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Charizard Reverse Holo #6 value & price

Card 6 / 165RareFire · HP 120Released 2002Illus. Hiromichi Sugiyama
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Reviewed by · Updated 23 Jul 2026
Ungraded market value
$276 189% · 1Y
PSA 9
$1.1k
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$26k

Charizard from the 2002 Expedition set is one of those cards every collector recognizes on sight, even in its reverse holo form. This is a Rare card illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama, and it carries the kind of name recognition that keeps demand steady year after year. If you're trying to pin down Charizard value right now, a raw copy sits at $201, which already tells you this isn't just nostalgia, it's a genuinely sought after piece of Expedition history.

Price history

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$0.00$7.2k$14k$22k$29k20222023202420252026$26kPSA 10$1.2kBGS 9.5$1.1kGrade 9$430Grade 8$417Grade 7$276Ungraded

Raw value is $276, up 189% over the past year, with an all-time high of $293 in August 2026.

Raw
$276
1Y
▲ 189%
PSA 10
$26k
PSA 9
$1.1k
Population
1,359
Gem PSA 10
101
Upside
93.4×
All-time high
$293

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Charizard price at every grade

Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,359 graded, only 101 are PSA 10.

GradeValuePopulation
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)$26k101
PSA 9$1.1k315
PSA 8$430269
PSA 7$417175
PSA 6$292162
PSA 5$172132
PSA 4$12571
PSA 3$10644
PSA 2$9824
PSA 1$19966
Raw / Ungraded$276-

Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).

Card details

Card number
6 of 165
Rarity
Rare
Type
Fire
HP
120
Stage
Stage2
Weakness
Water ×2
Retreat cost
3
Illustrator
Hiromichi Sugiyama
Released
2002

Attacks

  • Scorching Whirlwind120
    Fire · Fire · Fire · Fire

    Flip 2 coins. If 1 of them is tails, discards 3 Energy cards attached to Charizard. If both of them are tails, discard all Energy cards attached to Charizard.

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The collector's take on Charizard

Is Charizard worth grading?

So is it worth grading? Let's talk numbers first: a raw Charizard is $201, a Grade 9 jumps to $829, and a PSA 10 sits at $6,400, which works out to 31.9 times the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's easy to see why people get tempted to send copies in. But here's the honest part: gem mint 10s are genuinely hard to land, and grading costs money and time whether or not you hit that top grade. If your copy has sharp corners, clean edges and strong centering under good light, it might be worth the shot. If it's got soft corners or print lines, you're probably better off enjoying it raw or selling as is, since a Grade 9 result, while solid, won't get you anywhere near that PSA 10 number.

How rare is Charizard?

Right now there are 1,355 total graded copies of this Charizard on record, and only 100 of those have earned a PSA 10. That's a small slice at the very top, and it explains why the price jumps so sharply once you cross into gem mint territory. When only a tiny fraction of an already limited population reaches perfect grade, each of those top copies becomes something collectors actively chase rather than casually browse for, and that scarcity is a big part of why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 figures.

Where can you pull Charizard?

We've tracked 20 recorded pulls of this Charizard across collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull hitting $2,925, a nice reminder of what a lucky rip can turn into. It's shown up in packs like the Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, Mythic Pokémon Gacha Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Anime Pop Culture Gacha, and Grail Pokémon Gacha Pack. That said, pulling it is still the exception, not the rule, and opening packs chasing a specific card is always a gamble where most people spend more than they get back. If you want this Charizard for sure rather than hoping for it, buying raw or graded on the secondary market is the more predictable route, and it's exactly this kind of real pull data, tracked across sites rather than estimated, that you won't find in a typical price guide.

Questions people ask

How much is Charizard worth?+

A raw, ungraded Charizard from the 2002 Expedition set is valued at $201. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $829 and a PSA 10 reaching $6,400, so condition makes a huge difference to what it's actually worth.

Is Charizard worth grading?+

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 31.9 times what a raw copy goes for. But gem mint 10s are genuinely rare to pull off, with only 100 out of 1,355 graded copies hitting that grade, so it's worth being honest with yourself about your card's condition before you send it in.

What set is Charizard from?+

This Charizard reverse holo is from the Expedition set, released in 2002. It's a Rare card illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama, and it remains one of the more recognizable pulls from that era.

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