The most valuable card in Obsidian Flames is Charizard ex (#223) at about $138.94.
The most valuable Obsidian Flames card
Charizard ex (#223, Special Illustration Rare) tops Obsidian Flames on the secondary market, trading around $138.94. It's the card that anchors the set's value; prices move constantly with supply and hype, so treat this as a snapshot rather than a quote.
What else holds value in Obsidian Flames
Below Charizard ex, the next tier of Obsidian Flames value by recent market price:
- Ninetales (#199) — Illustration Rare (~$48.07)
- Charizard ex (#228) — Hyper Rare (~$46.27)
- Cleffa (#202) — Illustration Rare (~$45.26)
- Gloom (#198) — Illustration Rare (~$28.36)
- Pidgeot ex (#225) — Special Illustration Rare (~$24.18)
Star Pokémon driving Obsidian Flames' prices
These are the headline Pokémon whose cards carry the set, listed with their prints:
- Charizard — Charizard ex (#125), Charizard ex (#215), Charizard ex (#223), Charizard ex (#228)
- Ninetales — Ninetales (#199)
- Cleffa — Cleffa (#202)
- Gloom — Gloom (#198)
- Pidgeot — Pidgeot ex (#164), Pidgeot ex (#217), Pidgeot ex (#225)
Most valuable isn't always rarest
Value and print rarity can diverge: the rarest card by rarity tier in Obsidian Flames is Charizard ex (#228), a Hyper Rare, a different card from the priciest one. See the rarest-card breakdown for that angle.
Buying smart in Obsidian Flames
Charizard ex anchors the high end, but Obsidian Flames has 18 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares and 33 secret rares in total, so there's a full value ladder beneath it. If Charizard ex is out of budget, the runners-up above give you the same set at a fraction of the cost — and prices shift, so check a current sold-listings page before you buy or sell.
Figures are from the pokemontcg.io dataset (TCGplayer pricing), as of June 2026.