Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Charmeleon
Pokémon GO · #9 · Uncommon · 2022
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Market reference
$0.26
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 88
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Charmander
- Evolves to
- Charizard
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- Shiburingaru
- Pokédex #
- 5
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 25 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 (Flamethrower) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 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 ≥45 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 — ≥45 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
- 1.54 copies on average · 166 decks
- Match win rate
- 33.4%
- -13.8 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 · 110 seen
Charmander
in 99% of decks · 164 seen
Mega Charizard X ex
in 99% of decks · 164 seen
Oricorio ex
in 98% of decks · 161 seen
Heatmor
in 13% of decks · 22 seen
Reshiram
in 12% of decks · 19 seen
Nitro Fire Energy
in 22% of decks · 37 seen
Firebreather
in 62% of decks · 103 seen
More by Shiburingaru
This card was illustrated by Shiburingaru.
Building around Charmeleon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has a barbaric nature. In battle, it whips its fiery tail around and slashes away with sharp claws."
RCScratch — 30
RRCCFlamethrower — 100
Discard a Fire Energy from this Pokémon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Charmeleon or Pokémon GO.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Charmeleon was legal.
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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 51 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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.25 | $20.00 | $0.26 | $0.10 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.30 | $0.60 | $19.98 | $0.59 | $0.58 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.08 |
| 7-day average | €0.07 |
| 30-day average | €0.12 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.53 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.12 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.53 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.50 |
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 $0.26; 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 "Pokémon GO" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Charmeleon?
Charmeleon is a Uncommon card in the Pokémon GO set.
Other Charmeleon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
