Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Charizard
SM Black Star Promos · #SM158 · Promo · 2017
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM158 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Charmeleon
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Anesaki Dynamic
- Pokédex #
- 6
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. 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 ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- 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
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Anesaki Dynamic
This card was illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic.
Building around Charizard?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When expelling a blast of superhot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely."
Ability: Roaring Resolve
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put 2 damage counters on this Pokémon. If you do, search your deck for up to 2 Fire Energy cards and attach them to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
RRContinuous Blaze Ball — 30+
Discard all Fire Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 50 more damage for each card you discarded in this way.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Charizard was legal.
Expanded Tourney #2
4 days ago
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Expanded
5 days ago
Expanded Tourney #2
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #2 - 18 Codes
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
2 weeks ago
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
3 weeks ago
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.
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €64.98 |
| 7-day average | €56.99 |
| 30-day average | €79.51 |
| Low | €35.00 |
| Trend price | €81.55 |
| Low (excellent+) | €35.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €100.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €175.86 |
| averageSellPrice | €59.48 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €109.10 |
| Reverse holo trend | €187.49 |
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, 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 "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Charizard?
Charizard is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
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