Charmeleon 28/108 · Power Keepers

Charmeleon is Pokédex #005, generation 1 (Kanto). Charmeleon is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Charmander. In this catalog that name is Charmander (#004). The card lists Charizard, Charizard (#006) under evolves to.

Charmeleon sits at 28/108 in Power Keepers, position 28 of 108. Before it is 27 Cacturne, and after it is 29 Combusken. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on February 2, 2007. The printed size is 108, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Scary Face lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can't attack or retreat during your opponent's next turn. Flame Tail is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

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). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 26 other cards of Charmeleon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Midori Harada. I count 352 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Power Keepers set binder is where a full Power Keepers set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Charmeleon can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.