POP Series 8 · #12 · 2008
Market price: The going rate for an ungraded copy of this exact printing, from actual sales data — TCGplayer for USD, Cardmarket for EUR. Updated daily. · Normal (non-holo): The plain printing — no foil anywhere. Price trackers say “Normal,” collectors say “non-holo”; usually the cheapest version of the card.
$3.13
up9% · 29dvia TCGplayer, updated Oct 8, 2026
Set rank: Where this card's market price ranks among the priced cards in its set — #1 is the set's most valuable card. in POP Series 8
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Today's TCGplayer market price for Chimchar is $3.13 for the Normal printing.
Among the 17 priced cards in POP Series 8, it sits 14th. The set's top card is Lucario at $27.15. We've logged its price daily since Feb 8, 2024: $0.74 then, $3.13 now (up 323%). A year ago it sat around $0.74; today's $3.13 is 323% higher. Over the last 90 days it's up 34.9%, from $2.32. Since February 2024 it's run as high as $3.13 (October 2026) and as low as $0.51 (November 2024). Right now it's the priciest it's been since February 2024. Its 30-day range runs from $2.77 up to $3.13. The Normal printing is the headline number here; the Reverse Holofoil at $29.08 prices separately. Across the Atlantic, the European prints list around €1.09 on Cardmarket.
By Printing
By printing: Normal (non-holo): The plain printing — no foil anywhere. Price trackers say “Normal,” collectors say “non-holo”; usually the cheapest version of the card. $3.13 · Reverse holo: Everything except the artwork is foil — the reverse of a normal holo. It's a separate printing and prices on its own. $29.08
TCGplayer prices each printing on its own — the Normal printing is the headline number on this page. Same card, same number — the print run or foil treatment is what changes.
Around the World
$3.13
€1.09
USD is TCGplayer's market price for the English print; EUR is Cardmarket's, shared across the European printings (Cardmarket prices the physical card). Both update daily.
Scratch10
Ember30
Cost: Fire, Colorless
Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy attached to Chimchar.
“It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps.”
About $3.13 for an ungraded copy. That's the TCGplayer market price for the Normal printing, updated Oct 8, 2026. Graded copies in great shape usually sell for more. What grading means →
Up about 35% over the last 3 months — from $2.32 to $3.13 (TCGplayer market price). Zoom out a whole year and it's up 323%. Prices move a little every day, so the chart on this page has the freshest line.
The highest market price we've logged is $3.13 — that was October 2026. We've been writing this card's price down since February 2024, so that's the record on our watch, not an all-time record.
The European printings list around €1.09 on Cardmarket — they share one price there, because Cardmarket prices the physical card across languages. This English print trades at $3.13 on TCGplayer. Two marketplaces, two currencies — so watch both numbers instead of converting one into the other.
eBay is the easiest place — this page links straight to the live listings for Chimchar (POP Series 8 #12). Check the photos and the seller's rating first. That's the rule.
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