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Charizard (40)
Rare · #040/165
Charizard (40) #040/165 (Expedition) is worth about $450 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-10-03.
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Charizard (40) #040/165 is holding steady: $449.99 today, flat over 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-10-03). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama
appears in: Charizard Line · Fire Types
PRINTINGS · WHICH ONE IS YOURS?
Charizard #040/165 comes in 2 printings: the Reverse Holofoil is $449.99 and the Normal is $149.19 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-02).
- Reverse Holofoil · this page$449.99
- Normal · this page$149.19
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WORTH GRADING?
Grading Charizard #040/165 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies list from $3,406 on eBay vs $450 raw, and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you need about a 2% chance of a 10 to break even. run your own numbers →
WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Reverse Holofoil · eBay scanned todayBuy-side estimate
$250
THINa patient buyer pays about $250 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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TCGplayer $449.99 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $249.99 — the market hasn't settled on a price yet
| TCGplayer market | $449.99 | verify ↗ |
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 at their high after a flat month were higher 90 days later 61% of the time in our archive since 2024 (55,234 cases).
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- CARD TYPE
- Fire
- STAGE
- Stage 2
- HP
- 120
- ATTACK 1
- [RRRR] Scorching Whirlwind (120) Flip 2 coins. If 1 of them is tails, discard 2 Energy cards attached to Charizard. If both of them are tails, discard all Energy cards attached to Charizard.
- WEAKNESS
- W
- RETREAT COST
- 3
- CARD TEXT
- Poké-POWER — Burning Energy Once during your turn (before your attack), you may turn all basic Energy attached to all of your Pokémon into Fire Energy for the rest of the turn. This power can't be used if Charizard is affected by a Special Condition.
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PRICE FAQ
Why does Charizard #040/165 have two prices?
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Charizard #040/165 was printed 2 ways and each one sells separately: Reverse Holofoil $449.99; Normal $149.19 (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 Charizard (40)?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $449.99 market price that is roughly $315 cash or $360 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 (40) (Expedition) worth today?
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Charizard (40) [Reverse Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $449.99 as of 2026-10-02. Across 2 tracked variants, latest prices range from $149.19 to $449.99.
Is Charizard (40) going up or down in price?
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Charizard (40) #040/165 is holding steady: $449.99 today, flat over 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-10-03). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08.
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