No. 5 · Kanto · Fire
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Charmeleon is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 5 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 36
- Sets
- 33
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Illustrators
- 24
- Sightings
- 2
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The strongest Charmeleon art
01/06Charmeleon
Illustration rare
02/06Charmeleon
Uncommon
03/06Charmeleon
Uncommon
MEP Black Star Promos04/06Charmeleon
Promo
05/06Charmeleon
Common
06/06Charmeleon
Uncommon
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Which is the better picture?
Two Charmeleon cards, side by side.
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Charmeleon by scene
Its cards do not gather in any one scene yet. Describe one in the studio and it will find the Charmeleon cards that come closest.
How Charmeleon gets drawn
Charmeleon is usually drawn fierce, tense and moody, often breathing fire.
Across 30 Charmeleon artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2026
Charmeleon through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Base Set- 2000 Team Rocket
2002 Legendary Collection
2003 Dragon
2004 Team Rocket Returns
2006 EX trainer Kit 2 (Minun)
2007 POP Series 5
2008 Stormfront
2009 Arceus
2012 Boundaries Crossed
2013 Legendary Treasures
2016 Evolutions
2017 Burning Shadows
2018 Dragon Majesty
2019 Hidden Fates Shiny Vault
2020 Vivid Voltage
2022 Pokémon GO- 2023 151
2024 Paldean Fates- 2025 Phantasmal Flames
- 2026 Ascended Heroes
Evolution line
Charmander46 cards- Charmeleonthis page · 36 cards
Charizard110 cards
Charmeleon sightingsspotted in 2 other cards
Cards where Charmeleon turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Charmeleon card
36 cards, strongest artwork first.
Charmeleon in numbers
- Cards
- 36
- Sets
- 33since Base Set
- Illustrators
- 24most by Mitsuhiro Arita
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Printed as
- Stage 1
- Sightings
- 2in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 50–110
They span 33 sets, from Base Set to Ascended Heroes. 24 illustrators have drawn it, most often Mitsuhiro Arita, Kouki Saitou and Akira Komayama.
Who draws Charmeleon
24 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
33 sets, by how many Charmeleon cards each holds.
- 1512
Crystal Guardians2
Paldean Fates2
Arceus1- Ascended Heroes1
Base Set1
Base Set 21
Boundaries Crossed1
Burning Shadows1
Dragon1
Dragon Majesty1
EX trainer Kit 2 (Minun)1
21 more sets
Evolutions1
Expedition Base Set1
FireRed & LeafGreen1
Generations1
Gym Challenge1
Hidden Fates1
Hidden Fates Shiny Vault1
Legendary Collection1
Legendary Treasures1- MEP Black Star PromosMEP Black Star Promos1
- Obsidian Flames1
- POP Series 5POP Series 51
- Phantasmal Flames1
Pokémon GO1
Power Keepers1
Secret Wonders1
Stormfront1
Team Rocket1
Team Rocket Returns1
Team Up1
Vivid Voltage1
Rarity
Questions
- How many Charmeleon cards are there?
- There are 36 Charmeleon cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 33 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Charmeleon card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Charmeleon art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Charmeleon cards?
- 24 illustrators have drawn Charmeleon. Mitsuhiro Arita has done the most at 8, followed by Kouki Saitou and Akira Komayama.
- What was the first Charmeleon card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 26 of its 36 cards are Uncommon.
