Charmeleon 110/91 · Paldean Fates

Charmeleon is Pokédex #005, generation 1 (Kanto). Charmeleon is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 90 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 110/91 in Paldean Fates, position 110 of 245. Before it is 109 Charmander, and after it is 111 Paldean Tauros. 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.

Flare Veil is listed as Ability. Prevent all effects of attacks used by your opponent's Pokémon done to this Pokémon. (Damage is not an effect.) The attack Combustion lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire. 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 90 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Shiny Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 25 other cards of Charmeleon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 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. Charmeleon can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Kanto starters, without Charizard. I still need this card.