Dark Charmeleon (Team Rocket 32)

Dark Charmeleon LV.23 わるいリザード Bad Lizardo

Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Charmander Card name Dark Charmeleon Type Fire HP 50 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Team Rocket Rarity English card no. 32/82 Japanese expansion Rocket Gang Japanese rarity TCG GB2 set We Are Team Rocket TCG GB2 ID G07 Japanese expansion Pokémon Web Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 022/048 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Charmeleon.

Dark Charmeleon (Japanese: わるいリザード Bad Lizardo) is a Fire-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Team Rocket expansion.

Card text (Team Rocket print)

Tail Slap しっぽでたたく 20

Fireball ファイヤーボール 70

Use this attack only if there are any Energy cards attached to Dark Charmeleon. Flip a coin. If heads, discard 1 of those Energy cards. If tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage).

Pokédex data

Charmeleon - Flame Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
005	3'7" (1.1 m)	42 lbs. (19 kg)
Pokédex entry
Its tail is incredibly strong, able to lift up to 5 adult men.
しっぽの力は、大人５人を持ち上げてしまうほど強い。

Card text (Pokémon Web print)

Tail Slap しっぽでたたく 20

Fireball ファイヤーボール 70

Flip a coin. If heads, discard a Energy card attached to this Pokémon. If tails, this attack does nothing.

Release information

This card was first released in the Team Rocket expansion, originating from the Japanese Rocket Gang expansion. It was later reprinted in Japan in the Pokémon Web expansion.

Trivia

The How I Became a Pokémon Card chapter Team Rocket and Dark Charmeleon is a story about the Charmeleon that appears on this card.

Origin

Tail Slap is a move later introduced in the Generation V Pokémon games; however, the Japanese names are not the same, making this attack and the move unrelated.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.