Charizard ex #234 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 22 Aug 2026Related Charizard ex & chase cards
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Charizard ex #234 is one of those cards that stops you mid-scroll, a Paldean Fates showcase of the most famous dragon in the game, and it's easy to see why collectors keep coming back to check its price. If you're trying to nail down Charizard ex value right now, the raw or ungraded market sits at $295, which already tells you this isn't a bargain-bin pull. It's the kind of card that rewards patience, whether you're chasing it in packs or picking one up straight from a seller.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $265, up 37% over the past year, with an all-time high of $319 in September 2025.
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Charizard ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 41,016 graded, only 17,425 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $787 | 17,425 | 16,020 / 1,405 |
| PSA 9 | $280 | 18,696 | 17,994 / 702 |
| PSA 8 | $257 | 3,791 | 3,560 / 231 |
| PSA 7 | $249 | 679 | 649 / 30 |
| PSA 6 | $213 | 273 | 264 / 9 |
| PSA 5 | $197 | 82 | 78 / 4 |
| PSA 4 | $167 | 45 | 44 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $142 | 13 | 13 / - |
| PSA 2 | $91 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 1 | $200 | 9 | 8 / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $265 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 234 of 245
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Darkness
- HP
- 330
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- AKIRA EGAWA
- Released
- 2024
Attacks
- Burning Darkness180+Fire · Fire
This attack does 30 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken.
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The collector's take on Charizard ex
Is Charizard ex worth grading?
Here's the honest math on grading: a raw copy runs $295, but a PSA 10 gem mint jumps to $840, close to 2.8 times the raw price. A Grade 9 actually lands lower than raw at $285, which is the part people forget, so a near miss can genuinely cost you money once you factor in grading fees and the wait. Charizard ex is a busy, detailed card, and centering or a small surface flaw is enough to knock it out of gem mint territory, so only send it in if you've looked it over closely under good light and you're confident in what you're holding.
How rare is Charizard ex?
Paldean Fates built its reputation on shiny, high-end secret rares like this one, and Charizard ex sits right in that premium tier, printed in limited numbers as part of a set collectors specifically hunt for its ex hits. We don't have a hard population count to lean on here, but the price gap between raw, Grade 9 and PSA 10 tells its own story: gem mint copies are meaningfully harder to land than a passable raw card, and that scarcity is exactly why the PSA 10 price climbs the way it does.
Where can you pull Charizard ex?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in, since we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just guessing at odds. Charizard ex has been recorded 200 or more times across courtyard, tilt-rips and collector-crypt, with the biggest single pull we've logged worth $730. It's shown up in a spread of products too, the Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Master Pack, Pokemon Premium Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, so it's not locked to one site or one type of pack. Worth saying plainly: opening packs chasing a card like this is still a gamble, most rips won't cover their cost, so treat the thrill as the point and any Charizard ex pull as a nice bonus on top.
Questions people ask
How much is Charizard ex worth?+
Right now the raw or ungraded Charizard ex #234 from Paldean Fates is valued at $295. Graded copies move in different directions, a Grade 9 sits at $285 while a PSA 10 gem mint reaches $840, so condition and grading really do change the number.
Is Charizard ex worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 2.8 times the raw price at $840. But a Grade 9 actually comes in under raw value at $285, so it's only worth the grading fees and wait if you're genuinely confident the card is gem mint quality.
What set is Charizard ex from?+
Charizard ex #234 comes from the Paldean Fates set, one of the releases collectors specifically target for its shiny secret rare ex cards. It's become one of the standout chases from that set, both for its look and its price.
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