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Charizard
#4/130 in Base Set 2, Rare Holo, 120 HP, Fire, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Card number
- #4/130
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120 HP
- Type
- Fire
- Language
- English
- Release date
- February 24, 2000
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
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Collector Notes
Charizard
Charizard appears in the English print of Base Set 2, released on February 24, 2000. Charizard is a rare holo rarity and 120 HP. The Base Set 2 set contains 130 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Collector Insights
Charizard is a Fire-type Pokémon with 120 HP, featuring a retreat cost of three Colorless Energy. Its primary attack, Fire Spin, requires four Fire Energy to deal 100 damage and mandates discarding two Energy cards attached to it. The card includes the Pokémon Power ability Energy Burn, allowing it to convert all attached Energy into Fire Energy during its turn, provided it is not asleep, confused, or paralyzed. Charizard resists Fighting-type attacks by 30 and is weak to Water-type attacks, which deal double damage. The card’s design by Mitsuhiro Arita reflects its fiery theme, with a flavor text hinting at its destructive potential, such as melting boulders and causing accidental forest fires. It belongs to the Base Set 2, released in February 2000, and is classified as a Rare Holo. The card’s number in the set is 4, and its theme color is a warm orange-brown.
Spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires.
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