Dark Charizard is card #21/82 in the 2000 Pokemon Team Rocket set (Rare), the Wizards of the Coast expansion (April 2000) that introduced Dark Pokemon to the trading card game. It was printed in 1st Edition and Unlimited. PSA has graded about 18,117 copies across its printings.
No 'Edition 1' stamp. Identical artwork and copyright to the 1st Edition card — the missing stamp is the only tell. By far the most common printing (Team Rocket had no separate Shadowless run, so there is no copyright-line difference).
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
Grader
Total
10
9
8
7
2–6
1
Auth
1st Edition
PSA
8,741
708
2,713
2,273
1,150
1,782
111
4
SGC
145
2
39
45
15
40
4
0
Unlimited
PSA
9,376
243
1,486
2,257
1,726
3,409
252
3
SGC
245
2
43
72
35
87
5
1
PSA & SGC graded population by printing & grade. PSA pools 1st Edition and Unlimited under one Team Rocket heading, with the edition noted per spec.
Card details
Type
Fire
Stage
Stage 2
HP
80
Evolves from
Dark Charmeleon
Weakness
Water ×2
Resistance
Fighting -30
Retreat
3
Artist
Ken Sugimori
Pokedex #
6
Attacks
10Nail Flick[Colorless]
50×Continuous Fireball[Fire Fire]
Flip a number of coins equal to the number of Fire Energy cards attached to Dark Charizard. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads. Discard a number of Fire Energy cards attached to Dark Charizard equal to the number of heads.
Seemingly possessed, it spews fire like a volcano, trying to burn all it sees.
Market values are live TCGplayer prices for each printing. A dash means TCGplayer has no separate or active listing for that variant (e.g. the error or promo cards). As an eBay Partner & affiliate we may earn from qualifying purchases.
The non-holofoil counterpart to the holo #4 Dark Charizard.
About the print variants
Every Team Rocket card comes in two English printings: 1st Edition (with the Edition-1 stamp left of the art) and Unlimited (no stamp). Team Rocket has no separate Shadowless print, so the art and the (c)1999-2000 copyright are identical -- the stamp is the only tell. Outside the 82-card checklist, #5 Dark Dragonite also exists as the famous No Holo error (both editions), and three cards have stamped promos: #8 (Prerelease), #19 and #32 (silver W stamp).
Frequently asked questions
How many Dark Charizard (Team Rocket #21/82) cards have been graded?
PSA has graded about 18,117 Dark Charizard from the 2000 Pokemon Team Rocket set (8,741 1st Edition, 9,376 Unlimited); SGC has graded about 390.
What is the difference between 1st Edition and Unlimited
1st Edition and Unlimited Dark Charizard are identical except the stamp: 1st Edition carries a black 'Edition 1' stamp to the left of the art box, while Unlimited has none. Team Rocket has no separate Shadowless print, so the stamp is the only tell.
How much is a Dark Charizard worth?
The TCGplayer market price for Dark Charizard is about $88.79 for Unlimited and about $172.32 for 1st Edition.
Sources: card data from the Pokemon TCG API (pokemontcg.io); graded population from PSA & SGC population reports; market prices from TCGplayer; variant scans from the Pokemon TCG API + PriceCharting; set, variant and error facts from Bulbapedia and the PSA error guide. Compiled & maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-08-31.
