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Charizard

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) — Charizard doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

45
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Market size 29Growth 19Conversion 29Competition 75Returns 97Price range 44Avg price 95Brand share 8Review moat 37Quality gap 43
This niche Category average

Is Charizard profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Charizard is a £131K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (221K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Charizard: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -11.3% over the last 90 days and 2.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£131K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-11.3%221K
Conversion rate2.4%
Avg price£25.29

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand, so 3% of the market is open.

3%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 219
Top-5 product click share40%
Open market3%
Avg brand age27 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 38 products

Sponsored placement45%
New entrants (1y)13· 5 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews2,765

Top Charizard products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£5K£10K£16K£21K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 flat

Sellers

219

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

1%

  • Pokémon73%
  • Zavvi13%
  • HEART FOR CARDS4%
  • Jazwares3%
  • Titan Cards3%
  • Funko2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Charizard demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume221KCVR2.4%Products38Brands7Top 5 Brands97%OOS Rate9.0%Rating4.5★Reviews2,765Avg BSR#462
8K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top Charizard search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • charizard67K/yr
  • charizard pokemon card38K/yr
  • pokemon charizard33K/yr
  • pokemon cards charizard18K/yr
  • charizard box6K/yr
  • mega charizard13K/yr
  • pokemon charizard box10K/yr
  • charizard card8K/yr
  • charizard ex11K/yr
  • pokemon charizard card5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Charizard

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

96% of reviews
Quality-Overall26%

Cards quality is amazing

Collectibles25%

Great for collectors

Value For Money22%

Amazing value

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

As described

Gifting Purpose7%

Gift

What buyers complain about

84% of reviews
Value For Money32%

Was insane as it was actually at market price

Advertised Vs Actual Product23%

False advertisement

Quality-Overall9%

Poor quality control

Size-Overall4%

a lot bigger than i thought though

Ethical Trade/Fair Trade3%

Total scam, I got a couple of jap cards that have never sold

Charizard return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.6%

Return rate

35%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Advertised Vs Actual Product
20%
2Product Condition
13%
3Quality-Overall
11%
4Value For Money
11%
5Size-Overall
9%

Common Charizard questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Charizard 45/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £131K/yr across 38 tracked products. 5 of 13 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -11.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Charizard on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.