Chimchar

POP Series 8 · #12/17 · Common · 2008

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$2.95
Market price ▲ 6.5% (30d)
Prices as of Sep 27, 2026
HP 50FireBasicArt · Kagemaru Himeno
211graded pop
8%gem rate
47.1×PSA 10 vs raw
-34%off ATH $4.45 · Sep 2026
+$42.93EV to grade — worth it
Market data

Printings & price history

Unlimited▲ 3.1% 7d$2.95
Mid $2.25

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Graded market

Graded values

PSA 10 report →updated 2026-09-27
Grade 6 est.$1.90
Grade 5 est.$1.60
Grade 4 est.$1.32
Grade 3 est.$1.10
Grade 2 est.$0.90
Grade 1 est.$0.76

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$139.01

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

Graded population census · updated 2026-09-17

CGC151 graded · 14 gem 10
PSA27 graded · 3 gem 10

Population data from PriceCharting, updated monthly.

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Attacks

10Scratch
30Ember
Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy attached to Chimchar.

“It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps.”

How much is Chimchar #12/17 worth?

Chimchar #12/17 is a Common card from POP Series 8 (2008) — today it trades at roughly $2.95 ungraded. Across the 3 printings we track, copies run anywhere from $0.56 to $99.99 depending on the version you're holding.

Grading changes the math on this one: a PSA 10 is valued around $139.01, roughly 47.1x the raw price, while a PSA 9 sits near $64.91. 151 copies have been graded to date, and 9% of them came back a 10 — worth knowing before you pay grading fees.

These figures come from nightly market-data syncs verified against completed sales. Use the chart above to see the trend before you buy or sell.

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