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Charmander
Common · #046/102
Charmander #046/102 (Base Set) is worth about $2.86 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-09-30.
price trend and all-time high: more ↓less ↑
Charmander #046/102 is trending down: $2.86 today, down 10% in 30 days and 44% below its all-time high of $5.13 (2026-08-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-09-30, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
appears in: Charizard Line · Fire Types
Price data for your app or store: API and daily history since 2024 · CSV download
$2.86
▼ 9.8% · 30d
NM market · TCGplayer, via JustTCG ↗condition prices as of 2026-09-30; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
sell to a shop: $2.00 cash · $2.29 trade · 70% / 80% of market
Recent sales · NM · TCGplayereBay sold ↗
Completed sales come from TCGplayer's feed, which is not answering right now; the prices above are the licensed market by condition.
PRINTINGS · WHICH ONE IS YOURS?
Charmander #046/102 comes in 4 printings we track: the priciest is the Common 1st Edition from Base Set (Shadowless) at $187.06 and the cheapest shown is the Common Normal from Base Set at $2.78 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-02).
- Common 1st Edition from Base Set (Shadowless)$187.06
- Common Unlimited from Base Set (Shadowless)$10.79
- Promo Normal from First Partner Pack$3.83
- Common Normal from Base Set · this page$2.78
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WORTH GRADING?
WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Normal · eBay scanned 48d agoBuy-side estimate
$2.05
THINa patient buyer pays about $2.05 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is stale · 1 outlier ask excluded
| TCGplayer market | $2.78 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $0.33 | |
| eBay delivered floor (scanned 48d ago) | $2.05 | the listing ↗ |
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($0.33) and the eBay floor ($2.05). 7 live ask(s) used, 1 outlier(s) excluded.
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
Cards >40% off their high after a month down 5-25% were higher 90 days later 49% of the time in our archive since 2024 (3,102 cases).
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- CARD TYPE
- Fire
- STAGE
- Basic
- HP
- 50
- ATTACK 1
- [1] Scratch (10)
- ATTACK 2
- [1R] Ember (30) Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Charmander in order to use this attack.
- WEAKNESS
- W
- RETREAT COST
- 1
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PRICE FAQ
Why does Charmander #046/102 have different prices?
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Charmander #046/102 was printed 4 ways and each one sells separately: Common 1st Edition from Base Set (Shadowless) $187.06; Common Unlimited from Base Set (Shadowless) $10.79; Promo Normal from First Partner Pack $3.83; Common Normal from Base Set $2.78 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-02). Check the set, the rarity mark and any parallel foil, manga art or edition stamp on your copy to know which price is yours; TickerMint prices every printing on its own page.
What would a card shop pay for Charmander?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $2.78 market price that is roughly $1.95 cash or $2.22 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.
What is Charmander (Base Set) worth today?
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Charmander [Normal] has a TCGplayer market price of $2.78 as of 2026-10-02.
Is Charmander going up or down in price?
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Charmander #046/102 is trending down: $2.86 today, down 10% in 30 days and 44% below its all-time high of $5.13 (2026-08-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-09-30, tracked daily since 2024-02-08.
What is the all-time high price for Charmander?
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The Near Mint price, the one quoted at the top of this page, peaked at $5.13 (2026-08-08). In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Charmander [Normal] (all conditions) peaked at $5.08 (2026-08-09) and bottomed at $0.76 (2024-05-30).
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