{
 "id": "pokemon/japanese-base-set/charizard-no-rarity-006-japanese",
 "url": "https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/japanese-base-set/charizard-no-rarity-006-japanese/",
 "markdown_url": "https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/japanese-base-set/charizard-no-rarity-006-japanese/index.md",
 "name": "Charizard",
 "title": "Charizard 006 (Japanese Base Set)",
 "category": "pokemon",
 "category_name": "Pokémon",
 "set": "Japanese Base Set",
 "number": "006",
 "year": 1996,
 "language": "Japanese",
 "rarity": "Holo; No Rarity Symbol first-print indicator",
 "artist": "Mitsuhiro Arita",
 "publisher": "Media Factory",
 "flagship": true,
 "updated": "2026-09-27",
 "as_of": "2026-09-27",
 "summary": "This is the Japanese Base Set Charizard #006 holo from the early no-rarity-symbol printing. Collectors search for it because the missing rarity symbol separates it from later Japanese Base Set copies and gives it a distinct sale history.",
 "key_facts": [
  "CardVolume lists 2 verified sales of the Charizard 006 (Japanese Base Set) as of September 27, 2026.",
  "No grade has the 5 verified sales in 90 days needed for a market price; the most recent verified sale was $300,000 for a No Rarity Symbol holo PSA 10 on December 17, 2023 at Heritage Auctions.",
  "The highest verified sale on record is $300,000 for a No Rarity Symbol holo PSA 10 on December 17, 2023 at Heritage Auctions."
 ],
 "versions": [
  {
   "key": "no-rarity-symbol-holo",
   "label": "No Rarity Symbol holo",
   "how_to_identify": "Japanese Base Set Charizard #006 holo with no rarity symbol in the lower-right card area."
  }
 ],
 "grades": [
  {
   "version": "No Rarity Symbol holo",
   "version_key": "no-rarity-symbol-holo",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "10",
   "label": "PSA 10",
   "market_price_usd": null,
   "market_sales_n": 0,
   "market_window": null,
   "verified_sales": 1,
   "last_verified_sale": {
    "date": "2023-12-17",
    "price_usd": 300000,
    "venue": "Heritage Auctions",
    "buyer_premium_included": true,
    "source_url": "https://comics.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&dept=1938&ic3=ViewItem-Auction-Archive-PreviousPricesHeritageExpanded-081514&mode=archive&si=2&sold_status=1526~1524&term=539801"
   },
   "record_sale": {
    "date": "2023-12-17",
    "price_usd": 300000,
    "venue": "Heritage Auctions",
    "buyer_premium_included": true,
    "source_url": "https://comics.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&dept=1938&ic3=ViewItem-Auction-Archive-PreviousPricesHeritageExpanded-081514&mode=archive&si=2&sold_status=1526~1524&term=539801"
   },
   "population": null,
   "graded_market_value_usd": null
  },
  {
   "version": "No Rarity Symbol holo",
   "version_key": "no-rarity-symbol-holo",
   "grader": "CGC",
   "grade": "9.5",
   "label": "CGC 9.5",
   "market_price_usd": null,
   "market_sales_n": 0,
   "market_window": null,
   "verified_sales": 1,
   "last_verified_sale": {
    "date": "2023-07-07",
    "price_usd": 93750,
    "venue": "Heritage Auctions",
    "buyer_premium_included": true,
    "source_url": "https://www.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&comic_category=2923&comic_grade=~~40t80~94t101&highlights=2252&layout=gallery&mode=archive&page=48~1&sb=1&si=2&sold_status=1526"
   },
   "record_sale": {
    "date": "2023-07-07",
    "price_usd": 93750,
    "venue": "Heritage Auctions",
    "buyer_premium_included": true,
    "source_url": "https://www.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&comic_category=2923&comic_grade=~~40t80~94t101&highlights=2252&layout=gallery&mode=archive&page=48~1&sb=1&si=2&sold_status=1526"
   },
   "population": null,
   "graded_market_value_usd": null
  }
 ],
 "verified_sales": [
  {
   "date": "2023-12-17",
   "version": "No Rarity Symbol holo",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "10",
   "price_usd": 300000,
   "price": 300000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": true,
   "venue": "Heritage Auctions",
   "sale_type": "auction",
   "cert": null,
   "source_url": "https://comics.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&dept=1938&ic3=ViewItem-Auction-Archive-PreviousPricesHeritageExpanded-081514&mode=archive&si=2&sold_status=1526~1524&term=539801",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  },
  {
   "date": "2023-07-07",
   "version": "No Rarity Symbol holo",
   "grader": "CGC",
   "grade": "9.5",
   "price_usd": 93750,
   "price": 93750,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": true,
   "venue": "Heritage Auctions",
   "sale_type": "auction",
   "cert": null,
   "source_url": "https://www.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&comic_category=2923&comic_grade=~~40t80~94t101&highlights=2252&layout=gallery&mode=archive&page=48~1&sb=1&si=2&sold_status=1526",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  }
 ],
 "graded_market_value_usd": null,
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How do I tell a no-rarity Japanese Charizard from a regular Japanese Base Set Charizard?",
   "a": "The no-rarity version lacks the rarity symbol in the lower-right card area, which Heritage identifies as the first-print indicator. [source 1]",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How much did a PSA 10 no-rarity Charizard sell for at Heritage in 2022?",
   "a": "A PSA 10 sold for $264,000 on September 23, 2022, and the lot page states a 20% buyer's premium per lot. [source 1]",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Was there a later $300,000 Heritage result?",
   "a": "Yes; Heritage's opened archive search shows a PSA 10 no-rarity Charizard sold for $300,000 on December 17, 2023. [source 3]",
   "source_ids": [
    3
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Is Japanese no-rarity Charizard the same as English 1st Edition Charizard?",
   "a": "No; they are different languages, releases, and printings, and their sales must not be merged. [sources 1,2]",
   "source_ids": [
    1,
    2
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How many PSA 10 no-rarity Charizards exist?",
   "a": "Not entered as a population record here because the opened sources did not state a current as-of date; Heritage's older lot descriptions mention PSA 10 counts only in the context of those auction pages. [sources 1,2]",
   "source_ids": [
    1,
    2
   ]
  }
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "Pokemon Charizard 006 Japanese Base Set PSA GEM MT 10 No Rarity Symbol Lot #36118",
   "url": "https://comics.ha.com/itm/memorabilia/trading-cards/pokemon-charizard-006-japanese-base-set-psa-trading-card-game-gem-mt-10-the-pokemon-company-1996-rare-no-rarity-symbol-ho/a/7289-36118.s",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  },
  {
   "title": "GEM MT 10 Charizard Leads Heritage Trading Card Games Auction Above $2.2 Million",
   "url": "https://comics.ha.com/heritage-auctions-press-releases-and-news/gem-mt-10-charizard-leads-heritage-trading-card-games-auction-above-2.2-million.s?releaseId=4564",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  },
  {
   "title": "Heritage archive search for no-rarity Charizard results",
   "url": "https://comics.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&dept=1938&ic3=ViewItem-Auction-Archive-PreviousPricesHeritageExpanded-081514&mode=archive&si=2&sold_status=1526~1524&term=539801",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  }
 ],
 "methodology": "https://cardvolume.com/methodology/",
 "cite_as": "Charizard 006 (Japanese Base Set). CardVolume, https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/japanese-base-set/charizard-no-rarity-006-japanese/ (accessed 2026-09-27)."
}