Charizard #4 from Base - Rare Holo - Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
Fire

Charizard

#4/102 in Base, Rare Holo, 120 HP, Fire, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Set
Base
Card number
#4/102
Rarity
Rare Holo
HP
120 HP
Type
Fire
Language
English
Release date
January 9, 1999
Illustrator
Mitsuhiro Arita
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Collector Notes

Charizard

Charizard appears in the English print of Base, released on January 9, 1999. Charizard is a rare holo rarity and 120 HP. The Base set contains 102 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Collector Insights

Charizard is a Fire-type Pokémon from the Base set, released in 1999, with 120 HP. It features the Energy Burn ability, allowing players to convert all attached Energy into Fire Energy for the turn, provided Charizard is not asleep, confused, or paralyzed. The card’s attack, Fire Spin, requires four Fire Energy to deal 100 damage and mandates discarding two Energy cards during use. Charizard has a retreat cost of three Colorless Energy and resists Fighting-type attacks by 30. Its weakness to Water-type attacks is doubled, making it vulnerable to such threats. The card is numbered 4 and classified as a Rare Holo, with artist Mitsuhiro Arita illustrating its design. Flavor text describes Charizard as a creature that spits fire hot enough to melt boulders, often unintentionally causing forest fires.

Spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires.

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