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Charmeleon Pokemon card from Base Set

Charmeleon

Base Set · 024/102 · Uncommon

Current Prices

Market Price $2.86
Low $1.40
High $5.75
PSA 10 $150.72
PSA 9 $42.99
30-Day Trend +0.0%

Number

024/102

Rarity

Uncommon

Variant

Normal

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jun 9, 2026

Charmeleon: Rarity & Collectibility

Charmeleon is an Uncommon, slightly scarcer than the base cards but still widely available. Cataloged as Uncommon #024/102 of the Base Set set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.

How Rare & Valuable Is Charmeleon?

In 2026, a Near Mint Charmeleon (Uncommon, Base Set #024/102) changes hands at roughly $2.86, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $2.86, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.28. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $2.86, Lightly Played $0.79, Moderately Played $0.66, Heavily Played $0.38, Damaged $0.28 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Charmeleon is valued near $150.72 — about 53x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.

Graded Charmeleon: Gem Mint & Population

Even for a card at this rarity, the top of the market belongs to certified gem-mint copies. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Charmeleon sits around $150.72 — roughly 53x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $42.99, CGC 10 $40.00, CGC 9.5 $39.00 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.

Detailed Price Breakdown

SourceCondition / GradeAverage
ebayLIGHTLY PLAYED$0.99
ebayMODERATELY PLAYED$2.83
ebayNEAR MINT$1.49
ebayACE 10$95.80
ebayACE 9$29.06
ebayBGS 5 5$19.29
ebayBGS 8 5$7.19
ebayBGS 9 5$40.00
ebayCGC 10$40.00
ebayCGC 4$15.00
ebayCGC 4 5$29.99
ebayCGC 5$7.41
ebayCGC 5 5$249.95
ebayCGC 6 5$23.51
ebayCGC 7$7.50
ebayCGC 7 5$11.50
ebayCGC 8$10.50
ebayCGC 8 5$20.00
ebayCGC 9$8.50
ebayCGC 9 5$39.00
ebayPSA 1$32.00
ebayPSA 10$150.72
ebayPSA 2$50.00
ebayPSA 3$15.99
ebayPSA 4$18.21
ebayPSA 5$12.50
ebayPSA 6$13.50
ebayPSA 7$25.00
ebayPSA 8$24.50
ebayPSA 9$42.99
ebaySGC 10$25.00
ebaySGC 5$15.88
ebaySGC 9 5$40.00
ebayTAG 10$84.99
tcgplayerDAMAGED$0.28
tcgplayerHEAVILY PLAYED$0.38
tcgplayerLIGHTLY PLAYED$0.79
tcgplayerMODERATELY PLAYED$0.66
tcgplayerNEAR MINT$2.86

Collector Outlook for Charmeleon

Charmeleon is an Uncommon collectors gather while building toward the set's headline pulls. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Charmeleon on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.

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