Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Charizard-GX
SM Black Star Promos · #SM195 · Promo · 2017
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Market reference
$29.68
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM195 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 250
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · GX
- Evolves from
- Charmeleon
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Framestore
- Pokédex #
- 6
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 250 damage
- 50 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Charizard-GX plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥125 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.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Charmeleon first).
How to beat Charizard-GX
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥125 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Framestore
This card was illustrated by Framestore.
Building around Charizard-GX?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
RRaging Destruction
Discard the top 8 cards of your deck. If any of those cards are Fire Energy cards, attach them to this Pokémon.
RRCCCSteam Artillery — 200
RRCCCDreadful Flames-GX — 250
Discard an Energy from each of your opponent's Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Charizard-GX 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $17.90 | $30.44 | $299.95 | $29.68 | $29.04 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €30.00 |
| 7-day average | €31.27 |
| 30-day average | €32.74 |
| Low | €4.81 |
| Trend price | €28.42 |
| Low (excellent+) | €9.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €12.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €13.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €29.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €19.38 |
| Reverse holo trend | €13.29 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Charizard-GX is real?
Charizard-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-GX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Charizard-GX is $29.68; 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-GX from?
Charizard-GX is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Charizard-GX?
Charizard-GX is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
Other Charizard-GX printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
