Charmander 1st Edition #46 value & price
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Charmander has been a fan favorite since Base Set first landed in 1999, and this little fire lizard, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, is one of the most nostalgic pulls from that original run. As a 1st Edition #46 common, it is not the rarest card in the set, but its charm keeps collectors coming back and asking about Charmander value and where their own copy stacks up. Raw copies sit at $103, which already tells you this is a card people genuinely want to own, graded or not.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $111, up 67% over the past year, with an all-time high of $144 in January 2021.
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Charmander price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 7,219 graded, only 1,037 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $3.0k | 1,037 | 976 / 61 |
| PSA 9 | $487 | 2,193 | 2,056 / 137 |
| PSA 8 | $271 | 1,734 | 1,389 / 345 |
| PSA 7 | $176 | 1,012 | 843 / 169 |
| PSA 6 | $130 | 604 | 488 / 116 |
| PSA 5 | $57 | 378 | 321 / 57 |
| PSA 4 | $48 | 149 | 123 / 26 |
| PSA 3 | $41 | 68 | 60 / 8 |
| PSA 2 | $37 | 19 | 18 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | $125 | 25 | 25 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $111 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Base Set
- Card number
- 46 of 102
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 50
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Scratch10Colorless
- Ember30Fire · Colorless
Discard 1 Energy card attached to Charmander in order to use this attack.
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The collector's take on Charmander
Is Charmander worth grading?
So is Charmander worth grading? Here is the honest breakdown: a raw copy runs $103, a Grade 9 sits at $2,056, and a PSA 10 comes in at $976, which works out to about 9.5 times the raw price when you hit gem mint. That jump sounds tempting, but grading takes time, costs money upfront, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back a 10. Base Set commons like this one can carry surface wear or centering issues that are easy to miss with the naked eye, so if you are sending one in, look closely first and go in knowing it is a bit of a gamble either way.
How rare is Charmander?
Across all grading services, 7,186 copies of this Charmander have been graded, and out of that total only 1,037 have earned a PSA 10. That is a fairly small slice of the population reaching gem mint condition, which explains why the top grade commands such a premium over raw or mid-grade copies. When you are chasing perfect corners and centering on a 1999 card, the population numbers show just how few collectors actually pull it off.
Where can you pull Charmander?
We track real pack pulls across sites, not just guide prices, and Charmander has shown up 200 or more times across mnstr, tilt-rips, collector-crypt, courtyard, gachapull, and packs, with a biggest recorded pull value of $369. It has turned up in products like Pack 5, Pokemon Dollar Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Dime Pack, and Pack 1. If you are hoping to pull one yourself, those are the kinds of packs where collectors have actually found it, though remember that opening packs is a gamble and most rips do not beat what you paid, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Charmander worth?+
A raw or ungraded Charmander from Base Set 1st Edition is worth $103. Once graded, values climb sharply, with a Grade 9 sitting at $2,056 and a PSA 10 at $976, so condition makes a real difference to what this card is worth.
Is Charmander worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 9.5 times the raw price. Just know that only 1,037 of the 7,186 graded copies out there have reached that gem mint grade, so it is far from guaranteed and grading fees eat into any profit if it comes back lower.
Why is the Charmander 1st Edition #46 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st Edition Base Set cards were part of the earliest print run from 1999, which collectors prize for its history and scarcity compared to later prints. That extra demand is a big part of why this specific Charmander print carries the value it does today.
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