# Is there a Charizard card in Brilliant Stars?

> Yes — there are 3 Charizard cards in Brilliant Stars: Charizard V (#153), Charizard V (#154), Charizard VSTAR (#174).
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/is-there-a-charizard-card-in-brilliant-stars — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**Yes — there are 3 Charizard cards in Brilliant Stars: Charizard V (#153), Charizard V (#154), Charizard VSTAR (#174).**

## Charizard cards in Brilliant Stars

Brilliant Stars has 3 different Charizard cards, lowest number first:

- [Charizard V (#153)](/card/swsh9-153) — Rare Ultra (~$39.82)
- [Charizard V (#154)](/card/swsh9-154) — Rare Ultra (~$356.51)
- [Charizard VSTAR (#174)](/card/swsh9-174) — Rare Rainbow (~$80.57)

## Which Charizard to chase in Brilliant Stars

Brilliant Stars runs Charizard across 3 prints, numbered #153 through #174, spanning Rare Ultra and Rare Rainbow, priced from $39.82 to $356.51. The Charizard to chase is Charizard V (#154), Rare Ultra (around $356.51). The cheapest way into Charizard here is Charizard V (#153) (around $39.82).

## How rare is Charizard in Brilliant Stars?

Across the 3 Charizard prints, the rarity climbs from the base Charizard V (#153) up to Charizard VSTAR (#174) (Rare Rainbow), so the higher-numbered Charizard cards are the scarce ones. Charizard is one of the headline Pokémon collectors single out in this Sword & Shield-series set.

## Building a Charizard run from Brilliant Stars

For your Charizard run, the Brilliant Stars cards make a tidy mini-set on their own: start with the lowest-numbered Charizard V (#153) and work up to Charizard VSTAR (#174). Together the 3 prints show how Charizard was treated across the set's rarity tiers, from the cheap base copy to the full-art chase.

## Every Charizard print, everywhere

Want every Charizard card across all sets, not just Brilliant Stars? Build a dedicated Charizard binder, line each Charizard print up side by side, then come back to slot the Brilliant Stars Charizard cards into place. Seeing the Brilliant Stars Charizard prints next to Charizard from other sets is the quickest way to spot which artwork and rarity you're still missing.

Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset (TCGplayer pricing), as of June 2026.