Charizard (Expedition 39): Difference between revisions

Charizard   リザードン Lizardon

Illus. Atsuko Nishida

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Charmeleon Card name Charizard Type Fire HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 39/165 Japanese Theme Deck Pokémon-e Starter Deck Japanese card no. 012/029 Japanese expansion P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 014/P 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 Expedition Base Set.

Card text

Tail Smash テールスマッシュ 40

Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.

Flamethrower かえんほうしゃ 60

Discard 1 Energy card attached to Charizard.

e-Reader data

This card has two prints: the Non Holofoil print has the card ID A-12-#, the Holofoil print has the card ID A-12. The short strip contains Pokédex information and a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card. The species, height, and weight are present on the Holofoil print.

Pokédex data

Charizard - Flame Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
006	5'07" (1.7 m)	200.0 lbs. (90.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
It uses its wings to fly high. The temperature of its fire increases as it gains experience in battle.
つばさで　おおぞらたかく　まう。　たたかいの　けいけんを　つむほど　ほのおの　おんどは　あがっていく。

Release information

This card was released in the English Expedition Base Set, first originating from the Japanese Pokémon-e Starter Deck. In Japan, the card was reprinted as a Cosmos Holofoil P Promotional card, and was one of three cards available as part of the Starter Triple Get Campaign <Red Green Course>. The Starter Triple Get Campaign required people collect 3 proof of purchase seals from Pokémon-e Starter Decks (only 1 was present on each deck), and send them to the Pokémon Company affixed to a postcard. Five lotteries were held during the campaign period, which ran from December 1, 2001 until April 30, 2001. 2,000 sets of cards were distributed to drawn entrants in each lottery, making a total of 10,000 sets available. 5,000 of these were Red Green Course sets, which contained this card, Venusaur, and Blastoise. The other 5,000 were Gold Silver Course sets, containing Meganium, Feraligatr, and Typhlosion. The lotteries were held on December 31, 2001; January 31, 2002; February 28, 2002; March 30, 2002; and April 30, 2002.

Trivia

Although Charizard evolves from the Stage 1 Pokémon, Charmeleon, the English Expedition Base Set print of this card reads "Put Charizard on the Basic Pokémon."

Origin

Flamethrower is a move in the Pokémon games that Charizard can learn. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Crystal.

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