CombuskenPokémon card prices & values

Collector’s notes

• Combusken 9/40 (Nintendo Black Star Promos)

  Combusken lunges through the frame mid-kick, talons flared, as its leg smashes a rock into flying shards against a bright blue sky, art by Kouki Saitou. This copy carries the silver WINNER stamp from the Nintendo Black Star Promos, a version given out as a prize rather than sold in packs. That stamp, plus the steady following for the Hoenn fire starter line, keeps collectors hunting for it.

• Combusken 6/17 (POP Series 4)

  Combusken leans in close against a backdrop of bright green leaves, cropped so tightly that its head, crest and clawed arm fill nearly the whole frame. Art by Mitsuhiro Arita gives it a clean, slightly odd camera angle that feels like a candid snapshot. POP Series packs were small promotional releases, so Hoenn starter fans chasing every Torchic line card tend to seek this Uncommon out.

• Combusken 7/17 (POP Series 3)

  Combusken leans forward mid-kick here, one powerful leg thrust toward the viewer in exaggerated perspective while it squawks over its shoulder against a swirl of wind and tall grass. The art by Mitsuhiro Arita gives the Hoenn starter real motion and painterly texture. As an Uncommon from the small POP Series promotional sets, it appeals to Torchic line fans and anyone chasing these harder-to-find mid-era releases.