# Charmeleon #8/68 — Hidden Fates

## Summary

Charmeleon is the awkward middle child of the most beloved starter line, which keeps it quieter than Charizard but never forgotten by Kantō loyalists. An Uncommon in Hidden Fates was filler beside the shiny chase, so demand here is gentle, nostalgic and completist-driven. At a $0.29 modelled guide, up 16% over 30 days on 82 copies traded, with 1,699 days of inventory sitting on the board, 48% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.15 out of Phantasmal Flames; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Hidden Fates |
| Number | 8/68 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | Shin Nagasawa |
| Release date | 2019-08-23 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Charmander |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Slash | cost Fire/Colorless — damage 30 |
| Attack: Flamethrower | cost Fire/Fire/Colorless — damage 80 |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Charmeleon #005](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/charmeleon) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.29** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-21T22:49:06.626Z
- 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: +26.10% — as of 2026-10-21T22:49:06.626Z
- Floor delivered ask: $0.99 — as of 2026-10-21T22:49:06.626Z
- Quant score: 38/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-21T22:49:06.626Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2019-08-23T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-20T16:59:17.560Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-20T16:59:14.946Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-20T13:59:37.343Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-20T16:59:14.943Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T09:50:35.221Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/hidden-fates/charmeleon-8)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm115-8%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)