# Charmander #98/97 — Dragon

## Summary

Charmander is the Gen I starter that fans hold closest, and Mitsuhiro Arita is among the most respected hands ever to illustrate the game, so this printing draws collectors on both counts. It was a Rare in a Dragon-themed set, a modest pull whose demand comes from sentiment, not play. At a $331 modelled guide, up 1% over 30 days on 13 copies traded, with only 15 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.12 out of Ascended Heroes; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dragon |
| Number | 98/97 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2003-11-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Flare | cost Fire — damage 10 |
| Attack: Rage | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 10+ — Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Charmander. |
| Weakness | Water x2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Charmander #004](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/charmander) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$330.76** (GUIDE_THIN_SAMPLE; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-14
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: +0.70% · 7d change: +0.70% — as of 2026-11-14
- Floor delivered ask: $389.99 — as of 2026-11-15T05:01:08.231Z
- Quant score: 57/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-15T05:01:08.231Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-11-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-14T22:24:06.734Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-14T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-14T22:24:06.581Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-14T08:11:47.410Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-14T22:24:06.581Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-11T22:06:20.036Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dragon/charmander-98)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex3-98%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)