Typhlosion · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Typhlosion card
Numbered 65 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, Typhlosion is a Rare, a Stage 2 Fire-type carrying 100 HP.
It evolves from Quilava, so Typhlosion is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by K. Hoshiba.
About Typhlosion in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Cyndaquil line. A large fire badger with flame mane. Neo Genesis holo Typhlosion is the Fire starter chase of the Neo era. Quietly appreciated over the last few years.
What is Typhlosion worth?
Typhlosion is a non-holo Rare. In Expedition Base Set, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Typhlosion 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 Typhlosion before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Non-holo Rares like Typhlosion are easier on surface but no kinder on centering. Wizards-era cards were less protected than the holos, so high-grade Typhlosion survivors can be scarcer than expected, with edge whitening the usual cap.
If you are collecting Typhlosion
For Typhlosion, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Typhlosion can make sense.
