Charizard ex - 223/197

SV03: Obsidian Flames • Special Illustration Rare • Holofoil

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Sold $72.14–$111.99 this week

23 NM sales this week · 95 in 30 days

TCGplayer market $94.62as of Oct 15, 2026↓ -$3.43 (-3.5%) this week

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Sales & Velocity

As of 2026-10-15

Listings are inside the range this card sold for this week

Sold (7d / 30d)

38 / 138

NM sold between (7d)

$72.14–$111.99

Cheapest listing

$70.67

Units sold per day, Sep 14–Oct 15 (Near Mint)

Units sold per day, Near Mint
Date	Units sold	Sold between
Sep 14	2	$97.49–$99.99
Sep 15	10	$97.68–$101.99
Sep 16	5	$96.00–$104.50
Sep 17	1	$105.00–$105.00
Sep 18	2	$94.99–$106.00
Sep 19	4	$94.94–$105.98
Sep 20	2	$99.61–$101.94
Sep 21	3	$94.71–$95.99
Sep 22	7	$93.68–$101.94
Sep 23	4	$93.00–$105.99
Sep 24	3	$98.72–$98.94
Sep 25	3	$96.99–$100.99
Sep 26	3	$95.99–$104.98
Sep 27	3	$96.99–$105.99
Sep 28	2	$98.28–$106.00
Sep 29	4	$90.00–$98.42
Sep 30	4	$94.99–$121.80
Oct 1	5	$102.99–$106.00
Oct 2	2	$93.49–$94.99
Oct 3	3	$85.99–$94.98
Oct 4	3	$90.00–$114.99
Oct 5	5	$91.99–$104.26
Oct 6	1	$94.99–$94.99
Oct 7	3	$93.50–$94.00
Oct 10	6	$72.14–$99.22
Oct 11	5	$90.00–$104.69
Oct 12	3	$89.99–$100.00
Oct 13	1	$89.99–$89.99
Oct 14	7	$90.00–$111.99
Oct 15	1	$94.27–$94.27

Condition	Sold 7d	Sold 30d
Damaged	1	1
Heavily Played	0	0
Lightly Played	13	38
Moderately Played	1	4
Near Mint	23	95

Sales data: TCGplayer

Quick answers

How much is Charizard ex - 223/197 worth?

As of October 15, 2026, Charizard ex - 223/197 from SV03: Obsidian Flames has a TCGplayer market price of $94.62. 23 Near Mint copies sold on TCGplayer this week at $72.14 to $111.99.

Is Charizard ex - 223/197 going up or down in price?

Its TCGplayer market price is down 5.8% over the past 30 days and down 3.5% over the past week, as of October 15, 2026.

Is Charizard ex - 223/197 worth grading?

A PSA 10 sells for about $795.00 on eBay, against a raw TCGplayer market price of $94.62. After buying the raw card, about $29.00 to grade and ship, and a 13% eBay selling fee, a PSA 10 would net about $568.03. At these prices grading looks worthwhile, if the card can get a 10.

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Price Snapshot

Market

$94.62

Low

$70.67

Mid

$103.00

High

$2,576.09

7-Day:-$3.43 (-3.5%)

30-Day:-$5.87 (-5.8%)

Percent of Market

Buying? See what a price is as a share of market. Selling? Start at market and read down to a buylist offer or up to an asking price.

% of Market price	Price	Usually means
50%	$47.31	Cash buylist, low end
60%	$56.77	Cash buylist, typical
70%	$66.23	Buylist top end, store credit
80%	$75.70	Bulk lot or quick sale
90%	$85.16	Quick sale, just under market
100%	$94.62	Market price
110%	$104.08	Asking price, room to negotiate
120%	$113.54	Asking price, room to negotiate
150%	$141.93	Presale and hype pricing

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Card text

Stage 2 Pokémon · 330 HP · Darkness

RRBurning Darkness180+
This attack does 30 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken.

Tera: As long as this Pokemon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokemon by attacks (both yours and your opponent’s).

Ability — Infernal Reign
When you play this card from your hand to evolve a Pokemon during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 3 Basic [R] Energy cards and attach them to your Pokemon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.

Weakness Gx2 · Resistance None · Retreat 2

Where to Buy

TCGPlayerRaw$94.62Raw copies, condition graded by the marketplace

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Graded Prices

PSA 10

$795.00

PSA 9

$145.00

PSA 8

$109.35

Raw → PSA 9 premium: +$50.38 (+53.2%)

Should you grade it?

Worth grading

Net if it 10s

+$568.03

ROI

+459.5%

From $94.62 raw to $795.00 in a PSA 10, after ~$25 grading, tracked shipping, and eBay fees. Grades below 10 return less, and most cards need a realistic 10 to profit. Not financial advice.