Charmander 4/18 · Detective Pikachu

Charmander is Pokédex #004, generation 1 (Kanto). Charmander is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Charmeleon, Charmeleon (#005) under evolves to.

Charmander sits at 4/18 in Detective Pikachu, position 4 of 18. Before it is 3 Morelull, and after it is 5 Charizard. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on April 5, 2019. The printed size is 18, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Reckless Charge lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The flame on its tail indicates Charmander's life force. If it is healthy, the flame burns brightly."

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 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and MPC Film illustrated this one. 39 other cards of Charmander list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads MPC Film. I count 14 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Detective Pikachu set binder is where a full Detective Pikachu 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). I still need this card.