Hyper RarePokémon

Obsidian Flames·Scarlet & Violet series·#228

Charizard ex #228

🔥 Hot Move

Charizard ex is card #228 from Obsidian Flames, a Hyper Rare Pokémon card currently trading near $35.45 for its Holofoil printing.

Market value

$35.45

Cardmarket (EUR)

€38.87

Print variants

7d trend

▲ 16.7%

Buy on TCGplayer from $27.42 eBay Cardmarket eBay sold prices

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By CardLedger Research · Market data updated October 26, 2026 · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket

If you sell Charizard ex #228 today, you'd net about

$35.45after fees · best route: Direct

Direct $35.45Cardmarket $33.33Whatnot $31.29TCGplayer $30.63eBay $30.45

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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.

Sell or hold?▲ 16.7%

Market heating up ▲

Demand for Charizard ex #228 rose this week. If you're cashing out, this is a strong window; holders can wait for more upside.

Charizard ex at a glance

Trend price on Cardmarket: €38.87.
Current TCGplayer market value $35.45 (Holofoil).
Rarity: Hyper Rare.
Short-term trend 16.7% (7d vs 30d).
Set: Obsidian Flames (Scarlet & Violet, 2023).

Market prices

Charizard ex price by printing

Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Charizard ex #228.

TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.

Holofoiltop

$35.45

TCGplayer market

Low: $27.42
Mid: $38.99
High: —

Cardmarket pricing (EUR)

Trend price

€38.87

Avg sold

€26.64

Lowest NM

€16.00

7-day avg

€34.51

30-day avg

€29.58

Cardmarket data updated 2026/10/26.

Verify the card image and live listings on TCGplayer, Cardmarket or eBay.

Deal check

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Asking price

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Live market value$35.45

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Overview

About Charizard ex #228

Printed as #228 in Obsidian Flames, Charizard ex belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series and dates to 2023. It is a Darkness-type Pokémon with 330 HP, printed as Stage 2, ex.

The card is illustrated by 5ban Graphics and currently trades at $35.45 for the Holofoil printing, with a low-to-high range of $27.42 to —.

Card facts

Set: Obsidian Flames
Series: Scarlet & Violet
Number: #228 / 197
Rarity: Hyper Rare
Illustrator: 5ban Graphics
HP: 330
Type: Darkness
Subtype: Stage 2, ex
Evolves from: Charmeleon
Pokédex: #6
Released: 2023/08/11

Card text

Charizard ex attacks, abilities & battle stats

Printed card text and battle statistics for Charizard ex #228 — the playability layer behind the price.

Ability

Infernal Reign

When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 3 Basic {R} Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.

FireFire

Burning Darkness

180+

This attack does 30 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken.

Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Tera: As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's).

Battle stats

Weakness: Grass ×2
Retreat cost: Colorless · Colorless
Ability: Infernal Reign
Attacks: 1

Market analysis

Charizard ex price analysis

What drives the current market value of Charizard ex #228.

TCGplayer tracks 1 print variant for this card: Holofoil ($35.45).

This $35.45 tier rewards clean copies: a well-centred example sells well above a scuffed one.

A $35.45 card attracts serious buyers, so condition, centring and the specific print variant matter more than the headline price.

On Cardmarket (EUR) the card trends at €38.87, with an average sold price of €26.64 and a lowest near-mint ask of €16.00.

Price trend

Charizard ex price history & movement

2026-10-13 · $34.31▲ 3.3% since 2026-10-132026-10-26 · $35.45

Momentum reads heating up — a 7-day average of €34.51 against a 30-day average of €29.58 (+16.7%).

Single-day average: €29.48; Cardmarket trend price €38.87.

Our own daily snapshots now cover 5 days for Charizard ex, with a recorded low of $31.87 and high of $35.45; current value is at 100% of that band.

Daily moves average a volatility of 6.5%, and the largest peak-to-trough drawdown recorded is 9.2%.

The latest reading is a new recorded all-time high for this card.

Cardmarket averages

1-day avg€29.48

7-day avg€34.51

30-day avg€29.58

Trend price€38.87

Price fingerprint

Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 5 days tracked · latest October 26, 2026

Prices as of October 26, 2026

Since October 21, 2026:▲ $2.89 (+8.9%)New recorded high

All-time high

$35.45

October 26, 2026

All-time low

$31.87

October 19, 2026

Off all-time high

-0%

0 days since high

Since first snapshot

+3.3%

October 13, 2026

Max drawdown

-9.2%

peak-to-trough

Daily volatility

6.5%

st. dev of daily moves

Current value

$35.45

latest snapshot

Position in recorded range

100%

low $31.87high $35.45

Real recorded values from our daily TCGplayer snapshots — not estimates or back-filled history. Methodology

Sell this card

How much would you net selling Charizard ex?

Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.

The $35.45 market translates to a net of about $30.45 (eBay), $30.63 (TCGplayer), $33.33 (Cardmarket), $31.29 (Whatnot) or $35.45 (direct). That $5.00 gap is the value at stake in choosing where to sell.

With this much value in the fee gap, platform choice materially changes your return. Model your exact shipping in the tool below.

Your sale

Sale price

Pre-filled with the current TCGplayer market for Charizard ex #228.

Your shipping cost

Weight · 1 oz

I offer free shipping

Best net payout$35.45

Spread across platforms$5.00

Platform	Account	Fees	Eff. fee	You net
eBay	No Store	$5.00	14.1%	$30.45	Sell on eBay →
TCGplayer	Standard Seller	$4.82	13.6%	$30.63	Sell on TCGplayer →
Cardmarket / Local Shop	Private Seller	$2.12	6.0%	$33.33	Sell on Cardmarket →
Direct Sale (Social / Shows)best	Cash / In Person	—	0.0%	$35.45	Sell in person
Whatnot	Standard (8% + 2.9% + $0.30)	$4.16	11.7%	$31.29	Sell on Whatnot →

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.

Grading ROI

Should you grade Charizard ex?

Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Charizard ex #228 against today's raw market value.

Grading plan

Raw purchase price

Pre-filled with the live market value for Charizard ex #228.

Grading service tier

Shipping & insurance

Both-way postage plus declared-value insurance.

Marketplace fee · 13%

Estimated graded values below are a transparent starting point based on the raw price band — edit them with real graded comps before deciding.

PSA 9 value

PSA 10 value

Chance of PSA 9 · 55%

Chance of PSA 10 · 30%

Should you grade this?

Marginal — thin upside

At $35.45 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets $37.11 versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets —. You need a graded sale of $81.43 to break even on grading.

At your stated grade odds the expected profit is $2.70 (3.6% return on cost basis).

Net selling raw

$30.84

Net as PSA 9

$15.51

[object Object] vs raw

Net as PSA 10

$67.95

[object Object] vs raw

Break-even sale

$81.43

Expected value

$33.54

Expected profit

$2.70

3.6% ROI

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.

Set context

Charizard ex within Obsidian Flames

Within Obsidian Flames it is the #2 most valuable of 15 tracked cards; the set median is $13.06.

That is 171% above the middle of the set — a top-93% position.

The set's top card is Charizard ex (#223), valued at $89.04.

Rank in set

of 15 tracked

Set median

$13.06

Rarity

Hyper Rare

Series

Scarlet & Violet

Full Obsidian Flames report →

Value drivers

What makes Charizard ex valuable

Hyper Rare is a common-to-mid rarity, so value depends more on condition, variant and playability than on scarcity alone.
Its Darkness typing means Charizard ex has a dual collector-and-player audience.
5ban Graphics illustrated this card, which adds appeal for artist-focused collectors.
Charizard ex is a contemporary card (2023), so its value moves with the current meta and pull rates.
A $35.45 card with steady supply status keeps buyer competition steady.

Buying notes

Buying & selling Charizard ex

If you are buying to resell, model marketplace fees first — the $35.45 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
Check sold listings rather than asking prices — the Holofoil market of $35.45 reflects actual transactions on TCGplayer.
Because it is a Pokémon card, Charizard ex has both collector and player demand — a broader buyer pool than purely collectible cards.
For Charizard ex, confirm the exact print variant before buying: Holofoil prices differ, and listings often mix them.
Centring and surface condition matter most on Hyper Rare cards; a clean copy of Charizard ex can realise well above the $27.42 low end.

FAQ

Charizard ex value questions

What is the value of Charizard ex?

Charizard ex trades near $35.45 on TCGplayer (Holofoil), ranging $27.42–—; Cardmarket shows €38.87.

Will Charizard ex hold its value?

The card is rising on recent averages. Hyper Rare rarity and the contemporary Scarlet & Violet set pedigree are the main long-term value anchors.

How rare is Charizard ex?

Charizard ex is a Hyper Rare card from Obsidian Flames (Scarlet & Violet series, 2023). It sits in a common-to-mid rarity tier, so condition and variant matter more than raw scarcity.

Does Charizard ex have multiple printings?

TCGplayer tracks 1 printing: Holofoil ($35.45). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.

Which marketplace sells Charizard ex?

The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $35.45. 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 ex?

Four factors dominate: the Hyper Rare rarity tier, the contemporary Scarlet & Violet set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Darkness), and condition. Artwork by 5ban Graphics also matters to collector demand.

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