Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Charizard

Sword & Shield

Vivid Voltage · #25 · Rare · 2020

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Market reference

$3.45

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Card facts

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Set position: 25 / 203
Release year: 2020
Rarity: Rare
HP: 170
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Charmeleon
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Regulation mark: D
Illustrator: Ryuta Fuse
Pokédex #: 6
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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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

Attacker

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.

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About this card

HP: 170Type:RFireSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Charmeleon

"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.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Charizard or Vivid Voltage.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

Aug 1, 2026

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Charizard was legal.

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

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last week

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The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

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2 weeks ago

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The Wild Area Expanded #5 - 18 Codes

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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.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/16

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.96	$3.91	$500.00	$3.45	$5.38
Reverse Holofoil	$1.20	$4.15	$4,321.00	$4.30	$5.99

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/05/07

Variant	Price
1-day average	€7.48
7-day average	€7.20
30-day average	€10.06
Low	€3.00
Trend price	€1.97
Low (excellent+)	€4.95
averageSellPrice	€8.14

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 $3.45; 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 "Vivid Voltage" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.

What rarity is Charizard?

Charizard is a Rare card in the Vivid Voltage set.