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Charizard
Expedition Base Set 39/165 • rare
- Set
- Expedition Base Set
- Number
- 39/165
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2002
- Energy type
- fire energy
- Market price
- $169.54
- Artist
- Atsuko Nishida
What it does
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Charizard.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Expedition Base Set, released by Wizards of the Coast in 2002, marked a significant shift in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as the first set to introduce the e-Reader technology. This card featured the proprietary dot-code strips along the bottom and side, allowing players to scan the card into a Game Boy Advance peripheral to unlock digital data, minigames, or Pokédex entries. This design aimed to integrate physical collectibles with the digital gameplay experience that had defined the franchise's initial success.
The Charizard card numbered 39/165 was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, a foundational artist for the Pokémon series whose work on the original Base Set Charizard remains iconic. By the time of the Expedition release, Arita’s style had evolved toward more textured and grounded depictions of the creatures. While this version did not reach the same legendary status as its 1999 predecessor, it is valued by collectors for its role in a transitional era where the card game experimented with technical integration and a cleaner, modernized card layout.
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