Charmeleon 8/91 · 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 8/91 in Paldean Fates, position 8 of 245. Before it is 7 Charmander, and after it is 9 Magmar. 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 listed rarity is Uncommon.

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. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Tonji Matsuno 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 Tonji Matsuno. I count 14 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). I still need this card.