Question 1

Is Charmander worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is Charmander worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy sits at $1, a Grade 9 comes in at $17, and a PSA 10 sits at $180, which works out to 216.6x the raw price. That is a big jump on paper, and it is easy to get excited about it. But grading costs money and takes time, and you are sending in a Common card from a fresh 2026 set with no guarantee it comes back gem mint. If you already own a sharp-cornered copy sitting in a sleeve and you are curious, it can be a fun experiment. If you are buying raw copies specifically to grade and flip, remember that a $1 card needs to clear grading fees plus shipping before it even breaks even, so do the math before you commit.

Question 2

How rare is Charmander?

Accepted Answer

Right now there are only 6 graded copies of this Charmander on record, and every single one of them came back as a PSA 10. That is a striking stat, it means nobody has submitted a copy that graded lower and it stuck as public record, at least not yet. For a Common card, this tells you two things: very few people are bothering to grade it because the raw price does not usually justify the cost, and the handful who did happened to pull sharp, clean copies. That population number is small, but it reflects submission behavior as much as true rarity, so treat it as a snapshot rather than a ceiling.

Question 3

Where can you pull Charmander?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's own tracking earns its keep, because we do not just quote a price guide, we watch actual pack sites pull actual cards. Charmander has been pulled 200 or more times across tilt-rips, courtyard, collector-crypt, mnstr, and packs, which tells you this is a card that shows up with real frequency rather than sitting as a theoretical chase. The biggest recorded pull value for this card came in at $369, a nice reminder that even a Common can occasionally land in a lucky spot. You will find it turning up in the Pokemon Dollar Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Rookie Pack, and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack. Just keep in mind that opening packs is a gamble by nature, and most rips do not beat what you paid, so treat pulling as entertainment first and a value play second.

Question 4

How much is Charmander worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Charmander from Ascended Heroes is valued at $1. Once graded, the value climbs, with a Grade 9 sitting at $17 and a PSA 10 reaching $180, so condition and certification make a real difference here.

Question 5

Is Charmander worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It depends on what you are starting with. The jump from $1 raw to $180 for a PSA 10 sounds impressive, and that is 216.6x the raw price, but grading has real costs and only 6 copies have ever been graded, all of them PSA 10 so far. If you have a genuinely sharp copy it is worth considering, but do not expect every submission to come back gem mint.

Question 6

How much is a PSA 10 Charmander worth?

Accepted Answer

A PSA 10 Charmander from Ascended Heroes is valued at $180, which is 216.6x what the raw card sells for. With only 6 graded copies on record and all 6 grading out as PSA 10, it is a small but tidy pool at the top end.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$128	9	- / 9
PSA 9	$14	3	- / 3
PSA 8	$14	-	- / -
PSA 7	-	-	- / -
PSA 6	-	-	- / -
PSA 5	-	-	- / -
PSA 4	-	-	- / -
PSA 3	-	-	- / -
PSA 2	-	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$0.44	-	-

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