Not every Pokémon card shows up when you search the official database. Charmander eM 004/018, listed on our site under the name “McDonald’s Original MinimumPack,” is one of them — and that absence shapes almost everything this guide can and can’t tell you.
This card guide covers exactly what our own listing states about this Charmander print, what the official Japanese card database lists (and doesn’t), a graded PSA10 copy currently listed on our site, two other graded Charmander prints we carry, and the September 18, 2026 asking price on the Japanese secondary market.
Our listing identifies this card as Charmander, eM 004/018, McDonald’s Original “MinimumPack”. The official card database, which lists Charmander (ヒトカゲ, 36 entries) returns no entry with the set code eM or the number 004/018, so illustrator, HP, attacks and release date are not verifiable here. A graded copy is currently listed on our site, and the lowest asking price on SNKRDUNK on September 18, 2026 was ¥100,000.
Store prices and availability checked September 25, 2026 at 13:48 JST. Marketplace observations retain their stated dates. USD conversions use ¥154 per US dollar.
Figures below are dated as stated. USD figures convert at ¥154/USD, approximate.
What Is Charmander eM 004/018?
Our own listing names this card Charmander, eM 004/018, McDonald’s Original “MinimumPack”, and that string — card name, set code, number, and product name — is the fullest identification available for it. It is currently listed on our site graded PSA10.
Beyond that listing string, we could not verify the illustrator, HP, type, attacks, rarity, or release date for this specific print. Nothing in this guide beyond our own listing text and the market figures below should be read as an official specification for this card.
Why This Card Isn’t in the Official Database
The official Japanese card database (pokemon-card.com/card-search) is searchable by Japanese species name. The official database lists 36 entries under Charmander’s Japanese name, ヒトカゲ (Hitokage); those 36 results spanning many sets and eras — but none of them carries the set code eM or the number 004/018. A separate search for マクドナルド (McDonald’s) on the database returns zero hits, and the official product index at pokemon-card.com/products/ lists neither “マクドナルド” nor “ミニマム” (Minimum) as a product line.
That doesn’t mean the card doesn’t exist — it means the official online database, which is the source we check first for every card guide on this site, simply doesn’t cover it. The database’s oldest catalogued Charmander prints are from the DP era (for example DP3 DPBP#004, illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda, and WCP 006/108, illustrated by Sachiko Adachi), and this McDonald’s-branded card sits outside whatever range the database’s search tool covers for this species.
Practically, this means we can state the listing string with confidence and the market figures with a date attached, but we can’t hand you an illustrator credit, a card-text transcription, or a release year for this exact print without inventing one.
For comparison, when a print is catalogued, the database’s detail page typically shows the card name, set logo, collection number, a rarity icon, illustrator, HP, type and evolution stage, the full text of any abilities and attacks, weakness, resistance and retreat cost, and the evolution line. A regulation mark, when the card carries one, is visible on the database’s card image itself rather than as a separate text field. Edition marks such as “1st Edition” and foil-variant labels such as “mirror” or “Master Ball mirror” are not part of the database record at all and come from our own listings. None of that detail exists for eM 004/018 because the database has no matching entry to display it on.
Other Charmander Prints in the Database
For context, here are some of the Charmander entries the official database did return for ヒトカゲ — none of them is the eM 004/018 print, but they show the kind of detail the database does carry when a print is catalogued.
| Set code / number | Illustrator |
|---|---|
| SV2a 004/165 C | GIDORA |
| SV2a 168/165 AR | miki kudo |
| CP6 009/087 C | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| CP3 003/032 C | Akira Komayama |
| SM6a 001/053 C | tetsuya koizumi |
| SM9 010/095 C | Naoyo Kimura |
| SM9 011/095 C | Atsuko Nishida |
| DP3 DPBP#004 C | Masakazu Fukuda |
| WCP 006/108 C | Sachiko Adachi |
The two SV2a entries above — 004/165 and 168/165 AR — are the same numbers as two other Charmander prints we currently have listed graded PSA10, covered next.
Other Charmander PSA10 Prints We Currently List
Alongside the eM 004/018 promo, we currently list two other graded Charmander prints from a more recent, fully catalogued Japanese set:
Both are from Enhanced Expansion Pack “Pokémon Card 151” (SV2a), a modern set the database catalogues in full — a useful contrast with the eM promo, which the database doesn’t catalogue at all. Matching the database entries above, the 004/165 print corresponds to the database’s SV2a 004/165 C entry (illustrator GIDORA) in its mirror-foil form, and the 168/165 AR corresponds to the database’s SV2a 168/165 AR entry (illustrator miki kudo). Our Master Ball Mirror guide covers what the mirror variant is, and our Japanese card rarities guide covers what an AR (Art Rare) print is.
Market: SNKRDUNK Asking Price, September 18, 2026
The lowest asking price on SNKRDUNK for this card on September 18, 2026 was ¥100,000 for a raw copy. Graded PSA10 copies on the same marketplace were asking between ¥510,000 and ¥999,999 that day. These are asking prices, not sale prices, and no cause for the gap between raw and graded asks is stated on the marketplace.
Our own graded PSA10 copy is currently listed at ¥514,990 (~$3,344). As with every price on this page, treat it as a single dated data point rather than a trend.
Charmander’s evolved form, Charizard, also appears in our PSA10 range: PSA10 Charizard R SM6a 003/053 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is sold out at the time of this update — sourcing requests go through Quick Order.
Where to Buy
Our graded PSA10 Charmander eM 004/018 (McDonald’s Original “MinimumPack”) is currently listed at ¥514,990 (~$3,344).
Of the two other Charmander PSA10 prints above, the Master Ball Mirror SV2a 004/165 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is sold out at the time of writing (sourcing requests go through Quick Order), and the 168/165 AR is currently listed at ¥14,830 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order). Browse the PSA10 collection or the wider Japanese Pokémon card collection, or send a sourcing request through Quick Order for prints not currently listed. See also our guide to buying Japanese Pokémon cards online and our grading guide if you’re new to PSA-graded Japanese cards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Charmander eM 004/018?
It’s a Charmander card our listing identifies as “eM 004/018, McDonald’s Original MinimumPack.” A graded PSA10 copy is currently listed on our site.
Is Charmander eM 004/018 in the official Pokémon card database?
No. The database lists 36 entries under Charmander’s Japanese name; those 36 results, and none of them carries the set code eM or the number 004/018. A separate search for “McDonald’s” on the database returns zero hits.
Who illustrated this card?
Not stated on the official database, and not verifiable from any source we checked for this guide. We do not print an illustrator credit for this specific card.
What was the lowest asking price for this card on September 18, 2026?
¥100,000 for a raw copy on SNKRDUNK; graded PSA10 copies on the same marketplace were asking ¥510,000 to ¥999,999 that day.
Do you sell other graded Charmander cards?
Yes — a 168/165 AR print currently listed graded PSA10 (the Master Ball Mirror SV2a 004/165 print is sold out at the time of this update), in addition to the eM 004/018 promo covered in this guide.
How much is the PSA10 copy on your site?
Currently listed at ¥514,990 (~$3,349).
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