Charmeleon 5/165 · 151

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). The card lists Charizard, Charizard (#006) under evolves to.

Charmeleon sits at 5/165 in 151, position 5 of 207. Before it is 4 Charmander, and after it is 6 Charizard ex. 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 listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Combustion lists 20 damage. The cost is Fire. Fire Blast is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Fire. Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "If it becomes agitated during battle, it spouts intense flames, incinerating its surroundings." The regulation mark is G.

Charmeleon (#005) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 32 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 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and GIDORA illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 31 other cards of Charmeleon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads GIDORA. I count 60 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. Charmeleon can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.