Pokémon · XY
Charmeleon
Generations · #RC4 · Common · 2016
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Market reference
$17.93
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- RC4 / 117
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Charmander
- Evolves to
- Charizard
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Akira Komayama
- Pokédex #
- 5
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Charmeleon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥45 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 — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 1.56 copies on average · 169 decks
- Match win rate
- 33.0%
- -14.1 pts vs the 47.1% 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.
Mega Charizard Y ex
in 68% of decks · 114 seen
Charmander
in 99% of decks · 167 seen
Mega Charizard X ex
in 99% of decks · 167 seen
Oricorio ex
in 98% of decks · 164 seen
Heatmor
in 14% of decks · 23 seen
Nitro Fire Energy
in 23% of decks · 39 seen
Reshiram
in 10% of decks · 17 seen
Firebreather
in 63% of decks · 105 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Akira Komayama
This card was illustrated by Akira Komayama.
Building around Charmeleon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"My precious friend who is always with me. I have so many things I want to tell you."
CCall for Support
Search your deck for a Supporter card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
RRCSlash — 80
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Charmeleon was legal.
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 49 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $9.00 | $17.08 | $122.84 | $17.93 | $9.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.96 |
| 7-day average | €6.09 |
| 30-day average | €5.69 |
| Low | €0.80 |
| Trend price | €5.83 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €14.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.96 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.06 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.93 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.81 |
| Reverse holo trend | €10.99 |
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 $17.93; 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 "Generations" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Charmeleon?
Charmeleon is a Common card in the Generations set.
Other Charmeleon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
