Charizard #4
💎 Grail Card🔥 Hot Move📉 Dip AlertFrom Base Set, Charizard (#4) is a Rare Pokémon card valued at $954.65 on TCGplayer today.
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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 #4 rose this week. If you're cashing out, this is a strong window; holders can wait for more upside.
Charizard at a glance
- Cardmarket trend price €495.13.
- 7-day average €776.20; 30-day average €452.42.
- Current TCGplayer market value $954.65 (Holofoil).
- Rarity tier — Rare.
- Base Set, Base series, 1999.
Charizard price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Charizard #4.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $475.00
- Mid
- $587.98
- High
- —
Cardmarket pricing (EUR)
Cardmarket data updated 2026/10/26.
Verify the card image and live listings on TCGplayer, Cardmarket or eBay.
Is this Charizard a good deal?
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About Charizard #4
Base Set placed Charizard at #4; the Pokémon card entered the market in 1999 within the Base series. The card carries 120 HP and Fire typing, with a Stage 2 designation.
Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. Its Holofoil printing is priced near $954.65, with listings from $475.00 to —.
“Spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires.”
Printed flavour text on the Base Set #4 card.
Card facts
- Set
- Base Set
- Series
- Base
- Number
- #4 / 102
- Rarity
- Rare
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- HP
- 120
- Type
- Fire
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Charmeleon
- Pokédex
- #6
- Released
- 1999/01/09
Charizard attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Charizard #4 — 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 Fire Energy 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 #4.
By print variant, TCGplayer lists Holofoil ($954.65) — 1 version in total.
As a $954.65 card it trades like a collectible asset, with the exact printing driving most of the value.
$954.65 places Charizard in investment territory; watch auction records and variant rarity rather than day-to-day asks.
On Cardmarket (EUR) the card trends at €495.13, with an average sold price of €458.10 and a lowest near-mint ask of €99.99.
Charizard price history & movement
Momentum reads heating up — a 7-day average of €776.20 against a 30-day average of €452.42 (+71.6%).
The most recent 24-hour average is €1,025.00, and Cardmarket's trend price sits at €495.13.
Across 5 recorded days the price spanned $954.65–$968.91. The most recent snapshot of $954.65 sits 0% up that range, 1.5% under the October 13, 2026 high.
Day to day the price swings by roughly 0.6% (standard deviation); the deepest recorded drawdown is 1.5%.
Cardmarket averages
Price fingerprint
Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 5 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.
On a $954.65 sale, the take-home differs by platform: about $827.86 via eBay's default tier, $832.63 on TCGplayer, $906.57 on Cardmarket, $850.29 on Whatnot and $954.65 selling directly — a $126.79 spread after fees and typical shipping.
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 #4.
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 #4 against today's raw market value.
Grading plan
Pre-filled with the live market value for Charizard #4.
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 $954.65 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets $3,282.18 versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets $1,122.76. You need a graded sale of $1,000.63 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is $1,602.17 (161.1% 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 Base Set
Charizard ranks #1 of 32 tracked Base Set cards by market value, against a set median of $15.19.
It sits in the top 100% of the checklist on price.
This card sits at the top of the Base Set value table.
What makes Charizard valuable
- As a Fire-type Pokémon card, Charizard is sought by players and collectors alike.
- Charizard is a Rare, so condition and the specific print variant matter more than raw rarity.
- Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card, which adds appeal for artist-focused collectors.
- Charizard dates to 1999, and vintage-era supply cannot increase, which underpins long-term collector value.
- At $954.65 it is liquid enough to sell on major marketplaces, and its rarely listed status means buyers compete for clean copies.
Buying & selling Charizard
- Centring and surface condition matter most on Rare cards; a clean copy of Charizard can realise well above the $475.00 low end.
- 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 $954.65 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
- Base Set was released in 1999; sealed product from this era is limited, so raw singles appreciate with collector demand.
- Because it is a Pokémon card, Charizard has both collector and player demand — a broader buyer pool than purely collectible cards.
Charizard value questions
What is Charizard #4 worth?
The current TCGplayer market value is $954.65 for the Holofoil printing, with a low of $475.00 and a high of —. Cardmarket trends at €495.13.
Is Charizard a good investment?
As a vintage-era Rare card it is trending up in the short term (71.6% on the 7-day vs 30-day average). Finite supply supports long-term value.
Is Charizard rare?
Charizard is a Rare card from Base Set (Base series, 1999). It sits in a common-to-mid rarity tier, so condition and variant matter more than raw scarcity.
Which versions of Charizard are there?
TCGplayer tracks 1 printing: Holofoil ($954.65). 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 $954.65. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.
What drives Charizard's value?
Four factors dominate: the Rare rarity tier, the vintage-era Base set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Fire), and condition. Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita also matters to collector demand.
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