Charmander’s Pokekyun Collection print is a small, easy-to-overlook card — a Common-rarity Basic Pokémon in a compact 32-card Concept Pack. It is also, as it happens, the exact card our own site uses to show readers what a Japanese 1st Edition stamp looks like at the very end of the era that stamp existed.
The card is ヒトカゲ (Hitokage) — Charmander, No. 003/032, printed as a Common (C) in the Japanese Concept Pack “Pokekyun Collection” (set code CP3), released 29 January 2016 with a 1st Edition mark. We currently list a PSA 10 copy of this print, graded and shipped from Tokyo, and this guide covers what the card is, where it sits inside CP3, how it compares to its English-set equivalent, and where a Common print like this one sits against the rest of the set’s rarity ladder.
Charmander CP3 003/032 Common (1st Edition) is a PSA 10, currently listed at ¥29,141 (~$183). It comes from Pokekyun Collection (CP3), a Japanese Concept Pack released 29 January 2016 with a 32-card set size. The pack’s next card, Charmander’s evolution Charmeleon CP3 004/032, is also PSA 10 graded and currently listed at ¥35,420 (~$223).
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The Card: Charmander CP3 003/032 Common
Charmander is a Basic, Fire-type Pokémon carrying 70 HP. The CP3 003/032 print is illustrated by Akira Komayama and sits early in the Pokekyun Collection numbering, at Common rarity — the entry-level print tier for this set rather than a chase slot. It carries the small 1st Edition mark that Concept Packs in this window of Japanese releases used to print on their cards.
Our own graded example of this print, PSA 10 with the 1st Edition mark, is currently listed at ¥29,141 (~$183).
Print History: Charmander’s Pokekyun Collection Print
The print verified for this guide is the single Pokekyun Collection release — CP3 003/032, Common, 29 January 2016. This is not a claim that it is Charmander’s only Japanese print of all time: a broader search of Charmander’s print history returns a reported figure of around 20 total Charmander cards across the wider run of Japanese TCG sets and eras. Those are separate, unrelated cards with different artwork and set contexts, and that count has not been individually re-verified here — this guide is a deep dive on the CP3 print specifically, not a survey of every Charmander card ever printed.
For that wider view across every era, our Charmander cards guide covers the full spread; this article stays focused on the single Pokekyun Collection 1st Edition print and the PSA 10 copy we currently list.
| Set | Number | Rarity | JP Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokekyun Collection (CP3) | 003/032 | Common | 29 Jan 2016 |
The Set: Pokekyun Collection (CP3)
Pokekyun Collection is Japanese Concept Pack CP3, released 29 January 2016 with a compact 32-card set size — small next to a standard expansion, which is typical of the Concept Pack format. For background on how Concept Packs differ from full expansions, see our Japanese Concept Packs (CP) guide, and for a full breakdown of everything in this specific set, see our Pokekyun Collection (CP3) guide.
CP3 lands right at the tail end of the period when Japan still printed the 1st Edition stamp on new releases. Our own Japanese 1st Edition Pokemon Cards guide uses this exact Charmander print — alongside its evolution, Charmeleon CP3 004/032, also 1st Edition — as its worked visual example of what the stamp and surrounding card layout looked like just months before the mark was retired. If you want to see the stamp itself up close, that guide is the reference.
Charmeleon CP3 004/032 is the direct evolution slot immediately after Charmander in the set’s numbering, and it is also 1st Edition. Our graded copy of that print is currently listed at ¥35,420 (~$223).
Where This Common Print Sits Among Japanese Rarity Tiers
Common (C) is the base rarity rung in Japanese set numbering — the standard, widely-distributed print tier that sits below Uncommon (U), Rare, and the various secret/special-art tiers used in modern sets. Charmander’s 003/032 print sits at that entry level within Pokekyun Collection.
The same 32-card set also carries Uncommon-tier prints, two of which are also currently listed in PSA 10 alongside Charmander: Altaria U 029/032 and Jirachi U 015/032. Seeing a Common and two Uncommons from the same 32-card pack side by side is a useful reference point for how compact a Concept Pack’s rarity spread actually is compared with a full-size expansion.
None of this is pull-rate or scarcity data — it is simply where each card sits on the printed rarity ladder for this set. For the wider PSA 10 range across our Japanese catalogue, see our PSA 10 graded card collection.
Where to Buy Charmander from Tokyo
Our graded copy of PSA 10 Charmander CP3 003/032 Common (1st Edition) is currently listed at ¥29,141 (~$183), shipped from Tokyo with tracked delivery. If you are building out the same Pokekyun Collection pack, its evolution Charmeleon CP3 004/032 is currently listed at ¥35,420 (~$223), alongside the set’s Uncommon-tier Altaria 029/032 (¥29,040, ~$183) and Jirachi 015/032 (¥39,270, ~$247).
For the broader graded catalogue, browse our full PSA 10 graded card collection. For a mixed order across singles and sealed product, our Quick Order page is the fastest way to build a cart.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Charmander CP3 003/032?
It is the Common-rarity print of Charmander from the Japanese Concept Pack Pokekyun Collection (set code CP3), released 29 January 2016 with a 1st Edition mark. We currently list a PSA 10 copy of this print at ¥29,141 (~$183).
Is this a 1st Edition card?
Yes. Pokekyun Collection released with the 1st Edition stamp, just months before Japan retired that mark. Our own Japanese 1st Edition Pokemon Cards guide uses this exact Charmander print, and its evolution Charmeleon CP3 004/032, as its worked example of the stamp at the end of that era.
Does Charmander have an English print of this card?
Yes — the English-set equivalent is Generations Radiant Collection, card #RC3. It is the same character in a different regional set context rather than a direct reprint with matching numbering.
What rarity is this Charmander print?
Common (C), the base print tier in Pokekyun Collection’s 32-card set. The same set also includes Uncommon-tier prints such as Altaria 029/032 and Jirachi 015/032, both of which we also carry in PSA 10.
Is this Charmander’s only Japanese print?
No. This guide covers the verified Pokekyun Collection print specifically. A broader search of Charmander’s print history reports around 20 total Charmander cards across separate, unrelated Japanese TCG sets and eras, a count that has not been individually re-verified here. Our Charmander cards guide covers that wider spread.
Where can I buy a PSA 10 Charmander CP3 003/032 from Tokyo?
Our graded copy is currently listed at ¥29,141 (~$183) with tracked shipping from Tokyo. Related Pokekyun Collection PSA 10 prints, including Charmeleon, Altaria and Jirachi, are also currently listed.
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