AttackExplosive Fire
If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage.
Charizard VSTAR 18/172 · Brilliant Stars
Brilliant Stars is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 25, 2022. The printed size is 172. This checklist is longer, at 186 cards. Charizard VSTAR is 18/172, in position 18 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 17 Charizard V, and after it is 19 Magmar. The listed rarity is Rare Holo VSTAR.
Charizard VSTAR is a VSTAR Fire Pokémon with 280 HP. In the Pokédex this is Charizard (#006), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Charizard V. In this catalog that name is Charizard (#006).
5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.
Charizard (#006) has 106 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 51 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Charizard 4/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Charizard, while this one is Charizard VSTAR. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 280 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo VSTAR. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 103 other cards of Charizard list a different HP.
The attack Explosive Fire lists 130+ damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage. Star Blaze is another attack lists 320 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.) Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: VSTAR rule: When your Pokémon VSTAR is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is F.
I keep a set binder for Brilliant Stars, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Brilliant Stars set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Charizard can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are All Charizard cards. I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 18/172
- Series
- Sword & Shield
- Released
- February 25, 2022
- Rarity
- Rare Holo VSTAR
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- VSTAR
- HP
- 280
- Type
- Fire
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex
- Charizard (#006)
- Evolves from
- Charizard V
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat
- 2
- Regulation mark
- F
Attacks and card text
AttackStar Blaze
Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
Card text
VSTAR rule: When your Pokémon VSTAR is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Charizard VSTAR from?
Brilliant Stars, in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 25, 2022. The printed size is 172.
What is the collector number?
18/172. It is entry 18 of 186 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
5ban Graphics. The catalog lists 1,629 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Rare Holo VSTAR.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Charizard #006, generation 1 (Kanto).
What regulation mark is printed?
F.
Which attacks are printed?
Explosive Fire (130+) and Star Blaze (320).