# Charmeleon #35/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Charmeleon is the awkward middle child of the most beloved Gen I line, and Arita's name on a Base Set 2 Uncommon gives the stage 1 a little extra pull among completionists. It was a mid-tier pull in a reprint set, meant to feed Charizard evolution decks rather than headline them. At a $2.15 modelled guide, with 39 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.15 out of Phantasmal Flames; a CGC 10 brings $53, 25 times raw, but a 9% gem rate against $45 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 35/130 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Charmander |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Slash | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 |
| Attack: Flamethrower | cost Fire/Fire/Colorless — damage 50 — Discard 1 Energy card attached to Charmeleon in order to use this attack. |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Charmeleon #005](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/charmeleon) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$2.15** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Floor delivered ask: $3.47 — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Quant score: 21/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 35% weight · -32% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-08T08:07:05.702Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T00:21:37.793Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-11T04:29:24.370Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T00:21:37.791Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T09:52:29.111Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/charmeleon-35)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-35%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)