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Different prints of Mega Charizard EX have slight variations in design, border, and rarity that can impact their market value

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The card itself is made up to look like the Trainer cards from the original 1996 Base Set, but with one obvious difference: instead of TRAINER, the card reads ILLUSTRATOR, and its the only card ever published to do so

Like other special sets, including Champion's Path, Shining Fates, Celebrations , and Pokmon GO , Crown Zenith packs were found in specially branded products like Premium Collections and Elite Trainer Boxes rather than booster boxes

In October 2020, a PSA 10 mint condition first-edition shadowless holographic Charizard was bought by ex-rapper Logic at auction for a sizeable $220,000 (173,000), only to be surpassed a month later when another Charizard of the same specifications sold for $295,000 (210,000)