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Charmander 97/165

Set: Expedition Base Set Released: Sep 15, 2002
Pokémon: Charmander Fire Type Common Illustrator: Masako Yamashita Pull Rate:1 in 10.5 packs (9.5%) Evolves To: Charmeleon

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Charmander #97/165 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Charmander #97/165 from Expedition Base Set — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Charmander has moved up 6.7% to $22.90. PSA 10 copies are up 56.6% over the same period.

Charmander #97/165 appears roughly 1 in 10.5 packs, which works out at 9.5% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Expedition Base Set.

Charmander #97/165 is a Common, one of the higher rarity tiers in Expedition Base Set.

At $22.90 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $635.98, giving a net return of +$502.40 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns +$141.60 and PSA 8 returns +$4.21, so PSA 8, 9 and 10 can all return a profit on this card.

PSA have graded 721 copies of Charmander #97/165, of which 215 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 29.8%, or roughly 1 in 3.4 graded copies.

No. At a 29.8% gem rate, Charmander grades better than the Expedition Base Set average by 12.1 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Charmander #97/165 was illustrated by Masako Yamashita, who has illustrated 53 Pokémon cards in total.

Charmander #97/165 was released on 15 September 2002 as part of Expedition Base Set. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 1 Pokémon from the Kanto region.