# Charmander #48/100 — Crystal Guardians

## Summary

Charmander is among the most beloved starters ever, and a Nishida illustration is a small draw by itself, since she drew many of the earliest Pokémon cards. Still, a Crystal Guardians common was a bulk pull whose pleasure is mostly nostalgia, not tournament relevance. The modelled guide sits at $5.62 with 26 copies traded in 30 days, and the tape reads as a floor forming near the lows; a CGC 10 brings $65, 12 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Crystal Guardians |
| Number | 48/100 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2006-08-30 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Retaliate | cost Colorless — damage 10x — Does 10 damage times the number of damage counters on Charmander. |
| Attack: Flame Tail | cost Fire/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Charmander #004](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/charmander) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$5.62** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-08
- 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 2026-11-08
- Floor delivered ask: $3.99 — as of 2026-11-09T01:24:33.315Z
- Quant score: 70/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-09T01:24:33.315Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2006-08-30T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-08T16:09:55.555Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-08T16:09:53.078Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-19T17:44:04.560Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-08T16:09:53.078Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T13:33:56.758Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/crystal-guardians/charmander-48)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex14-48%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)