Charmander (Burning Shadows 18)

Charmander  
ヒトカゲ Hitokage
Fire
CharmanderBurningShadows18a.jpg
Yellow A Alternate art print
Illus. Masakazu Fukuda
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Charmander
Type Fire
HP 70
weakness
Water×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Burning Shadows
Rarity Common
English card no. 18/147
Japanese expansion To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow
Japanese rarity C
Japanese card no. 009/051
Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 112/SM-P
Japanese Deck Fire Charizard-GX Deck
Japanese card no. 011/131
English expansion Yellow A Alternate cards
English card no. 18a/147
Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 060/SM-P
Expansion McDonald's Collection 2021
English card no. 9/25
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Charmander.

Charmander (Japanese: ヒトカゲ Hitokage) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Burning Shadows expansion.

Card text

Colorless
Scratch
ひっかく
10
FireColorless
Flame Tail
ほのおのしっぽ
20

Pokédex data

004
2'00" (0.6 m)
18.7 lbs. (8.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
The flame on its tail indicates Charmander's life force. If it is healthy, the flame burns brightly.
尻尾の 炎は ヒトカゲの 生命力の 証し。元気だと さかんに 燃えさかる。

Release information

This card was included in the Burning Shadows expansion with artwork by Kagemaru Himeno, first released in the Japanese To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow expansion. It was reprinted as one of the Japanese SM-P Promotional cards with new artwork by Masakazu Fukuda, made available in the Charmander Special Set from June 16, 2017, which could be purchased at Pokémon Centers, Pokémon Stores, and other participating store chains, including: 7-Eleven, Circle K Sunkus, Daily Yamazaki, FamilyMart, Ministop, and Lawson. The Burning Shadows print was reprinted in Japan as another SM-P Promotional card, available as part of the Midsummer's Pika Pika Alola Festival, which ran from July 22 to September 3, 2017. Customers at participating Pokémon Centers (including the Pokémon Center Online) and Pokémon Stores who purchased five booster packs in one transaction were given 1 of 6 possible promotional cards. This print features the Pokémon Center logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork.

The Charizard-GX Premium Collection included a Water Web Holofoil variant of the Burning Shadows print. The Burning Shadows print was reprinted in the Japanese Fire Charizard-GX Deck. The Burning Shadows print was reprinted again in the French McDonald's Collection 2018 as both a Non Holofoil and a Reverse Confetti Holofoil. The SM-P Promotional print saw an English release as a Cosmos Holo Yellow A Alternate card, included in the Charmander Sidekick Collection released December 15, 2018. A Sequin Holo variant was later one of the cards available in the General Mills Let's Go, Kanto! Mini Packs starting January 15, 2019.

The Charizard Deck of the Battle Academy 2020 deck kit contained four copies of the Burning Shadows print. Each card within the deck has a silhouette of Charizard and a number in the bottom right of the card. The four Charmander cards are numbered 1, 16, 42, and 56. The Burning Shadows print was later reprinted in the McDonald's Collection 2021 as a Non Holo and a Confetti Holo. This print has the Pokémon 25th Anniversary logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork.

Gallery

CharmanderBurningShadows18.jpg
Burning Shadows print
Illus. Kagemaru Himeno
CharmanderBurningShadows18a.jpg
Yellow A Alternate art print
Illus. Masakazu Fukuda
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Scratch is a move in the Pokémon games that Charmander can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon X.


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