1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp by the artwork window.
Scarcer, more valuable print run.
01Card Stats
Stage 2 (evolves from Blaine's Charmeleon)
HP
100
TypeFire
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat●●●
SetGym Challenge
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
| Holo | ~$400 raw/ungraded — verified against PriceCharting eBay-sold prices (May 2026). PSA 10 gem-mint copies ~$6,001. |
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Verified May 2026 from PriceCharting realized (eBay-sold) data; raw/ungraded headline, graded copies higher. Blaine's Charizard holo.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- A WotC-era Gym Challenge Blaine's Charizard — foundational vintage.
- Required for a complete Blaine's Charizard master set.
- Fans of the Gym Challenge set need this card to finish the set.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
100-HP Blaine's Charizard. Sees no meaningful competitive play; collected for artwork and set significance.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Roaring Flames
Discard all Fire Energy cards attached to Blaine's Charizard. If all Energy cards attached to Blaine's Charizard provide 2 Fire Energy, discard all of them. This attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage for each Fire Energy discarded in this way.
Flame Jet
Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
- 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.