Unlimited
How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.
All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.
01Card Stats
Stage 1 (evolves from Charmander)
HP
70
TypeFire
RarityRare Secret
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat●
SetTeam Rocket Returns
Released2004
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Secret
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- Secret rare (numbered beyond the printed set total) — the chase variant of this 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 or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
Market value
~$109.93 raw
Raw copies run $107.50 to $114.99
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07Why Collectors Want It
- A secret-rare slot from EX Team Rocket Returns (2004), the EX-era villain-themed set built around the Rocket's-prefixed Pokémon variants.
- Raw ~$69 vs. PSA 10 ~$7,006 — a ~100× grading multiple, one of the most extreme lifts in the entire Charizard-line catalog.
- EX-era secret rares were notoriously short-printed and centered poorly out-of-pack, so gem-mint copies have stayed scarce for two decades.
- A cornerstone pickup for any serious Charizard-line collector and one of the most identifiable EX-era chases anywhere on the site.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 1 Charmeleon with 70 HP; top attack around 40 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Smokescreen
If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
Fireworks
Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy card attached to Charmeleon.
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: Modern ultra/secret rare; PSA 10 populations are moderate and grading is common for higher-value pulls.
Holo scratching and centering are the usual downgrade culprits; graded gem-mint copies trade above raw.
Other graders: CGC and BGS both grade modern ultra-rares; PSA leads on resale liquidity.