01Card Stats

Stage 2 (evolves from Dark Charmeleon)

HP 80

TypeFire

RarityRare

IllustratorKen Sugimori

WeaknessWater ×2

Retreat●●●

SetTeam Rocket

Released2000

02Editions and Print Runs

WotC-era card, printed in 1st Edition and Unlimited.

1st Edition

How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp.

Scarcer run.

Unlimited

How to spot it: No stamp.

More common.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Rare
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

Holo	~$55 raw/ungraded — verified against PriceCharting eBay-sold prices (May 2026). PSA 10 gem-mint copies ~$1,214.

Verified May 2026 from PriceCharting realized (eBay-sold) data; raw/ungraded headline, graded copies higher. Dark Charizard (non-holo).

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07Why Collectors Want It

A WotC-era Team Rocket Dark Charizard — foundational vintage.
Charizard is the most collected Pokémon — demand outstrips almost every other card.
Required for a complete Dark Charizard master set.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

80-HP Dark Charizard. Collected for artwork and set significance.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Nail Flick Cost: Colorless · 10 damage

Continuous Fireball Cost: Fire + Fire · 50× damage

Flip a number of coins equal to the number of Fire Energy cards attached to Dark Charizard. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads. Discard a number of Fire Energy cards attached to Dark Charizard equal to the number of heads.

Weakness: Water ×2
Resistance: Fighting -30
Retreat cost: 3

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Vintage card — high grades (esp. 1st Edition / Shadowless where applicable) are scarce and command premiums.

Centering, surface and edges are the usual downgrades.

Other graders: PSA leads; BGS and CGC also grade vintage.

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