Charmander SWSH092/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

SWSH Black Star Promos is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 15, 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. Charmander is SWSH092/307, in position 92 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH091 Bronzong, and after it is SWSH093 Arrokuda. The listed rarity is Promo.

Charmander is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Charmander (#004), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Charmeleon, Charmeleon (#005) under evolves to.

Uta illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 other cards in the catalog.

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 Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Uta illustrated this one. 29 other cards of Charmander list a different HP.

The attack Collect lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. Draw a card. Flare is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It has a preference for hot things. When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail." The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for SWSH Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SWSH Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Charmander can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.