Charmander 11/94 · Phantasmal Flames

Charmander is Pokédex #004, generation 1 (Kanto). Charmander is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists Charmeleon, Charmeleon (#005) under evolves to.

Charmander sits at 11/94 in Phantasmal Flames, position 11 of 130. Before it is 10 Lokix, and after it is 12 Charmeleon. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on 14 November 2025. The printed size is 94. This checklist is longer, at 130 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

Agile is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon has no Energy attached, it has no Retreat Cost. The attack Live Coal lists 20 damage. The cost is Fire. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The flame on its tail shows the strength of its life-force. If Charmander is weak, the flame also burns weakly." The regulation mark is I.

Charmander (#004) has 45 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 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 80 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and HYOGONOSUKE illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 44 other cards of Charmander list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads HYOGONOSUKE. I count 76 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Phantasmal Flames set binder is where a full Phantasmal Flames set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Charmander can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.