Pokemon fans are known to be passionate, especially as Pokemania nears its 30th anniversary in 2026. Sometimes, fans are even willing to pay shockingly high prices for unofficial Pokemon items, including–of all things–a Flamin’ Hot Cheeto that bears more than a little resemblance to Charizard. “Cheetozard” recently went up for auction, and the highest bid has already cleared four figures.
Via Polygon, this Charizard-shaped Cheeto is currently available to anyone with a large amount of expendable income on Goldin auctions. At press time, the highest bid is $2,100, and there are still eight more days before the auction comes to a close.
According to the auction description, Cheetozard was “discovered and preserved sometime between 2018-2022 by 1st & Goal Collectibles.” It comes with a custom-made Cheetozard card inside of a clear storage box. It’s a very amusing novelty item, but probably not for everyone.
Next week, The Pokemon Company will be hosting a Pokemon Presents Livestream, and fans have already speculated that the franchise’s next Switch title, Pokemon Legends Z-A, will be featured. Meanwhile, Pokemon Go developer Niantic is reportedly in negotiations to sell its gaming division to Saudi Arabia’s Scopely. This weekend, the Pokemon Go Unova Tour – Los Angeles event is being held in Pasadena, CA. Prior to the start of that event, The Pokemon Company and Niantic pledged a collective donation of $1 million for Los Angeles wildfire relief.