
Dark Charizard is a Stage 2 Fire-type Pokémon card with 80 HP. It was illustrated by Ken Sugimori and is part of the Team Rocket set from the vintage era…
Dark Charizard is a Fire-type Pokémon card with 80 HP from the Team Rocket set, part of the Base series. It carries the collector number 4/82 and is classified as Rare Holo. The Team Rocket set was released on April 24, 2000.
Within the Team Rocket set, Dark Charizard currently carries the highest market price of any card. The card includes the flavor text: “Seemingly possessed, it spews fire like a volcano, trying to burn all it sees.”.
Card name: Dark Charizard
Card number: 4/82
Set: Team Rocket
Series: Base
Rarity: Rare Holo
Subtypes: Stage 2
Type: Fire
HP: 80
Artist: Ken Sugimori
Release date: April 24, 2000
National Pokédex number: 6
Dark Charizard is a solid addition to the Team Rocket set, and clean, well-centred copies are the most desirable to collectors who grade their cards.
Across the hobby, collectibility generally comes down to rarity, condition, artwork, and overall demand for the set, and this card already commands the top market price within its set.
Dark Charizard was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Artwork is one of the factors collectors weigh when deciding which copies to keep or send for grading.
The current aggregated market price for Dark Charizard is about $444. Recent listings range from roughly $560 (low) to $5,000 (high), with a mid-point near $765. These figures are aggregated from marketplace data and change over time; the live price and full price history are shown above on this page.
For context, the Team Rocket set has a median card value near
Pokémon cards are best collected for enjoyment first. Where value matters, it is typically driven by graded population, the popularity of the Team Rocket set, the availability of sealed product, and broader Pokémon TCG market trends.
Whether Dark Charizard is worth grading comes down to condition. Before submitting a card, collectors usually check front and back centring, corner sharpness, edge wear, surface defects, and any print lines or factory imperfections.
Across the hobby, top grades such as PSA 10, BGS/Beckett 9.5–10, and CGC Pristine 10 generally command a premium over raw or lower-graded copies.
PSA has graded 30,074 copies of this card, of which 731 earned a PSA 10 — a gem rate of about 2.4%. These population figures were last refreshed on June 15, 2026. Population counts only rise as more copies are submitted, so the gem rate and totals shift over time; nothing here is estimated or back-filled.
Rare Holo cards like Dark Charizard are pulled less often than commons and uncommons, while still appearing more frequently than the set's top-tier rare cards.
Population data is one concrete measure of scarcity: PSA has graded 30,074 copies to date.
Dark Charizard appears on more than one card across the catalog. Other printings include Team Rocket 21 (around
These are distinct cards rather than a single listing; compare the set, collector number, and rarity when identifying a specific copy.
The Dark Charizard pokémon card is a Rare Holo card from the Team Rocket set (Base series). It is a straightforward addition for collectors completing the Team Rocket set. Its current aggregated market price is about $444; the live figure and full price history appear above on this page.
Dark Charizard is from the Team Rocket set (Base series), numbered 4/82 with the Rare Holo rarity.
Dark Charizard is classified as Rare Holo.
The current aggregated market price is about $444, within a recent range of roughly $560 to $5,000. The live figure and full price history appear above on this page.
It can be, if the card is well-centred and free of noticeable edge, corner, or surface flaws. PSA has graded 30,074 copies so far, with about 2.4% reaching PSA 10. Top grades typically command a premium over raw copies.
PSA has graded 30,074 copies, of which 731 are PSA 10 (a gem rate of about 2.4%). These figures were last updated on June 15, 2026.
Rare Holo cards like Dark Charizard are pulled less often than commons and uncommons, while still appearing more frequently than the set's top-tier rare cards.
The Team Rocket set was released on April 24, 2000.
Yes. Dark Charizard appears on one other card across the catalog. Compare the set, collector number, and rarity to identify a specific copy.