1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp by the artwork window.
Scarcer, more valuable print run.
01Card Stats
Stage 2 (evolves from Charmeleon)
HP
120
TypeFire
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorMitsuhiro Arita
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat●●●
SetBase Set 2
Released2000
02Editions and Print Runs
A WotC-era card, printed in 1st Edition and Unlimited.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp.
The more common version.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Holo
- Foiling
- Holofoil treatment.
- Alt art / specials
- No alternate-art or secret-rare version documented for this print.
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
~$436.46 raw
Raw copies run $303.97 to $475.00
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07Why Collectors Want It
- A WotC-era Base Set 2 Charizard — foundational vintage.
- Required for a complete Charizard master set.
- Fans of the Base Set 2 set need this card to finish the set.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
120-HP Charizard with a 100-damage attack — fun in casual decks but not competitively relevant.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: Energy Burn
Fire Spin
Discard 2 Energy cards attached to Charizard in order to use this attack.
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Resistance
- Fighting -30
- Retreat cost
- 3
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: Vintage card — high grades (especially 1st Edition / Shadowless where applicable) are scarce and command premiums over raw.
Centering, surface and edge wear are the usual downgrades.
Other graders: PSA leads secondary-market liquidity; BGS and CGC also grade vintage cards.