Charizard 20/149 · Boundaries Crossed

Charizard is Pokédex #006, generation 1 (Kanto). Charizard is a Stage 2 Fire Pokémon with 160 HP. The card says it evolves from Charmeleon. In this catalog that name is Charmeleon (#005).

Charizard sits at 20/149 in Boundaries Crossed, position 20 of 153. Before it is 19 Charmeleon, and after it is 21 Numel. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on 7 November 2012. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 153 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Split Bomb lists no damage number. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 40 damage to 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Scorching Fire is another attack lists 150 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard a Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It is said that Charizard's fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles."

Charizard (#006) has 106 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 50 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 lists 120 HP, and this one lists 160 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and hatachu illustrated this one. 98 other cards of Charizard list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads hatachu. I count 31 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Boundaries Crossed set binder is where a full Boundaries Crossed set goes. This card fills one slot there. 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.