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Card 199/165

Charizard ex Special Illustration Rare from Pokémon 151 (2023) — the headline modern Charizard of the Kanto-nostalgia set, completing the Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard IR line and topping it with the SIR at slot 199.

151Set
2023Released
Special Illustration RareRarity
miki kudoIllustrator

01Card Stats

Stage 2 ex (evolves from Charmeleon)
HP 330
TypeFire
RaritySpecial Illustration Rare
Illustratormiki kudo
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat●●
Set151
Released2023

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants; rarity is set by the foil/treatment tier.

Standard

How to spot it: Standard modern frame for its rarity tier.

Print run tied to its set; ultra-rare tiers pull at low rates.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers
Special Illustration Rare
Foiling
Full-art Illustration Rare treatment.
Alt art / specials
A chase / alternate-treatment rarity from its set.

05Language and Regional Versions

English
Standard English release.
Japanese
Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European
Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other
No documented language-exclusive errors of note.

06Current Market Value

Market value
~$491.72 raw
Raw copies run $380.00 to $500.00
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07Why Collectors Want It

  • The Special Illustration Rare Charizard ex from 2023's Pokémon 151, the Kanto-only nostalgia set that filled out the original dex with modern-era SIR treatments.
  • Sits at slot 199, the SIR chase tier above the standard IR Charizard #170 — the card that made Pokémon 151 boxes a Charizard hunt on launch day.
  • Raw ~$404 vs. PSA 10 ~$1,775 — a clean ~4× modern-era grading premium, with modern SIR centering and edge wear the usual downgrades.
  • A natural pickup for line collectors who want the Charmander #168 / Charmeleon #169 / Charizard #170+199 stack assembled in dex order.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: Situational

As a ex Pokémon with 330 HP and a 330-damage attack, this card saw genuine constructed play in its format.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Brave Wing Cost: Fire · 60+ damage

If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage.

Explosive Vortex Cost: Fire + Fire + Fire + Fire · 330 damage

Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon.

Weakness
Water ×2
Retreat cost
2

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern chase rarity — full-foil surfaces make true gem-mint tougher; PSA 10 carries a premium.

Surface and edge wear are the usual downgrades on full-foil cards.

Other graders: PSA, CGC and BGS all grade modern chase cards.

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