JAPANESE CHARMANDER CARDS GUIDE

(POKEMON: JP VER.)
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CHARMANDER CARDS GUIDE (JP VER.?How do you tell Charmander cards apart?Check the number and rarity letters in the bottom corner. Promo numbers end in -P (e.g. 261/SV-P). The earliest cards (1996–2001) have no number — use the set symbol and rarity mark.)
FIRST CHARMANDER · OCT 20, 1996?Charmander was in the first Japanese Pocket Monster card game Base Set, released October 20, 1996 — over two years before the English TCG.

JAPANESE CHARMANDER CARD CHECKLIST

[8 CARDS] 1996 BASE SET TO 2023

Charmander has been printed dozens of times in Japan since the 1996 Base Set. Most are common. These 8 are the ones worth finding. The 4 marked ★ are the ones to look for first: the 1996 no-rarity original, Blaine’s Charmander, the 151 Art Rare 168/165 and the Special Deck Set Full Illustration card 051/049.

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★ LOOK FOR→ GET ITEM:1996 · BASE SETCharmanderNO RARITY · 1ST PRINT(eBay) → GET ITEM:1996+ · BASE SETCharmander● COMMON MARK · REPRINT(eBay) ★ LOOK FOR→ GET ITEM:1999 · GYMBlaine’s CharmanderCHALLENGE FROM THE DARKNESS(eBay) → GET ITEM:2016 · CP3Charmander003/032 · POKEKYUN(eBay) → GET ITEM:2023 · 151Charmander004/165 · SV2a(eBay) ★ LOOK FOR→ GET ITEM:2023 · 151Charmander168/165 AR(eBay) → GET ITEM:2023 · PROMOCharmander060/SV-P(eBay) ★ LOOK FOR→ GET ITEM:2023 · SPECIAL DECKCharmander051/049(eBay)