What Pokémon TCG: Brilliant Stars' Charizard Cards Are Worth (2024)

The Sword & Shield - Brilliant Stars expansion of thePokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) contains over 200 cards when fully completed. Unsurprisingly, a fair chunk of those cards features the iconic Fire/Flying-typePokémon Charizard. There are a total of five different Charizard prints contained in Brilliant Stars, though some are much rarer than others. The vastly different scarcities of each Charizard card in Brilliant Stars also impact their value among other Pokémon TCG traders. Though all five cards are centered around Charizard, some are worth less than $5 and others almost $200. Here's all there is to know aboutthe Charizards included in Brilliant Stars and, most importantly, what each one could be worth for those lucky TCG players who manage to find them.

Charizard has consistently been one of the most valuablePokémon in the Trading Card Game, with some cards soaring up to prices of over $100,000. ThePokémon itself is all but a secondary mascot to the franchise, arguably just behind Pikachu in terms of popularity. For many long-time players of thePokémon video games, Charizard'sbase evolution may have been their first starterPokémon. Consequently, nostalgia might be the most significant factor in why Charizard cards have managed to stay so popular across variousPokémon TCG sets. In addition, its reputation among online influencers and dedicatedPokémon TCG collectors - especially in recent years thanks to the TCG's latest surge in popularity - has only increased Charizard's perceived worth amongPokémon TCG fans.

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Though the most expensive Charizard cards aretypically the oldest - such as the Pokémon TCG's current most valuable Charizard card,aholographic edition from the 1999 base set - plenty of the more recently-released Charizards still manage to garner a hefty price tag. The Charizard VMAX card fromPokémon TCG's Shining Fates expansion, which was released in early 2021, has consistently sat at a value of nearly $150. Asnewer packs come out and older ones increase in rarity, even the most recent Charizard cards will likely grow substantially more expensive. With that in mind, manyPokémon TCG collectors are probably aiming to acquire the newest editions before the value of Pokémon cardsspikes even higher. For the time being, Brilliant Stars is still the latest addition to the TCG, though that will change with May 2022's release ofSword & Shield -Astral Radiance.

Charizard V Is The Cheapest Charizard Card In Brilliant Stars

Perhaps the most unremarkable Charizard card included in Sword & Shield - Brilliant Stars, Charizard V is also the least valuable, priced at just under $4 according to TCGPlayer's price guide resource. It's card 17 out of the 172 official cards in the set, though, of course, there are an additional 30 Trainer Gallery cards and several Secret editions likewise added toBrilliant Stars. Although its rarity is marked as Ultra Rare, its design isn't that noteworthycompared to someofPokémon TCG's most valuable Charizard cards. The Full Art or Rainbow versions featured in the set will likely look significantly more impressive on display or as part of a collection. Still, for any dedicated Charizard fans in the Pokémon TCG community, Charizard V is undoubtedly the easiest to obtain out of the Brilliant Stars expansion, making it that much easier towork toward a complete set.

Charizard VSTAR Is Cheap Despite Being An Ultra Rare Card

Another Ultra Rare Charizard with a surprisingly small price tag isCharizard VSTAR, card 18 out of 172 in Brilliant Stars, which has a value of approximately $17. Although this is still nearly three times more expensive than Charizard V, which it evolves from, it's undoubtedly more affordable than many other rare Charizard cards circulating through thePokémon TCG community. The VSTAR mechanic is a new addition to thePokémon TCG,only just appearing for the first time in Brilliant Stars. VSTARPokémon evolve from their respective V forms, and each card comes with one unique VSTAR Power. These movescan have such an impact on a game that players are restricted to using only one VSTAR ability per match. It remains to be seen whether futurePokémon TCG expansions like Astral Radiance will continue adding VSTAR cards to the game.

Rainbow Charizard VSTAR Is Brilliant Stars' Secret Card

Within thePokémon TCG, Secret cards are considered to be any card with a collection number greater than the number of official cards in the set. In the case of the cards included inPokémon TCG'sBrilliant Starspack, this would mean any card with a number higher than 172. There are just over a dozen Secret cards in this expansion pack, not counting the 30 included as part of the Trainer Gallery. Secret cards are usually quite rare compared to the officially numbered ones in a deck, though there are exceptions. In the case of Charizard, only one out of the five in Brilliant Stars is a Secret card, and even then, it doesn't quite manage to earn the title of most valuable.

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TheSecret Charizard in Brilliant Stars is simply a Rainbow version of the Pokémon TCG'sCharizard VSTAR card, which isn't worth very much on its own.However, it's the unique appearance and collection number on the Secret Charizard VSTAR that make it so high-priced. At nearly $175, Secret Charizard VSTAR is right behind the most expensive Charizard card in Brilliant Stars, which also makes it the second most costly card in the entire set. Although it's hardly notable compared to some of the more notoriously difficult to acquire cards in thePokémon TCG, it's an impressive price tag in its own right when one considers how new Brilliant Stars is.

Charizard V - Alternate Full Art Is Brilliant Stars' Most Valuable

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The honor of the most expensive Charizard, and, more impressively, the most expensive card inPokémon TCG's Brilliant Starsexpansion overall goes to the Alternate Full Art edition of Charizard V. Within thePokémon TCG, Full Art cards are simply artwork variants of other cards included in any given deck. Since being introduced globally just over a decade ago inthe Black & White expansion, Full Art prints have become known as some of the most sought-after cards in thePokémon TCG.

Alternate Full Art versions, which depict an alternative illustration than the default Full Art card, are even more challenging to find. So it's little surprise that the Alternate Full Art Charizard costs nearly $200, a significant step up compared to the standard Charizard V. It's even almost four times as costly as Brilliant Stars' usual Full Art version of Charizard.

Charizard V - Full Art Is Cheaper Than The Alternate Full Art

Full Art Charizard V costs just over $40, leaving it in the dead center of the pack's five Charizard cards in terms of pricing. It only just scrapes by into the top 5 most expensive Brilliant Stars cards, coming in under two Arceus cards. The fact that three of the pack's top five most valuable additions feature Charizard is a testament to thePokémon's continued significance to thePokémon TCG community and could indicate that Charizard designs will continue to be relevant even as futurePokémon TCG expansions continue to come out. Although booster packs can be difficult to obtain thanks to new policies implemented by both physical and digitalPokémon TCG sellers like Walmart and eBay, the hunt could be well worth it in the eyes of dedicated Charizard fans, especially those looking to turn a profit by selling rare duplicates.

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