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Charizard is the most collected card in Pokemon, full stop. Twenty-five years of sets means a deep and seriously expensive hall of fame, and the gap between a common reprint and a true grail runs into hundreds of thousands of pounds. We ranked the ten most valuable Charizard cards of all time by UK market price.
One card, three fortunes: the Base Set holo everyone knows comes in three printings and they could not be further apart. The 1st Edition tops the whole list, the Shadowless sits mid-table, and the Unlimited most people own lands near the bottom. Condition matters just as much, so where the graded data is solid we have added the PSA 10 gem-mint value too.
From a Crystal Guardians delta at around £200 all the way up to a 1st Edition Base Set that clears £7,000 raw and £248,000 in a gem-mint slab, this is the Charizard top ten.
Market prices via Pulse TCG and PriceCharting, UK market, captured 23 September 2026; PSA 10 gem-mint values via PriceCharting. Track your own collection with Pulse, first month of Investor or Vendor tier free with code PORTAL10.
10. Charizard δ (Crystal Guardians)
EX Crystal Guardians · #4 · Delta Species Holo
Market
£204.10PriceChartingA Charizard that is not even Fire type. This Delta Species Charizard from EX Crystal Guardians is a lightning and metal twist on the classic, and the alternate typing plus a gorgeous holo keeps it a cult favourite at around £204.
9. Charizard GX (Burning Shadows)
Burning Shadows · #150 · Rainbow Rare GX
Market
£210.12PriceChartingThe rainbow hyper-rare Charizard GX from Burning Shadows, a staple of any modern Charizard run and a lovely pull at around £210. The card that made a lot of Sun and Moon collectors fall for Charizard all over again.
8. Charizard, Unlimited Base Set
Base Set (Unlimited) · #4 · Holo
Market
£404.96PulsePSA 10
£9,083PriceChartingThe Charizard almost everyone actually owns. Same Mitsuhiro Arita artwork as the grails above, but from the widely printed Unlimited run, so a raw holo sits around £405. Even this everyday classic is a £9,000 card in a PSA 10, which tells you everything about Base Set Charizard.
7. Charizard (Plasma Storm)
Plasma Storm · #136 · Secret Rare
Market
£496.30PulseThe sleeper of the list. This Plasma Storm secret rare is a full-art throwback to the original Base Set artwork, and collectors have quietly bid it up to nearly £500. One of the most underrated Charizards of the modern run.
6. Charizard GX (Hidden Fates)
Hidden Fates · #SV49 · Shiny Vault GX
Market
£505.75PulseThe modern one everybody wanted. The shiny Charizard GX from the Hidden Fates Shiny Vault was the chase of 2019 and has never really cooled, holding around £505. Proof that Charizard demand is not just a vintage story.
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5. Charizard, Shadowless Base Set
Base Set (Shadowless) · #4 · Holo
Market
£750.73PriceChartingPSA 10
£22,274PriceChartingThe scarce early Base print, made before Wizards added the drop shadow to the art box. Shadowless Charizards were only pressed briefly, which is why a raw copy holds around £750 and a PSA 10 clears £22,000, far above the standard Unlimited card lower down this list.
4. Shining Charizard
Neo Destiny · #107 · Shining
Market
£1,308.87PulsePSA 10
£15,675PriceChartingThe card that started the shiny-chase tradition. Neo Destiny's Shining Charizard, in its black and purple alternate colouring, has been iconic since 2002. Over £1,300 raw and about £15,700 in a PSA 10 slab, it remains one of the most loved vintage Charizards going.
3. Charizard Gold Star
EX Dragon Frontiers · #100 · Gold Star
Market
£2,339.44PriceChartingPSA 10
£62,949PriceChartingThe Gold Star. This delta-species Charizard from EX Dragon Frontiers is one of the rarest pulls of the entire EX era, marked by the gold star beside the name. Raw examples sit around £2,300, and a PSA 10 is a £60,000-plus grail. The chase card of its generation.
2. Charizard, Skyridge Crystal
Skyridge · #146 · Crystal (Secret)
Market
£2,744.00PulsePSA 10
£74,223PriceChartingThe e-Card era's crown jewel and the last great WOTC chase. The Skyridge Crystal Charizard has that unmistakable crystal-type frame and is breathtakingly rare in top grade. Around £2,700 raw, and a gem-mint PSA 10 lands near £74,000. One of the most beautiful cards ever printed.
1. Charizard, 1st Edition Base Set
Base Set (1st Edition) · #4 · Holo
Market
£7,049.89PriceChartingPSA 10
£248,033PriceChartingThe true king of Charizard. The 1999 Base Set holo in 1st Edition trim, with the little Edition 1 stamp beside the artwork, is the most valuable Charizard there is. Raw copies already clear £7,000, and a gem-mint PSA 10 is a genuine six-figure card at around £248,000. This is the one collectors mean when they say the Charizard.
That is the Charizard hall of fame as it stands: the 1st Edition Base Set out in front, the Skyridge Crystal and the Gold Star right behind, and the Unlimited holo everyone recognises sitting proudly near the foot of a very expensive list. Vintage Charizard has been one of the hobby's steadiest climbs, and demand never really cools.
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