Charizard ex Special Illustration Rare 223/197

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What it's worth

Charizard ex Special Illustration Rare 223/197

Ossidiana Infuocata · Obsidian Flames · 223/197

ModernSingle cardItalianSpecial Illustration Rare (SIR)

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Starting price: €150

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The winner receives an email with payment and shipping instructions.

The Pokechrono standard

10PSAGem Mint

The highest grade on the scale

PSA 10 only.

We sell only cards graded PSA 10, Gem Mint: the top of the scale. Sealed holder, certificate verifiable on PSA's website, second check by our expert.

The certificate number is published with the item's photos, before the auction closes.

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Gem Mint 10
Centering, corners, edges and surface at their best.
02
Verifiable certificate
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Holder, label and card re-examined by our expert.

Indicative range

€150 – 300

Condition: Near Mint, ungraded
Sources: Eyevo

Recorded on Friday, 9 October 2026

Price history

€616

Oct 2026▲ 26 % · 5 years

Aug 2023Oct 2026

Low: €192 · Sep 2024
High: €707 · May 2026
Latest reading: €616 · Oct 2026

Realised sale prices, monthly average, by grade. Source: PriceCharting · Values in euros, converted from US dollars at the 9 Oct 2026 rate.

Cardmarket price

Trend: €76.50
Lowest price: €47.94
7-day average: €76.56
30-day average: €88.17

Updated on 9 Oct 2026 · Cardmarket prices for the ungraded card, via TCGdex. They refresh each time the site is published: a reference, not an offer.

Why buy here

What a marketplace doesn't give you.

PSA 10 only, seen twice
The highest grade there is, and our expert re-examining holder, label and card before the sale.
A certificate you verify yourself
The PSA number is on the page: check it on their site before you bid.
Transparent price
Six years of realised prices, by grade, in plain sight. Not a random figure.
One bid, no last-second sniping
Give your maximum once, sealed. Value wins, not click speed.
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Buyer's fee 12 %, verification included. No hidden costs.
Insured shipping, collector's packing
Tracked and insured for the full value. The card travels once: from us to you.

Pokechrono or a general marketplace
Pokechrono or a general marketplace	Pokechrono	General marketplace
Who checks the card	An expert, in hand, twice	Nobody: you trust the photo
Grade	PSA 10 only, verifiable certificate	Any, often self-declared
Price history	Six years, by grade	Latest sales, if you find them
Last-second bids	None: one bid per person	Yes, often automatic
Shipping	Insured, collector's packing	Depends on the seller
If something goes wrong	A person with a name	A complaint form

Why it's in the top 50

The best-selling modern Charizard: the Tera SIR from Obsidian Flames.

What to know

Darkness Tera Charizard ex SIR 223/197 from Obsidian Flames (2023): the first Charizard ex of the Scarlet & Violet era and, together with the 199/165 from 151, the most traded. Full-frame night-time artwork with texture. In strong demand in Italian; beware of copies with scratches on the dark surface, where every mark shows.