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.
01Card Stats
Stage 2 (evolves from Charmeleon)
HP
160
TypeFire
RarityRare Secret
IllustratorAyaka Yoshida
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat●●●
SetPlasma Storm
Released2013
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants; rarity is set by the foil/treatment tier.
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
Market value
~$1,150.00 raw
Raw copies run $749.99 to $750.98
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07Why Collectors Want It
- A secret-rare slot from 2013's Plasma Storm, the BW-era Plasma villain-themed set's beyond-the-set Charizard chase.
- Raw ~$548 vs. PSA 10 ~$18,921 — a ~35× grading multiple, one of the most extreme on any modern Charizard and on par with vintage secret-rare lift.
- BW-era secret rares were notoriously short-printed and centered poorly out-of-pack, so gem-mint copies have stayed scarce a decade later.
- A grail-tier modern Charizard pickup and an under-the-radar chase even seasoned Charizard collectors miss.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
160-HP Charizard with a 150-damage attack — fun in casual decks but not competitively relevant.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Split Bomb
This attack does 40 damage to 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Scorching Fire
Discard a Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon.
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
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.