Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Charmander
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH232 · Promo · 2019
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Market reference
$15.35
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH232 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Charmeleon
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- Saya Tsuruta
- Pokédex #
- 4
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Charmander 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 ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Charmander
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.42 copies on average · 205 decks
- Match win rate
- 32.8%
- -14.5 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
Charmeleon
in 96% of decks · 199 seen
Mega Charizard X ex
in 100% of decks · 207 seen
Mega Charizard Y ex
in 59% of decks · 123 seen
Charmeleon
in 6% of decks · 12 seen
Oricorio ex
in 97% of decks · 202 seen
Heatmor
in 17% of decks · 35 seen
Nitro Fire Energy
in 28% of decks · 59 seen
Reshiram
in 9% of decks · 18 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Charmander?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has a preference for hot things. When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail."
RTail on Fire — 10
Search your deck for a Fire Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Charmander or SWSH Black Star Promos.
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Sep 2, 2026
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SEASAC League Challenge #30 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Sep 3, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Charmander was legal.
SEASAC League Challenge #28 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
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today
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today
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #23 | TCG Live
today
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today
Sunny's Weekly #271 Beyond Pokémon!
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Tournament play
This printing of Charmander has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Charmander — Phantasmal Flames
Played in 40 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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $13.00 | $16.16 | $25.09 | $15.35 | $13.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.43 |
| 7-day average | €3.31 |
| 30-day average | €3.54 |
| Low | €1.50 |
| Trend price | €3.53 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.80 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.43 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Charmander is real?
Charmander 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 Charmander worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Charmander is $15.35; 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 Charmander from?
Charmander is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Charmander?
Charmander is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
Other Charmander printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
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CommonCharmander
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Shiny RareCharmander
Paldean Fates · #109
CommonCharmander
151 · #4
Illustration RareCharmander
151 · #168
CommonCharmander
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PromoCharmander
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