Mega Charizard X ex — Black Star Promo 023 — ACE GEM MINT 10

Pokémon TCG: Mega Charizard X ex 023 – ACE Gem Mint 10

Set: Black Star Promo Source: Mega Charizard X ex Ultra Premium Collection Card Number: 023 Release Year: 2025 Language: English Grading Company: ACE (Authenticated Card Experts) Certification Number: 1396292

Overview

A Gem Mint 10 copy of the Mega Charizard X ex Black Star Promo (023), sourced from the Mega Charizard X ex Ultra Premium Collection and graded by ACE. This is the highest grade ACE awards, achieved here with perfect 10s across all four assessed categories.

Illustrated by Saboteri, the card is one of the more visually distinctive modern Charizard promos — the attack name rendered in bold Japanese katakana across the artwork, over the black-and-blue Mega Charizard X design. Returned directly from ACE grading and sold sealed in its original ACE packaging, unopened and unhandled since receipt.

Grade & Subgrades

🏆 Overall Grade: Gem Mint 10

The highest grade awarded by ACE, indicating a card in near-perfect condition across all assessed categories.

• 🔲 Surface: 10 — No scratches, print defects or visible wear.
• 📐 Centering: 10 — Perfect border alignment on all sides.
• ✂️ Edges: 10 — Clean, sharp edges throughout.
• 📌 Corners: 10 — Sharp, clean corners with no visible wear.

A clean sweep of perfect subgrades — no category conceded anything.

Population Data

• Population with this label (Gem Mint 10): 5,912
• Total population (all labels): 6,051
• Population graded higher: 0
• Population graded lower: 2,049
• Total submitted: 8,100
• Gem rate (proportion achieving 10): 75%

For transparency: with a 75% gem rate this card gems readily, so a 10 is the common outcome rather than a scarce one. What you're buying is the top available grade with certainty — no submission gamble, no waiting.

About the Card

Mega Charizard X ex 023 is a Black Star Promo distributed through the Mega Charizard X ex Ultra Premium Collection, making it distinct both from standard booster pulls and from the tin-exclusive Mega Charizard promos numbered 029 and 030. The bold katakana treatment across the artwork sets this print apart visually from the rest of the Mega Charizard promo run.

Product Details

• Card: Mega Charizard X ex
• Number: 023
• Set: Black Star Promo (Mega Charizard X ex Ultra Premium Collection)
• Illustrator: Saboteri
• Grade: ACE Gem Mint 10
• Certification: 1396292
• Condition: Sealed in original ACE packaging as received from grading

Summary

A Gem Mint 10 Mega Charizard X ex with perfect 10s across surface, centering, edges and corners, from the Ultra Premium Collection print. Fully slabbed and sealed as returned from ACE, with the certification number shown for independent verification.

Whether you're building a graded Charizard collection, collecting Ultra Premium Collection promos, or want the top grade without gambling on a submission, this card covers it.