Pokémon Charizard G Lv.X Holo — Platinum Supreme Victors 143/147, BGS 9

Charizard G Lv.X belongs to the Platinum era of the Pokémon TCG and to its most distinctive sub-cycle: the cards marked G, a mechanic that placed Pokémon under the influence of Giratina and gave them an aesthetic of corruption that no other period of the game attempted. The card is number 143 of the 147 printed in Supreme Victors, and it brings that mechanic to the franchise's most collected character.

The illustration by Wataru Kawahara stages Charizard in an aggressive stance inside a violet and rose aura that reads as the dimensional corruption of Giratina, with a trainer's portrait set into the background in the manner typical of Lv.X cards of this generation. What makes the card more than a strong artwork is its place in the game's own history: Lv.X was one of the mechanics most fondly remembered from the Diamond & Pearl and Platinum years, and seeing it applied to Charizard concentrates both the mechanic and the character in a single card.

Beckett has graded it 9 MINT, with a perfect 10 for centering — the subgrade collectors scrutinise most closely on cards of this vintage — alongside 9 for corners and edges and 9.5 for surface. The subgrades are printed with the certificate, so the condition is documented rather than described.