Illustration Rare
How to spot it: Full-art alternate, numbered 168/165 above the set total.
The premium collector version; the plain 151 Charmander is far more common.
01Card Stats
Basic (evolves into Charmeleon)
HP
70
TypeFire
RarityIllustration Rare
Illustratormiki kudo
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat●
Set151
Released2023
02Editions and Print Runs
A 2023 modern card. The Illustration Rare (168/165, above the set total) is the full-art collector version.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Illustration Rare
- Foiling
- Full-art Illustration Rare foil.
- Alt art / specials
- A standard 151 Charmander also exists; this IR is the alternate-art chase.
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 | ~$100 raw/ungraded — verified against PriceCharting eBay-sold prices (May 2026). PSA 10 gem-mint copies ~$675. |
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Verified May 2026 from PriceCharting realized (eBay-sold) data; raw/ungraded headline, graded copies higher. Illustration Rare from the 151 set.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- A full-art Illustration Rare of Charmander — the start of the Charizard line — in the nostalgia-driven Pokémon 151 set.
- Illustrated by miki kudo.
- Charizard-line demand makes Charmander chase cards punch above their weight.
- From the set that revisits the original Kanto 151.
- A modern companion to the Base Set and secret-rare Charmanders.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None (collectible)
A Basic collected for its art; the standard 151 Charmander is the play copy.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Blazing Destruction
Discard a Stadium in play.
Steady Firebreathing
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: Modern IR — PSA 10 carries a premium over raw.
Full-foil surface and edges are the usual downgrades.
Other graders: PSA, CGC and BGS all grade modern IRs.