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Charizard ex -196

Promo · #196

Charizard ex -196 #196 (SV: Scarlet & Violet Promo Cards) is worth about $4.37 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-27, down 4% over 30 days.

This card has 2 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-27): Holofoil from SV: Scarlet & Violet Promo Cards $4.37 (this page), Normal from Jumbo Cards $5.81.

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

Charizard ex -196 #196 is trending down: $4.37 today, down 4% in 30 days and 56% below its high of $9.93 (2025-07-07), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 1.7x its low of $2.52 (2025-08-09). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2025-07-07. chart →

illustrated by 5ban Graphics
appears in: Charizard Line

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
$3.44
lowest listing · market $4.37
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eBay · raw
no listings
no raw listings in the price window
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$4.37
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a patient buyer pays about $4.37 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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TCGplayer only, no usable eBay asks in the latest scan
TCGplayer market$4.37verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$3.44
Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).
sell to a card shop: $3.06 cash · $3.50 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 flat month were higher 90 days later 69% of the time in our archive since 2024 (20,630 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
Darkness
STAGE
Stage 2
HP
330
ATTACK 1
[RR] Burning Darkness (180+) This attack does 30 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken.
WEAKNESS
Gx2
RESISTANCE
None
RETREAT COST
2
CARD TEXT
Tera: As long as this Pokemon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokemon by attacks (both yours and your opponent’s). Ability — Infernal Reign When you play this card from your hand to evolve a Pokemon during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 3 Basic [R] Energy cards and attach them to your Pokemon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Charizard ex -196?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $4.37 market price that is roughly $3.06 cash or $3.50 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 Charizard ex -196 (SV: Scarlet & Violet Promo Cards) worth today?

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Charizard ex -196 [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $4.37 as of 2026-10-27.

Is Charizard ex -196 going up or down in price?

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Charizard ex -196 #196 is trending down: $4.37 today, down 4% in 30 days and 56% below its high of $9.93 (2025-07-07), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 1.7x its low of $2.52 (2025-08-09). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2025-07-07. Other windows: down 5.0% over 7 days, up 16.2% over 90 days, down 13.5% over a year.

What is the all-time high price for Charizard ex -196?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Charizard ex -196 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 Charizard ex -196 [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $9.93 (2025-07-07) and bottomed at $2.52 (2025-08-09).

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