Charmander

Charmander

Charmander appears in the English print of Legendary Collection, released on May 24, 2002. Charmander is a common rarity and 50 HP. The Legendary Collection set contains 110 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Collector Insights

Charmander is a Fire-type Pokémon with 50 HP, featuring a retreat cost of 1 Colorless energy. It has no resistances but is weak to Water attacks, which deal double damage. The card includes two attacks: "Scratch," which costs 1 Colorless energy to deal 10 damage, and "Ember," requiring 1 Fire and 1 Colorless energy to deal 30 damage. The Ember attack also mandates discarding a Fire Energy card attached to Charmander or the attack becomes ineffective. Charmander’s flavor text describes its preference for hot environments and the emission of steam from its tail during rain. The card was released in the Legendary Collection set on May 24, 2002, and is illustrated by artist Mitsuhiro Arita. Its thematic color, #dba559, aligns with the Fire type’s association with heat and flame.

Obviously prefers hot places. If it gets caught in the rain, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail.

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