Charizard #187 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 3 Sept 2026Related Charizard & chase cards
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Charizard needs no introduction, and this particular printing, #187 from the Japanese VMAX Climax set, is one collectors keep coming back to. If you are trying to pin down Charizard value right now, the raw card sits at $19, but that number tells only part of the story once grading enters the picture. It is the kind of card that reminds you why this hobby is fun in the first place, familiar, iconic, and still capable of surprising you.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $20, up 34% over the past year, with an all-time high of $21 in May 2026.
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Charizard price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 24,729 graded, only 21,956 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $83 | 21,956 | 15,450 / 6,506 |
| PSA 9 | $36 | 1,948 | 1,221 / 727 |
| PSA 8 | $22 | 573 | 271 / 302 |
| PSA 7 | $14 | 155 | 96 / 59 |
| PSA 6 | $11 | 64 | 54 / 10 |
| PSA 5 | $9.00 | 21 | 17 / 4 |
| PSA 4 | $8.00 | 10 | 9 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $7.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | $6.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $20 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Where to pull Charizard
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The collector's take on Charizard
Is Charizard worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Here is the honest answer: a PSA 10 of this Charizard is worth 810.6 times what the raw card sells for, jumping from $19 all the way up to $15,450, with a Grade 9 landing at $1,221 in between. That is a genuinely massive gap, and it is easy to see why people get excited about sending copies in. But gem mint is called that for a reason, hitting a clean 10 is not guaranteed even on a card that looks perfect to the naked eye, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time are real costs you pay whether the card comes back a 10, a 9, or lower. If your copy has sharp corners, centered borders, and no surface issues, it is worth considering. If it is already worn, the raw value probably makes more sense than the gamble.
How rare is Charizard?
Look at the population numbers and you start to understand where the value comes from. There are 24,496 total graded copies of this Charizard on record, and out of those, 21,754 have earned the top PSA 10 grade. That means the overwhelming majority of graded copies that exist are already sitting at gem mint, which is actually a bit unusual, it tells you this card grades well when it is submitted in good condition. With a population this size, scarcity is not about the card being rare to find, it is about how few truly high grade examples separate themselves from the pack, and that dynamic is a big part of why the PSA 10 price sits so far above raw.
Where can you pull Charizard?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than relying on guesswork. Charizard #187 has been pulled 200 or more times across courtyard, collector-crypt, mnstr, tilt-rips, packs, and lastpack, and the biggest recorded pull value on this card hit $12,500. We have also logged it showing up in specific packs like the Pokémon Starter Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pack 2, Anime Pop Culture Gacha, and Wildcard Starter Pack. That said, it is worth being honest here too, opening packs is gambling, and most rips do not come close to matching a headline pull like that one. If you are chasing this Charizard specifically, knowing which sites and packs have actually produced it beats opening blind.
Questions people ask
How much is Charizard worth?+
The raw, ungraded version of Charizard #187 is valued at $19. Once you factor in grading, that number changes fast, with a Grade 9 worth $1,221 and a PSA 10 reaching $15,450.
Is Charizard worth grading?+
It can be, especially since a PSA 10 sells for 810.6x the raw price. But gem mint copies are not easy to land, and grading costs money regardless of the outcome, so it really depends on the condition of your specific card.
How much is a PSA 10 Charizard worth?+
A PSA 10 copy of this Charizard is valued at $15,450. Of the 24,496 total graded copies on record, 21,754 have achieved that PSA 10 grade, so while a 10 is the goal, it is far from the rarest outcome among graded copies.
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