Charmeleon 21/217 · Ascended Heroes

Charmeleon is Pokédex #005, generation 1 (Kanto). Charmeleon is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Charmander. In this catalog that name is Charmander (#004).

Charmeleon sits at 21/217 in Ascended Heroes, position 21 of 295. Before it is 20 Charmander, and after it is 22 Mega Charizard Y ex. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on January 30, 2026. The printed size is 217. This checklist is longer, at 295 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Heat Blast lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It lashes about with its tail to knock down its foe. It then tears up the fallen opponent with sharp claws." The regulation mark is J.

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 2025. The earliest other card is Charmeleon 24/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Julie Hang illustrated this one. 31 other cards of Charmeleon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Julie Hang. I count 4 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ascended Heroes set binder is where a full Ascended Heroes 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.