These are some of the most valuable Charizard cards recently sold at auction: Charizard #4 First Edition Shadowless Card (1999): $336,000 Charizard #006 Japanese Base Set Card (1996): $300,000 Charizard #4 First Edition Non-Shadowless Card (1999): $90,100 Charizard #006 25th Anniversary Japanese Card (2021): $49,250 Charizard Japanese Beta Playtest Card (1996): $42,500 Charizard Japanese Topsun Card (1995): $31,200 Look for These Valuable Characteristics If you're flipping through cards on the fly, you don't have the time or tools to give them a serious once-over
Its basically the reverse version of Steal from The Rich if you remember that card from The First Chapter
Stalwart Shield-Bearers give your other creatures with defender +0/+2, which is a pretty big boost to their toughness
Based on the color bars on the right side of the card, as well as the blank holo area above Raichu, it is clear that this card was cut from the top right corner of an example of this sheet
That doesn't make it less painful if you bought at the peak, but it does provide important context