Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Charizard & Braixen-GX
SM Black Star Promos · #SM230 · Promo · 2017
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Market reference
$94.42
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM230 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 270
- Subtype
- Basic · TAG TEAM · GX
- Evolves to
- Delphox
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 6 · 654
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 180 damage
- 45 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Charizard & Braixen-GX plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥135 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Charizard & Braixen-GX
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥135 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
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About this card
RRRCBrilliant Flare — 180
You may search your deck for up to 3 cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
RCrimson Flame Pillar-GX
Attach 5 basic Energy cards from your discard pile to your Pokémon in any way you like. If this Pokémon has at least 1 extra Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack's cost), your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned and Confused. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
TAG TEAM rule: When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $67.72 | $149.99 | $558.90 | $94.42 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €29.95 |
| 7-day average | €56.06 |
| 30-day average | €81.87 |
| Low | €16.50 |
| Trend price | €86.44 |
| Low (excellent+) | €25.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €19.94 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €17.69 |
| averageSellPrice | €121.57 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €14.77 |
| Reverse holo trend | €17.64 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Charizard & Braixen-GX is real?
Charizard & Braixen-GX 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 & Braixen-GX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Charizard & Braixen-GX is $94.42; 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 & Braixen-GX from?
Charizard & Braixen-GX is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Charizard & Braixen-GX?
Charizard & Braixen-GX is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
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