Charmander 50/82 · Team Rocket

Team Rocket is a set in the Base series. It was released on April 24, 2000. The printed size is 82. This checklist is longer, at 83 cards. Charmander is 50/82, in position 50 of 83 on this checklist. Before it is 49 Abra, and after it is 51 Dark Raticate. The listed rarity is Common.

Charmander is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 9. In the Pokédex this is Charmander (#004), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Charmeleon, Charmeleon (#005) under evolves to.

Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.

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). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 45 other cards of Charmander list a different HP.

Gather Fire is listed as Pokémon Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may take 1 Fire Energy card attached to 1 of your other Pokémon and attach it to Charmander. This power can't be used if Charmander is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed. The attack Fire Tail lists 20 damage. The cost is Fire. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Many people find it cute and try to hold it, only to be burned by its tail."

I keep a set binder for Team Rocket, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Team Rocket set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Charmander can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.