How much is Charizard 40/165 worth?

About $450 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Charizard 40/165 from?

Expedition Base Set (E-Card), released September 15, 2002.

Is Charizard the most valuable card in Expedition Base Set?

No, it is the 8th most valuable of the 165 cards; the top card is Dragonite 9 at $950.

Pokémon sets › Expedition Base Set › Charizard

Illus. Hiromichi Sugiyama · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Charizard 40/165

Expedition Base Set · Rare · illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama

$450TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15

#8 of 165most valuable in Expedition Base Set

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What Charizard 40 is worth

Charizard 40/165 sells for about $450 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 8th most valuable card in Expedition Base Set, and alone makes up 3% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Rare in this set goes for $56.30, so this card sells at 8.0 times that. Among all 84 Charizard cards, it ranks 17th by price.

Charizard price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Normal	$149	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Reverse Holo	$450	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15

Charizard card details

Set	Expedition Base Set (E-Card, EX)
Number	40/165
Rarity	Rare
Card type	Stage 2 Fire
HP	120
Evolves from	Charmeleon
Abilities	Burning Energy (Poke-POWER)
Attacks	Scorching Whirlwind Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire · 120 damage
Weakness	Water x2
Resistance	Psychic -30
Retreat cost	3
Illustrator	Hiromichi Sugiyama
Released	September 15, 2002
Printings	Normal, Reverse Holo

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 40/165 next to the set code EX, and the rarity is Rare. The illustrator credit reads Hiromichi Sugiyama. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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More valuable Expedition Base Set cards

Dragonite 9: $950
Gengar 13: $700
Mewtwo 20: $700
Bulbasaur 95: $600
Mew 19: $525
Blastoise 4: $500
Squirtle 132: $458
Charizard 6: $436

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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.