Charizard Gold Star #100 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 5 Aug 2026Related Charizard & chase cards
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Charizard needs no introduction, and the Gold Star version from Dragon Frontiers is one of the reasons this dragon has stayed on top of collector wish lists for over two decades. Released in 2003 and illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, this Rare card carries a raw value of $3,588, which already tells you this is not a casual pull. If you are trying to figure out Charizard's value right now, you are looking at one of the more consistently strong cards to track from that era.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.2k, up 76% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.2k in September 2026.
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Charizard price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 4,543 graded, only 98 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $228k | 98 |
| PSA 9 | $32k | 553 |
| PSA 8 | $15k | 544 |
| PSA 7 | $13k | 524 |
| PSA 6 | $11k | 507 |
| PSA 5 | $7.4k | 511 |
| PSA 4 | $5.8k | 432 |
| PSA 3 | $3.8k | 377 |
| PSA 2 | $3.4k | 301 |
| PSA 1 | $4.2k | 696 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.2k | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Card number
- 100 of 100
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 120
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 2003
Attacks
- Collect Fire30Fire · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, search your discard pile for 2 Fire Energy cards and attach them to Charizard (1 if there is only 1).
- Flame Pillar60Fire · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
You may discard a Fire Energy card attached to Charizard. If you do, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and do 30 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Where to pull Charizard
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The collector's take on Charizard
Is Charizard worth grading?
So is Charizard worth grading? The math is hard to ignore. A raw copy sits at $3,588, a Grade 9 jumps to $25,909, and a true PSA 10 commands $58,723, which works out to about 16.4 times what the raw card sells for. That is a real incentive to send one in. But here is the honest part: gem mint is genuinely tough to hit on a card like this, corners and surface print quality on Gold Stars are unforgiving, and grading takes time and costs money with no guarantee you land a 10 instead of a 9. If your copy already looks clean under a light, it is probably worth the shot. If it has visible wear, you may be better off enjoying it raw or selling as is.
How rare is Charizard?
Across all grading companies combined, there are 4,543 graded copies of this card on record, and only 98 of those have earned a PSA 10. That is a small slice sitting at the very top, and it explains why the jump in price from Grade 9 to PSA 10 is so steep. When a card is already scarce in general and gem mint copies are rare within that population, the price for the best copies tends to hold, and often climbs, because there simply are not many perfect ones to go around.
Where can you pull Charizard?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually earns its keep. We have recorded Charizard pulled 200 or more times across sites like collector-crypt and mnstr, so this is not some mythical chase card that never shows up, it does surface in packs people are actually opening. It has been pulled from the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, the Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, the Grail Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pack 3, and the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. The biggest single pull we have on record hit $102,000, which is a reminder of how wild the swings can be. Just keep in mind that pack odds are a gamble and most rips do not come close to that number, so treat any pull as a bonus, not the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Charizard worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy is valued at $3,588. Graded copies climb fast from there, with a Grade 9 at $25,909 and a PSA 10 reaching $58,723. Where your card falls in that range depends entirely on its condition and grade.
Is Charizard worth grading?+
If your copy is sharp, yes, since a PSA 10 sells for about 16.4 times the raw price. Just know that gem mint is rare here, with only 98 PSA 10s out of 4,543 total graded copies, so grading is a bet on your card's condition, not a guarantee.
What set is Charizard from?+
This Gold Star Charizard, card #100, comes from the Dragon Frontiers set released in 2003. It is a Rare card illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, one of the most recognized names behind classic Pokemon art.
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