Charmeleon 46/132 · Secret Wonders

Secret Wonders is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on November 1, 2007. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Charmeleon is 46/132, in position 46 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 45 Breloom, and after it is 47 Cloyster. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Charmeleon is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 29. 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.

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 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. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 25 other cards of Charmeleon list a different HP.

The attack Fire Fang lists 20 damage. The cost is Fire. The Defending Pokémon is now Burned. Flare Tail is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, discard a Fire Energy attached to Charmeleon and this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage. Weakness is Water +20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "In the rocky mountains where CHARMELEON live, their fiery tails shine at night like stars."

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