# Charizard #39/165 — Expedition Base Set

## Summary

Charizard is the Pokémon collectors measure every Fire card against, and Atsuko Nishida, who drew the original Base Set artwork and worked on the early designs, makes this a name-matched return to the character. Expedition's non-holo Rare slot made it a mid-tier pull, desirable but far easier to find than the holo. The modelled guide sits at $198 with 9 copies traded in 30 days; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Expedition Base Set |
| Number | 39/165 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2002-09-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Charmeleon |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Tail Smash | cost Colorless — damage 40 — Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. |
| Attack: Flamethrower | cost Fire/Fire/Colorless — damage 60 — Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Charizard. |
| Weakness | Water x2 |
| Resistance | Fighting -30 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Charizard #006](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/charizard) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$198.32** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- 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: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- Floor delivered ask: $226.32 — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- Quant score: 51/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 16% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2002-09-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-03T09:11:44.310Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-27T20:03:04.265Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-08-29T23:49:39.190Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-27T20:03:04.265Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T21:51:39.567Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/expedition-base-set/charizard-39)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard1-39%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)