Pokémon · EX
Charmeleon
FireRed & LeafGreen · #31 · Uncommon · 2004
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.97
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 31 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Charmander
- Evolves to
- Charizard
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 5
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Charmeleon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Damage Burn) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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.
- 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 — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 1.52 copies on average · 155 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.
Mega Charizard Y ex
in 67% of decks · 112 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 12% of decks · 20 seen
Nitro Fire Energy
in 21% of decks · 35 seen
Reshiram
in 10% of decks · 17 seen
Firebreather
in 60% of decks · 101 seen
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Charmeleon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
RCFlare — 30
RCCDamage Burn — 40+
If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 54 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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.97 | $1.84 | $28.00 | $1.97 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $53.99 | $98.00 | $369.90 | $44.14 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €1.35 |
| 30-day average | €1.33 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €2.13 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €5.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €18.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €18.35 |
| reverseHoloSell | €18.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.44 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €16.44 |
| Reverse holo trend | €16.39 |
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 $1.97; 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 "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Charmeleon?
Charmeleon is a Uncommon card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Charmeleon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
