Charmander 109/91 · Paldean Fates

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 109/91 in Paldean Fates, position 109 of 245. Before it is 108 Rellor, and after it is 110 Charmeleon. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 26, 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny 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 Shiny Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and sowsow illustrated this one. 29 other cards of Charmander list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads sowsow. I count 104 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldean Fates set binder is where a full Paldean Fates 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.