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Charmeleon [Blue Back] #5
SetJapanese Topsun
Year1997
Ungraded
$49.99+$23.53
46 sales · last Jul 6, 2026
PSA 3
$12.00
3 sales · last Sep 16, 2024
PSA 4
$2.25
1 sales · last Apr 20, 2026
PSA 5
$29.01−$23.84
7 sales · last Apr 24, 2026
PSA 6
$22.00
4 sales · last Feb 9, 2026
Grade 7
$30.00
1 sales · last Mar 1, 2024
PSA 7
$36.00−$6.00
10 sales · last Jun 27, 2026
Grade 8
$80.00
1 sales · last Apr 18, 2024
PSA 8
$59.00−$3.54
12 sales · last May 28, 2026
BGS 8
$59.97
1 sales · last Jun 5, 2026
Grade 9
$150.00
1 sales · last Apr 6, 2025
PSA 9
$189.00+$65.50
24 sales · last May 9, 2026
CGC 9
$177.60
2 sales · last Mar 2, 2026
BGS 9.5
$40.00
1 sales · last May 13, 2026
PSA 10
$599.99−$100.01
11 sales · last May 3, 2026
CGC 10
$198.00
1 sales · last Jan 15, 2024
Charmeleon [Blue Back] #5 price guide
Charmeleon [Blue Back] #5 is a collectible Pokémon card from the Japanese Topsun expansion (1997). Setlot tracks 126 recorded sales for this card across 16 grade tiers, 15 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $599.99. Ungraded copies currently trade around $49.99. The top grade commands 12× the ungraded price — grading meaningfully changes what this card is worth. The highest sale on record is $1,200.00 (PSA 10, Nov 10, 2025). 4 listings are live right now with asks from $50.00.
Price history
Grading premium
Median graded price vs. the ungraded copy ($49.99) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
PSA 3
0.2×
$12.00
PSA 4
0.0×
$2.25
PSA 5
0.6×
$29.01
PSA 6
0.4×
$22.00
Grade 7
0.6×
$30.00
PSA 7
0.7×
$36.00
Grade 8
1.6×
$80.00
PSA 8
1.2×
$59.00
BGS 8
1.2×
$59.97
Grade 9
3.0×
Live listings
Search on eBay ↗Lowest asks per grade. Older listings may have ended — “seen” is when we last confirmed each one.
| Grade | Listing | Marketplace | Seen | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 1997 Pokemon Card TOPSUN Blue Back #005 CHARMELEON Japanese Rare Near Mint bonsai-inc | eBay | 1mo ago | $136.80↗ |
Recent sales by grade· last 90 days
| Grade | Sold | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 5 | $49.99 | $1.75 – $69.99 |
| PSA 4 | 1 | $2.25 | $2.25 |
| PSA 5 | 1 | $29.01 | $29.01 |
| PSA 7 | 2 | $24.25 | $12.50 – $36.00 |
| PSA 8 | 1 | $134.56 | $134.56 |
| BGS 8 | 1 | $59.97 |
Recent sales
| Date | Grade | Title | Sold on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2026 | Ungraded | Top Sun Pokémon リザード Charmeleon #005 Japanese Vintage Trading Card 1995 Base Set↗ | eBay | $49.99 |
| Jun 27, 2026 | PSA 7 | 1997 POKEMON JAPANESE ROCKET #5 DARK CHARMELEON PSA 7↗ | eBay | $12.50 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Ungraded | Pokémon TCG Blain’s Charmeleon No. 5 Japanese Vintage 1996↗ | eBay | $1.75 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | PSA 7 | 1996 Pocket Monsters Pokemon Japanese Rocket Dark Charmeleon #5 NM PSA 7↗ | eBay |
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