Is Charmander worth grading?

A grade 10 copy sells for around $31.00, about 28× the $1.12 raw price, so high-grade copies are worth grading. An AI pre-grade shows where your copy is likely to land before you pay for professional grading.

Charmander - Burning Shadows

Charmander #18 from Burning Shadows is a common card that currently sells for about $1.12 ungraded, with graded copies ranging from $6.00 at grade 7 to $31.00 at grade 10. TCGrader's AI has graded 4 copies of Charmander (Burning Shadows), averaging 7.5 overall. Only 25% scored 9 or higher, so genuinely mint copies of this card are scarce. A grade 10 copy sells for around $31.00, about 28× the $1.12 raw price, so high-grade copies are worth grading.

TCGrader Population Report

AI grade distribution across every copy of Charmander graded on TCGrader

Graded

7.5

Avg Grade

25%

Hit 9+

1 (25%)

7.5

1 (25%)

5.5

1 (25%)

Price by Grade

Recent market prices for graded copies of Charmander

Grade	Market Price	vs Raw
💎 10	$31.00	28×
9.5	$21.00	19×
9	$19.24	17×
8	$7.50	6.7×
7	$6.00	5.4×
Raw (ungraded)	$1.12	1×

Worth grading? A grade 10 copy sells for around $31.00, about 28× the $1.12 raw price, so high-grade copies are worth grading.

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