Ceruledge vs. Armarouge: The Version Exclusive Collector's Guide for 2026
By Dexhaul Team · September 22, 2026
Two Pokémon from the same base form, split by which game you played.
Ceruledge (#917) and Armarouge (#936) both evolve from Charcadet, but they diverge immediately: Ceruledge is the Fire/Ghost type exclusive to Violet, while Armarouge is the Fire/Psychic type exclusive to Scarlet. Charcadet appears in both games, but only the Malicious Armor triggers the Violet evolution and only the Auspicious Armor triggers the Scarlet one. Trading remains the only way to own both without buying two copies of the game.
That shared origin shapes the collector market in ways you would not expect. Plush prices are almost identical. Model kits were numbered and released as a matched pair.
The TCG cards and sealed products tell a different, uneven story. Knowing which character leads in which category changes how you approach the pair.
The Type Split and Why It Matters for Collectors
The version-exclusive mechanic forced a design decision that carries collecting consequences. Ghost typing places Ceruledge alongside Spiritomb, Gengar, and other characters with seasonal Halloween demand curves. Fire/Ghost combinations are rare: only a handful of Pokémon carry this dual type across the entire franchise.
Armarouge's Fire/Psychic combination is more common in the TCG's historical card pool, which gives it less type-rarity positioning. What it has instead is the stronger competitive TCG history: Armarouge ex appeared as a key attacker in early Scarlet and Violet format decks, driving sealed-product investment during the 2023 launch window.
Both characters are worth collecting. The split is in which product category gives you the better value.
Plush: Nearly Tied
San-ei Boeki's All Star Collection line assigns each character their own S-size plush: PP262 Ceruledge at $40.00 and PP261 Armarouge at $40.71.
The $0.71 gap is the tightest version-exclusive plush price differential currently in the All Star Collection catalog. It reflects real collector parity: neither character draws measurably higher plush demand from the Paldea collector base.
Both are importer-distributed products with no Western retail restocking, so availability tracks the same importers. Combined cost from the same seller is $80.71.
TCG Singles: Where the Gap Opens
The Ceruledge apex card is the Surging Sparks Illustration Rare 197/191, released November 2024.
Numbered 197 in a set totaling 191 standard cards, this card sits in the above-set Illustration Rare tier. Raw copies list from $24.76 to $30 across active sellers.
A PSA 10 slabbed copy reaches $200–$250, a 7–10x grade premium from a mass-printed English SV set. That spread is notable for a Paldean character with no established competitive TCG career: the premium tracks the artwork illustration specifically.
Armarouge does not have a Surging Sparks equivalent. Its SV era apex single is the Scarlet and Violet Base Set Art Rare 203/198, available at $10.99–$15.20 raw.
A solid above-set entry, but roughly half the raw floor of the Ceruledge IR. Collectors focused on the ceiling of each character's TCG history will find more headroom on the Ceruledge side.
Budget entry points are nearly matched. Standard Paldean Fates holos for both characters sit under $0.40. Armarouge ex 027/182 from Paradox Rift is the cheapest ex-designated card for either character, listing at $0.99.
Sealed Products: Armarouge's Advantage
The sealed product landscape inverts the card hierarchy.
The Armarouge ex Premium Collection is the only English-language sealed product with a member of this pair as the face. Ceruledge has never headlined a Premium Collection in any language. Secondary market pricing on the Armarouge box runs $83–$128 depending on seller and condition, reflecting secondary-market range rather than MSRP consistency.
One small detail worth noting: the Armarouge ex Premium Collection card sleeves (65-pack, available separately at $5) feature both Armarouge and Ceruledge artwork side by side. A product named for one character uses both to acknowledge the version-exclusive pair. It is the most affordable way to add both characters to a desk collection at once.
Model Kits: A Numbered Pair
Bandai assigned Ceruledge and Armarouge consecutive numbers in the Pokémon Select model kit series: Ceruledge is Select #57, Armarouge is Select #58. They are the only version-exclusive pair to receive consecutive model kit numbers in the Select line, released together as a deliberate matched set.
Ceruledge Select #57 runs $11.99–$21 across sellers. Armarouge Select #58 runs $17.80–$25. Price variance within each character comes from seller margin, not product differences: the format is the same snap-fit, no-glue Bandai Spirits kit for both.
Both kits are worth displaying together. Ceruledge's blade arms and Armarouge's armored gauntlet both translate well to the model format. At under $50 combined from a competitive seller, the pair is one of the more accessible full-set displays for Paldea's version exclusives.
The Collector Verdict
The two characters genuinely occupy opposite strengths, and the right choice depends on what you are building.
If you want the higher-ceiling apex single, Ceruledge's Surging Sparks IR at $25–$30 raw is not matched on the Armarouge side. If sealed products matter, the Armarouge ex Premium Collection is the only headliner box in the pair.
Plush and model kits are essentially a draw at current prices. Buying both as a complete version-exclusive set costs roughly $80 for the plush pair and $30–$50 for the model kit pair from competitive sellers.
Neither character is the wrong answer. The version-exclusive pairing was designed so you would need both to feel complete, and the collector market has priced them just closely enough to make that choice an easy one.
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