Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Charmander
151 · #4 · Common · 2023
Listings
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Market reference
$0.20
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 4 / 207
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Charmeleon
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- GIDORA
- 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
- 3.36 copies on average · 181 decks
- Match win rate
- 34.8%
- -12.4 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 95% of decks · 172 seen
Mega Charizard X ex
in 99% of decks · 180 seen
Mega Charizard Y ex
in 65% of decks · 118 seen
Oricorio ex
in 96% of decks · 173 seen
Heatmor
in 12% of decks · 21 seen
Nitro Fire Energy
in 24% of decks · 44 seen
Reshiram
in 9% of decks · 16 seen
Firebreather
in 61% of decks · 111 seen
More by GIDORA
This card was illustrated by GIDORA.
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.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Charmander or 151.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Charmander was legal.
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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 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.03 | $0.22 | $25.00 | $0.20 | $0.07 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.45 | $18.64 | $0.51 | $0.25 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €68.50 |
| 7-day average | €155.02 |
| 30-day average | €84.08 |
| Low | €57.99 |
| Trend price | €140.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €57.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €113.18 |
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 $0.20; 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 Common 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
Illustration RareCharmander
151 · #168
CommonCharmander
Obsidian Flames · #26
PromoCharmander
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #47
PromoCharmander
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #44
