# Charizard VSTAR #018/172 — Brilliant Stars

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Brilliant Stars |
| Number | 018/172 |
| Rarity | Holo Rare VSTAR |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2022-02-25 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | VSTAR |
| Suffix | V |
| Evolves from | Charizard V |
| HP | 280 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Explosive Fire | cost Fire/Fire/Colorless — damage 130+ — If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage. |
| Attack: Star Blaze | cost Fire/Fire/Fire/Colorless — damage 320 — Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.) |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Regulation mark | F |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Charizard #006](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/charizard) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$11.70** (GUIDE_THIN_SAMPLE; sold median) — as of 2026-10-15T07:12:47.026Z
- Headline basis: PRINTS — The median price of the day’s confirmed prints — copies that actually changed hands.
- 24h change: -11.40% · 7d change: +1.10% — as of 2026-10-15T07:12:47.026Z
- Floor delivered ask: $10.50 — as of 2026-10-15T07:12:47.026Z
- Quant score: 57/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-15T07:12:47.026Z — 8 of 11 inputs · 84% weight · -8% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2022-02-25T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-15T07:54:01.020Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-15T07:06:38.168Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-15T05:06:17.627Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-15T07:06:38.167Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-07T21:33:49.727Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/brilliant-stars/charizard-vstar-018)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aswsh9-018%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)