Expedition Base Set

Charizard

EXFR40· Rare
Charizard EX 40

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What the card itself says

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HP
120
Type
Fire
Stage
Stage 2
Retreat cost
3
Weakness
×2
Resistance
-30
Number
40/165
Set
Expedition Base SetEX
Illustrated by
Hiromichi Sugiyama

Its Ability

Burning EnergyÉnergie brûlante

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may turn all basic Energy attached to all of your Pokémon into Fire Energy for the rest of the turn. This power can't be used if Charizard is affected by a Special Condition.Une seule fois pendant votre tour (avant votre attaque), vous pouvez changer toutes les Énergies de base attachées à tous vos Pokémon en Énergie pour le reste du tour. Ce pouvoir ne peut pas être utilisé si Dracaufeu est affecté par un État spécial.

Its attacks

Scorching WhirlwindTourbillon brûlant

120

Flip 2 coins. If 1 of them is tails, discard 2 Energy cards attached to Charizard. If both are tails, discard all Energy cards attached to Charizard.Lancez 2 pièces. Si vous obtenez 1 pile, défaussez-vous de 2 cartes Énergie attachées à Dracaufeu. Si vous obtenez 2 piles, défaussez-vous de toutes les cartes Énergie attachées à Dracaufeu.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    120 HP, and nothing in Expedition Base Set goes higher. That is the wall your opponent has to break through before taking a Prize.

  2. A strength

    Scorching Whirlwind hits for 120 on 4 Energy. Nothing in Expedition Base Set hits harder for that price.

  3. A strength

    It has an Ability, Burning Energy. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  4. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  5. Keep in mind

    None of the 4,126 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  6. Keep in mind

    It is a Stage 2. You have to come through Charmeleon to get here, or find a Rare Candy to skip the middle step.

  7. Keep in mind

    Weakness Water ×2. Against a Water Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 4,126 tournament lists we have read, 1,619 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Expedition Base Set landed here on 15 September 2002.

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The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 110 Charizard cards on one page, priciest first.

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