Dark Charmeleon [1st Edition] - Pokemon Team Rocket #32
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Dark Charmeleon [1st Edition]
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Dark Charmeleon [1st Edition] Card Facts & History
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Set Lore
Dark Charmeleon is part of the 2000 Team Rocket expansion, the landmark set that introduced Dark Pokémon to the TCG and gave collectors one of the hobby’s first true villain-themed chase eras.
Card History
This card’s identity is especially memorable because it evolves from Charmander into Dark Charizard, placing it right in the middle of one of Team Rocket’s most iconic corrupted evolution lines.
Artist
Dark Charmeleon was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, one of the defining artists of the vintage era, and the dramatic forward-lunging pose helps give this uncommon a fan-favorite visual punch far beyond its rarity.
In-Game
The card’s flavor about Charmeleon’s incredible tail strength echoes early Pokédex-era design, where Charmeleon was already portrayed in the games as a far more dangerous and intense evolution than Charmander.
Card History
For anime fans, Charmeleon carries extra attitude because Ash’s Charmander famously became disobedient right after evolving into Charmeleon in "The Problem with Paras," making the ‘Dark’ version feel especially fitting.