Charmander 168/165 · 151

Charmander is Pokédex #004, generation 1 (Kanto). Charmander is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Charmeleon, Charmeleon (#005) under evolves to.

Charmander sits at 168/165 in 151, position 168 of 207. Before it is 167 Ivysaur, and after it is 169 Charmeleon. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 165. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Blazing Destruction lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. Discard a Stadium in play. Steady Firebreathing is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "From the time it is born, a flame burns at the tip of its tail. Its life would end if the flame were to go out." The regulation mark is G.

Charmander (#004) has 45 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 36 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Charmander 46/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Illustration Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and miki kudo illustrated this one. 29 other cards of Charmander list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads miki kudo. I count 57 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

151 set binder is where a full 151 set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Charmander can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.