Charizard (Base Set 4)

Charizard LV.76 リザードン Lizardon

Best CD print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Charmeleon Card name Charizard Type Fire Hit Points 120 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost Expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 4/102 Expansion Stormfront Rarity English card no. 103/100 Japanese card no. 092/092 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards Card GB set Evolution Card GB ID B14 Card GB 2 set Beginning Pokémon Card GB 2 ID A13 Card GB 2 set Promotional Card GB 2 ID P02 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 is part of the Base Set and the Stormfront set.

Card text (Base Set print)

Pokémon Power

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.

Attack

	Fire Spin ほのおのうず	100
Discard 2 Energy cards attached to Charizard in order to use this attack.

Pokédex data

Card text (Stormfront print)

Poké-BODY

	Energy Burn エナジーバーン
All Energy attached to Charizard are Energy instead of their usual type.

Attack

	Fire Spin ほのおのうず	100
Discard 2 Energy attached to Charizard.

Pokédex data

Release information

• This card was released as a promotional card with different artwork by Ken Sugimori. In Japan, it was available through the "Please Trade" Campaign that ran from February to July in 1998. This variant card was never released in English.
• Later Japanese versions were released as part of the "Pokémon Best Collection" CD.
• A jumbo English version was released in Japan as a free insert in the April 2000 CoroCoro magazine.
• This card was also reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection reprint sets, which were only released outside of Japan. The latter set included a few minor wording tweaks. A non-holographic version of the card was released in the latter set's Lava theme deck.
• A special reprint with redrawn art by Mitsuhiro Arita was released in the Stormfront set. 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.

Trivia

• This card was once the most sought-after card in the entire Pokémon TCG; the fact that is a Charizard card and it 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 Charizard included in the "Pokémon Best Collection" CD has 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 flavor text comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Stormfront Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon FireRed.

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