Pokémon TCG · Energy Types
Fire-Type Pokémon Cards
Fire is the Pokémon TCG's red type, home of Charizard, Reshiram and Ceruledge. Fire attacks hit hard and often pay for it by discarding Energy, Fire decks are weak to Water, and Fire is the type that beats Grass and Metal.
Fire at a Glance
Standard figures count every Pokémon legal in Standard on October 15, 2026, each card once however often it was reprinted. Printing figures count every English printing.
How Fire Plays
The Fire trade-off is printed on the cards. Reshiram ex's Scorching Fire does 200 and discards an Energy, Mega Charizard Y ex's Explosion Y discards 3 Energy to do 280 to any of your opponent's Pokémon, and Mega Charizard X ex's Inferno X does 90 for each Fire Energy you choose to discard from among your Pokémon. A Fire deck spends Energy fast, so it runs plenty of Basic Fire Energy and ways to get it back.
Some Fire cards turn that discard pile into a resource. Ceruledge ex's Abyssal Flames does 20 more for each Energy card in your discard pile, so the more a Fire deck has spent, the harder it hits.
Things to Know About Fire Pokémon Cards
- Fire is weak to Water on nearly every card, and Fire hits Grass and Metal Pokémon for double damage.
- Charizard is the most printed Fire Pokémon, and the Fire Charizards are among the most collected cards in the game.
- Not every Charizard is Fire. Charizard ex from Obsidian Flames and Paldean Fates is a Darkness card, and Mega Charizard X from Flashfire is a Dragon.
- Because Fire attacks discard Energy, a Fire Pokémon often needs a turn to reload after a big hit.
Popular Fire Pokémon in Standard
Fire Pokémon legal in Standard that show what the type does. Not a ranking: each is here for what its text does.
Mega Charizard X ex
Phantasmal Flames #13
Flareon ex
Prismatic Evolutions #14
Ceruledge ex
Surging Sparks #36
Reshiram ex
Journey Together #30
- Mega Charizard X ex: Inferno X does 90 damage for each Fire Energy you discard from among your Pokémon, so its damage is limited only by the Energy you have in play.
- Flareon ex: Burning Charge does 130 and attaches up to 2 Basic Energy from your deck to one of your Pokémon; Carnelian does 280.
- Ceruledge ex: Abyssal Flames does 30 plus 20 for each Energy card in your discard pile for a single Fire Energy.
- Reshiram ex: A Basic Pokémon whose Scorching Fire does 200 for three Energy and discards one of them.
Most Valuable Fire Cards
The highest-priced Fire Pokémon of the Scarlet & Violet and Mega Evolution series, one printing per card name, by TCGplayer market price on November 2, 2026. Prices change daily; each card's page has today's.
Classic Fire Cards Collectors Know
Older cards that collectors know the type by. No prices here: vintage cards sell too rarely, in too many conditions, for one number to mean much. How to check what your Pokémon cards are worth →
- Charizard: The 1999 Base Set holo, the card most people picture when they think of valuable Pokémon cards.
- Shining Charizard: Neo Destiny (2002), the shiny black Charizard.
- Charizard: The Secret Rare from EX Dragon (2003).
The Other Types
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Fire type weak to in the Pokémon TCG?
Water. 167 of 171 Fire Pokémon legal in Standard as of October 15, 2026 are weak to Water; the others are Flying Pokémon weak to Lightning.
What is Fire strong against in the Pokémon TCG?
Grass and Metal. Nearly every Grass Pokémon and nearly every Metal Pokémon in Standard is printed with a Fire Weakness, so a Fire attack does double damage to them in the Active Spot.
What is the most valuable Fire-type Pokémon card?
Of the Scarlet & Violet and Mega Evolution series, Victini from Black Bolt at $615.61 on TCGplayer as of November 2, 2026. Older cards, such as the vintage Shining and Gold Star cards, can sell for more, but they trade too rarely for one price to mean much.
Which Pokémon has the most Fire-type cards?
Charizard, with 75 English Fire cards counting every printing, then Charmander (45) and Ninetales (44).
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