Charmander 69/130 · Base Set 2

Charmander is Pokédex #004, generation 1 (Kanto). Charmander is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 10. The card lists Charmeleon, Charmeleon (#005) under evolves to.

Charmander sits at 69/130 in Base Set 2, position 69 of 130. Before it is 68 Caterpie, and after it is 70 Cubone. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on February 24, 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Scratch lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Ember is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Charmander in order to use this attack. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Obviously prefers hot places. If it gets caught in the rain, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail."

Charmander (#004) has 45 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Charmander 46/102 in Base (1999). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 27 other cards of Charmander list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base Set 2 set binder is where a full Base Set 2 set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Charmander 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.