Charizard 100/97 · Dragon

Dragon is a set in the EX series. It was released on November 24, 2003. The printed size is 97. This checklist is longer, at 100 cards. Charizard is 100/97, in position 100 of 100 on this checklist. The card before it is 99 Charmeleon. The collector number is above the printed set size of 97. The listed rarity is Rare Secret.

Charizard is a Stage 2 Fire Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Charizard (#006), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Charmeleon. In this catalog that name is Charmeleon (#005).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Charizard (#006) has 106 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 50 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Charizard 4/102 in Base (1999). Both list 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Secret. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 94 other cards of Charizard list a different HP.

The attack Collect Fire lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, search your discard pile for 2 Fire Energy cards and attach them to Charizard (1 if there is only 1). Flame Pillar is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. You may discard a Fire Energy card attached to Charizard. If you do, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and do 30 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Dragon, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dragon set binder. 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 and Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.