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Chimchar 12/17

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Set: POP Series 8 Released: Sep 1, 2008
Pokémon: Chimchar Fire Type Common Illustrator: Kagemaru Himeno Pull Rate:1 in 4 packs (25.0%) Evolves To: Monferno

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Found in Booster Packs
3.24 $0.38 (13.29%)

cracked Ice Holofoil

Promotional / Event Release
49.79 $9.80 (24.51%)
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Chimchar #12/17 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Chimchar #12/17 from POP Series 8 — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Chimchar has moved up 13.3% to $3.24. PSA 10 copies are up 110.6% over the same period.

Chimchar #12/17 appears roughly 1 in 4 packs, which works out at 25.0% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from POP Series 8.

Chimchar #12/17 is a Common, one of the higher rarity tiers in POP Series 8.

At $3.24 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $526.57, giving a net return of +$426.88 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns −$18.55 and PSA 8 returns +$6.83, so returns vary by grade — check the figures above before submitting.

PSA have graded 31 copies of Chimchar #12/17, of which 3 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 9.7%, or roughly 1 in 10 graded copies.

No. At a 9.7% gem rate, Chimchar grades better than the POP Series 8 average by 1.8 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Chimchar #12/17 was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, who has illustrated 1241 Pokémon cards in total.

Chimchar #12/17 was released on 1 September 2008 as part of POP Series 8. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 4 Pokémon from the Sinnoh region.