Charizard · Vivid Voltage, what to know.
About the Charizard card
Numbered 25 of 203 in Vivid Voltage, released in November 2020, Charizard is a Rare, a Stage 2 Fire-type carrying 170 HP.
It evolves from Charmeleon, so Charizard is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Ryuta Fuse.
Printed on the card, the Charizard Pokédex entry reads: "It spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. It may cause forest fires by blowing flames."
About Charizard in the Pokémon world
The fire-flying final form of the Charmander line, and the unofficial mascot of the franchise outside of Pikachu. Massive dragon-shaped silhouette, wings, tail-flame. The single most-recognized trading card of the modern era. Its Base Set holo print drove the entire vintage Pokémon market and continues to set the comp price for every other Wizards-era holo.
What is Charizard worth?
Charizard is a non-holo Rare. In Vivid Voltage, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Charizard trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Charizard before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Non-holo Rares like Charizard are easier on surface but no kinder on centering. These cards were less protected than the holos, so high-grade Charizard survivors can be scarcer than expected, with edge whitening the usual cap.
If you are collecting Charizard
For Charizard, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Charizard rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
