Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Charizard
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH066 · Promo · 2019
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Market reference
$580.92
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH066 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 170
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Charmeleon
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- NC Empire
- Pokédex #
- 6
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Card Selection
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 50 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 card selection. 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 ≥85 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.
- 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 — ≥85 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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.
More by NC Empire
This card was illustrated by NC Empire.
Building around Charizard?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. It may cause forest fires by blowing flames."
Ability: Battle Sense
Once during your turn, you may look at the top 3 cards of your deck and put 1 of them into your hand. Discard the other cards.
RRRoyal Blaze — 100+
This attack does 50 more damage for each Leon card in your discard pile.
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 SWSH Black Star Promos.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $9,999.99 | $9,999.99 | $9,999.99 | $580.92 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €149.99 |
| 7-day average | €76.99 |
| 30-day average | €77.60 |
| Low | €47.00 |
| Trend price | €93.88 |
| Low (excellent+) | €47.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €184.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €144.59 |
| averageSellPrice | €70.45 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €149.81 |
| Reverse holo trend | €206.55 |
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 $580.92; 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 "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Charizard?
Charizard is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
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