Charmander (Japanese)
Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky · 090/092 · Ultra-Rare Common
Current Prices
Number
090/092
Rarity
Ultra-Rare Common
Variant
1st_Edition_Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jul 1, 2026
Charmander (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility
Charmander (Japanese) in its sought-after 1st_Edition_Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #090/092 of the Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky 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 Charmander (Japanese)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Charmander (Japanese) (Ultra Rare, Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky #090/092) changes hands at roughly $33.99, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $33.99, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $15.99. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $33.99, Lightly Played $32.00, Moderately Played $19.99, Heavily Played $14.99, Damaged $15.99 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Charmander (Japanese) is valued near $340.00 — about 10x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Charmander (Japanese): Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Charmander (Japanese), the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Charmander (Japanese) sits around $340.00 — roughly 10x 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 $140.00, PSA 8 $59.95 — 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
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | DAMAGED | $15.99 | $15.99 | $15.99 | 1 |
| ebay | HEAVILY PLAYED | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | 3 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 7 |
| ebay | MODERATELY PLAYED | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 2 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $33.99 | $33.99 | $33.99 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 7 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $340.00 | $340.00 | $340.00 | 12 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $15.50 | $15.50 | $15.50 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $16.50 | $16.50 | $16.50 | 6 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $59.95 | $59.95 | $59.95 | 12 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $140.00 | $140.00 | $140.00 | 25 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | 7 |
Collector Outlook for Charmander (Japanese)
As an Ultra Rare, Charmander (Japanese) carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. Cards in this band from beloved sets tend to keep a loyal collector base over time. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Charmander (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
