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Charmander
Fire Pokémon Common Burning Shadows
Card profile
Card year
2017
Aug 5, 2017
Set release
BUS
Burning Shadows · Sun & Moon
Catalog appearances
42
33 sets · 1999-2026
Pokemon debut
Generation I
Kanto · 1996
Evolution
Card details
Released
Aug 5, 2017
Year
2017
Series
Sun & Moon
Set size
147 / 177
Card number
#18a of 147
Stage
Basic
National Dex
#004
Artist
Masakazu Fukuda
#004 Charmander
Generation I · Kanto · introduced 1996 in Red, Green, Blue, Yellow
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Catalog appearances
Ascended Heroes
Jan 30, 2026 · #20 · Common
No quote
Phantasmal Flames
Nov 14, 2025 · #11 · Common
$0.24
Paldean Fates
Jan 26, 2024 · #109 · Shiny Rare
$56.30
Paldean Fates
Jan 26, 2024 · #7 · Common
$0.25
151
Sep 22, 2023 · #168 · Illustration Rare
$123.22
151
Sep 22, 2023 · #4 · Common
$0.36
Obsidian Flames
Aug 11, 2023 · #26 · Common
$0.29
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos
Jan 1, 2023 · #44 · Promo
$75.64
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos
Jan 1, 2023 · #47 · Promo
$1.66
Pokémon GO
Jul 1, 2022 · #8 · Common
$0.53
McDonald's Collection 2021
Feb 9, 2021 · #9
$4.50
Vivid Voltage
Nov 13, 2020 · #23 · Common
$0.46
SWSH Black Star Promos
Nov 15, 2019 · #SWSH232 · Promo
$14.89
SWSH Black Star Promos
Nov 15, 2019 · #SWSH092 · Promo
$7.35
Hidden Fates Shiny Vault
Aug 23, 2019 · #SV6 · Rare Shiny
$36.25
Hidden Fates
Aug 23, 2019 · #7 · Common
$0.88
Detective Pikachu
Apr 5, 2019 · #4 · Common
$0.64
Team Up
Feb 1, 2019 · #12 · Common
$3.24
46 total CardsCloud cards share National Dex #004.
Attacks
Flame Tail
FC
20
Scratch
C
10 Battle stats
Weakness
Water ×2
Retreat cost
●
Market value
Price history
Flavor text
The flame on its tail indicates Charmander's life force. If it is healthy, the flame burns brightly.
Legality
Unlimited
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