Pokémon Celebrations Tin Charizard (25th Anniv)

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The Japanese version of the Charizard appears to have the same moves and ability as that of it's English counterpart card. Artwork byMitsuhiro Arita. An awesome looking card, and a nice HP bonus for the mega evolution (220 HP) but 5 energy to use one move and then the guy damages himself? Damn. Illustrated by 5ban graphics. This promo was included in the Charizard-EX Red & Blue Collection in 2016 as part of the Pokemon 20th Anniversary Celebrations, there was both a Jumbo and Standard sized version of the card included. The card is illustrated byKouki Saitou. Essentially a reprint of the original Base Set Charizard. Spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires. LV. 76 #6. Artwork byMitsuhiro Arita. In addition to this news, here is the upcoming slate of Pokémon TCG releases for the third quarter of 2023:

The rainbow version of Charizard & Braixens only tag team outing. One of the most sought after cards in the Sun & Moon series' final set. Although Charizard has never been officially classified as a Dragon type (despite Alolan Exeggutor somehow making the grade) he still makes it into the Sun & Moon Dragon Majesty special set (special in the sense it couldn't be bought in booster boxes and was only available in collection boxes, pin boxes etc.). " Its wings can carry this Pokemon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures".Illustrated by Ryota Murayama. Left to right: Reshiram & Charizard GX 20/14, Reshiram & Charizard GX 194/214, Reshiram & Charizard GX 217/214. From left to right: Charizard & Braixen GX 22/236, Charizard & Braixen GX 217/236 Full Art, Charizard & Braixen GX 251/236 Rainbow Rare. The Charizard EX of the Evolutions set used the same artwork as it's predecessor from XY Flashfire (12/106) as well as having the same moveset and HP. Illustrated by PLANETA.

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Looking rather anime, Charizard 4/100 shows a Delta species Charizard with a rather healthy flame on it's tail.... Illustrated by Kouki Saitou. I have to imagine that Peal of Thunder must have been a pretty OP ability in its day. The Neo Destiny sets ultimate secret rare. " The flames it breathes are so hot that they can melt anything. LV. 61 #6"Illus. Hironobu Yoshida. This card was issued in both a 1st Edition and Unlimited print run. From left to right: Skyridge Charizard 146/144, EX Dragon Charizard 100/97, EX Crystal Guardians Charizard 4/100. Possibly the first rendition of 'shiny' or 'alternate' Charizard on a card, certainly to my memory.... the descriptive text reads " This extremely rare Pokemon is a different color than usual. It is very hard to find." and credit for the illustration of this majestic and elusive zard goes toAyoko Yoshida.

Once the sun set on the Sun & Moon series the Sword & Shield series arrived and GX Cards were replaced with V Cards. Not only this but V Pokemon attained the new ability; to go VMAX (become massively bigger versions of their original Pokemon). And Charizard was never going to be left out of the fun. Lets take a look at all the V and VMAX cards featuring the ultimate dragon looking non-dragon. Cinnibar Island's gym leader Blaine entered the Pokemon TCG fray with a number of his Pokemon in the Gym Challenge set in 2000 including this awesome Charizard. No descriptive/lore text makes me a little sad, but instead we got a cool portrait of Blaine's face where that text would've gone so who can complain right? This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Left to right: Charizard 14/181 from Sun & Moon Team Up, Charizard SM158 Holo Promo Card from the Team Up Pre-Release, Charizard SM226 was from the Collectors Chest 2019.In terms of both main artwork and moveset this is a full art recycle of 13/106 however this card has the gold Japanese style lettering and a gold accent on the card which shows it is the secret rare version of the original. (Thanks to Sam T for this info).

The first Charizard card in the e-Reader series arrived in 2002 in the Expedition Base set, this time with Hiromichi Sugiyama as it's illustrator. It's a beautiful card, but I can't be the only one gutted that theres no descriptive text at the bottom as on all previous cards. Arguably not quite the competitive staple of its Reshirard predecessor but a nice card none the less, and by no means terrible in play. It could be argued that this is still the most elusive and sought after Charizard in the Sun & Moon series (yes, even over the Hidden Fates one). Personally despite having opened an absolute load of Burning Shadows booster boxes I only ever even saw one of these cards. It is a beautiful card though for sure. A while after the introduction of Tag Team GX Cards Reshiram & Charizard went their separate ways, after an undeniably successful campaign. Charizard forged a new partnership this time with Braixen. This new partnership lasted three cards (to date) in the Sun & Moon series' final set; Cosmic Eclipse.The Shiny Vault rare Charizard VMAX from Shining Fates is currently one of the most sought after and valuable cards in the Sword & Shield series. Whats better than Charizard? Charizard VMAX? Whats better than Rainbow? Shiny, of course. Illustrated by CG. Works.

This full art promo arrived in the Charizard-GX Premium Collection in both a standard and jumbo size format. It features the same moveset as its GX counterparts from Burning Shadows and is essentially the missing standard full art from the Burning Shadows set. Illustrated by 5ban graphics. Covering the extremely awesome Skyridge Charizard and moving through the EX Series cards up to Power Keepers. The Diamond & Pearl series got its first Charizard in its final expansion: Diamond & Pearl: Stormfront. It's wings can carry this Pokémon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures. Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita. This card shows Charizard hovering in the air, wreathed in flames which I can only presume were of his own making. The cards descriptive text reads: " It is said that Charizard's fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles.". Illustrated by hatachu.

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The first Mega Charizard in the XY Evolutions set recycles the artwork and moveset once again from XY Flashfire. (Thanks to Sam T for this info). The pull rate on this card was pretty crazy considering its Charizard VMAX. These things were popping like wildfire. It's the first time we see Charizard in VMAX form with it's colossal 330 HP. Illustrated by CG Works.