{"product_id":"pokemon-base-set-charizard-1st-edition-italian","title":"Pokémon Base Set Charizard 1st Edition (Italian)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn undisputed cornerstone of Pokémon collecting, the Base Set Charizard 1st Edition stands as the era-defining trophy card of the TCG’s formative years. This example is the Italian-language printing from the first European wave released by Wizards of the Coast (1999\/2000), a variant long recognized for materially lower survival in top condition than its English counterpart, and consequently pursued by advanced collectors building truly complete, language-specific Base Set runs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncapsulated by Beckett as BGS 9.5 GEM MINT, the card presents a level of preservation that is exceptionally difficult to encounter on a vintage holographic of this age, particularly within Italian distribution. The subgrades—highlighted by 9.5 centering, corners, and edges with a 9.0 surface—place it squarely in museum-grade territory while retaining the original visual impact that made Mitsuhiro Arita’s Charizard artwork a cultural icon. For collectors and investment-aware buyers, high-grade Italian 1st Edition Charizard has become a scarce, globally traded benchmark piece—equally suited to anchoring a long-term “grail” portfolio position or completing the coveted Italian 1st Edition trio alongside Blastoise and Venusaur.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collecto Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57334979854676,"sku":"2212","price":30800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/9083\/7588\/files\/file-1757364194414-WhatsAppImage2025-09-07at21.04.27.jpg?v=1790697897","url":"https:\/\/collectoarchive.com\/products\/pokemon-base-set-charizard-1st-edition-italian","provider":"Collecto Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}