Charmander 59/99 · Arceus

Charmander is Pokédex #004, generation 1 (Kanto). Charmander is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 13. The card lists Charmeleon, Charmeleon (#005) under evolves to.

Charmander sits at 59/99 in Arceus, position 59 of 111. Before it is 58 Burmy Trash Cloak, and after it is 60 Cherubi. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on 4 November 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Call for Friends lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Fire Basic Pokémon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Steady Firebreathing is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Weakness is Water +10. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The fire on the tip of its tail is a measure of its life. If healthy, its tail burns intensely."

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 Suwama Chiaki illustrated this one. 39 other cards of Charmander list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Suwama Chiaki. I count 102 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Arceus set binder is where a full Arceus 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.