How rare is Blaine's Charmander (Japanese)?

Blaine's Charmander (Japanese) is a Common — the most plentiful rarity, so it is easy to find but essential for completing the Challenge from the Darkness set.

Is Blaine's Charmander (Japanese) a chase card?

Not really — Blaine's Charmander (Japanese) is a Common that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the Challenge from the Darkness set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What makes Blaine's Charmander (Japanese) collectible?

Blaine's Charmander (Japanese) combines its Common rarity from Challenge from the Darkness, the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and steady demand from set-builders. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Blaine's Charmander (Japanese)

Name: Blaine's Charmander (Japanese) - Challenge from the Darkness ()
Brand: Pokemon

Challenge from the Darkness · · Common

Current Prices

Market Price $2.26

Low $1.96

High $1.96

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 N/A

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

Challenge from the Darkness

Number

Rarity

Common

Variant

Normal

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Aug 1, 2026

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Blaine's Charmander (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility

Blaine's Charmander (Japanese) sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common # of the Challenge from the Darkness 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 Blaine's Charmander (Japanese)?

In 2026, a Near Mint Blaine's Charmander (Japanese) (Common, Challenge from the Darkness #) changes hands at roughly $2.26, 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 $2.26, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.65. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $2.26, Lightly Played $1.30, Moderately Played $1.53, Heavily Played $0.50, Damaged $0.65 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$0.65	$0.65	$0.65	7
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	14
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$1.30	$1.30	$1.30	107
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$1.53	$1.63	$1.63	16
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$2.26	$1.96	$1.96	72

Collector Outlook for Blaine's Charmander (Japanese)

As a Common, Blaine's Charmander (Japanese) earns its place through set completion rather than chase appeal — but a binder is never finished without it. 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 Blaine's Charmander (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.