Charizard season. Dark Crystal Blaze (CSV5C) hit China on September 12, 2025, and it’s built around one card everybody wants: the Tera Charizard ex SAR. The set pulls from Japan’s Ruler of the Black Flame and Raging Surf, so you get the iconic dark Tera Charizard art plus Garchomp, Altaria and a stack of trainer SARs. Here are the 10 best pulls, ranked by what the Chinese cards are actually selling for.
- Standard box: 15 packs of 5 cards, 1 holo per pack
- Jumbo box: 6 packs of 20 cards, 6 holos per pack
- Set: 164 cards, including 8 SARs and 4 gold URs
- Also called: Black Crystal Blaze or Ardent Obsidian
The chase list
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Charizard ex
The cover star. Tera Charizard roaring with its wings spread against a burst of black-and-white crystal shards. Same Akira Egawa art as the Japanese Ruler of the Black Flame SAR, and the card every rip in this set is chasing.
Raw ~$85 · PSA 10 ~$220
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Larry
Tired salaryman Larry ducking under a shop curtain into a lantern-lit street eatery, briefcase in hand. A cult favorite, and easily the best trainer art in the set.
Raw ~$37 · PSA 10 ~$93
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Altaria ex
Altaria gliding over a sunny coastline with a flock of Swablu trailing behind. Calm, painterly, and a great display card.
Raw ~$30
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Charizard ex (Gold)
The gold Charizard: stained-glass Tera Charizard framed in gold. Most recent sales are already graded, so true raw value is still settling.
Around ~$26
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Defiance Band (Gold)
A gold full-art Defiance Band. Gold items are their own chase for anyone completing the gold set.
Raw ~$22 · PSA 10 ~$128
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Rare Candy (Gold)
A giant Rare Candy on sparkling gold. An iconic item card, done in gold.
Few clean sales, recent ones $17–33
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Mela
Mela sitting on a balcony railing next to a Torkoal, in a soft watercolor style.
Raw ~$12
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Garchomp ex
Tera Garchomp rising out of a swirling water vortex with a bubble Tera crown. The Raging Surf headliner at a very friendly price.
Raw ~$12 · PSA 10 ~$83
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Charizard ex (Full Art)
Silver-textured full art of the faceted Tera Charizard. The cheapest way to own a secret-rare Charizard from this set.
Raw ~$11
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Clive
A packed scene of Paldea academy students, teachers and Pokémon around a tree, with Clive in the middle. Lots of easter eggs to spot.
Raw ~$8
What are the odds?
The big hits are rare in Chinese sets. The official print ratio puts SRs, SARs and gold URs together at 0.73% of cards in standard packs and 1% in jumbo packs. That works out to about one of those hits every two standard boxes, or a little more than one per jumbo box. There are no guaranteed hits, so the Charizard SAR is a real chase. If you’re hunting hits, the jumbo box gives you more holos and better odds at a big hit for your money.
Rip one yourself
Factory-sealed Simplified Chinese Dark Crystal Blaze, in standard and jumbo boxes, shipped from the US. Free shipping on orders over $200.
Shop the jumbo boxPrices are raw and PSA 10 sold averages for the Chinese cards from PriceCharting as of October 2, 2026. Pull odds are from the official print ratio published for the set. Card prices move fast, so check before you buy or sell.
