Standard
How to spot it: Standard modern frame.
Ultra-rare tiers pull at low rates.
01Card Stats
VSTAR
HP
280
TypeFire
RarityRare Rainbow
Illustrator5ban Graphics
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat●●
SetBrilliant Stars
Released2022
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition / Shadowless; rarity set by foil tier.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Rainbow
- Foiling
- Rainbow hyper-foil 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
| Holo | ~$62 raw/ungraded — verified against PriceCharting eBay-sold prices (May 2026). PSA 10 gem-mint copies ~$230. |
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Verified May 2026 from PriceCharting realized (eBay-sold) data; raw/ungraded headline, graded copies higher. Charizard VSTAR rainbow secret.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Rainbow hyper-foil — a low-pull-rate pull.
- A VSTAR-mechanic Charizard VSTAR — collectors chase the VSTAR treatment.
- Charizard is the most collected Pokémon — demand outstrips almost every other card.
- Required for a complete Charizard VSTAR master set.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: Situational
As a VSTAR Pokémon with 280 HP and a 320-damage attack, this card saw real constructed play in its format.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Explosive Fire
If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage.
Star Blaze
Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
- 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/edges are the usual downgrades on full-foil cards.
Other graders: PSA, CGC and BGS all grade modern chases.