Charmander #1 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 17 Sept 2026Related Charmander & chase cards
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Charmander needs no introduction, it is the little orange lizard that got a whole generation into Pokemon in the first place, and this particular version comes from the TCG Classic: Charizard Deck set released back in 2018. It is a common card illustrated by tetsuya koizumi, so it was never meant to be rare, but plenty of collectors still hunt it down for the nostalgia alone. If you are checking Charmander value before buying, selling, or just curious what your old binder copy might be worth, you are in the right place.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $16, up 68% over the past year, with an all-time high of $17 in August 2026.
Recent pulls of Charmander
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$67PSA 10 GEM MINT30th Anniversary: EncoreCourtyard · 1m ago
$35PSA MINT 9Elite Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 2m ago
$100PSA 10 GEM MINT30th Anniversary: EncoreCourtyard · 2m ago
$42PSA MINT 9Elite Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 2m ago
$6.2kPSA 10Celestial Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 5m ago
$75CGC PRISTINE 10Elite Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 6m ago
$41PSA 9Pack 1Mnstr · 9m ago
$36PSA 9 MINTPokémon Starter PackCourtyard · 20m ago
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Charmander price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 5,271 graded, only 3,889 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $108 | 3,889 | - / 3,889 |
| PSA 9 | $31 | 1,227 | - / 1,227 |
| PSA 8 | $18 | 148 | - / 148 |
| PSA 7 | - | 4 | - / 4 |
| PSA 6 | - | 3 | - / 3 |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $16 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 1
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- tetsuya koizumi
Attacks
- Fire Fang20Fire · Colorless
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The collector's take on Charmander
Is Charmander worth grading?
Here is the honest answer on whether Charmander is worth grading: a raw copy sits at $16, a Grade 9 lands around $30, and a true gem mint PSA 10 jumps all the way up to $107, which works out to about 6.5 times the raw price. That is a real jump, no question, but hitting a PSA 10 on a common card from a smaller set is not guaranteed just because the card itself is simple looking. You are also paying grading fees and waiting on turnaround time, so do the math on what you are sending in before you commit, because a Grade 9 result barely moves the needle compared to what a PSA 10 pays out.
How rare is Charmander?
As a common card, Charmander was never printed to be scarce, and that shows in how attainable it is on the secondary market at a raw price most collectors find approachable. The real scarcity here is not in owning a copy, it is in owning a flawless one, since gem mint condition on any card takes near perfect corners, centering and surface, and that gets harder the more a card has been handled over the years. That gap between an easy-to-find raw Charmander and a hard-to-find PSA 10 is exactly why the top grade commands such a bigger price.
Where can you pull Charmander?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just guessing at prices. Charmander has been pulled 200 or more times across tilt-rips, courtyard, collector-crypt, mnstr and packs, so it is far from a one-off sighting, and it turns up in products like the Pokemon Dollar Pack, Pokémon Master Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack and Rookie Pack. The biggest recorded pull value we have logged for this card sits at $369, which shows how much a single hit can vary depending on condition and buyer demand. Worth saying plainly, though: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips do not come out ahead financially, so treat it as fun first and investment second.
Questions people ask
How much is Charmander worth?+
A raw, ungraded Charmander from the TCG Classic: Charizard Deck set is worth $16. Once you factor in grading, a Grade 9 sits around $30, and a PSA 10 climbs to $107.
Is Charmander worth grading?+
It depends on the copy you have. Since a PSA 10 is worth 6.5 times the raw $16 price at $107, grading can pay off if your card is truly gem mint, but a lower grade like a 9 only brings around $30, so weigh the grading cost against what you are likely to get back.
How much is a PSA 10 Charmander worth?+
A PSA 10, gem mint Charmander from this set is valued at $107. That is a solid jump from the raw price of $16, reflecting just how much condition matters once a card is professionally graded.
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