Background
The 2023 Japanese Charizard ex from SV4a: Shiny Treasure ex, numbered 349/190, is a Special Art Rare from a high-class pack. The art is by Akira Egawa and runs across the full face, the SAR treatment rather than a standard full-art crop.
Desk talk usually starts with Egawa’s line and how much of the face it occupies. Grading notes focus on centring and surface before a PSA 10 or BGS 9.5 attempt.
Game text includes Infernal Reign, which searches up to three Basic Fire Energy, and Burning Darkness, which scales with prizes taken. Those lines explain play interest; the market line still keys off 349/190 and the Japanese SV4a label.