Pokémon · E-Card
Charmeleon
Expedition Base Set · #73 · Uncommon · 2002
Listings
No active listings
From
—
Market reference
$32.37
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 73 / 165
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Charmander
- Evolves to
- Charizard
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex #
- 5
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Charmeleon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Flamethrower) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Charmander; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Charmeleon
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.57 copies on average · 182 decks
- Match win rate
- 33.0%
- -14.3 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Charmander
in 99% of decks · 174 seen
Mega Charizard Y ex
in 69% of decks · 120 seen
Mega Charizard X ex
in 99% of decks · 174 seen
Oricorio ex
in 97% of decks · 169 seen
Heatmor
in 13% of decks · 23 seen
Nitro Fire Energy
in 26% of decks · 46 seen
Reshiram
in 11% of decks · 19 seen
Firebreather
in 65% of decks · 113 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Tomokazu Komiya
This card was illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Building around Charmeleon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCDouble Scratch — 20×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
RCCFlamethrower — 50
Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Charmeleon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Charmeleon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Charmeleon — Phantasmal Flames
Played in 45 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $38.75 | $55.46 | $348.80 | $32.37 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $119.99 | $137.50 | $1,500.00 | $139.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.90 |
| 7-day average | €10.95 |
| 30-day average | €9.67 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €8.89 |
| Low (excellent+) | €11.97 |
| Reverse holo low | €9.95 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €30.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €24.11 |
| reverseHoloSell | €18.90 |
| averageSellPrice | €8.15 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €35.09 |
| Reverse holo trend | €41.21 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Charmeleon is real?
Charmeleon is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Charmeleon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Charmeleon is $32.37; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Charmeleon from?
Charmeleon is from the Pokémon set "Expedition Base Set" in the E-Card series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Charmeleon?
Charmeleon is a Uncommon card in the Expedition Base Set set.
Other Charmeleon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
