Charmeleon #169 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 10 Aug 2026Related Charmeleon & chase cards
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Charmeleon at #169 is one of the illustration rare pulls from the Korean Scarlet & Violet 151 set, released back in 2023, and it's the kind of card that catches your eye even before you know its price. The artwork from miki kudo gives this middle-stage Charmeleon a lot more personality than you'd expect from a card that isn't even a Charizard, and that's exactly why collectors keep coming back to check Charmeleon value. Right now the raw/ungraded price sits at $13, which makes it an easy card to love without needing a big budget.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $59, up 63% over the past year, with an all-time high of $75 in May 2026.
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Charmeleon price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 32,650 graded, only 8,237 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $489 | 8,237 | 7,512 / 725 |
| PSA 9 | $92 | 17,396 | 16,709 / 687 |
| PSA 8 | $70 | 5,895 | 5,597 / 298 |
| PSA 7 | $60 | 811 | 781 / 30 |
| PSA 6 | $33 | 224 | 217 / 7 |
| PSA 5 | $20 | 59 | 56 / 3 |
| PSA 4 | $17 | 21 | 18 / 3 |
| PSA 3 | $14 | 5 | 5 / - |
| PSA 2 | $13 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $59 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 169
- Rarity
- Illustration rare
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 100
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- miki kudo
Attacks
- Combustion20Fire
- Fire Blast90Fire · Fire · Fire
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The collector's take on Charmeleon
Is Charmeleon worth grading?
So is Charmeleon worth grading? Honestly, right now that's a harder question than usual because we don't have confirmed Grade 9 or PSA 10 prices to compare against the $13 raw figure. That's not unusual for illustration rares like this one, values can take time to settle once enough graded copies start trading hands. What we do know from experience with cards like this is that gem mint copies are never a given, centering and edge wear on illustration rare cardstock can be unforgiving, and grading fees plus the wait time are a real cost regardless of what a card comes back at. If you love the art and want a PSA 10 shot, send your sharpest copy, but don't assume grading will multiply a $13 card into something dramatic just because it's a nice pull.
How rare is Charmeleon?
We don't have exact population numbers for Charmeleon in hand, but illustration rares as a category are intentionally scarce by design, they're built to be the chase card in a set rather than something you pull in every pack. That print scarcity is part of why raw copies hold value at $13 rather than dropping to bulk pricing. Until more graded population data comes in, the safest read is that Charmeleon sits in that respectable middle tier of scarcity, uncommon enough to matter, common enough that patient collectors can still find one without overpaying.
Where can you pull Charmeleon?
This is where PackSpy's live tracking actually tells you something a price guide can't. We've recorded Charmeleon pulled 200 or more times across sites including courtyard, collector-crypt, tilt-rips, and general packs, so it's genuinely out there being opened, not just traded on the secondary market. It's shown up in the Pokémon Master Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and the Pokemon Dime Pack, and the single biggest recorded pull value we've tracked for it hit $800. That $800 outlier is a good reminder of how these things go, most pack openings don't hit anywhere near that, so treat ripping packs as entertainment first and a possible bonus second, not a reliable way to make money.
Questions people ask
How much is Charmeleon worth?+
The raw/ungraded Charmeleon #169 from Korean Scarlet & Violet 151 is currently valued at $13. Graded prices for Grade 9 and PSA 10 aren't confirmed yet, so if you're chasing graded value, keep an eye on PackSpy as more sales data comes in.
Is Charmeleon worth grading?+
It depends on what you're after. With no confirmed PSA 10 or Grade 9 premium yet over the $13 raw price, grading Charmeleon right now is more about protecting a card you love than chasing a guaranteed payout, and grading fees plus the risk of a lower grade should factor into that decision.
What set is Charmeleon from?+
Charmeleon #169 comes from the Korean Scarlet & Violet 151 set, released in 2023. It's an illustration rare, illustrated by miki kudo, which is why the artwork stands out even though it's not one of the set's headline Charizard cards.
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