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Of course, being the child-hating grinch I am, I decided to open a few packs of it for myself, and I was surprised at just how unassumingly charming the whole thing is

Charizard 1st Edition (1999) The iconic 1st Edition Base Set Charizard remains one of the most recognisable and valuable Pokmon cards ever printed

1st Edition Shadowless Charizard (PSA 10): The 1st Edition Charizard Shadowless PSA 10 value in 2026 sits in the $350,000-$420,000 range, making it one of the most recognisable price benchmarks in the entire hobby

It retains Claw Slash from its Charizard V form, though now with an added 20 damage

It truly took what already made the original game great and expanded upon it to make a fantastic sequel, which in turn raises a lot of potential for what a modern iteration of the franchise could look like