Expedition Base Set Charizard 39/165 For Position Only: Prices by Grade

Expedition Base Set (2002) · 39/165 · For Position Only · Rare · Fire · illus. Atsuko Nishida · released 2002-09-15

Prices for this printing

Grade	Price
Raw (ungraded)	$3,798.13
Grade 9	$6,169.69
PSA 10	—

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Expedition Base Set was printed in 1st Edition and Unlimited runs, and this card also exists as For Position Only, Reverse Holo. Tap a printing to open its page.

For Position Only — a test card, not a print run. FPO cards were proofed before the set went to press to check the placement and size of the artwork; this run escaped the print facility rather than being distributed, and only eight artworks exist — Alakazam, Ampharos, Arbok, Blastoise, Clefable, Charizard, Dugtrio and the Manhole information card (Elite Fourum, FPO guide and Masters Guide for WotC test cards). How to tell: the words FOR POSITION ONLY are printed across the card art, the word “Medium” appears in small black type in the bottom-left corner, and on the Charizard the HP is missing from the top-right. Note that PSA and BGS stopped grading FPO cards in 2015 because they are not officially released cards, so a slab should not be treated as proof that one is genuine.

Where this card fits

• Expedition Base Set master set — all 165 cards, $7,673.53 to complete
• Expedition Base Set (2002) set guide — all 165 cards
• Master sets — completing a set, Pokémon by Pokémon
• Field guides — printing variants, fakes, and how to tell them apart