Charmeleon (Base Set 24)

Charmeleon LV.32
リザード Lizardo

Stormfront print
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Evolution stage

Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Charmander

Card name

Charmeleon

Type

Fire

HP

80

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Base Set
Rarity
English card no.	24/102
Japanese expansion	Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity

Expansion	Base Set 2
Rarity
English card no.	35/130

TCG GB1 set	Colosseum
TCG GB1 ID	A07
TCG GB2 set	Beginning Pokémon
TCG GB2 ID	A12

Japanese expansion	Pokémon Web
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	007/048

Expansion	Legendary Collection
Rarity
English card no.	37/110

English expansion	Stormfront
Rarity
English card no.	102/100
Japanese expansion	Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	091/092

English expansion	Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic
English Deck	Charizard & Ho-Oh ex Deck
English card no.	002/034
Japanese expansion	Pokémon Card Game Classic
Japanese Deck	Charizard & Ho-Oh ex Deck
Japanese card no.	002/032

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Charmeleon.

Charmeleon (Japanese: リザード Lizardo) is a Fire-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

Base Set and Base Set 2 prints

Slash

きりさく

30

Flamethrower

かえんほうしゃ

50

Discard 1

Energy card attached to Charmeleon in order to use this attack.

Legendary Collection print

Slash

きりさく

30

Flamethrower

かえんほうしゃ

50

Discard 1

Energy card attached to Charmeleon or this attack does nothing.

Pokédex data (Base Set, Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection prints)

Charmeleon - Flame Pokémon

No.

005

Height

3'7" (1.1 m)

Weight

42 lbs. (19.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

When it swings its burning tail, it raises the temperature to unbearably high levels.

しっぽをふりまわして相手をなぎ倒し、鋭いツメでズタズタに引き裂いてしまう。

Stormfront print

Slash

きりさく

30

Flamethrower

かえんほうしゃ

50

Discard a

Energy attached to Charmeleon.

Pokédex data (Stormfront print)

Charmeleon - Flame Pokémon

No.

005

Height

3'07" (1.1 m)

Weight

41.9 lbs. (19.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

It lashes about with its tail to knock down its foe. It then tears up the fallen opponent with sharp claws.

シッポをふりまわしてあいてをなぎたおしするどいツメでズタズタにひきさいてしまう。

Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic print

Slash

きりさく

30

Flamethrower

かえんほうしゃ

50

Discard a

Energy from this Pokémon.

Pokédex data (Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic print)

Charmeleon - Flame Pokémon

No.

005

Height

3'7" (1.1 m)

Weight

41.9 lbs. (19.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

When it swings its burning tail, it raises the temperature to unbearably high levels.

しっぽをふりまわして相手をなぎ倒し、鋭いツメでズタズタに引き裂いてしまう。

Release information

This card was included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion. It was reprinted in the Japanese Pokémon Web. It was reprinted again in the Legendary Collection expansion.

A special reprint was included in the Stormfront expansion with redrawn artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, first released in the Japanese Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky expansion. This print modified some of the card text to bring it in line with modern card wording whilst still allowing it to retain its original effects.

In the Scarlet & Violet Series, this card was reprinted in Holofoil with its original Base Set artwork for the Charizard & Ho-Oh ex deck of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic. This reprint lacks a regulation mark and is thus not legal for tournament play.

Gallery

Base Set print
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Stormfront print
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

TCG GB1 Colosseum sprite

TCG GB2 Beginning Pokémon sprite

Trivia

Origin

Slash and Flamethrower are both moves in the Pokémon games that Charmeleon can learn. This card's English Base Set Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green. The Stormfront Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon FireRed.

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