Promo
How to spot it: Promo stamp / black-star promo logo.
Distribution channel determines scarcity.
01Card Stats
Stage 2-GX (evolves from Charmeleon)
HP
250
TypeFire
RarityPromo
IllustratorFramestore
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat●●●●
SetSM Black Star Promos
Released2017
02Editions and Print Runs
A promo card — distributed outside standard booster packs. No 1st Edition / Shadowless variants.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Promo
- Foiling
- Standard finish for its rarity tier; many sets also have a reverse-holo parallel.
- 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
| Base Card | TCGplayer market ~$30 (asking-price proxy) |
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07Why Collectors Want It
- A GX-mechanic Charizard-GX — collectors chase the GX treatment.
- Promo distribution makes supply depend on the release channel.
- Required for a complete Charizard-GX master set.
- Fans of the SM Black Star Promos set need this card to finish the set.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: Situational
As a GX Pokémon with 250 HP and a 250-damage attack, this card saw genuine constructed play in its format.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Raging Destruction
Discard the top 8 cards of your deck. If any of those cards are Fire Energy cards, attach them to this Pokémon.
Steam Artillery
Dreadful Flames-GX
Discard an Energy from each of your opponent's Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 4
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: Mid-tier rarity — graded mostly by master-set builders; populations modest.
Holo cards downgrade on scratches; raw copies are common.
Other graders: PSA dominates; some BGS/CGC volume.