Charizard #SM226
As card #SM226 in SM Black Star Promos, Charizard is a Rare Pokémon card worth about $69.78 ungraded.
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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.
There isn't enough recent sold history to call direction on Charizard #SM226. Sell on your own schedule.
Charizard at a glance
- Trades around $69.78 on TCGplayer.
- No published price history.
- Rarity tier — Rare.
- Set: SM Black Star Promos (Sun & Moon, 2017).
- Cardmarket does not list a price.
Charizard price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Charizard #SM226.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $42.19
- Mid
- $55.49
- High
- —
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Is this Charizard a good deal?
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About Charizard #SM226
Card #SM226 of SM Black Star Promos is Charizard, a modern-era Pokémon card from the Sun & Moon series (2017). A Fire-type (150 HP) appeals to both collectors and players.
an uncredited illustrator illustrated this card. Its Holofoil printing is priced near $69.78, with listings from $42.19 to —.
“This Pokémon was created by Mewtwo to prove that copies can be even more powerful than their originals.”
Printed flavour text on the SM Black Star Promos #SM226 card.
Card facts
- Set
- SM Black Star Promos
- Series
- Sun & Moon
- Number
- #SM226 / 248
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 150
- Type
- Fire
- Evolves from
- Charmeleon
- Pokédex
- #6
- Released
- 2017/02/03
Charizard attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Charizard #SM226 — the playability layer behind the price.
Roaring Resolve
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put 2 damage counters on this Pokémon. If you do, search your deck for up to 2 Fire Energy cards and attach them to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
Continuous Blaze Ball
Discard all Fire Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 50 more damage for each card you discarded in this way.
Battle stats
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- Colorless · Colorless
- Ability
- Roaring Resolve
- Attacks
- 1
Charizard price analysis
What drives the current market value of Charizard #SM226.
By print variant, TCGplayer lists Holofoil ($69.78) — 1 version in total.
This $69.78 tier rewards clean copies: a well-centred example sells well above a scuffed one.
This $69.78 tier rewards clean copies: a well-centred example sells well above a scuffed one.
Cardmarket does not list Charizard, so TCGplayer and eBay are the reference markets.
Charizard price history & movement
Cardmarket does not publish recent price history for this card, so use sold listings on eBay and TCGplayer to gauge short-term movement.
Across 4 recorded days the price spanned $69.17–$70.17. The most recent snapshot of $69.78 sits 61% up that range, 0.6% under the October 15, 2026 high.
Day to day the price swings by roughly 1% (standard deviation); the deepest recorded drawdown is 1.4%.
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.
On a $69.78 sale, the take-home differs by platform: about $60.23 via eBay's default tier, $60.58 on TCGplayer, $65.94 on Cardmarket, $61.87 on Whatnot and $69.78 selling directly — a $9.55 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 #SM226.
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 #SM226 against today's raw market value.
Grading plan
Pre-filled with the live market value for Charizard #SM226.
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 $69.78 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets $142.12 versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets $20.71. You need a graded sale of $115.76 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is $54.03 (49.2% 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 SM Black Star Promos
Charizard ranks #22 of 164 tracked SM Black Star Promos cards by market value, against a set median of $17.55.
That is 298% above the middle of the set — a top-87% position.
The set's top card is Champions Festival (#SM78), valued at $388.67.
What makes Charizard valuable
- Rare is a common-to-mid rarity, so value depends more on condition, variant and playability than on scarcity alone.
- At $69.78 it is liquid enough to sell on major marketplaces, and its thin supply status means buyers compete for clean copies.
- Its Fire typing means Charizard has a dual collector-and-player audience.
- Modern-era (2017) cards are widely collected, so condition and rarity drive the spread between copies.
- an uncredited illustrator illustrated this card, which adds appeal for artist-focused collectors.
Buying & selling Charizard
- Centring and surface condition matter most on Rare cards; a clean copy of Charizard can realise well above the $42.19 low end.
- Bulk lots of Charizard can hide condition issues; inspect edges and holo surfaces before paying near the — high.
- Track the Cardmarket 7- and 30-day averages (when available) to time entries and exits.
- Check sold listings rather than asking prices — the Holofoil market of $69.78 reflects actual transactions on TCGplayer.
- SM Black Star Promos was released in 2017; on-going print supply keeps raw prices tethered to playability and pull rates.
Charizard value questions
How much is Charizard worth?
Live pricing puts the Holofoil print at $69.78 (low $42.19, high —); the Cardmarket trend is —.
Should I buy Charizard?
As a modern-era Rare card it is holding steady in the short term. Value will track playability and collector demand.
How rare is Charizard?
Charizard is a Rare card from SM Black Star Promos (Sun & Moon series, 2017). 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 ($69.78). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.
Where is Charizard sold?
The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $69.78. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.
Why does Charizard cost what it does?
Four factors dominate: the Rare rarity tier, the modern-era Sun & Moon set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Fire), and condition. Artwork by an uncredited illustrator also matters to collector demand.
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