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Charmander

Common · #046/102

Charmander #046/102 (Base Set) is worth about $3.67 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-27, up 15% over 30 days.

This card has 4 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-27): Common Normal from Base Set $3.67 (this page), Common 1st Edition from Base Set (Shadowless) $189.40, Common Unlimited from Base Set (Shadowless) $14.32, Promo Normal from First Partner Pack $4.00.

price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓

Charmander #046/102 is trending up: $3.67 today, up 15% in 30 days and 28% below its high of $5.08 (2026-08-09), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 4.8x its low of $0.76 (2024-05-30). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, 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

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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$0.25
lowest listing · market $3.67
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
$2.05
asking floor · 8417 active listings
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$2.05
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $2.05 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is stale · TCGplayer $3.67 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $2.05, so the market hasn't settled on a price yet · 1 outlier ask excluded
TCGplayer market$3.67verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$0.25
eBay delivered floor (scanned 73d ago)$2.05the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($0.25) and the eBay floor ($2.05). 7 live ask(s) used, 1 outlier(s) excluded.
sell to a card shop: $2.57 cash · $2.94 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market
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 15-40% off their high after a month up 5-25% were higher 90 days later 80% of the time in our archive since 2024 (7,117 cases). That rate is mostly the 202448 to 5877 to 86marketplace fees of about 13% most short holds lose money. Use it to time a sale, not to flip.
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GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW
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) $189.40; Common Unlimited from Base Set (Shadowless) $14.32; Promo Normal from First Partner Pack $4.00; Common Normal from Base Set $3.67 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-27). 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 $3.67 market price that is roughly $2.57 cash or $2.94 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 $3.67 as of 2026-10-27.

Is Charmander going up or down in price?

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Charmander #046/102 is trending up: $3.67 today, up 15% in 30 days and 28% below its high of $5.08 (2026-08-09), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 4.8x its low of $0.76 (2024-05-30). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 19.5% over 7 days, up 55.5% over 90 days, up 115.9% over a year. A 30-day rise this size usually follows a supply squeeze or a new format result; check the eBay book depth before buying in.

What is the all-time high price for Charmander?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Charmander came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2024-02-08), not all-time records. 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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