixes copies in every condition: a played card from 2003 and a near-perfect one count toward the same number. Graded copies are on a different level altogether: they trade at auction, often for many times the trend price. So for a vintage Charizard, treat the table as a starting point and look at sold copies in the same condition. Record sales from auction houses, with date and grade, are collected in our magazine.

How to read the Cardmarket trend price

Cardmarket publishes a trend price for every card product, calculated from recent sales on the marketplace. It covers all languages and conditions, because the price guide does not split single cards by language, and it includes graded copies. The 30-day average next to it smooths out single spikes: when both numbers sit close together, the market is calm; when they drift apart, a few sales are moving the trend. For a card in your own collection, the price of copies in the same language and condition is what counts, and the PSA, Beckett or CGC grade can multiply it.

The list covers the German and English sets in our card database. Each card is matched to its Cardmarket product page by name and set, the top cards also by their attacks; special versions of the same card with a product of their own, such as stamped promos, do not count separately. Every card whose version matches exactly one product page and that has a trend price is included, for Charizard112 of 113.

How to spot the valuable version

Many Pokémon appear several times in the same set: as a regular card, a full art, an alternate art or a Special Illustration Rare. The card number tells them apart. A number above the set size, such as 199/165, marks a secret rare outside the main set; our set lists show the rarity next to every number, so you can check a card in seconds. The set symbol and the year in the bottom corner tell you which printing you hold, and that decides which line of the table applies to your card.

Mega Charizard: the new cards of Mega Evolution

With the Mega Evolution series, Charizard is back in two Mega forms: Mega Charizard X ex in Phantasmal Flames, also as a Special Illustration Rare, and Mega Charizard Y ex in Ascended Heroes, there also as a Mega Hyper Rare. A few months after release, Mega Charizard X ex already ranks among the most expensive modern Charizard cards.

Every Charizard card at a glance

Our card database lists every English Pokémon set with its full card list, rarity and illustrator; the card search finds every Charizard card by name in six languages. More release previews and record sales are in our magazine.