Charmeleon (Base Set 24)

Charmeleon LV.32
リザード Lizardo

Base Set 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

Card GB set	Colosseum
Card GB ID	A07
Card GB 2 set	Beginning Pokémon
Card GB 2 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

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.	Height	Weight
005	3'7" (1.1 m)	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.	Height	Weight
005	3'07" (1.1 m)	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。

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.

Gallery

Base Set print
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Stormfront print
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

GB1 Colosseum sprite

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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