Charjabug 25/84 · Pitch Black

Charjabug is Pokédex #737, generation 7 (Alola). Charjabug is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Grubbin. In this catalog that name is Grubbin (#736).

Charjabug sits at 25/84 in Pitch Black, position 25 of 120. Before it is 24 Manectric, and after it is 26 Vikavolt. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on 17 July 2026. The printed size is 84. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Vise Grip lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning. Ram is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "As it digests fallen leaves, it generates and stores electricity, which it can discharge from the tips of its jaws." The regulation mark is J.

Charjabug (#737) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2026. The earliest other card is Charjabug 51/149 in Sun & Moon (2017). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Naoki Saito illustrated that card, and Kazuhisa Uragami illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 5 other cards of Charjabug list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kazuhisa Uragami. I count 2 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Pitch Black set binder is where a full Pitch Black set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Charjabug can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). Themed lists that include this exact card are Bug Pokémon. I still need this card.