Charizard #3
💎 Grail Card🔥 Hot Move📉 Dip AlertCharizard is card #3 from Legendary Collection, a Rare Pokémon card currently trading near $899.99 for its Holofoil printing.
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By CardLedger Research · Market data updated · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket
Net estimates use each marketplace's default seller tier and typical shipping — fees vary by category, account status and payment method, so confirm current rates before selling.
Demand for Charizard #3 rose this week. If you're cashing out, this is a strong window; holders can wait for more upside.
Charizard at a glance
- Set: Legendary Collection (Legendary Collection, 2002).
- Rarity: Rare.
- Cardmarket values it at €264.47 (EUR).
- Recent averages: €365.55 (7d), €266.49 (30d).
- Current TCGplayer market value $899.99 (Holofoil).
Charizard price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Charizard #3.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $297.19
- Mid
- $498.99
- High
- —
Cardmarket pricing (EUR)
Cardmarket data updated 2026/10/26.
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About Charizard #3
Legendary Collection placed Charizard at #3; the Pokémon card entered the market in 2002 within the Legendary Collection series. The card carries 120 HP and Fire typing, with a Stage 2 designation.
Artwork is by Mitsuhiro Arita; the Holofoil printing sits around $899.99, spanning $297.19–— between the cheapest and priciest listings.
“Spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires.”
Printed flavour text on the Legendary Collection #3 card.
Card facts
- Set
- Legendary Collection
- Series
- Legendary Collection
- Number
- #3 / 110
- Rarity
- Rare
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- HP
- 120
- Type
- Fire
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Charmeleon
- Pokédex
- #6
- Released
- 2002/05/24
Charizard attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Charizard #3 — the playability layer behind the price.
Energy Burn
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may turn all Energy attached to Charizard into R for the rest of the turn. This power can't be used if Charizard is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Fire Spin
Discard 2 Energy cards attached to Charizard in order to use this attack.
Battle stats
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Resistance
- Fighting -30
- Retreat cost
- Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
- Ability
- Energy Burn
- Attacks
- 1
Charizard price analysis
What drives the current market value of Charizard #3.
TCGplayer tracks 1 print variant for this card: Holofoil ($899.99).
At $899.99 this is a high-end card where auction results and the specific variant — not daily listings — set the value.
At $899.99 this is a high-end card where auction results and the specific variant — not daily listings — set the value.
On Cardmarket (EUR) the card trends at €264.47, with an average sold price of €309.98 and a lowest near-mint ask of €79.90.
Charizard price history & movement
The card is heating up: the 7-day average sold price is €365.55, 37.2% above the 30-day average of €266.49.
Latest daily average €219.95 against a trend price of €264.47.
Our own daily snapshots now cover 4 days for Charizard, with a recorded low of $899.99 and high of $6,999.00; current value is at 0% of that band.
Day to day the price swings by roughly 41.1% (standard deviation); the deepest recorded drawdown is 87.1%.
Cardmarket averages
Price fingerprint
Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 4 days tracked · latest
Real recorded values from our daily TCGplayer snapshots — not estimates or back-filled history. Methodology
How much would you net selling Charizard?
Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.
Selling Charizard at $899.99 nets roughly $780.44 on eBay, $784.94 on TCGplayer, $854.64 via Cardmarket, $801.59 on Whatnot or $899.99 direct — the platform you pick is worth up to $119.55.
With this much value in the fee gap, platform choice materially changes your return. Model your exact shipping in the tool below.
Your sale
Pre-filled with the current TCGplayer market for Charizard #3.
Modelled on each marketplace's default seller tier with your shipping input. Net payout = sale price − selling fees − outbound shipping. Fee figures are estimates (last reviewed October 15, 2026) and vary by category, account status and payment method — confirm current rates with the marketplace. Open the full seller fee calculator to model account tiers and buyer-paid shipping.
Should you grade Charizard?
Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Charizard #3 against today's raw market value.
Grading plan
Pre-filled with the live market value for Charizard #3.
Both-way postage plus declared-value insurance.
Estimated graded values below are a transparent starting point based on the raw price band — edit them with real graded comps before deciding.
At $899.99 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets $3,091.97 versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets $1,056.19. You need a graded sale of $945.97 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is $1,508.50 (160.5% return on cost basis).
Grading costs, turnaround and grade outcomes vary by service and card. The estimated PSA 9 and PSA 10 values are heuristics, not predictions — always sanity-check against recent graded sold listings before committing. This is a modelling tool, not financial advice.
Charizard within Legendary Collection
Within Legendary Collection it is the #1 most valuable of 44 tracked cards; the set median is $14.42.
Relative to the set median it is a premium pick, placing it in the top 100%.
This card sits at the top of the Legendary Collection value table.
What makes Charizard valuable
- Charizard is a Fire card with 120 HP, so demand comes from both collectors and players.
- Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita is a factor for collectors who follow specific illustrators.
- A $899.99 card with rarely listed status keeps buyer competition steady.
- Rare is a common-to-mid rarity, so value depends more on condition, variant and playability than on scarcity alone.
- As a 2002 vintage card, Charizard benefits from a finite, shrinking supply of raw copies.
Buying & selling Charizard
- Centring and surface condition matter most on Rare cards; a clean copy of Charizard can realise well above the $297.19 low end.
- Bulk lots of Charizard can hide condition issues; inspect edges and holo surfaces before paying near the — high.
- Check sold listings rather than asking prices — the Holofoil market of $899.99 reflects actual transactions on TCGplayer.
- For Charizard, confirm the exact print variant before buying: Holofoil prices differ, and listings often mix them.
- If you are buying to resell, model marketplace fees first — the $899.99 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
Charizard value questions
What is the value of Charizard?
Charizard trades near $899.99 on TCGplayer (Holofoil), ranging $297.19–—; Cardmarket shows €264.47.
Will Charizard hold its value?
Short-term momentum is rising (+37.2%). Older print runs tend to be more defensive holds.
How rare is Charizard?
Charizard is a Rare card from Legendary Collection (Legendary Collection series, 2002). It sits in a common-to-mid rarity tier, so condition and variant matter more than raw scarcity.
What print variants exist for Charizard?
TCGplayer tracks 1 printing: Holofoil ($899.99). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.
Which marketplace sells Charizard?
The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $899.99. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.
What affects the price of Charizard?
Four factors dominate: the Rare rarity tier, the vintage-era Legendary Collection set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Fire), and condition. Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita also matters to collector demand.
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