Pokespective

Charmander - 038

ME: Mega Evolution Promo · Promo · Holofoil

Forecast: slightly behind · 38%HolofoilBoxes still being opened
Price
$26.62
Interest score
1/100 — Quiet
Pricing
Reliable pricing

Pricier than 78% of the cards we track in this set · at the bottom of its 12-month range ($24.77–$49.22)

Charmander - 038 — price history
$30.00$40.00$50.00 2026-032026-042026-052026-062026-072026-082026-09

Why it scores where it does

What's driving the score
1-month trend: -0.4141-month trend-0.414Unusual move: -0.362Unusual move-0.3622-month trend: -0.3112-month trend-0.311Seller confidence: +0.191Seller confidence+0.191Near its high: -0.086Near its high-0.086Price steadiness: -0.077Price steadiness-0.0774-month trend: -0.0604-month trend-0.060Listing tightness: +0.038Listing tightness+0.038

Its interest score of 1 out of 100 is driven most by 1-month trend — slipping this month. Blue bars pushed the score up, red bars pulled it down. The ingredients are weighted by how well each one has actually predicted price moves in this market, measured on your own price history rather than assumed.

What the numbers say

Is this card interesting right now?

Quiet - 1 out of 100

It ranks above 2% of the cards we track. The score describes the conditions around the card today - how sellers are pricing it, how it is trending, how steadily it trades. It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about whether you will enjoy owning the card.

Why is it interesting?

Slipping this month and sudden drop

It has fallen behind the rest of the market over the past month. The recent drop is far larger than this card's normal movement.

Is it becoming more popular?

No - losing ground

Compared with the Pokemon market as a whole, so a rising tide does not count as popularity. In this market these trends have tended to keep going rather than reverse.

Past month-32.3%
Past 2 months-33.9%
Past 4 months-41.7%

Is it expensive or cheap?

$26.62 - expensive for its set

At $26.62 it is expensive for its set - number 31 of 147 by price. Against other Promo cards it sits at the 69th percentile. It is 85% below its 12-month high. Worth knowing: in this market cards near their highs have gone on to do better than deeply discounted ones, so a big discount is not automatically a bargain.

What makes this card unusual?

An ordinary Promo from a recent set

Promo is a common tier - 4,010 tracked cards share it. This is the Holofoil printing, which is priced as a completely separate market from the other printings of the same artwork.

Could you actually buy or sell it?

Easily - it trades often

The price changed in 99% of our checks over the past year across 187 observations. TCGplayer's market price only updates when a copy sells, so a low figure means the price shown may be stale and any trend reading is built on very few real sales.

Is grading worth considering?

Probably not

At $26.62 raw, a graded copy would need to fetch about $48.62 just to cover the roughly $22.00 fee - and that assumes a high grade. The maths only works on cards that grade well and carry a real premium for it. This is a rule of thumb from the card's raw price, age and price stability. We track raw ungraded prices only - no graded sales and no population data - so this cannot tell you what a PSA 10 of this card is worth. Check a graded price guide before spending money.

What happens next (60 days)

Slightly behind the market

An estimated 38% chance of beating the typical tracked card over the next 60 days, by around -3.8% on a middling outcome.

Chance of beating market
38%
50% would be average
Expected vs market
-3.8%
the part actually predicted
Forecast confidence
55
higher = tighter, better-grounded

$22.39 – $33.59 — 80% likely. The middle half lands between $24.49 and $29.44. Today it is $26.62.

Assumes the market as a whole drifts +4.0% over 60 days, its recent average. That part is an assumption carried forward, not a prediction — the 'vs market' figure above does not depend on it.

Prices here are TCGplayer's market price, which is an average of recent sales and lags a real move by a few weeks. Part of any short-term forecast is that lag catching up — visible in the chart, but not something you can buy at.

Every number behind this page

Market price$26.62What copies have recently sold for
Cheapest listing$25.50The lowest price anyone is currently asking
Middle of listings$35.00The midpoint of what sellers are asking
Seller confidence+31.5%Asking prices are above recent sales — sellers are in no hurry
1-month trend vs market-32.3%Falling behind the market
2-month trend vs market-33.9%Falling behind the market
4-month trend vs market-41.7%Falling behind the market
Versus same-set, same-rarity cards-15.5%Shown for interest only — this one is not part of the score
Unusual move-2.8Within its normal range of movement
Below its 12-month high-45.9%Well off its high
Day-to-day price movement0.0244Jumpy
How often it trades99%Trades readily
Price checks on record187Observations in the past year
Times the price changed185How many of those were real moves
Actively tradedYesWhether there is enough activity for the trend figures to mean anything
Set age1.0 yearsBoxes still being opened
Interest score2 / 100Ranks above 2% of tracked cards
TCGplayer product ID684,462For looking it up elsewhere

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