Charmander Holo #18 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Charmander & chase cards
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Charmander might be the most beloved starter in the whole Pokemon world, and this Holo #18 version from the 2017 Burning Shadows set is a sweet little tribute to that. It's a common card, illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, so it was never meant to be rare, but that doesn't stop people from wanting one in their binder. If you're here trying to pin down Charmander value, the short answer is that it sits at $4 raw, with graded copies climbing from there depending on condition.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.47, up 16% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.95 in August 2026.
Recent pulls of Charmander
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Charmander price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 67 graded, only 1 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $49 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 9 | $19 | 15 | - / 15 |
| PSA 8 | $14 | 33 | - / 33 |
| PSA 7 | $11 | 13 | - / 13 |
| PSA 6 | $9.00 | 3 | - / 3 |
| PSA 5 | $7.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $6.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $5.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.47 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 18 of 169
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Released
- 2017
Attacks
- Scratch10Colorless
- Flame Tail20Fire · Colorless
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The collector's take on Charmander
Is Charmander worth grading?
So is it worth sending off to get graded? Let's talk it through honestly. A raw, ungraded Charmander sits around $4, while a Grade 9 brings $19 and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $45, which works out to about 11.4x the raw price. That's a real jump on paper, but here's the catch: out of 67 total graded copies of this card, only 1 has ever come back a PSA 10. That tells you gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on this one, likely due to the print era and how holo surfaces from this set tend to show wear. Grading fees add up, and there's no guarantee you'll land that perfect 10, so if you've got a copy with sharp corners and clean edges it might be worth a shot, but go in knowing it's a gamble, not a sure thing.
How rare is Charmander?
When you look at the numbers, Charmander's scarcity at the top is pretty striking. There are 67 graded copies of this card out there, and only 1 of them has earned a PSA 10. That's an incredibly thin slice at the very top of the grading scale, which is part of why that gem mint copy commands $45 while the raw card sits at just $4. It's a good reminder that with common cards like this, the population itself is where the real story of value lives, not the base rarity.
Where can you pull Charmander?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually earns its keep, because we don't just guess at pull rates, we record them. Charmander Holo #18 has been pulled 200 or more times across sites we track, including collector-crypt, tilt-rips, courtyard, mnstr, and general packs, so it's far from a rare sighting if you're ripping regularly. We've seen it show up in the Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Dime Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, Pokemon Premium Pack, and The Amazing Chase Encore, and the biggest single pull value we've logged for this card sits at $369. Worth remembering though, opening packs is gambling by nature, and most rips won't beat what you paid, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than an expectation.
Questions people ask
How much is Charmander worth?+
A raw, ungraded Charmander Holo #18 from Burning Shadows is worth about $4. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $19 and a PSA 10 reaching $45, so Charmander price really depends on the condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Charmander worth grading?+
It can be, but go in with clear eyes. The jump from $4 raw to $45 for a PSA 10 is about 11.4x, yet only 1 out of 67 graded copies has ever hit that gem mint grade, so it's far from guaranteed and grading costs money regardless of the outcome.
How much is a PSA 10 Charmander worth?+
A PSA 10 Charmander Holo #18 is worth $45. That's the top of the scale for this card, and with just 1 PSA 10 existing out of 67 total graded copies, it's a genuinely tough grade to land.
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