Charizard · Celebrations Classic Collection, what to know.
About the Charizard card
Charizard is card 4 of 25 in Celebrations Classic Collection, released in October 2021, a Classic Collection. It is a Stage 2 Fire-type with 120 HP.
As a Stage 2, it evolves from Charmeleon, which places Charizard deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Arita painted the Base Set Charizard and much of the early holo run, and his work has a painterly weight that set the visual tone of the Wizards era.
The Pokédex entry printed on Charizard reads: "Spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires."
About Charizard in the Pokémon world
The fire-flying final form of the Charmander line, and the unofficial mascot of the franchise outside of Pikachu. Massive dragon-shaped silhouette, wings, tail-flame. The single most-recognized trading card of the modern era. Its Base Set holo print drove the entire vintage Pokémon market and continues to set the comp price for every other Wizards-era holo.
What is Charizard worth?
Charizard is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Charizard before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Charizard is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Charizard
Raw copies of Charizard are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Charizard is the practical move.
