Charmeleon 35/130 · Base Set 2

Base Set 2 is a set in the Base series. It was released on February 24, 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. Charmeleon is 35/130, in position 35 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 34 Butterfree, and after it is 36 Dewgong. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Charmeleon is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 32. In the Pokédex this is Charmeleon (#005), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Charmander. In this catalog that name is Charmander (#004). The card lists Charizard, Charizard (#006) under evolves to.

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Charmeleon (#005) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 31 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Charmeleon 24/102 in Base (1999). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. 25 other cards of Charmeleon list a different HP.

The attack Slash lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flamethrower is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Charmeleon in order to use this attack. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When it swings its burning tail, it raises the temperature to unbearably high levels."

I keep a set binder for Base Set 2, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Base Set 2 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Charmeleon can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.