Charizard ex

Obsidian Flames · #223/197 · Special Illustration Rare · 2023

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$86.09
Market price ▼ 13.2% (30d)
Prices as of Nov 6, 2026
HP 330DarknessStage 2exTeraArt · AKIRA EGAWA
58,720graded pop
24%gem rate
6.1×PSA 10 vs raw
-30%off ATH $122.15 · May 2026
+$83.50EV to grade — worth it
Market data

Price history

Holofoil▲ 1.8% 7d
Low $62.98Mid $96.35

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Graded market

Graded values

PSA 10 report →updated 2026-11-06
Grade 6 est.$85.50
Grade 5 est.$72.00
Grade 4 est.$59.40
Grade 3 est.$49.50
Grade 2 est.$40.50
Grade 1 est.$34.20

Grades 1–6 are estimates modeled from the raw price — PSA/CGC/BGS 7–10 and Ungraded are live tracked market values.

PSA 10 price history$525.00

PSA 10 chart is building — graded values are tracked nightly, a new point appears each day.

Graded population census · updated 2026-09-28

PSA54,455 graded · 12,647 gem 10
CGC4,265 graded · 1,265 gem 10

Population data from PriceCharting, updated monthly.

Auction sale integrity

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Graded sales for this card from public auctions, each checked for shill/relist patterns and prices that don’t match the market. How this works →

Clean price · PSA 10
$645.00
High confidence — 12 corroborating sales
Recent sale price by grade · tracked by cert number
PSA 10
$525.00
last $525.00 · Oct 12, 2026 · 12 sales
CGC 10
$245.00
last $270.00 · Sep 14, 2026 · 4 sales
PSA 9
$92.00
last $84.00 · Oct 5, 2026 · 8 sales
PSA 8
$75.00
last $82.00 · Sep 14, 2026 · 4 sales
CGC 9
$74.00
last $80.00 · Sep 28, 2026 · 5 sales
CGC 8
$69.00
last $64.00 · Oct 12, 2026 · 2 sales
Unconfirmed
CGC 8 · 9 bids · Oct 12, 2026
$64.00
Verified
PSA 10 · 21 bids · Oct 12, 2026
$525.00
Verified
PSA 9 · 14 bids · Oct 5, 2026
$84.00
Verified
PSA 9 · 12 bids · Oct 5, 2026
$92.00
Verified
PSA 10 · 33 bids · Oct 5, 2026
$525.00
Verified
PSA 10 · 23 bids · Oct 5, 2026
$525.00
Verified
PSA 9 · 25 bids · Oct 5, 2026
$92.00
Verified
PSA 10 · 11 bids · Oct 5, 2026
$525.00
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Abilities

Infernal Reign
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 3 Basic Fire Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.

Attacks

180+Burning Darkness
This attack does 30 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken.

How much is Charizard ex #223/197 worth?

Right now (November 6, 2026) the going rate for an ungraded Charizard ex #223/197 from Obsidian Flames is about $86.09.

Grading changes the math on this one: a PSA 10 is valued around $525.00, roughly 6.1x the raw price, while a PSA 9 sits near $92.00. 54,455 copies have been graded to date, and 23% of them came back a 10 — worth knowing before you pay grading fees.

We update this valuation every night from live market data and verify it against real completed sales — see the chart above for how Charizard ex has moved over time.

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