A long time ago in a trading card game expansion released far far away lived a fire breathing Dragon known as Charizard. Now I know there has been some debate over the fact he isn’t actually a dragon type, but we all know he probably should be, that aside lets get to it – in this article we are going to delve into the history of Charizard cards in the Pokemon Trading Card Game taking us right back to 1996 right the way through to the present day. Lets do this!
Long before the height of Pokemania in the western hemisphere which really blew up in about 1999 we go back to Japan in 1996 with the release of the Japanese Base set, this my friends is where the story begins. The set released on October 20th of 1996… the base set included several big name Pokemon already made prominent by the videogames and the anime including Mewtwo, Venusaur, Blastoise, Charizard and Raichu… all big hitters in the Pokemon universe, so what set Charizard apart and made it the most valuable?
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It could be the beautiful artwork, it could be the fire, and it could be that it simply looks the coolest… however I have another theory… of the three starter Pokemon Ash Ketchum could’ve chosen in Pokemon Indigo League he said he wanted a Charmander, but due to being late it was already taken. Later on viewers were endeared by the fact that Ash and co saved a dying Charmander who had been left on a rock out in the rain and this little Charmander would later on become possibly the most powerful Pokemon that Ash would ever own – its my opinion that this gave a bit of sentimental value to Charizard in the TCG and put him ahead of the other big name cards.
Then came the release of the English sets such as Base set and Base Set 2 in which Charizard was no less hotly sought after than his Japanese counterpart card. Check out our full list of Charizard Cards below, with images of all of them!
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- Standard Charizard cards
- Charizard EX cards (including Mega evolved)
- Charizard GX cards (including Tag Team GX)
- Charizard V cards (including VMAX)
- Other Charizard Cards
Charizard cards from the original sets – 1996 to 2002.
Covering Japanese Base Set (in Japan known as 拡張パック which translates literally to expansion pack) right the way up to the Legendary Collection reprint set.
Charizard No. 006 – Japanese Base Set. October 20th, 1996.
The Japanese version of the Charizard appears to have the same moves and ability as that of it’s English counterpart card. Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Charizard 4/102 – English Base Set. January 9th, 1999.
Spits fire that it hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires. Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita.
LV. 76 #6. This card was released in both an unlimited print (pictured) and 1st Edition print.
Charizard 4/130 – English Base Set 2. Feb 24th, 2000.
Spits fire that it hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires.
LV. 76 #6
Charizard 3/110 – Legendary Collection Reprint. May 24th, 2002.
Essentially a reprint of the original Base Set Charizard. Spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires. LV. 76 #6. Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Charizard 103/100 – Stormfront. November 5th, 2008.
The Diamond & Pearl series got its first Charizard in its final expansion: Diamond & Pearl: Stormfront. It’s wings can carry this Pokémon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures. Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Charizard 39/165 – Expedition Base Set. September 15th, 2002.
The first Charizard card in the e-Reader series arrived in 2002 in the Expedition Base set, this time with Hiromichi Sugiyama as it’s illustrator. It’s a beautiful card, but I can’t be the only one gutted that theres no descriptive text at the bottom as on all previous cards.
Dark Charizard Rare Holo 4/82, Dark Charizard Non-Holo 21/82 & Shining Charizard 107/105.
Dark Charizard Rare Holo 4/82 – Team Rocket Set. April 24th, 2000.
The Team Rocket set introduced the concept of Dark Pokemon, and the biggest and baddest of all of them; Dark Charizard (although credit to the sets secret rare Dark Raichu for being pretty cool too). This Holo was issued in both a 1st edition and unlimited print and the card text reads “Seemingly possessed, it spews fire like a volcano, trying to burn all it sees. LV. 38 #6“. Illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Dark Charizard Non-Holo 21/82 – Team Rocket Set. April 24th, 2000.
The non holo version of the 4/82 Dark Charizard mentioned above, non holo but a great card all the same. Shining Charizard 107/105 – Neo Destiny. February 28th, 2002.
The Neo Destiny sets ultimate secret rare. “The flames it breathes are so hot that they can melt anything. LV. 61 #6” Illus. Hironobu Yoshida. This card was issued in both a 1st Edition and Unlimited print run.
Blaine’s Charizard 2/132 Rare Holo – Gym Challenge, October 16th, 2000.
Cinnibar Island’s gym leader Blaine entered the Pokemon TCG fray with a number of his Pokemon in the Gym Challenge set in 2000 including this awesome Charizard. No descriptive/lore text makes me a little sad, but instead we got a cool portrait of Blaine’s face where that text would’ve gone so who can complain right? This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Charizard cards continuing through the e-Reader and EX Series – 2002 to 2007.
Covering the extremely awesome Skyridge Charizard and moving through the EX Series cards up to Power Keepers.
From left to right: Skyridge Charizard 146/144, EX Dragon Charizard 100/97, EX Crystal Guardians Charizard 4/100.
Charizard 146/144 – Skyridge (e-Reader series). May 12th, 2003
Not gonna lie, despite its lack of descriptive text this has to be my favourite Charizard. Crystal Zard for me at least is truly in a league of its own. Thanks for this incredible art to Kouki Saitou.
Charizard 100/97 – EX Dragon. November 24th, 2003.
Mitsuhiro Arita returns as the illustrator for this action artwork of a soaring Zard cutting through the nights sky for the final secret rare in the EX Dragon Set.
Charizard 4/100 – EX Crystal Guardians. August 30th, 2006.
Looking rather anime, Charizard 4/100 shows a Delta species Charizard with a rather healthy flame on it’s tail…. Illustrated by Kouki Saitou. I have to imagine that Peal of Thunder must have been a pretty OP ability in its day.
Left to right: Charizard 6/108 from EX Power Keepers, Charizard 3/132 from Secret Wonders and Charizard 1/99 from Arceus, the one in the pictured is a deck exclusive shatter holo version of the main set card.
Charizard 6/108 from EX Power Keepers. February 1st, 2007.
A fairly standard Charizard non-action-pose holo sees the zard staring at the holographic moon, a nice simple card illustrated by the notorious Ken Sugimori.
Charizard Lv.55 3/132 from Diamond & Pearl: Secret Wonders. November 1st, 2007.
Just Charizard Flexing but looking good none the less, and the card special ability Poké-Body: Fury Blaze was pretty awesome in its own right “If your opponent has 3 or less Prize cards left, each of Charizards attacks does 50 more damage to the active Pokemon (before applying weakness and resistance).” As great as that is, I was just happy to see the brief reintroduction of the card descriptive text “It is said that CHARIZARD’s fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles” – I’m not scientist, but I’d say the story checks out. Illustrated by Daisuke Ito.
Charizard 1/99 from the Platinum: Arceus set. November 4th, 2009.
Charizard was the first card (numerically) in the Platinum Arceus set, returning in a standard version and with a theme deck exclusive shatter holo version as per our pic. Both cards were literally the same minus one being a shatter holo and one being a standard rare. Although the zard was sadly once again stripped of his descriptive text he did return with another cool PokéBody ability this time in the form of Fire Formation “Each of Charizard’s attacks does 10 more damage for each Fire Pokemon on your bench to your opponents active Pokemon (before applying weakness and resistance)“. Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Left to right: Charizard 20/149 from Black & White: Boundaries Crossed, Secret Rare Charizard 136/135 from Plasma Storm and Charizard 19/113 Rare Holo from Legendary Treasures.
Charizard 20/149 Rare Holo, Black & White Boundaries Crossed, November 7th, 2012.
This card shows Charizard hovering in the air, wreathed in flames which I can only presume were of his own making. The cards descriptive text reads: “It is said that Charizard’s fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles.“. Illustrated by hatachu.
Charizard 136/135, Black & White Plasma Storm, February 6th, 2013.
Possibly the first rendition of ‘shiny’ or ‘alternate’ Charizard on a card, certainly to my memory…. the descriptive text reads “This extremely rare Pokemon is a different color than usual. It is very hard to find.” and credit for the illustration of this majestic and elusive zard goes to Ayoko Yoshida.
Charizard 19/113 Rare Holo from Legendary Treasures.
An aggressive looking Charizard takes flight and gets ready to spit fire in the Black & White series’ final set. “It is said that Charizard’s fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles” is the recycled descriptive text once more. Illustrated by TOKIYA.
Left to right: Charizard RC5/RC32 from the Generations Radiant Collection, Charizard 11/108 Rare Holo from Evolutions and Dragon Majesty’s 3/70 Charizard.
Charizard RC5/RC32: Generations Radiant Collection, 16th September, 2016.
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“No matter what happens, if we stick together, we can get past it. Forever and ever.” Illustrated by Akira Komayama.
Charizard 11/108 Rare Holo: Evolutions, 2nd November, 2016.
Like the rest of the Evolutions set, this card is designed to take us back to the Pokemon days of old in the late 90’s. The value of this card has risen exponentially since its release in 2016. “Its wings can carry this Pokemon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures”. Illustrated by Misuhiro Arita.
Charizard 3/70 Rare Holo: Dragon Majesty, September 7th, 2018.
Although Charizard has never been officially classified as a Dragon type (despite Alolan Exeggutor somehow making the grade) he still makes it into the Sun & Moon Dragon Majesty special set (special in the sense it couldn’t be bought in booster boxes and was only available in collection boxes, pin boxes etc.). “Its wings can carry this Pokemon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures“. Illustrated by Ryota Murayama.
Left to right: Charizard 14/181 from Sun & Moon Team Up, Charizard SM158 Holo Promo Card from the Team Up Pre-Release, Charizard SM226 was from the Collectors Chest 2019.
Charizard 14/181 from Sun & Moon Team Up. 1st February, 2019.
This card was from the Sun & Moon Team Up main set, it’s a non holo and pretty sought after not just the cool artwork but also for its ability Roaring Resolve: Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put 2 damage counters on this Pokemon, if you do, search your deck for up to 2 Fire Energy cards and attach them to this Pokemon. Then, shuffle your deck. “When expelling a blast of superhot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely.”
Charizard SM158 Holo Promo Card, a week or two before 1st February, 2019.
This card is from the Sun & Moon Promo series and specifically was part of the Sun & Moon Team Up PreRelease. The one in the picture is of the STAFF version of the card. Sharing the same descriptive text as its Team Up main set counterpart “When expelling a blast of superhot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely.“
Charizard SM226 Holo Promo Card
This card came from the Collectors Chest 2019. You may notice on the art the patterns on the Charizard, it’s one of Mewtwo’s clones, and like many bits from that particular collectors chest its a nod to Pokemon the First Movie. The box also included an Armored Mewtwo Promo. “This Pokemon was created by Mewtwo to prove that copies can be even more powerful than their originals.“
From left to right: Charizard 5/18 from Detective Pikachu, Charizard 025/185 Shatter Holo from its namesake Vivid Voltage deck and 025/185 a Rare non-holo from Vivid Voltage.
Charizard 5/18 from the Detective Pikachu Special Movie set, March 29th, 2019.
I was really unsure about the style of this and the other DP cards to begin with but I realised they were awesome not long later. “When expelling a blast of superhot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely.“
Charizard 025/185 from the Vivid Voltage set, November 13th, 2020.
Then we have the 025/185 Charizards, the non holo being from the main Vivid Voltage Set and the Shatter Holo being from the Vivid Voltage Charizard Theme Deck. “It spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. It may cause forest fires by blowing flames.”
Charizard EX cards (including Mega Evolutions)
From left to right: Charizard EX 11/106, Charizard EX 100/106 and Charizard EX XY29
Charizard EX 11/106, XY Flashfire. Released May 7th, 2014.
The first ever Charizard EX card arrived in the XY series’ Flashfire set, which was effectively a set mainly based around Charizard. This signaled the beginning of Charizard cards being high HP, powerful cards but a bit of a nightmare to power up in the game due to the high amount of energy needed for their main attacks. Illustrated by Eske Yoshinob.
Charizard EX 100/106, XY Flashfire. Released May 7th, 2014.
The full art version of 11/106 features an usually docile looking Charizard, which is a nice change from the fire breathing action shots used on many cards. Illustrated by Ryo Ueda.
Charizard EX XY29, XY Promo Series. Released October, 2014.
This Charizard Promo card was released in the EX Power Trio Charizard Tin alongside old pals Venusaur EX and Blastoise EX who also got their own tins. It features the same attacks as its counterparts from the Flashfire set mentioned above with an alternative artwork. Illustrated by Eske Yoshinob.
From left to right: Charizard EX 12/106, Charizard EX XY121 and 12/108 Charizard EX.
Charizard EX 12/106, XY Flashfire. May 7th, 2014.
The second Charizard EX card of the XY Flashfire set features the Wing Attack and Combustion Blast moves. Illustrated by PLANETA.
Charizard EX XY 121, Charizard-EX Red & Blue Collection. March 19th, 2016.
This promo was included in the Charizard-EX Red & Blue Collection in 2016 as part of the Pokemon 20th Anniversary Celebrations, there was both a Jumbo and Standard sized version of the card included. The card is illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Charizard EX 12/108, XY Evolutions. November 2nd, 2016.
The Charizard EX of the Evolutions set used the same artwork as it’s predecessor from XY Flashfire (12/106) as well as having the same moveset and HP. Illustrated by PLANETA.
From left to right: Charizard EX 11/83, Charizard EX XY17, M Charizard EX 13/106.
Charizard EX 11/83, Generations. February 22nd, 2016.
Charizard returns for the 20th Anniversary breathing some serious flame, armed with Flame Cloak, Burning Breath and with the standard XY EX Charizard HP of 180 this is another card illustrated by Eske Yoshinob.
Charizard EX XY17, XY Promo Series. May 7th, 2014.
This awesome Charizard Promo arrived in the Charizard-EX Box in both standard and Jumbo versions and features Mega Ascension which enables you to search your deck for a Mega Charizard EX, reveal it and put it into your hand ready for going Mega on the next turn. Illustrated by 5ban graphics.
M Charizard EX 13/106, XY Flashfire. May 7th, 2014.
An awesome looking card, and a nice HP bonus for the mega evolution (220 HP) but 5 energy to use one move and then the guy damages himself? Damn. Illustrated by 5ban graphics.
From left to right: M Charizard EX 107/106, M Charizard EX 13/108, M Charizard EX Full Art 101/108.
Charizard EX 107/106, XY Flashfire. May 14th, 2014.
In terms of both main artwork and moveset this is a full art recycle of 13/106 however this card has the gold Japanese style lettering and a gold accent on the card which shows it is the secret rare version of the original. (Thanks to Sam T for this info).
M Charizard EX 13/108, XY Evolutions. November 2nd, 2016.
The first Mega Charizard in the XY Evolutions set recycles the artwork and moveset once again from XY Flashfire. (Thanks to Sam T for this info).
M Charizard EX 101/108 Full Art, XY Evolutions. November 2nd, 2016.
This is where the Charizard art in the XY series got real for me. Definitely my favourite Charizard from that time from a collectors point of view. In terms of gameplay it was once again a replica of the same moveset as the Flashfire M Charizard EX. Interestingly the last one of these I got was from an Evolutions pack that looked really beat up, the seal on the pack was bad etc and I didn’t dare send it out to a customer, opened it and out came M Charizard EX which is currently off being graded, I’ll probably never see it again but its a nice idea….
From left to right: M Charizard EX 69/106, Charizard EX 108/106, Charizard EX 12/83.
M Charizard EX 69/106, XY Flashfire. May 14th, 2014.
Mega Charizard X in Flashfire sees a break from standard orange Charizard, and we get a nice artwork of his angry looking blue counterpart. This card again takes that colossal 5 energy to use its only attack, Wild Blaze – it hits for 300 which is extremely powerful but impractical in practice… add in the added bonus of having to discard 5 cards from your deck after you use it and it’s no surprise it didn’t see a great deal of play. Again, from a collector’s perspective though very nice to see M Charizard X on a card. Illustrated by 5ban graphics.
M Charizard EX 108/106, XY Flashfire. May 14th, 2014.
In terms of both main artwork and moveset this is a full art recycle of 69/106, however this card has the gold Japanese style lettering and a gold accent on the card which shows it is the secret rare version of the original. (Thanks to Sam T for this info).
M Charizard EX 12/83, XY Generations. February 22nd, 2016.
Mega Charizard X returned for the Generations 20th Anniversary set featuring the Heat Typhoon attack “Flip a coin for each fire energy attached to this Pokemon. This attack does 50 more damage for each heads.“. Illustrated by 5ban graphics.
Charizard GX Cards
With the conclusion of the XY series, EX cards were phased out in favor of GX cards. Which essentially were just powerful versions of the standard cards like their predecessors except GX cards came with their own unique GX attacks which can only be used once per game. Lets take a look at the Charizard GX cards of the Sun & Moon era.
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From left to right: Charizard GX 20/147, Charizard GX 150/147 and Charizard GX SM60.
Charizard GX 20/147, Sun & Moon: Burning Shadows. August 4th, 2017.
The first Charizard GX card featured Crimson Storm, still with the colossal energy cost and with the setback of having to discard 3 fire energy if you use Crimson Storm. The GX attack on this card is Raging Out GX, like all GX attacks it can only be used once per match and has the following effect “Discard the top 10 cards of your opponents deck.“. Illustrated by 5ban graphics.
Charizard GX 150/147, Sun & Moon: Burning Shadows. August 4th, 2017.
It could be argued that this is still the most elusive and sought after Charizard in the Sun & Moon series (yes, even over the Hidden Fates one). Personally despite having opened an absolute load of Burning Shadows booster boxes I only ever even saw one of these cards. It is a beautiful card though for sure.
Charizard GX SM60, Sun & Moon Promo Series. September 24th, 2017.
This full art promo arrived in the Charizard-GX Premium Collection in both a standard and jumbo size format. It features the same moveset as its GX counterparts from Burning Shadows and is essentially the missing standard full art from the Burning Shadows set. Illustrated by 5ban graphics.
From left to right: Charizard GX 9/68, Charizard GX SV49/SV94, Charizard GX SM211.
Charizard GX 9/68, Sun & Moon: Hidden Fates. August 23rd, 2019.
Hidden Fates, what an awesome set. The standard art GX from Hidden Fates features the Flamethrower attack which does 140 damage and takes 4 energy, and the GX Attack Flare Blitz GX which does 300 damage and doesn’t require the discard of any energy or deck cards as in previous Charizard cards. The pictured card is actually from the Battle Academy deck where this card was re-released. Illustrated by CG Works.
Shiny Charizard GX SV49/SV94, Sun & Moon: Hidden Fates, Shiny Vault. August 23rd, 2019.
Interestingly the Shiny Vault version of Charizard features Wing Attack, Crimson Storm and Raging out (deviating from the sets regular art card moveset). The most sought after card in the Hidden Fates set and probably the second most sought after card in the Sun & Moon series (just after the Burning Shadows rainbow zard). Although I guess this is a matter of opinion, I opened a lot less Hidden Fates packs than Burning Shadows and got a fair number of these compared to the 1 Rainbow Zard from Burning Shadows. I do personally prefer the art on this card to the aforementioned rainbow zard though. Illustrated by 5ban graphics.
Charizard GX SM211, Sun & Moon Series Promo. September 6th, 2019.
This promo card was released in the Hidden Fates Tins alongside Raichu and Gyarados. It’s a basic artwork, but its a popular card from a collectors perspective and won’t be around forever so I’d definitely recommend grabbing one now before they stop re-releasing Hidden Fates tins. Illustrated by CG Works.
Charizard GX SM195, Detective Pikachu SM Promo. May 10th, 2019.
A really unique artwork promo which was released as part of the Detective Pikachu Promo set. The card came out as both a standard sized and Jumbo sized promo in the Detective Pikachu Charizard-GX Case File. When the DP set originally came out I was a bit skeptical about the look of the cards, but once I’d watched the movie (I watched it AFTER the sets release) I warmed to them, it’s now one of my favourite sets. The flaming zard nicely represents a certain scene in the movie. Illustrated by Framestore.
Tag Team GX Cards featuring Charizard
The latter part of the Sun & Moon series introduced Tag Team GX cards whereby two Pokemon teamed up on a card to make a formidable force in the trading card game with enhanced HP and powerful attacks. Charizard found allies with fellow fire types; the legendary Reshiram and later on with Braixen. Lets check them out 🙂
Left to right: Reshiram & Charizard GX 20/14, Reshiram & Charizard GX 194/214, Reshiram & Charizard GX 217/214.
Reshiram & Charizard GX 20/214, Unbroken Bonds. May 3rd, 2019.
Charizards first appearance as part of a Tag Team. With Reshiram by his side and boasting a crazy 270 HP this card quickly became a fire deck staple for TCG players in the latter part of the Sun & Moon era and even into the early Sword & Shield era. The unique artwork shows Reshiram & Charizard launching attacks side by side in the heat (literally) of battle. The illustration is by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Reshiram & Charizard GX 194/214, Unbroken Bonds. May 3rd, 2019.
The full art version of 20/214 shows new partners Reshiram & Charizard in a more relaxed pose. A really nice looking card and my favourite of the three zards in this set. Illustrated by CG Works.
Reshiram & Charizard GX 194/214, Unbroken Bonds. May 3rd, 2019.
The rainbow version of Reshirard is the most valuable card in the Unbroken Bonds set. PSA Graded Gem Mint 10 versions of this card have been known to fetch some serious money on auction sites etc. Illustrated by CG Works.
Reshiram & Charizard GX SM201, SM Promo Series. August 22nd, 2019.
This promo is an alternative full art of the Reshirard card from Unbroken Bonds, it was released in the Reshiram & Charizard GX Figure collection alongside a rather cool mini-figure of Reshiram & Charizard. It came in both standard and full art versions. The card was sought after by both collectors and competitive TCG players. It’s possibly the nicest looking Reshirard card for me. Illustrasted by Ryota Murayama.
From left to right: Charizard & Braixen GX 22/236, Charizard & Braixen GX 217/236 Full Art, Charizard & Braixen GX 251/236 Rainbow Rare.
A while after the introduction of Tag Team GX Cards Reshiram & Charizard went their separate ways, after an undeniably successful campaign. Charizard forged a new partnership this time with Braixen. This new partnership lasted three cards (to date) in the Sun & Moon series’ final set; Cosmic Eclipse.
Charizard & Braixen GX 22/236 Regular Art, Cosmic Eclipse. November 1st, 2019.
Arguably not quite the competitive staple of its Reshirard predecessor but a nice card none the less, and by no means terrible in play.
Charizard & Braixen GX 217/236 Full Art, Cosmic Eclipse. November 1st, 2019.
As a big fan of full arts (over rainbow cards) I really like this one. Braixen riding Charizard into battle, getting ready to bring the FIRE to an unlucky opponent. Would really like a graded one of these. Illustrated by 5ban graphics.
Charizard & Braixen GX 251/236 Rainbow Rare. Cosmic Eclipse. November 1st, 2019.
The rainbow version of Charizard & Braixens only tag team outing. One of the most sought after cards in the Sun & Moon series’ final set.
Charizard V & VMAX
Once the sun set on the Sun & Moon series the Sword & Shield series arrived and GX Cards were replaced with V Cards. Not only this but V Pokemon attained the new ability; to go VMAX (become massively bigger versions of their original Pokemon). And Charizard was never going to be left out of the fun. Lets take a look at all the V and VMAX cards featuring the ultimate dragon looking non-dragon.
Left to right: Charizard V 019/189, Charizard V SWSH050 and Charizard V 079/073.
Charizard V 019/189, Darkness Ablaze. August 14th, 2020.
The first Charizard in the Sword & Shield series arrived in the third main expansion of the SWSH Series: Darkness Ablaze. Charizard V has the Claw Slash attack which does 80 damage for 3 energy (colourless). Refreshing to see a Zard with something that can be used with less than 3 energy. Whilst its still not exactly meta for the TCG its not terrible either. Illustrated by CG Works.
Charizard V SWSH050, SWSH Promo Series. September 25th, 2020.
This card was exclusively released in the Champions Path Elite Trainer Box in a little sealed packet. It’s a very nicely coloured full art promo and pretty unique. Illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Shiny Charizard V 079/073, Champions Path. September 25th, 2020.
What a beautiful card. The card uses the same move set as the Darkness Ablaze Charizard. It’s a full art of the Shiny Charizard in it’s awesome black colour with crimson beneath its wings.
I have a story about this card actually… (try to stay awake)… when I first got with my new girlfriend who didn’t really know what my job was I asked if she wanted to see whats in a pack of Pokemon cards, it was around the time of the Champions Path release and there were boosters everywhere, I grabbed a Champions Path pack and said open that and have a look, sure enough out pops this very card… and no, I didn’t let her keep it.
Charizard VMAX Cards
From left to right: Charizard VMAX 020/189, Charizard VMAX 074/073, Shiny Charizard VMAX SV107/SV122.
Charizard VMAX 020/189, Darkness Ablaze. August 14th, 2020.
The pull rate on this card was pretty crazy considering its Charizard VMAX. These things were popping like wildfire. It’s the first time we see Charizard in VMAX form with it’s colossal 330 HP. Illustrated by CG Works.
Charizard VMAX 074/073 Rainbow Rare, Champions Path. September 25th, 2020.
The Rainbow Rare version of the Darkness Ablaze VMAX was a secret rare in Champions Path. I’m more of a Shiny Charizard V man myself. Illustrated by CG Works.
Shiny Charizard VMAX SV107/SV122, Shining Fates Shiny Vault. August 23rd, 2019.
The Shiny Vault rare Charizard VMAX from Shining Fates is currently one of the most sought after and valuable cards in the Sword & Shield series. Whats better than Charizard? Charizard VMAX? Whats better than Rainbow? Shiny, of course. Illustrated by CG. Works.
Special Delivery Charizard
Special Delivery Charizard SWSH075.
I’m ashamed to say that prior to writing this article I didn’t even know this card existed. We’ve had Dragonite and Delibird doing deliveries previously, a Dragonite with a mail bag being re-released as a promo for the Sword & Shield series (a nod to the First Movie promo) would’ve been awesome – but they opted for yet another Charizard. No complaint from me though, its an awesome card. It’s also highly sought after and in zero supply. I literally just looked for this while I was writing and there doesn’t appear to be any available at any of the online marketplaces. I can only expect that it was a Pokemon Center exclusive. There was actually reference to this card in a little booklet that came with the Sword & Shield Ultra Premium Collection.
So there we have it, thats all of the Pokemon Cards which feature Charizard to date, right the way from the original Pokemon cards of the Base set up to the latest releases. This article will be updated as and when new Charizards are launched. Thanks for reading!
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