Pokémon Collector Just Paid An Absurd Amount For The ‘World’s Worst Charizard’ Card
Kotaku | 06.01.2026 22:07
“I want to get this card graded,” my kid said to me yesterday about a full-art Furret he particularly loves. I looked at it closely, and pointing to a white fleck about half a millimeter in diameter on the top border I said, “It’s probably not worth it.” Such is the ridiculous standard required for grading Pokémon cards to a level that makes them valuable. Which makes it all the more surprising that someone just paid $550 for a Gold Star Charizard (thanks WarGamer!) in such bad condition that it looks like it spent most of its last 19 years lying in a puddle.
