Charizard ex 223 — what does this card actually do?

Name: Charizard ex 223
Brand: Pokémon
Author: AKIRA EGAWA

This card has 330 HP, a top attack printed at 180 damage and a Grass weakness.

Darkness · Stage 2 ex Tera · Obsidian Flames · measured against 20,444 cards on file — card data read July 28, 2026

What does Charizard ex 223 do in a game?

Charizard ex 223 is a Darkness Pokémon card with 330 HP, printed as Stage 2 ex Tera.

Its strongest attack, Burning Darkness, is printed at 180 damage for 2 Energy — 90 damage per Energy card.

Because of the Grass weakness, any Grass attack printed at 165 damage or more removes it in a single turn.

Darkness Stage 2 ex Tera Special Illustration Rare (SIR)Regulation G Unlimited and Standard and Expanded #006 Charizard

Charizard ex 223Obsidian Flames

330 HP · Darkness · Stage 2 ex Tera · retreat 2 · Grass weakness ×2

Top printed damage18090 per Energy Burning Darkness180 damage for 2 Energy
as of July 28, 2026

Hit points330 HP2.4% of 17,290 in the 290~330 band

Printed damage1809.0% of 16,246 in the 130~180 band

Retreat cost2 Energy28.6% of 17,240 in the 2 band

Energy efficiencyAbove typicalAboveTypicalBelowThis card 90 · typical 32.5
damage per Energy card, among cards whose cheapest attack costs 2

Price trackSpecial Illustration Rare (SIR)Obsidian Flames151 printsranked among ex cardsWhat it costs today, how it moved, and where to buy it

Card classStage 2 ex Tera

Regulation markG

RaritySpecial Illustration Rare (SIR)

SetObsidian Flames

Card number223

AbilityInfernal Reign

Card data readJuly 28, 2026

What it sells for now$107.56Opens the price page — daily prices, every print variant, where to buy · read August 14, 2026 Removed in one hit by165 damage330 HP against a Grass ×2 weakness Turns of setup2 turnsEnergy attaches once a turn, so the top attack waits that long Cards that can do it75 cardsCounted across the whole card archive Other prints of this name151 printsPrinted HP and legality move from print to print Cards in the same line93 moreEvery print carrying Pokédex #006 Where it can be playedUnlimited and Standard and ExpandedRead from the official format list

How Charizard ex 223 is built, on five measures

Strongest on Energy efficiency — top 1.1% of the archive. Weakest on Attack cost lightness — bottom 43.8%.

Each spoke is this card's place among every card in the archive that prints that figure. Further out is stronger — retreat and attack cost are shown as lightness, so a cheap card reaches outward. Counted July 28, 2026.

How Charizard ex 223 is built, on five measures
Measure	Percentile	Printed value
Hit points	98.8%	330 HP
Top printed damage	93.9%	180 damage
Energy efficiency	98.9%	90 per Energy
Retreat lightness	45.3%	2 Energy
Attack cost lightness	43.8%	2 Energy

What it can do

Attack record

2EBurning Darkness90 damage per Energy card · has printed text180damage

1 attack printed on the card. The badge is the Energy it asks for.

Where it stands

No. 91of 17,290 cards ranked by printed HP

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Among the 17,290 cards in every card in the archive that carry printed HP, this one is number 91 at 330 HP.

Darkness cardsNo. 11of 1,248 by printed HP ex cardsNo. 82of 942 by printed HP

This cardCharizard ex 223Obsidian Flames330 HP

Printed HP

The ceiling of this archive is 380 HP — 50 HP above this card.

Highest printed HPMega Emboar ex 273Ascended Heroes380 HP

What stands out on Charizard ex 223

Hit points 330 HP puts it in the 290~330 band, where 2.4% of 17,290 cards with printed HP sit.
Energy It returns 90 damage per Energy card against 32.5 for cards whose cheapest attack costs 2.
Weakness A Grass attack printed at 165 damage or more removes it in a single turn.
Legality 27 of the 102 prints that carry this name are legal in Standard play.

Charizard ex 223 at a glance

What it is. A Darkness Pokémon card with 330 HP printed as Stage 2 ex Tera, printed in Obsidian Flames.
What it can do. 1 attack printed on the card, the strongest at 180 damage for 2 Energy.
What it fears. A Grass weakness at ×2, which means 165 printed damage is enough to remove it.
What it costs to move. 2 Energy to retreat, discarded from the card itself.
Where it can be played. Unlimited and Standard and Expanded only, and it carries regulation mark G.
What this page does not claim. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published here, because the card files this site reads do not contain them.

Source: Card facts are read once from openly published card files and change only when a source corrects them.

What do the attacks on Charizard ex 223 cost, and what do they hit for?

The card prints 1 attack. The strongest asks for 2 Energy and returns 180 damage, which is 90 damage for every Energy card attached.

Charizard ex 223 — every printed attack, its cost and its damage
Attack	Energy cost	Cards of Energy	Printed damage	Damage per Energy	Effect
Burning Darkness	2 Fire	2	180+	90	This attack does 30 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken.

Retreating costs a further 2 Energy, discarded from this card, and that cost is paid on top of anything in the table.

Burning Darkness2 Energy cards

The Energy this attack asks a deck to attach before it can be used, drawn as the symbols printed on the card.

One Energy card attaches per turn, so the number of symbols is also the number of turns the attack waits.

Burning Darkness 2 Energy180 damage for 2 Energy — 90 per Energy card180

Bars are printed damage against this card's own highest attack (180).

Why one of these damage figures carries a symbol

A number on a Pokémon card is not always the number that lands.

Burning Darkness is printed as 180+, so the printed number is a floor — the attack deals at least that much, and the sentence beside it says what adds to it.

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How does Charizard ex 223 compare with every other card?

Each bar below is the whole archive cut by one printed figure, with the band this card falls into marked. A number on its own says nothing about whether it is high or low — the shape of the archive does.

Charizard ex 223 — Obsidian Flames — Charizard exObsidian Flames 223

No.91by HP in the archive

Charizard ex 223 prints 330 HP, which puts it at number 91 of the 17,290 cards in this archive that print an HP figure at all. The tallest figure printed on any card is 380 HP (Mega Emboar ex).

94% on printed damage — it out-hits that share of the 16,246 cards that print damage

Top 1%Where it sits on printed HP

This card330 HP
Middle half of the archive60–130 HP
Strongest ex card380 HP
Strongest Charizard ex printed330 HP

The ceiling of this archive is Mega Emboar ex at 380 HP — every bar here is measured against it.

This card prints 330 HP, which is 87% of that ceiling.

Every figure in this panel is counted the same way: from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026, over the 17,290 cards that print an HP figure. Each bar is measured against the tallest HP in the archive, 380 HP.

Hit points — where this card sits

~7038.6%6,669 cards

80~12033.1%5,725 cards

130~18015.5%2,679 cards

190~2306.6%1,148 cards

240~2803.3%567 cards

290~330 — this card2.4%412 cards

340+0.5%90 cards

17,290 cards in the archive carry a printed HP figure. This one has 330 HP.

Cards in the 290~330 band typically print 165 damage and ask 2 Energy to retreat.

Hit points — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~70	38.6%	6,669 cards
80~120	33.1%	5,725 cards
130~180	15.5%	2,679 cards
190~230	6.6%	1,148 cards
240~280	3.3%	567 cards
290~330 — this card	2.4%	412 cards
340+	0.5%	90 cards

Top printed damage — where this card sits

~3042.7%6,938 cards

40~6022.0%3,566 cards

70~12021.8%3,535 cards

130~180 — this card9.0%1,461 cards

190~2503.8%621 cards

260+0.8%125 cards

16,246 cards print damage on at least one attack. The highest on this card is 180.

Cards in the 130~180 band typically have 198 HP and ask 2 Energy to retreat.

Top printed damage — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~30	42.7%	6,938 cards
40~60	22.0%	3,566 cards
70~120	21.8%	3,535 cards
130~180 — this card	9.0%	1,461 cards
190~250	3.8%	621 cards
260+	0.8%	125 cards

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits

01.8%304 cards

154.4%9,392 cards

2 — this card26.4%4,565 cards

314.7%2,533 cards

42.4%421 cards

50.3%47 cards

17,262 cards have at least one attack with an Energy cost. The cheapest on this card asks 2 Energy.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 2 typically have 116 HP and print 65 damage.

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	1.8%	304 cards
1	54.4%	9,392 cards
2 — this card	26.4%	4,565 cards
3	14.7%	2,533 cards
4	2.4%	421 cards
5	0.3%	47 cards

Retreat cost — where this card sits

05.3%914 cards

149.3%8,503 cards

2 — this card28.6%4,926 cards

312.6%2,168 cards

44.2%729 cards

17,240 cards carry a retreat cost. This one costs 2 Energy to retreat.

Cards with a retreat cost of 2 typically have 132 HP and print 79 damage.

Retreat cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	5.3%	914 cards
1	49.3%	8,503 cards
2 — this card	28.6%	4,926 cards
3	12.6%	2,168 cards
4	4.2%	729 cards

No. 91of 17,290

That is where Charizard ex 223 stands highest on HP — number 91 of 17,290 cards in Every card in the archive. Cut the archive a different way and the answer moves, which is what the bars below are for.

Every card in the archive — 20,444 cards No. 91 of 17,290 by HP · No. 747 of 16,246 by damage · top by HP: Mega Emboar ex, 380

top 5% on damage
Darkness cards — 1,249 cards No. 11 of 1,248 by HP · No. 64 of 1,170 by damage · top by HP: Mega Gengar ex, 350

top 5% on damage
ex cards — 942 cards No. 82 of 942 by HP · No. 265 of 906 by damage · top by HP: Mega Emboar ex, 380

top 29% on damage
Obsidian Flames — 230 cards No. 3 of 210 by HP · No. 9 of 206 by damage · top by HP: Tyranitar ex, 340

top 4% on damage

Each bar is how far up this card sits when the archive is cut a different way. The bar is its place on HP; the tick is its place on printed damage. Counted from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026.

Hit points 330 HP~~middle half 60–130 HP~~
this card 330
Top printed damage 180 damage~~middle half 20–90 damage~~
this card 180

Lowest to highest printed in the archive
Middle half of the archive
This card

Each row is stretched from the lowest printed figure to the highest, so the two rows are not on one shared scale — read each row on its own.

Read from the card files this site reads, July 28, 2026. The archive tops out at 380 HP and 350 printed damage.

Cards printed as ex

942 on record

Cards in the same HP band

412 of 17,290 (2.4%)

Cards with this much printed damage

1,461 of 16,246 (9.0%)

Counted from the card files this site reads, one card at a time.

Open the group this card falls into

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What Charizard ex 223 does without attacking

Charizard ex 223 carries 1 printed effect that work outside the attack step, so it can matter on a turn the card never attacks.

Printed effects

Capped at once a turn

None

Read from the printed text quoted below, not counted anywhere else.

Infernal Reign — Ability

When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 3 Basic Fire Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.

Quoted from the card face. The label after the dash is how the card itself names the effect.

Why this sits apart from the attacks

An attack costs Energy and ends your turn. What is printed above does neither — it is available while the card is in play, so it is a different kind of cost to a deck. Attack costs are in the section above.

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Is Charizard ex 223 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

Printed damage on its own says nothing — a 180 damage attack that needs 2 Energy and one that needs two are different cards. Dividing one by the other puts every attack on the same scale.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive

1 Energy9,392 cards49.049 damage typical

2 Energy4,565 cards32.565 damage typical

3 Energy2,533 cards34.7104 damage typical

4 Energy421 cards27.8111 damage typical

5 Energy47 cards41.8209 damage typical

Charizard ex 223 — this card90.0180 damage for 2 Energy

Each bar is what cards asking that much Energy typically print, divided by the Energy they ask for. The number beside the bar is that figure.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 2 typically return 32.5 damage per Energy card. This card returns 90.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive
Group	Share	Value
1 Energy	49.0	49 damage typical
2 Energy	32.5	65 damage typical
3 Energy	34.7	104 damage typical
4 Energy	27.8	111 damage typical
5 Energy	41.8	209 damage typical
Charizard ex 223 — this card	90.0	180 damage for 2 Energy

2501250 damage

012345 Energy

Typical for that Energy cost 6 groupsBurning Darkness 180 / 2

Further right is a costlier attack, further up is a harder-hitting one, so the cheap and heavy corner is top left. The size of a grey dot is how many cards sit at that Energy cost.

Energy cost against printed damage. Each grey dot is what cards asking that much Energy typically print; the coloured dots are the attacks on Charizard ex 223.
Group	Typical printed damage	Damage per Energy card	Cards in this group
Cheapest attack costs 0 Energy	45	—	304
Cheapest attack costs 1 Energy	49	49	9,392
Cheapest attack costs 2 Energy	65	33	4,565
Cheapest attack costs 3 Energy	104	35	2,533
Cheapest attack costs 4 Energy	111	28	421
Cheapest attack costs 5 Energy	209	42	47
Burning Darkness	—	90	—

This card, per Energy card

90 damage

Typical for a 2 Energy attack

32.5 damage

Difference

+57.5 damage

Both figures are damage divided by Energy cost, counted the same way.

Where this sits once the archive is cut by damage instead

The bars above cut the archive by what an attack asks for. Cut the same archive by what an attack prints and the groups come out differently — the damage ranges on record are gathered on one page, which is where a figure like 180 is read as high or low rather than merely large.

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Is Charizard ex 223 strong for a ex card?

ex cards are built large to begin with, so measuring this one against the whole archive mixes up what the mechanic gives it with what the card itself gives it. Measured inside its own group, the two come apart.

Hit points330 HPtypical for the group is 243 HP — this card is 36% above

Top printed damage180 damagetypical for the group is 144 damage — this card is 25% above

Retreat cost2 Energytypical for the group is 2 Energy — this card is 0% above

The group is every ex card in the archive — 942 of them. Each figure is compared with what that group typically prints, not with the archive as a whole.

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What does being a Darkness card do for Charizard ex 223?

Type decides two things at once — which cards take double damage from this one, and which cards deal double to it. Both are read from the weakness printed on each group, not from a rule of thumb.

Deals double to this card 2,387 Grass cards carry that type A Grass attack printed at 165 damage is enough to remove this card in one turn.

Charizard ex 223 · Stage 2 ex Tera 330 HP Its hardest attack is printed at 180 damage.

Takes double from this card — no group most often prints a Darkness weakness This type gains nothing automatic from the weakness rule.

How the archive splits by energy type

Psychicmost often weak to Psychic13.5%2,335 cards

Watermost often weak to Lightning14.1%2,435 cards

Colorlessmost often weak to Fighting12.6%2,173 cards

Firemost often weak to Water9.1%1,574 cards

Fightingmost often weak to Grass10.9%1,884 cards

Lightningmost often weak to Fighting8.8%1,520 cards

Grassmost often weak to Fire13.8%2,387 cards

Metalmost often weak to Fire5.4%925 cards

Darkness — this cardmost often weak to Fighting7.2%1,249 cards

Dragonmost often weak to Fairy3.1%530 cards

Fairymost often weak to Metal1.4%237 cards

17,249 cards carry an energy type. The note under each name is the weakness printed most often on that group.

How the archive splits by energy type
Group	Share	Value
Psychic	13.5%	2,335 cards
Water	14.1%	2,435 cards
Colorless	12.6%	2,173 cards
Fire	9.1%	1,574 cards
Fighting	10.9%	1,884 cards
Lightning	8.8%	1,520 cards
Grass	13.8%	2,387 cards
Metal	5.4%	925 cards
Darkness — this card	7.2%	1,249 cards
Dragon	3.1%	530 cards
Fairy	1.4%	237 cards

Darknessweak to Grass

Read from the weakness printed on each group. The first row is this card; the rest are groups that most often print a Darkness weakness.

What being a Darkness card is worth

No group in the archive most often prints a Darkness weakness, so this type gains nothing automatic from the weakness rule. Going the other way, Darkness cards are themselves most exposed to Grass.

Every energy type in the archive

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What knocks out Charizard ex 223 in one hit, and what does it knock out?

Weakness doubles the damage a Grass attack deals to this card, so the bar it has to clear is 165 printed damage rather than 330.

Cards that remove it in one attack

Cards it removes in one attack

945

Grass damage needed to knock it out

165

Counted across the whole card archive. 330 HP against a Grass weakness at ×2 decides all three figures.

Removes it in one attackMega Heracross exPhantasmal Flames 108170 damage

×2Grass weakness · 165 printed damage is enough
170 damage becomes 340 against this card

This cardCharizard ex 223Obsidian Flames 223330 HP

Why this card was picked to stand opposite

Of the 75 cards in the archive that can remove Charizard ex 223 in a single attack, this one clears the bar by the smallest margin — 170 printed damage against a bar of 165. Anything printed higher removes it just as surely, so this is where the line actually sits, and this print is legal in Standard play today.

Charizard exweak to Grass ×2

Read from the weakness printed in the lower-left corner of the card.

Grass cards that remove Charizard ex in one attack
Card	Set	HP	Printed damage	After weakness
Flapple VMAX (19)	Battle Styles	320	250	500
Flapple VMAX (164)	Battle Styles	320	250	500
Mega Venusaur ex (3)	Mega Evolution	380	240	480
Mega Venusaur ex (155)	Mega Evolution	380	240	480
Mega Venusaur ex (177)	Mega Evolution	380	240	480
Decidueye ex (12)	Perfect Order	320	240	480

330 HP against a Grass ×2 weakness means any Grass attack printed at 165 damage or more is enough. 75 cards in the archive clear that bar.

360 HP Mega Gardevoir ex [60]

360 HP Mega Gardevoir ex [159]

360 HP Mega Gardevoir ex [178]

360 HP Mega Gardevoir ex [187]

360 HP Mega Gardevoir ex [89]

350 HP Mega Chandelure ex [38]

Cards this one removes in a single attack

945 cards in the archive are weak to Darkness and sit inside the damage this card can deal. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

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What is Charizard as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

Charizard ex 223 is one print of Charizard. The figures below are about the Pokémon rather than this single card — how many times it has been printed, how tough those prints run, and how many of them can still be played.

Charizard has been printed 151 times, and the printed numbers move from one print to the next. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

The three toughest Charizard cards ever printedPokédex #006Prints on record 151Toughest print 360 HPThis card 330 HP

151prints

Legal in Standard27Older prints, not in Standard124

Every Charizard print on record, split by whether it can still be entered in Standard play.

Legality is read from the print rather than from the Pokémon, so an older copy of the same Pokémon is a different card for tournament purposes.

The toughest Charizard printed is 360 HP, and this card is 91.7% of it

Bars are printed HP, measured against the record for this Pokémon

Mega Charizard X ex 125/094the toughest Charizard ever printedME02: Phantasmal Flames360 HP
Charizard ex 223against that record91.7% of the record330 HP

Read from the printed card face of every Charizard print on record. Printed HP does not change after a card is issued.

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What has to be in play before Charizard ex 223 can be?

Charizard ex evolves from Charmeleon, so the whole line has to be built before this card reaches the field.

The Charizard line, oldest stage firstPokédex #006

Charmander31 prints on record · Legendary Collection

+30 HP · +60 damage

Charmeleon29 prints on record · Legendary Collection

+70 HP · +100 damage

No imageCharizard25 prints on record · Base Set (Shadowless)

+150 HP · +130 damage

Charizard ex11 prints on record · EX FireRed & LeafGreen

Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard → Charizard ex

This card cannot be played from your hand onto an empty spot — it goes on top of Charmeleon.
The line runs 4 stages, so the first card has to be in play 3 turns before this one can be.
Every print in the line shares Pokédex number 006.

1CharmanderHardest attack printed at this stage: 40 damage80 HP
2CharmeleonHardest attack printed at this stage: 100 damage. Evolving here adds 30 HP over the stage before it110 HP
3CharizardNo imageCharizardHardest attack printed at this stage: 200 damage. Evolving here adds 70 HP over the stage before it180 HP
4Charizard exHardest attack printed at this stage: 330 damage. Evolving here adds 150 HP over the stage before it330 HP

Bars are the highest HP ever printed on that stage, measured against the top of this line (330 HP). The note beside each bar is the hardest attack printed at that stage.

Every print of a stage is counted, not just the one shown in the chain above, so the bar is the ceiling that stage has reached rather than one card from it.

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Is this the strongest Charizard print, and can the older ones still be played?

151 prints carry this name in the archive, and 102 of them are laid out below. They share a Pokémon but not a card — printed HP, printed damage and tournament legality all move from one print to the next.

Bar height and the number above each bar = highest HP that year; the two digits below = the year.

Rows run from the toughest print down. Bars are printed HP, measured against the toughest print of this name shown here (360 HP), and the highlighted row is the card this page is about.

102 rows are shown of the 151 prints counted under this name.

Charizard prints — can each one still be played?
Print	Set	Regulation mark	Standard
Mega Charizard X ex 125/094	ME02: Phantasmal Flames	Mark I	Legal in Standard
Mega Charizard Y ex 294/217	ME: Ascended Heroes	Mark J	Not legal in Standard
Mega Charizard X ex 130/094	ME02: Phantasmal Flames	Mark I	Legal in Standard
Mega Charizard X ex 013/094	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark I	Legal in Standard
Mega Charizard Y ex 022/217	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark J	Not legal in Standard
Mega Charizard X ex 109/094	ME02: Phantasmal Flames	Mark I	Legal in Standard
Charizard VMAX 020/189	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Charizard ex 199/165	SV: Scarlet & Violet 151	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Charizard ex 234/091	SV: Paldean Fates	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Charizard VMAX 74/73	Champion's Path	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Charizard VMAX SV107/SV122	Shining Fates: Shiny Vault	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Charizard ex 223/197	SV03: Obsidian Flames	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Charizard VMAX SWSH261	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Charizard ex 183/165	SV: Scarlet & Violet 151	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Charizard ex 228/197	SV03: Obsidian Flames	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Charizard ex 125/197	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Charizard ex 074	SV: Scarlet & Violet Promo Cards	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Charizard ex 215/197	SV03: Obsidian Flames	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Charizard ex 056	SV: Scarlet & Violet Promo Cards	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Charizard ex 054/091	Jumbo Cards	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Charizard ex 161	SV: Scarlet & Violet Promo Cards	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Charizard VSTAR 174/172	SWSH09: Brilliant Stars	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Charizard VSTAR SWSH262	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Charizard VSTAR 018/172	SWSH09: Brilliant Stars	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Charizard VSTAR 019/159	SWSH: Crown Zenith	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Reshiram & Charizard-GX 217/214	SM - Unbroken Bonds	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard & Braixen-GX 251/236	SM - Cosmic Eclipse	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Reshiram & Charizard-GX 194/214	SM - Unbroken Bonds	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard & Braixen-GX 212/236	SM - Cosmic Eclipse	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Reshiram & Charizard-GX 20/214	SM - Unbroken Bonds	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard & Braixen-GX 22/236	SM - Cosmic Eclipse	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard-GX SV49/SV94	Hidden Fates: Shiny Vault	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard-GX 150/147	SM - Burning Shadows	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard-GX 20/147	SM - Burning Shadows	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard-GX 009/068	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
M Charizard-EX 108/106	XY - Flashfire	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
M Charizard-EX 69/106	XY - Flashfire	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard V 154/172	SWSH09: Brilliant Stars	Mark F	Legal in Standard
M Charizard-EX 107/106	XY - Flashfire	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard V 79/73	Champion's Path	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
M Charizard-EX 12/83	Generations	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
M Charizard-EX 101/108	XY - Evolutions	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard V 017/172	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark F	Legal in Standard
M Charizard-EX 13/106	XY - Flashfire	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard V SWSH260	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark F	Legal in Standard
M Charizard-EX 13/108	XY - Evolutions	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard V 153/172	SWSH09: Brilliant Stars	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Charizard V SWSH050	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Charizard V 019/189	SWSH03: Darkness Ablaze	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Charizard V 018/159	SWSH: Crown Zenith	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Charizard-EX 100/106	XY - Flashfire	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard-EX 11/83	Generations	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard-EX XY29	XY Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard-EX 12/106	XY - Flashfire	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard-EX 12/108	XY - Evolutions	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard-EX 11/106	XY - Flashfire	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 5/18	Detective Pikachu	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard SWSH066	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 025/185	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Charizard TG03/TG30	SWSH11: Lost Origin Trainer Gallery	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 010/078	Pokemon GO	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Charizard 136/135	Plasma Storm	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard ex 105/112	EX FireRed & LeafGreen	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Radiant Charizard 020/159	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Special Delivery Charizard SWSH075	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 019/113	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard RC5/RC32	Generations: Radiant Collection	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 20/149	Boundaries Crossed	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 3/70	Dragon Majesty	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Radiant Charizard 011/078	Pokemon GO	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Charizard SM158	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 11/108	XY Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard SM226	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 014/181	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 001/099	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 3/132	Secret Wonders	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard δ 4/100	EX Crystal Guardians	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 100/97	EX Dragon	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 103/100	Stormfront	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 006/165	Expedition	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 004/130	Base Set 2	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard G LV.X 143	Supreme Victors	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 003/110	Legendary Collection	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 6/108	EX Power Keepers	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard G LV.X DP45	Diamond and Pearl Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 4/102	Celebrations: Classic Collection	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 040/165	Expedition	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 038/214	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Kangaskhan 055/070	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Shining Charizard 107/105	Neo Destiny	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Blaine's Charizard 002/132	Gym Challenge	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard 039/165	Expedition	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard G 20	Supreme Victors	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charmeleon 008/068	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Salazzle 034/236	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charizard ★ δ 100/101	EX Dragon Frontiers	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Dark Charizard 04/82	Team Rocket	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Dark Charizard 21/82	Team Rocket	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Charmander 018/147	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Salandit 025/156	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Team Aqua's Spheal 003/034	Trading Card Game Classic	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Eevee 049/068	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard

27 of the 102 prints listed here are legal in Standard play. An older print of the same Pokémon is a different card for legality, because legality is read from the print rather than from the name — so owning the cheap old copy does not always mean you can enter with it.

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What can you use instead of Charizard ex 223?

Every card below asks a deck for the same kind of slot, so the comparison is between what they print, not what they cost.

Cards that fill the same slot as Charizard ex 223
Card	Set	HP	Top damage	Retreat
Mega Gengar ex	Ascended Heroes	350	230	2
Charizard ex	Paldean Fates	330	180	2
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex	Destined Rivals	330	240	3
Hydreigon ex	White Flare	330	200	3
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex	Ascended Heroes	320	180	2
Team Rocket's Crobat ex	Destined Rivals	310	120	1

This card itself is 330 HP, 180 top damage and 2 retreat, and every card here is Darkness like it.

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Every card below carries the same Pokédex number as this one, so they are the same Pokémon printed as different cards — different stages, different mechanics and different names all sit in this group.

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What was printed next to Charizard ex 223 in Obsidian Flames?

A card is met inside a set, not on its own, and the number on it is the order that set gave it. The cards either side are the ones a collector actually turns past to reach this one.

280 Revavroom ex [224]

280 Pidgeot ex [225]

Geeta [226]

Poppy [227]

330 Charizard ex [228]

Artazon [229]

Cards printed either side of this one

These are the cards numbered either side of #223 in Obsidian Flames. The badge on each card is its printed HP. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

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Which rules apply to Charizard ex 223, and where can it be played?

Two kinds of rule meet on one card — the sentence printed on the card face, and the rulebook clauses that apply because of what the card carries.

The rule printed on this card

“Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Tera: As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's).”

Prize cards your opponent takes when it is knocked out

Every knockout carries the opponent 2 steps closer to winning, and that is the cost of putting this card on the field whatever it cost to buy.

Rulebook clauses that apply to Charizard ex 223
Clause	What the rulebook says	Cards it applies to	Share of the archive
Weakness	Some Pokemon have Weakness or Resistance to Pokemon of certain types, marked in the lower-left corner of the card.	16,744 cards	81.9%
Retreat	Retreat your Active Pokemon (only once per turn).	17,244 cards	84.3%
Energy per turn	You can attach Energy just once each turn!	17,180 cards	84.0%

Counted across 20,444 English cards. A clause applies to this card because the card carries the property the clause names, not because we judged it to.

Charizard ex 223 — tournament formats
Format	Status	What that means
Standard	Legal	Can be played in this format
Expanded	Legal	Can be played in this format
Unlimited	Legal	Can be played in this format

Read from the format list recorded with the card. Formats rotate on a schedule set by the organiser, and that schedule is not published on this page.

Where this card can be played

This card is legal in Unlimited and Standard and Expanded play. It carries regulation mark G, printed next to the card number. It was released on August 11, 2023.

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Which generation of cards does Charizard ex 223 belong to?

The single letter printed beside the card number groups a card with everything issued under the same rules. Tournament formats are cut along those letters, so the size of a letter is the size of the pool a card sits in.

Cards carrying each regulation mark

Mark Dtypically 133 HP · 84 damage15.4%1,261 cards

Mark Etypically 150 HP · 87 damage14.7%1,202 cards

Mark Ftypically 142 HP · 88 damage14.4%1,180 cards

Mark G — this cardtypically 124 HP · 80 damage19.9%1,634 cards

Mark Htypically 132 HP · 88 damage15.7%1,283 cards

Mark Itypically 134 HP · 80 damage14.8%1,215 cards

Mark Jtypically 148 HP · 86 damage5.1%419 cards

8,194 cards in the archive carry a regulation mark. Older prints carry none at all, so this is not the whole archive.

The regulation mark is the single letter recorded with each modern card. Older prints carry no mark at all, so this axis covers only the part of the archive that has one.

Cards carrying each regulation mark
Group	Share	Value
Mark D	15.4%	1,261 cards
Mark E	14.7%	1,202 cards
Mark F	14.4%	1,180 cards
Mark G — this card	19.9%	1,634 cards
Mark H	15.7%	1,283 cards
Mark I	14.8%	1,215 cards
Mark J	5.1%	419 cards

This card

Mark G

Cards sharing that mark

1,634

Typical HP for the mark

124 (this card 330)

Typical damage for the mark

80 (this card 180)

Counted from the mark printed beside the card number.

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Charizard ex 223 in depth — what these figures add up to

Three readings of the same card, side by side: what it costs to get going, where it sits among the cards it will be compared with, and what takes it off the field.

What it asks a deck for

Its hardest attack, Burning Darkness, needs 2 Energy attached. Energy attaches once a turn, so that attack waits 2 turns from an empty card.
That works out at 90 damage for every Energy card attached.
Moving it out of the active spot costs 2 more Energy, discarded from the card itself.
It cannot start the game in play — Charmeleon has to be on the field first.

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

Every card in the archiveNo. 91 of 17,290

Darkness cardsNo. 11 of 1,248

ex cardsNo. 82 of 942

Obsidian FlamesNo. 3 of 210

What actually removes it

A Grass attack printed at 165 damage removes it in a single turn — that is the bar, not its 330 HP.
75 cards in the archive clear that bar.
Going the other way, it removes 945 cards in one attack.

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Charizard ex 223 card record

Charizard ex 223 — the printed record, field by field
Hit points	330 HP	Type	Darkness
Weakness	Grass ×2	Retreat cost	2 Energy
Evolves from	Charmeleon	Card type	Stage 2 ex Tera
Regulation mark	Mark G	Pokédex number	#006
Set	Obsidian Flames	Card number	223 of 197
Series	Scarlet & Violet	Released	August 11, 2023
Rarity	Special Illustration Rare (SIR)	Illustrator	AKIRA EGAWA
Tournament legality	Unlimited and Standard and Expanded only
Printed rule	Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Tera: As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's).

Read from the printed card face, the set listing and the official format list.

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What does Charizard ex 223 cost?

This page is about what the card does. The figure below is the one number worth carrying across, read on August 14, 2026.

Market price today

$107.56

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One figure only — the price record, the daily chart and the marketplaces live on the price page.

Charizard ex 223 priceOne year of daily prices, every print variant, and where to buy it.Open the price page

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Charizard ex 223 — frequently asked questions

How much damage does it take to knock out Charizard ex 223?

Charizard ex 223 has 330 HP and a Grass weakness at ×2, so a Grass attack printed at 165 damage or more removes it in one turn. Any other type has to print the full 330.

What is the strongest attack on Charizard ex 223?

Burning Darkness, printed at 180 damage for 2 Energy — 90 damage per Energy card. This attack does 30 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken.

What is the retreat cost of Charizard ex 223?

2 Energy, discarded from this card to move it out of the active spot. Retreating is allowed once per turn.

What does the + after the damage on Burning Darkness mean?

It marks the damage as conditional: the printed figure is the least it can deal, and the sentence on the card says what is added to it. The full sentence is printed on the card and quoted in the attack table on this page — "This attack does 30 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken."

Can an older Charizard print be played in a tournament?

Legality is read from the print, not from the Pokémon. Of the 102 prints listed on this page, 27 are legal in Standard play. The rest can still be played in formats that accept them, and the table on this page names the regulation mark each print carries.

What does Charizard ex evolve from?

Charmeleon. It cannot be played straight from your hand onto an empty spot — the earlier stage has to be in play first.

Can Charizard ex 223 be played in a tournament?

It is legal in Unlimited and Standard and Expanded play, and it carries regulation mark G. Standard events run on a rotating list of sets, so check the current rotation before entering one.

What does the rule on Charizard ex 223 mean?

The card reads “Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Tera: As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's).” That sentence is printed on the card itself, so it applies wherever the card is played.

Does this page say how good Charizard ex 223 is in a deck?

No. Every figure here is read from the printed card. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published on this site, because the card files it reads do not contain them.

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Where these card facts come from

Card facts are read once from openly published card files and do not change between readings — a printed card cannot gain HP. The places below are where the same information can be checked. Last updated: July 28, 2026 — the counts and rankings on this page were taken from the card files read on that day.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

The Pokémon Company International — official rules, tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, HP, attacks, weakness, retreat cost, illustrator credits) github.com

TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set membership and card numbering) github.com

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Charizard ex 223 — what does this card actually do?

What does Charizard ex 223 do in a game?

Charizard ex 223 performance summary

What it can do

Where it stands

Charizard ex 223 at a glance

What do the attacks on Charizard ex 223 cost, and what do they hit for?

How does Charizard ex 223 compare with every other card?

What Charizard ex 223 does without attacking

Is Charizard ex 223 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

Is Charizard ex 223 strong for a ex card?

What does being a Darkness card do for Charizard ex 223?

What knocks out Charizard ex 223 in one hit, and what does it knock out?

What is Charizard as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

What has to be in play before Charizard ex 223 can be?

Is this the strongest Charizard print, and can the older ones still be played?

What can you use instead of Charizard ex 223?

Which other cards share the Pokémon behind Charizard ex 223?

What was printed next to Charizard ex 223 in Obsidian Flames?

Which rules apply to Charizard ex 223, and where can it be played?

Which generation of cards does Charizard ex 223 belong to?

Charizard ex 223 in depth — what these figures add up to

What it asks a deck for

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

What actually removes it

Charizard ex 223 card record

What does Charizard ex 223 cost?

Charizard ex 223 — frequently asked questions

How much damage does it take to knock out Charizard ex 223?

What is the strongest attack on Charizard ex 223?

What is the retreat cost of Charizard ex 223?

What does the + after the damage on Burning Darkness mean?

Can an older Charizard print be played in a tournament?

What does Charizard ex evolve from?

Can Charizard ex 223 be played in a tournament?

What does the rule on Charizard ex 223 mean?

Does this page say how good Charizard ex 223 is in a deck?

Where these card facts come from

Before you rely on these figures

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