1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Stage 1 (evolves from Blaine's Charmander)
HP
70
TypeFire
RarityUncommon
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat●●
SetGym Challenge
Released2000
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Uncommon
- Foiling
- Non-holo standard finish.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
Market value
~$17.49 raw
Raw copies run $20.99 to $25.99
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Released in 2000's Gym Challenge, the WotC-era set that paired each Kanto gym leader with their themed Pokémon.
- Blaine's Charmeleon ties the middle-evolution slot to Cinnabar Island's Fire-type gym leader — a lore-anchored pickup beyond just the line.
- Raw asking sits around $18; graded copies trade meaningfully above raw — Gym Challenge holo printing makes centering and edge wear the usual downgrades.
- A natural pickup for collectors building the Gym Leader chronology or completing the WotC-era Charizard line.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 1 Charmeleon with 70 HP; top attack around 30 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Fire Claws
Bonfire
Flip 3 coins. For each heads, discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Blaine's Charmeleon. If you can't discard Energy cards, this attack does nothing. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads to each of your opponent's Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Charmeleon PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.