Charizard VSTAR (Brilliant Stars 18)

Charizard   リザードンVSTAR LizardonVSTAR

SWSH Promotional print Illus. KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA

Evolution stage Pokémon VSTAR Evolves from Charizard V Card name Charizard VSTAR Type Fire HP 280 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Brilliant Stars Rarity English card no. 018/172 Japanese expansion Star Birth Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 015/100 English expansion Brilliant Stars Rarity English card no. 174/172 Japanese expansion Star Birth Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 118/100 English expansion SWSH Black Star Promos English card no. SWSH262 Japanese expansion VSTAR Universe Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 212/172 Japanese expansion VSTAR Universe Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 014/172 Expansion Crown Zenith Rarity English card no. 019/159 Japanese Deck Kit Charizard VSTAR vs Rayquaza VMAX Special Deck Set Japanese card no. 002/030 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Charizard.

Charizard (Japanese: リザードンVSTAR LizardonVSTAR) is a Fire-type VSTAR Pokémon VSTAR card. It was first released as part of the Brilliant Stars expansion.

Card text

Explosive Fire

ばくれつファイヤー

130+

If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage.

VSTAR Power

Star Blaze

スターブレイズ

320

Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)

VSTAR Rule

When your Pokémon VSTAR is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Secret Rainbow Rare in the Brilliant Stars expansion, first released in the Japanese Star Birth expansion. Both prints feature artwork by 5ban Graphics.

An oversized version of the Regular print with the Brilliant Stars expansion logo on the right side of the artwork as given away in various countries to celebrate the launch of the set on February 25, 2022. In the United Kingdom, it was given to customers who purchased at least £15 worth of Pokémon Trading Card Game products at participating GAME stores. In the Czech Republic, it was given to customers who purchased at least 399 Kč worth of TCG products at participating JRC Gamecentrum stores. In Germany, it was given to customers who purchased at least €10 worth of TCG products at participating Thalia bookstores. In Italy, it was given to customers who purchased at least €20 worth of TCG products at participating GameStop stores. In the Netherlands, it was given to customers who purchased at least €25 worth of TCG products at participating Intertoys stores. In Slovakia, it was given to customers who purchased at least €15.99 worth of TCG products at participating BRLOH Gamecentrum stores.

A Full Art print with artwork by KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA was later released as a SWSH Black Star Promo and was available in the Sword & Shield Ultra-Premium Collection—Charizard from October 28, 2022. This print was subsequently released in the Japanese VSTAR Universe subset alongside a reissue of the Brilliant Stars Regular print. A new print with artwork also by 5ban Graphics was included in the special Crown Zenith expansion, first released in the Japanese Charizard VSTAR vs Rayquaza VMAX Special Deck Set.

Gallery

Brilliant Stars Regular print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Brilliant Stars Rainbow Rare print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
SWSH Promotional print Illus. KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA	Crown Zenith print Illus. 5ban Graphics	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

The illustration on the SWSH Promotional print portrays the same scene as the Crown Zenith print of Mewtwo VSTAR, but from a different angle.

Origin

The SWSH Promotional print depicts Charizard with a whitish-blue tail flame, which according to several of its Pokédex entries, indicates it is furious.

References

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