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Charizard LV.76 リザードン Lizardon

Best Collection CD print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Charmeleon Card name Charizard Type Fire HP 120 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 4/102 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 4/130 TCG GB1 set Evolution TCG GB1 ID B14 TCG GB2 set Beginning Pokémon TCG GB2 ID A13 TCG GB2 set Promotion Card TCG GB2 ID P02 Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 3/110 English expansion Stormfront Rarity English card no. 103/100 Japanese expansion Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 092/092 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Charizard.

Charizard (Japanese: リザードン Lizardon) is a Fire-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text (Base Set print)

Pokémon Power: Energy Burn エナジーバーン

As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may turn all Energy attached to Charizard into Energy for the rest of the turn. This power can't be used if Charizard is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

Fire Spin ほのおのうず 100

Discard 2 Energy cards attached to Charizard in order to use this attack.

Pokédex data

Charizard - Flame Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
006	5'7" (1.7 m)	200 lbs. (90.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
Spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires.
地上１４００メートルまで羽をつかって飛ぶことができる。高熱の炎をはく。

Card text (Stormfront print)

Energy Burn エナジーバーン

All Energy attached to Charizard are Energy instead of their usual type.

Fire Spin ほのおのうず 100

Discard 2 Energy attached to Charizard.

Pokédex data

Charizard - Flame Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
006	5'07" (1.7 m)	199.5 lbs. (90.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
Its wings can carry this Pokémon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures.
ちじょう １４００メートル まで ハネを つかって とぶことができる。 こうねつの ほのおを はく。

Release information

This card was released in the Base Set with an illustration by Mitsuhiro Arita, first originating from the Japanese Expansion Pack. In Japan, this card was released as a promotional card with different artwork by Ken Sugimori. It was first available through the "Trade Please" Campaign that ran from February 10th to July 31st in 1998. A flyer included with the Trade Please album by Suzukisan had to be mailed to MediaFactory along with any two Pokémon trading cards within the campaign period. The Please Trade promotional card, as well as either this card, Venusaur, or Blastoise would then be sent back, completing the trade. This print was later released as part of the Pokémon Song Best Collection CD. These variants were never released in English. A jumbo English version of the Base Set print was released in Japan as a free insert in the April 2000 CoroCoro magazine.

The Base Set print was also reprinted in the English Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection expansions. The latter set included a few minor wording tweaks. A non-holographic version of the print was released in the latter set's Lava theme deck.

A special reprint with redrawn art by Mitsuhiro Arita was released in the Stormfront expansion, originating from the Japanese Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky expansion. This print modified some of the card text to bring it in line with modern card wording whilst still allowing it to retain most of its original effects; however, Energy Burn was made mandatory on the Stormfront print, whereas it was originally optional on the Base Set print.

Gallery

Base Set print Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita	File:CharizardLegendaryCollection3NonHolo.jpg Legendary Collection Non-holographic print Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Best Collection CD print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Stormfront print Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

• This card was once the most sought-after card in the entire Pokémon TCG; the fact that it is a Charizard card and does 100 damage was a major factor in its appeal. Various versions of this card have been sold anywhere starting at $30, with the original 1st Edition Wizard of the Coast version selling for an average of $150, and even for more during the height of its popularity.
• The 1st edition variant of this card is still one of the most sought after cards in the hobby. A 1st edition copy graded PSA 9 can earn $700. A 1st edition copy graded PSA 10 can earn over $2,000. Ungraded 1st edition copies can range in the hundreds.
• The Charizard cards released via the "Trade Please" campaign and the Pokémon Song Best Collection CD have the Pikachu Records logo in place of an expansion symbol.

Origin

Fire Spin is a move in the Pokémon games that Charizard can learn. This card's English Base Set Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green. The Stormfront Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon FireRed.

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