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Charmander
Base · #46 · Common
🎨 Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
PokémonFire
$3.17
HP 50·RFire·Basic
CScratch10
RCEmber30
Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Charmander in order to use this attack.
Weakness W ×2Retreat C
Obviously prefers hot places. If it gets caught in the rain, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail.
Charmander is card #46 of 102 in Base (1999), a Common illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. At about $3.17 it is the #47 most valuable card in the set. In a Base booster it turns up about once every 5 packs. It is one of 46 Charmander cards printed so far.
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In the Base set
- 📅 1999 · Base · 102 cards
- 🎯 Appears about 1 in 5 Base packs
- 💎 The #47 most valuable card in Base (of 101)
What it's worth graded
Ungraded
$3.17
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$5.71
PSA 9 · Mint
$12.68
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$22.19
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$41.21
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value
Charmander through the years
1999Base Set
2003Dragon
2007Secret Wonders
2012Boundaries Crossed
2017Burning Shadows
2020Vivid Voltage
2023151
2026Ascended HeroesMore by Mitsuhiro Arita
More from Base
Alakazam
#1$71.22
Blastoise
#2$227
Chansey
#3$56.48
Charizard
#4$955
Clefairy
#5$48.69
Gyarados
#6$49.96
Hitmonchan
#7$18.34
Machamp
#8
Magneton
#9$33.66
Mewtwo
#10$86.16
Nidoking
#11$40.20
Ninetales
#12$38.96
Poliwrath
#13$35.14
Raichu
#14$63.54
Venusaur
#15$168
Zapdos
#16$47.94
Beedrill
#17$5.96
Dragonair
#18$17.66
Questions
How much is Charmander (Base) worth?
An ungraded Charmander from Base sells for about $3.17. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $41.21 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $12.68.
How rare is Charmander?
It is a Common, and it shows up about once every 5 Base packs.
Who illustrated Charmander?
Mitsuhiro Arita drew the art for this card.
Can I open Base packs for free?
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