It’s the original 1996 card, reissued in a special treatment as part of the 30-card “historic reprint” block inside 30th CELEBRATION (M6a), Japan’s flagship 30th-anniversary set.
This guide covers exactly what card number 137/103 is, what its ability and attack actually say, why it can’t be played in Standard, and how it sits next to the graded Charizard anniversary cards already listed. We ship Japanese sealed product and singles out of Tokyo; our listed prices are from our own listings, and the SNKRDUNK figure below is a dated marketplace ask.
Charizard 137/103 is the 1996 Base Set Charizard — Energy Burn and Fire Spin, unchanged — reissued in a special 30th-anniversary treatment inside M6a, which released September 16, 2026. The official card database lists it directly, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It is not Standard-legal. If you want a Charizard anniversary card, our PSA10 Charizard 25th 001/025 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is currently listed at ¥92,143 (~$598); Charizard ex SAR 134/108 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is currently listed at ¥79,968 (~$519).
- M6a 30th CELEBRATION released worldwide on September 16, 2026; all 30 Classic Collection reprints (136–165), including Charizard 137/103, remain listed in the official card database with confirmed illustrators.
- Charizard 137/103 now has a release-day lowest ask of ¥11,500 on SNKRDUNK (September 16, 2026).
- PSA10 Charizard ex SAR 134/108 and PSA10 Charizard VMAX SSR 308/190 are currently listed; see the value section below for current prices.
- Our M6a booster box listing is currently ¥25,000 (sealed) as a pre-order; the no-shrink option is sold out at the time of this update.
- Full card list: every card of the set with its official image, in number order — 30th CELEBRATION (M6a) card list (all 173 cards).
What the 137/103 Charizard Reprint Actually Is
30th CELEBRATION (M6a) is the flagship Japanese set marking the Pokemon TCG’s 30th anniversary, released worldwide on September 16, 2026 at ¥360 per pack (tax in) — six kira cards per pack — or ¥7,200 for a 20-pack box. One of the set’s headline features is a block of 30 cards described on the official product page as cards that “symbolise the history” of the game, each reissued in a special anniversary treatment. Charizard is captioned directly on that page as the card that debuted in 1996, in Japan’s first expansion pack.
Card number 137/103 is listed directly in Pokemon’s official card database (published September 9, 2026), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its English-language equivalent — the card most collectors will recognise it as — is Charizard 4/102 from the 1999 English Base Set; that original-printing attribution is the official caption on the M6a product page, one of only two reprints (with 160/103) given an explicit original-set citation.
One official timing note worth flagging separately from anything Samurai Sword Tokyo does: per SNKRDUNK’s lottery roundup (September 9, 2026), Pokemon Center Online ran a further additional lottery application window for the FUTURISTIC BOX and the Card Set, September 11 through September 16, 2026, closing at 16:59 JST, with results due September 30, 2026. That is a Pokemon Center allocation mechanic, not a Samurai Sword Tokyo stock date; our own M6a box listing (below) is a pre-order shipping from Tokyo after release — see the product page for the current dispatch date.
Ability, Attack and Standard Legality
The card text transcribed from snkrdunk’s card list from the original 1996 printing:
- Special ability “Energy Burn”: Charizard can treat all Energy attached to it as Fire Energy. Can’t be used while this Pokemon is Confused.
- Attack “Fire Spin” — 100 damage: Discard 2 Energy cards attached to this Pokemon.
The M6a reprint (137/103) is officially credited to illustrator Mitsuhiro Arita in the card database.
The one mechanical point that matters if you actually play the game: the official M6a product page states, in both places it addresses the 30-card block, that cards reissued in this special format cannot be used under current Standard rules — they remain legal only in whichever format the original printing is legal in. Practically, that means 137/103 is a display and collecting card, not a tournament piece, regardless of how sharp the foil looks.
All 30 Confirmed Classic Collection Reprints
As of September 9, 2026, all 30 of M6a’s historic reprint slots (136–165) are listed in Pokemon’s official card database, each with a confirmed illustrator. 152 is the second half of the Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND card and shares the 151 database entry, so the block reads as 29 official entries covering 30 printed numbers:
| Number | Card | Illustrator | Original English Printing (reported) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 136/103 | Pikachu | Mitsuhiro Arita | Base Set |
| 137/103 | Charizard | Mitsuhiro Arita | Base Set (official caption) |
| 138/103 | Misty | Ken Sugimori | Gym Heroes |
| 139/103 | Erika’s Jigglypuff | Ken Sugimori | Gym Heroes |
| 140/103 | Sneasel | Ken Sugimori | Neo Genesis |
| 141/103 | Shining Celebi | Hironobu Yoshida | Neo Destiny |
| 142/103 | Lugia (“Crystal” reprint) | Naoyo Kimura | Aquapolis |
| 143/103 | Delcatty | Atsuko Nishida | EX era |
| 144/103 | Dark Tyranitar | Nakaoka | EX Team Rocket Returns |
| 145/103 | Scizor ex | Mitsuhiro Arita | EX era |
| 146/103 | Metagross δ | Masakazu Fukuda | Delta Species era |
| 147/103 | Palkia LV.X | Ryo Ueda | Diamond & Pearl era |
| 148/103 | Uxie | Ken Sugimori | DP era |
| 149/103 | Crobat G | Makoto Imai | Platinum era |
| 150/103 | Gengar (Prime) | Takashi Yamaguchi | HGSS era |
| 151–152/103 | Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND (top & bottom) | Shinji Higuchi | HGSS era |
| 153/103 | N | Ken Sugimori | Black & White era |
| 154/103 | Rayquaza EX | Eske Yoshinob | BW era |
| 155/103 | Genesect EX | Eske Yoshinob | BW era |
| 156/103 | Mega Gardevoir EX | 5ban Graphics | XY era |
| 157/103 | Greninja BREAK | 5ban Graphics | XY BREAKpoint |
| 158/103 | Solgaleo GX | PLANETA | Sun & Moon |
| 159/103 | Buzzwole GX | 5ban Graphics | Sun & Moon era |
| 160/103 | Pikachu & Zekrom-GX | Mitsuhiro Arita | Team Up (official caption) |
| 161/103 | Zacian V | 5ban Graphics | Sword & Shield |
| 162/103 | Raikou | Hideki Ishikawa | Vivid Voltage era |
| 163/103 | Mew VMAX | 5ban Graphics | Fusion Strike era |
| 164/103 | Arceus VSTAR | 5ban Graphics | Brilliant Stars era |
| 165/103 | Magikarp | Shinji Kanda | Paldea Evolved (Illustration Rare) |
The “Original English Printing” column is still the earlier reported attribution (PokeBeach / Bill’s Archive), not official caption text, except for 137/103 and 160/103, which the official page itself names. Card names, numbers and illustrators for the full 136–165 range are official database entries as of September 9, 2026.
We’ve covered this reprint in more depth in a dedicated guide: Pikachu & Zekrom-GX 160/103 reprint guide. Dark Tyranitar 144/103 gets the same treatment in our Dark Tyranitar 144/103 reprint guide.
What Comparable Charizard Cards Are Listed At
M6a has now released, and 137/103 has a real release-day ask on SNKRDUNK: ¥11,500 (September 16, 2026). Before release, Japanese aggregator snkrdunk (30 August 2026) had forecast the card around ¥5,000 upward on the open market and roughly ¥3,500 on buy-back — those pre-release forecasts are now superseded by the ¥11,500 release-day ask. All conversions below use ¥154/USD.
The existing graded Charizard anniversary market, from our own live stock, adds more context:
(update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order)
(update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order)
Two more graded Charizard cards round out the comparison. PSA10 Charizard VMAX SSR 308/190 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is currently listed at ¥37,065 (~$241), and PSA10 M Charizard EX (XY-20th 011/072) — itself a 20th-anniversary card from an earlier anniversary set — is currently listed at ¥115,395 (~$749).
The current listings above, plus the ¥11,500 release-day ask for a raw 137/103, are the concrete reference points now available. Where the raw card’s price settles from here will depend on how PSA 10 population develops for it, but the graded 20th- and 25th-anniversary cards above give a realistic sense of the range this category trades in.
Where to Buy Charizard and 30th Celebration Product
Our M6a 30th Celebration booster box is currently listed as a pre-order at ¥25,000 (sealed); the no-shrink option is sold out at the time of this update. It ships from Tokyo after release — see the product page for the current dispatch date.
For graded Charizard anniversary cards, see our PSA10 Charizard 25th 001/025 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) listing, browse the full PSA10 collection, or check sealed Japanese booster boxes and the wider Pokemon card collection. For a mixed order across singles and sealed product, Quick Order is the fastest route.
For background on the wider anniversary landscape, see our 30th Anniversary cards guide and 25th vs 20th anniversary sets comparison. If you’re new to grading terminology used above, our Japanese card rarity guide for graded buyers covers the basics.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Charizard 137/103 reprint in 30th Celebration?
It’s the original 1996 Charizard, reissued in a special anniversary foil treatment as part of a 30-card historic reprint block inside M6a, which released September 16, 2026. The ability and attack — Energy Burn and Fire Spin — are unchanged from the original.
Is the 137/103 Charizard tournament legal?
No. The official M6a product page states that cards in this special reprint block cannot be used under current Standard rules and remain legal only in whatever format the original card is legal in.
How is 137/103 different from the original 1996 Charizard?
The card text is unchanged. The difference is the special anniversary card treatment/finish used for this 30th Celebration reissue, and the new 137/103 set number within M6a.
How many of the 30 historic reprints have been confirmed so far?
All 30, as of September 9, 2026, when Pokemon published the official card list for M6a: numbers 136 through 165, each with a confirmed illustrator, running from Pikachu 136/103 through Magikarp 165/103.
When did 30th Celebration (M6a) release in Japan?
It released worldwide, including Japan, on September 16, 2026, at ¥360 per pack (tax in) or ¥7,200 per 20-pack box.
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