I'm ashamed to say that prior to writing this article I didn't even know this card existed. We've had Dragonite and Delibird doing deliveries previously, a Dragonite with a mail bag being re-released as a promo for the Sword & Shield series (a nod to the First Movie promo) would've been awesome - but they opted for yet another Charizard. No complaint from me though, its an awesome card. It's also highly sought after and in zero supply. I literally just looked for this while I was writing and there doesn't appear to be any available at any of the online marketplaces. I can only expect that it was a Pokemon Center exclusive. There was actually reference to this card in a little booklet that came with the Sword & Shield Ultra Premium Collection. The first Charizard card in the e-Reader series arrived in 2002 in the Expedition Base set, this time with Hiromichi Sugiyama as it's illustrator. It's a beautiful card, but I can't be the only one gutted that theres no descriptive text at the bottom as on all previous cards. Cinnibar Island's gym leader Blaine entered the Pokemon TCG fray with a number of his Pokemon in the Gym Challenge set in 2000 including this awesome Charizard. No descriptive/lore text makes me a little sad, but instead we got a cool portrait of Blaine's face where that text would've gone so who can complain right? This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori. The Shiny Vault rare Charizard VMAX from Shining Fates is currently one of the most sought after and valuable cards in the Sword & Shield series. Whats better than Charizard? Charizard VMAX? Whats better than Rainbow? Shiny, of course. Illustrated by CG. Works.

From left to right: Charizard & Braixen GX 22/236, Charizard & Braixen GX 217/236 Full Art, Charizard & Braixen GX 251/236 Rainbow Rare. This card came from the Collectors Chest 2019. You may notice on the art the patterns on the Charizard, it's one of Mewtwo's clones, and like many bits from that particular collectors chest its a nod to Pokemon the First Movie. The box also included an Armored Mewtwo Promo. " This Pokemon was created by Mewtwo to prove that copies can be even more powerful than their originals." A while after the introduction of Tag Team GX Cards Reshiram & Charizard went their separate ways, after an undeniably successful campaign. Charizard forged a new partnership this time with Braixen. This new partnership lasted three cards (to date) in the Sun & Moon series' final set; Cosmic Eclipse. The first Mega Charizard in the XY Evolutions set recycles the artwork and moveset once again from XY Flashfire. (Thanks to Sam T for this info). This full art promo arrived in the Charizard-GX Premium Collection in both a standard and jumbo size format. It features the same moveset as its GX counterparts from Burning Shadows and is essentially the missing standard full art from the Burning Shadows set. Illustrated by 5ban graphics.The rainbow version of Charizard & Braixens only tag team outing. One of the most sought after cards in the Sun & Moon series' final set. From left to right: M Charizard EX 107/106, M Charizard EX 13/108, M Charizard EX Full Art 101/108. This promo was included in the Charizard-EX Red & Blue Collection in 2016 as part of the Pokemon 20th Anniversary Celebrations, there was both a Jumbo and Standard sized version of the card included. The card is illustrated byKouki Saitou. Covering the extremely awesome Skyridge Charizard and moving through the EX Series cards up to Power Keepers.

I was really unsure about the style of this and the other DP cards to begin with but I realised they were awesome not long later. " When expelling a blast of superhot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely." It could be argued that this is still the most elusive and sought after Charizard in the Sun & Moon series (yes, even over the Hidden Fates one). Personally despite having opened an absolute load of Burning Shadows booster boxes I only ever even saw one of these cards. It is a beautiful card though for sure. Although Charizard has never been officially classified as a Dragon type (despite Alolan Exeggutor somehow making the grade) he still makes it into the Sun & Moon Dragon Majesty special set (special in the sense it couldn't be bought in booster boxes and was only available in collection boxes, pin boxes etc.). " Its wings can carry this Pokemon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures".Illustrated by Ryota Murayama. Possibly the first rendition of 'shiny' or 'alternate' Charizard on a card, certainly to my memory.... the descriptive text reads " This extremely rare Pokemon is a different color than usual. It is very hard to find." and credit for the illustration of this majestic and elusive zard goes toAyoko Yoshida.The full art version of 20/214 shows new partners Reshiram & Charizard in a more relaxed pose. A really nice looking card and my favourite of the three zards in this set. Illustrated by CG Works. The Japanese version of the Charizard appears to have the same moves and ability as that of it's English counterpart card. Artwork byMitsuhiro Arita.

This promo is an alternative full art of the Reshirard card from Unbroken Bonds, it was released in the Reshiram & Charizard GX Figure collection alongside a rather cool mini-figure of Reshiram & Charizard. It came in both standard and full art versions. The card was sought after by both collectors and competitive TCG players. It's possibly the nicest looking Reshirard card for me.Illustrasted by Ryota Murayama. Spits fire that it hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires. Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita. A fairly standard Charizard non-action-pose holo sees the zard staring at the holographic moon, a nice simple card illustrated by the notorious Ken Sugimori.The full art version of 11/106 features an usually docile looking Charizard, which is a nice change from the fire breathing action shots used on many cards.Illustrated by Ryo Ueda. Essentially a reprint of the original Base Set Charizard. Spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to unintentionally cause forest fires. LV. 76 #6. Artwork byMitsuhiro Arita.