Updated October 1, 2026: prices refreshed. Since the first version (September 17, 2026), Charizard ex #223 fell 0.9% ($99.80 → $98.90), and the full set costs $445 to complete (-3.1% vs $459).
Short answer: the most valuable Obsidian Flames card is Charizard ex #223 at about $98.90 raw (TCGplayer market price), and one copy of every card in the set costs about $445. Data as of October 1, 2026.
Obsidian Flames came out on August 11, 2023 and has 230 card numbers, 33 of them numbered above the printed set size of 197. This value list comes from our own daily TCGplayer price snapshot, data as of October 1, 2026. It covers the 25 most valuable cards, how much of the set's value sits in a handful of chase cards, what one of every card costs, and which cards clear the usual bar for grading under PSA's current tiers.
Weekly price changes for this set and nine others: Pokémon card price movers (updated every week).
The 25 most valuable Obsidian Flames cards
Prices are the TCGplayer market price for a raw (ungraded) copy of the most expensive printing of each card number.
| # | Card | Number | Rarity | Market price (raw) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charizard ex | 223 | Special Illustration Rare | $98.90 |
| 2 | Cleffa | 202 | Illustration Rare | $36.47 |
| 3 | Ninetales | 199 | Illustration Rare | $34.48 |
| 4 | Charizard ex | 228 | Hyper Rare | $33.60 |
| 5 | Charizard ex | 215 | Ultra Rare | $22.38 |
| 6 | Gloom | 198 | Illustration Rare | $19.27 |
| 7 | Pidgeot ex | 225 | Special Illustration Rare | $18.97 |
| 8 | Scizor | 205 | Illustration Rare | $14.70 |
| 9 | Pidgey | 207 | Illustration Rare | $13.08 |
| 10 | Lechonk | 209 | Illustration Rare | $12.79 |
| 11 | Houndour | 204 | Illustration Rare | $11.11 |
| 12 | Pidgeotto | 208 | Illustration Rare | $11.07 |
| 13 | Larvitar | 203 | Illustration Rare | $5.77 |
| 14 | Eiscue ex | 222 | Special Illustration Rare | $5.47 |
| 15 | Charizard ex | 125 | Double Rare | $5.29 |
| 16 | Bellibolt | 201 | Illustration Rare | $5.19 |
| 17 | Revavroom ex | 224 | Special Illustration Rare | $5.16 |
| 18 | Tyranitar ex | 211 | Ultra Rare | $5.07 |
| 19 | Palafin | 200 | Illustration Rare | $4.95 |
| 20 | Dragonite ex | 159 | Double Rare | $3.82 |
| 21 | Poppy | 227 | Special Illustration Rare | $3.38 |
| 22 | Geeta | 226 | Special Illustration Rare | $3.31 |
| 23 | Basic Fire Energy | 230 | Hyper Rare | $3.18 |
| 24 | Umbreon | 130 | Uncommon | $2.80 |
| 25 | Varoom | 206 | Illustration Rare | $2.53 |
Charizard ex #223 leads at $98.90, followed by Cleffa #202 ($36.47) and Ninetales #199 ($34.48). 6 of the top 10 are Illustration Rares. The top 10 cards together come to $304.64, 65% of the combined value of all 230 priced card numbers.
What it costs to complete Obsidian Flames
Buying the cheapest printing of each of the 230 priced card numbers costs about $445 at current market prices. The total is lopsided:
- The 12 Illustration Rares add up to $171, 39% of the completion cost.
- The five most expensive cards are 51% of the total ($226).
- 188 of the 230 cards sell for under $1. 37 are between $1 and $20, 5 are between $20 and $100, and 0 are $100 or more.
"Completion" here means one copy of each card number, so reverse holos and other parallel printings aren't counted.
For comparison, from the same snapshot: Evolving Skies $8,121, Prismatic Evolutions $4,793, Paldean Fates $2,540, Crown Zenith $2,490.
Which Obsidian Flames cards are worth grading?
PSA's Value tiers have been paused since June 2026. On September 14 PSA opened a Standard tier at $59.99 per card (90–100 business days, declared value up to $1,000). Priority, the old Regular tier, is $79.99 (up to $1,500), and Express is $199 (up to $2,500). CGC Economy is $20.
A common first screen is to grade only cards whose raw price is at least 2.5× the fee. On that screen:
- 1 Obsidian Flames card clears the CGC Economy bar ($50+ raw)
- 0 clear PSA Standard ($150+ raw)
- 0 clear PSA Priority ($200+ raw)
No Obsidian Flames card is at $150 raw right now, so on PSA's current tiers the fee eats most of the upside. CGC Economy at $20 is the realistic option for the one card above $50.
The practical routine: check recent PSA 10 sold prices for your exact card, compare them with the raw price plus the grading fee and shipping, then look hard at your copy's centering and surface. If the premium isn't there, keeping it raw is usually the better call.
Methodology
- Prices: TCGplayer market price (an estimate based on recent completed sales), collected daily into our database from pokemontcg.io and PokéWallet. For each card we use whichever source updated most recently (TCGplayer update dates 2026-09-30). Snapshot date October 1, 2026. Market prices move, and a real sale can land above or below them.
- Card value is the most expensive printing of each card number. Completion cost is the cheapest printing of each card number (230 priced).
- Grading fees are from PSA's service update announced September 9, 2026 and CGC's published fee schedule. Break-even formula: PSA 10 multiple = 1 + (fee + shipping) ÷ (gem rate × raw price × (1 − selling fee)). Change the gem rate and the answer changes a lot, so use your own.
- Card names are used for identification only. GradeWorthy isn't affiliated with or endorsed by The Pokémon Company, Nintendo, PSA, CGC, TAG, Beckett, eBay or TCGplayer. Nothing here is financial advice.
Get the full list
- Obsidian Flames Set Value Sheet ($7): every card in the set with market prices, the chase-card ranking, the grade-worthy shortlist and completion cost, as a PDF plus CSV, with free monthly refreshes.
- Grading ROI Calculator ($19): plug in your card's raw price, recent PSA 10 and PSA 9 sales, your gem-rate estimate and the tier. It returns the expected profit or loss for PSA, CGC, TAG and Beckett.
- Free Grade or Hold checklist: the 60-second check to run before you submit anything.