Charmeleon rarely gets its own spotlight, and the Charmeleon full art cards covered here come down to one Art Rare print from Pokémon Card 151. Charmander sells the evolution line and Charizard closes it out, which leaves the middle stage easy to overlook — five Japanese prints span three decades of a much longer print history that runs back to 1996.
The Charmeleon (リザード) 004/032, Common, Pokekyun Collection (CP3) also exists as a 1st Edition print variant of that January 2016 concept pack, and the PSA 10 covered here is that variant. We ship Japanese sealed product and singles out of Tokyo. USD figures convert at ¥154/USD, approximate.
Among the five Charmeleon prints covered here, the one art-rarity print is the Art Rare 169/165 from Pokémon Card 151 (SV2a). The PSA 10 Charmeleon 004/032 from Pokekyun Collection (CP3) is a 1st Edition print variant, a distinction that comes from secondary marketplace sourcing rather than Limitless or Bulbapedia’s card database. The same 1st Edition CP3 set also produced a Charmander 003/032, Common, with the same illustrator and print run.
- A new Charmeleon full art section covers the Art Rare 169/165 from Pokémon Card 151 (SV2a).
- The sealed Pokémon Card 151 booster box that carries that print is linked with its current listing.
- More Japanese sets are on the Japanese Pokemon card list.
Charmeleon Full Art Cards: The 151 Art Rare and Key Japanese Prints
Collectors use “full art” for prints whose artwork fills the whole card face. Japanese sets do not print those words: the official card database prints only a rarity code, and the full-art treatments are the SR (full-art ex and Supporter cards), SAR (Special Art Rare), AR (Art Rare), CHR / CSR (Character Rare) and the gold UR and rainbow HR printings. Of the Charmeleon prints covered here, one carries an art rarity: the AR (Art Rare) 169/165 from Pokémon Card 151 (SV2a), illustrated by miki kudo, which is not listed as a single in our store.
For how collectors use the term across Japanese and English sets, see our full art Pokemon cards guide.
The Card: Charmeleon 004/032 Common
The anchor print is Charmeleon (リザード) — No. 004/032, illustrated by Akira Komayama, from Pokekyun Collection (CP3), a Concept Pack released in Japan on 29 January 2016. On the card it carries 90 HP and the Fire type, and sits at Common rarity — the base tier for the set.
The 1st Edition variant of this print carries a label that doesn’t appear as a separate card entry on Limitless or Bulbapedia — both catalogue CP3 004/032 as a single card with one set of artwork and one number. The “1st Edition” distinction instead comes from the box the card was pulled from: multiple independent marketplace listings (eBay, Phurion) confirm a 1st Edition-stamped print run of CP3 packs existed alongside the standard run from the same January 2016 release. It is a print-run distinction sourced from the secondary market, not from Limitless or Bulbapedia’s primary card data.
CP3 also produced a sibling card from the same evolution line in the same 1st Edition run: Charmander (ヒトカゲ) 003/032, Common, HP 70, also illustrated by Akira Komayama. It’s the card directly before this one in the set’s numbering.
Other Japanese Charmeleon Prints: Five Covered Here
Charmeleon’s Japanese print history runs back to 1996 and includes far more releases than any single guide can cover card-by-card. Five prints are covered here, including the CP3 card above, spanning three decades; the other four follow, oldest first.
1996 — The Original Expansion Pack
Charmeleon’s first Japanese print comes from the original 1996 Expansion Pack — Japan’s base set — at Uncommon rarity, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, with 80 HP. Bulbapedia catalogues it as card 24 in its Base Set listing. A Japan-specific release date of 20 October 1996 is commonly cited across secondary sources, but Bulbapedia’s own Base Set page doesn’t give a Japan-specific date.
For the Gym-series Old Back print, see our Blaine’s Charmeleon Old Back guide.
2022 — Pokémon GO (S10b)
Charmeleon returned in the Pokémon GO expansion (S10b) at No. 9 (009/071), Uncommon rarity, illustrated by Shiburingaru, with 90 HP.
2023 — Pokémon Card 151 (SV2a)
The most recent print sits in Pokémon Card 151 (SV2a), and it comes in two rarities from the same set: a base Uncommon at 005/165 (per Bulbapedia’s Charmeleon print list), and an AR (Art Rare) full-art version at 169/165, illustrated by miki kudo, with 100 HP. The AR sits well above the set’s numbered main run of 165 cards, which is standard practice for SV-era Art Rares. The sealed SV2A Pokémon 151 booster box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) carries this set; its Sealed option is currently listed at ¥54,998 (~$357) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).
| Set | Number | Rarity | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion Pack (Base Set) | Base Set 24 (Bulbapedia) | Uncommon | 1996 |
| Pokémon GO (S10b) | 009/071 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Pokémon Card 151 (SV2a) | 005/165 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Pokémon Card 151 (SV2a) | 169/165 | AR | 2023 |
| Pokekyun Collection (CP3), 1st Edition | 004/032 | Common | 29 Jan 2016 |
Five prints span 1996 to 2023, with no repeats of the same numbering — each from a different era and a different set, out of Charmeleon’s much longer Japanese print history.
The Set: Pokekyun Collection (CP3)
Pokekyun Collection, set code CP3, is a Japanese Concept Pack — a smaller, themed release rather than a full main-series expansion. It came out on 29 January 2016 and contains 32 cards in total, which is why the anchor print carries the “/032” total on its number.
Because Concept Packs are compact and themed, CP3’s card pool is narrow by design — the Charmeleon and Charmander 1st Edition pair above are two of only 32 cards from that release, rather than two entries buried in a 200-plus-card main set.
Where This Print Sits on the Rarity Ladder
Across the five Japanese Charmeleon prints covered here, three sit at the base tiers — the 1996 Expansion Pack Uncommon, the Pokémon GO Uncommon, and the SV2a base Uncommon — while the CP3 anchor sits at Common, one step below those. The outlier is the SV2a AR (Art Rare) print at 169/165, a modern full-art insert slot that sits clearly above the Common/Uncommon tier the other four prints occupy.
By rarity alone, the CP3 Common isn’t a chase card. What sets the PSA 10 copy covered here apart within that print is the 1st Edition box variant — a print-run distinction rather than a rarity distinction, and one that comes from marketplace sourcing rather than Limitless or Bulbapedia’s card-level data.
Where to Buy Charmeleon from Tokyo
The PSA 10 Charmeleon 004/032, 1st Edition, Pokekyun Collection (CP3) is sold out at the time of this update — sourcing requests go through Quick Order.
Browse Japanese singles in our PSA 10 graded card collection, and we cover the wider Charizard print family — what this line eventually evolves into — in our Charizard cards guide. For the full Pokekyun Collection (CP3) set breakdown, see our Pokekyun Collection (CP3) guide.
We’ve covered other single-Pokemon Japanese print histories in the same format — see our Flareon Japanese cards guide and Leafeon Japanese cards guide for comparable evolution-line breakdowns.
Frequently Asked Questions
What set is the PSA 10 Charmeleon 004/032 from?
It’s from Pokekyun Collection (CP3), a 32-card Japanese Concept Pack released on 29 January 2016. The 1st Edition print variant of that release is Common rarity, illustrated by Akira Komayama.
What does “1st Edition” mean on this card?
It refers to a print-run variant of CP3 packs confirmed by independent marketplace listings (eBay, Phurion) rather than a separate card entry on Limitless or Bulbapedia. The card art and number (004/032) are the same as the standard print; the 1st Edition marking is a box/print-run distinction from the same January 2016 release.
How many Japanese Charmeleon card prints exist?
Many more than we cover here — Charmeleon’s Japanese print history runs back to 1996 across dozens of sets and promos. Five prints are covered here: the 1996 Expansion Pack Uncommon, the 2022 Pokémon GO (S10b) Uncommon at 009/071, the 2023 Pokémon Card 151 (SV2a) base Uncommon at 005/165, the 2023 SV2a Art Rare at 169/165, and the 2016 Pokekyun Collection (CP3) Common at 004/032.
Is there an English version of the CP3 Charmeleon?
Not as a matching set. Pokekyun Collection (CP3) was a Japan-only Concept Pack that was never reprinted as an English set. The closest English equivalent for the same artwork is Generations #RC4, part of the Radiant Collection insert subset, which uses its own separate numbering.
Which Charmeleon print is the rarest by rarity tier?
The 2023 SV2a Art Rare (AR) at 169/165 sits above the other four prints, which are all Common or Uncommon. The CP3 1st Edition anchor is Common by rarity; its collector interest comes from the 1st Edition print-run variant rather than from a higher rarity tier.
Does Pokekyun Collection (CP3) include other cards from the same evolution line?
Yes. Charmander 003/032, Common, is the card immediately before Charmeleon in the CP3 numbering, from the same 1st Edition print run and the same illustrator, Akira Komayama.
Which Charmeleon cards are full art?
Among the Charmeleon prints covered here, the art-rarity print is the Art Rare (AR) 169/165 from Pokémon Card 151 (SV2a), illustrated by miki kudo. The other four are Common or Uncommon, and Japanese databases print only the rarity label, not the words full art.
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