Charizard (Base Set 4)
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Charizard (Japanese: リザードン Lizardon) is a Fire-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It is part of the Base Set and the Stormfront expansion.
Card text (Base Set print)
Pokémon Power
Attack
Pokédex data
Charizard - Flame Pokémon | ||
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No. | Height | Weight |
006 | 5'7" (1.7 m) | 200 lbs. (90.5 kg) |
Pokédex entry | ||
Spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires. |
Card text (Stormfront print)
Poké-BODY
Attack
Pokédex data
Charizard - Flame Pokémon | ||
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No. | Height | Weight |
006 | 5'07" (1.7 m) | 199.5 lbs. (90.5 kg) |
Pokédex entry | ||
Its wings can carry this Pokémon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures. |
Release information
This card was released as a promotional card with different artwork by Ken Sugimori. In Japan, it was available through the "Please Trade" Campaign that ran from February to July in 1998. This variant card was never released in English. Later, this Japanese print was released as part of the "Pokémon Best Collection" CD. A jumbo English version was released in Japan as a free insert in the April 2000 CoroCoro magazine. This card was also reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection reprint sets, which were only released outside of Japan. The latter set included a few minor wording tweaks. A non-holographic version of the card was released in the latter set's Lava theme deck. A special reprint with redrawn art by Mitsuhiro Arita was released in the Stormfront set. This print modified some of the card text to bring it in line with modern card wording whilst still allowing it to retain most of its original effects; however, Energy Burn was made mandatory on the Stormfront print, whereas it was originally optional on the Base Set print.
Gallery
Base Set print
Illus. Mitsuhiro AritaBest CD print
Illus. Ken SugimoriStormfront print
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
Trivia
- This card was once the most sought-after card in the entire Pokémon TCG; the fact that it is a Charizard card and it does 100 damage was a major factor in its appeal. Various versions of this card have been sold anywhere starting at $30, with the original 1st Edition Wizard of the Coast version selling for an average of $150, and even for more during the height of its popularity.
- The Charizard included in the "Pokémon Best Collection" CD has the Pikachu Records logo in place of an Expansion symbol.
Origin
Fire Spin is a move in the Pokémon games that Charizard can learn. This card's Base Set Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Stormfront Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon FireRed.