Pokémon · Black & White
Charizard
Plasma Storm · #136 · Rare Secret · 2013
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1,150.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 136 / 138
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare Secret
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Charmeleon
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Ayaka Yoshida
- Pokédex #
- 6
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 150 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Charizard plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Scorching Fire) needs 5 Energy — a turn-5 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 150 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥80 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Charizard
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Charizard?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This extremely rare Pokémon is a different color than usual. It is very hard to find."
RCCSplit Bomb
This attack does 40 damage to 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
RCCCCScorching Fire — 150
Discard a Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Charizard or Plasma Storm.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Charizard was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/28| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $749.99 | $10,374.99 | $21,999.99 | $1,150.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €445.00 |
| 7-day average | €376.13 |
| 30-day average | €320.12 |
| Low | €139.97 |
| Trend price | €302.44 |
| Low (excellent+) | €550.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €80.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €240.71 |
| averageSellPrice | €350.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €208.71 |
| Reverse holo trend | €182.47 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Charizard is real?
Charizard is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Charizard worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Charizard is $1,150.00; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Charizard from?
Charizard is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Storm" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Charizard?
Charizard is a Rare Secret card in the Plasma Storm set.
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