Charmander 8/78 · Pokémon GO

Charmander is Pokédex #004, generation 1 (Kanto). Charmander is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Charmeleon, Charmeleon (#005) under evolves to.

Charmander sits at 8/78 in Pokémon GO, position 8 of 88. Before it is 7 Ariados, and after it is 9 Charmeleon. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 1 July 2022. The printed size is 78. This checklist is longer, at 88 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Tail on Fire lists 10 damage. The cost is Fire. Search your deck for a Fire Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. 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 F.

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 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and saino misaki illustrated this one. 39 other cards of Charmander list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads saino misaki. I count 36 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Pokémon GO set binder is where a full Pokémon GO 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.