Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Charmander
151 · #168 · Illustration Rare · 2023
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Market reference
$106.12
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 168 / 207
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Charmeleon
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- miki kudo
- Pokédex #
- 4
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Charmander plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Steady Firebreathing) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥35 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.
How to beat Charmander
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.39 copies on average · 236 decks
- Match win rate
- 32.7%
- -14.2 pts vs the 46.9% 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 95% of decks · 225 seen
Mega Charizard X ex
in 100% of decks · 237 seen
Mega Charizard Y ex
in 54% of decks · 129 seen
Charmeleon
in 5% of decks · 13 seen
Heatmor
in 19% of decks · 45 seen
Oricorio ex
in 97% of decks · 229 seen
Nitro Fire Energy
in 36% of decks · 85 seen
Reshiram
in 8% of decks · 20 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by miki kudo
This card was illustrated by miki kudo.
Building around Charmander?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"From the time it is born, a flame burns at the tip of its tail. Its life would end if the flame were to go out."
RBlazing Destruction
Discard a Stadium in play.
RRSteady Firebreathing — 30
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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Recent tournament results
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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 52 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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $89.50 | $118.86 | $9,999.00 | $106.12 | $90.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €51.65 |
| 7-day average | €51.86 |
| 30-day average | €54.44 |
| Low | €40.00 |
| Trend price | €48.15 |
| Low (excellent+) | €42.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €54.67 |
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 $106.12; 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 "151" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Charmander?
Charmander is a Illustration Rare card in the 151 set.
Other Charmander printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
CommonCharmander
Ascended Heroes · #20
CommonCharmander
Phantasmal Flames · #11
Shiny RareCharmander
Paldean Fates · #109
CommonCharmander
Paldean Fates · #7
CommonCharmander
151 · #4
CommonCharmander
Obsidian Flames · #26
PromoCharmander
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #47
PromoCharmander
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #44
