01Card Stats

Stage 2 (evolves from Charmeleon)

HP 120

TypeFire

RarityRare Secret

IllustratorMitsuhiro Arita

WeaknessWater ×2

Retreat●●

SetDragon

Released2003

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: Rare Secret
Foiling: Secret-rare treatment, numbered above the set total.
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

Grade-worthy value

Buy raw ~$772.48

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07Why Collectors Want It

A secret-rare slot from 2003's EX Dragon, the EX-era's dragon-themed expansion (predecessor to the 2006 EX Dragon Frontiers Gold Star set).
Mitsuhiro Arita art — the artist behind the original Base Set Charizard, returning to the line for an EX-era gold-bordered secret-rare treatment.
Raw ~$363 vs. PSA 10 ~$9,979 — a ~27× grading multiple, the kind of lift that rewards EX-era centering and edge work.
An under-the-radar grail for EX-era Charizard collectors; sits parallel to the more famous Dragon Frontiers Gold Star (DF #100) in the line's chronology.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

120-HP Charizard. Sees no meaningful competitive play; collected for artwork and set significance.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Collect Fire Cost: Fire + Colorless · 30 damage

Flip a coin. If heads, search your discard pile for 2 Fire Energy cards and attach them to Charizard (1 if there is only 1).

Flame Pillar Cost: Fire + Colorless + Colorless + Colorless · 60 damage

You may discard a Fire Energy card attached to Charizard. If you do, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and do 30 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched 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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