Charizard 39/165 · Expedition Base Set

Charizard is Pokédex #006, generation 1 (Kanto). Charizard is a Stage 2 Fire Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Charmeleon. In this catalog that name is Charmeleon (#005).

Charizard sits at 39/165 in Expedition Base Set, position 39 of 165. Before it is 38 Butterfree, and after it is 40 Charizard. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Tail Smash lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Flamethrower is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Charizard. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

Charizard (#006) has 106 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 51 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Charizard 4/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 103 other cards of Charizard list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuko Nishida. I count 408 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Expedition Base Set set binder is where a full Expedition Base Set set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Charizard can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are All Charizard cards. I still need this card.