I couldn't collect Charizard without picking up a few Charmander along the way!

Hasbro Charmander Plush
Year: 2004
Company: Hasbro
Country of origin: USA
Where I bought it: Mitsukoshi at Walt Disney World's EPCOT
Comments: I love this little guy so much! He's very soft and detailed!
Year: 2004
Company: Hasbro
Country of origin: USA
Where I bought it: Mitsukoshi at Walt Disney World's EPCOT
Comments: I love this little guy so much! He's very soft and detailed!

Charmander Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Plush
Year: 2006
Company: Pokemon Center
Country of origin: USA
Where I bought it: eBay
Comments: This Charmander was included as part of a big package you could get while purchasing Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team from the Pokemon Center online store. When preorders for the Rescue Team games were going up with this offer, I decided against getting it even though I wanted the Charmander because I wanted to play Blue Rescue Team more since it was on the DS and it was an exciting system at the time. I regretted it as soon as I got really into Blue Rescue Team, but of course at that time it was too late to order the Red Rescue Team package. I'm so glad I found it on eBay years later!
Year: 2006
Company: Pokemon Center
Country of origin: USA
Where I bought it: eBay
Comments: This Charmander was included as part of a big package you could get while purchasing Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team from the Pokemon Center online store. When preorders for the Rescue Team games were going up with this offer, I decided against getting it even though I wanted the Charmander because I wanted to play Blue Rescue Team more since it was on the DS and it was an exciting system at the time. I regretted it as soon as I got really into Blue Rescue Team, but of course at that time it was too late to order the Red Rescue Team package. I'm so glad I found it on eBay years later!

Charmander Pokedoll (Minky)
Year: 2010
Company: Pokemon Center
Country of origin: US version of Japanese plush
Received in a trade!
Comments: I traded a sculpture I made for this Charmander friend, and I love it so much! It's very soft and huggable.
Year: 2010
Company: Pokemon Center
Country of origin: US version of Japanese plush
Received in a trade!
Comments: I traded a sculpture I made for this Charmander friend, and I love it so much! It's very soft and huggable.

Charmander Tomy
Year: 2014
Company: Tomy
Country of origin: USA
Where I bought it: Toys R Us
Comments: When Tomy started to release their "Trainer's Choice" starter collection, I was very excited to grab a Charmander!
Year: 2014
Company: Tomy
Country of origin: USA
Where I bought it: Toys R Us
Comments: When Tomy started to release their "Trainer's Choice" starter collection, I was very excited to grab a Charmander!

Charmander Kid
Year: 1996
Company: Bandai
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: I passed up on buying this figure a few times because I liked some of the newer ones better. Once I collected all of the newer ones I wanted, I decided to finally go for this one!
Year: 1996
Company: Bandai
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: I passed up on buying this figure a few times because I liked some of the newer ones better. Once I collected all of the newer ones I wanted, I decided to finally go for this one!

Charmander Kid
Year: 2004
Company: Bandai
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: Gotta love a cute waving Charmander!
Year: 2004
Company: Bandai
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: Gotta love a cute waving Charmander!

Charmander Kid
Year: 2005
Company: Bandai
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: I had been looking for this figure for a few years before I actually got it. I was always too slow on auctions and sales, so when I found one at a convention I bought it immediately!
Year: 2005
Company: Bandai
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: I had been looking for this figure for a few years before I actually got it. I was always too slow on auctions and sales, so when I found one at a convention I bought it immediately!

Charmander Kid
Year: 2013
Company: Bandai
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: I was really happy when this guy was announced for the XY set! My figure looks like he has lipstick on because of a little paint error haha.
Year: 2013
Company: Bandai
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: I was really happy when this guy was announced for the XY set! My figure looks like he has lipstick on because of a little paint error haha.

Charmander Thinkchip Figure
Year: 2000
Company: Hasbro
Country of origin: USA
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: I got this guy at the same time as I got my Charizard Thinkchip, which you can see here! I love this figure's pose because it looks so happy!
Year: 2000
Company: Hasbro
Country of origin: USA
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: I got this guy at the same time as I got my Charizard Thinkchip, which you can see here! I love this figure's pose because it looks so happy!

Charmander Sugimori Pose Tomy
Year: 1997 (This is a guess. Please let me know if you have the date from the original packaging!)
Company: Tomy
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: I was really surprised to find this guy in the used toy bin at a convention vendor! I missed out on buying this figure in its original box a few times, so I decided to jut finally buy it loose!
Year: 1997 (This is a guess. Please let me know if you have the date from the original packaging!)
Company: Tomy
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: I was really surprised to find this guy in the used toy bin at a convention vendor! I missed out on buying this figure in its original box a few times, so I decided to jut finally buy it loose!

Charmander Tomy
Year: 1997
Company: Tomy
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: When I saw this guy in a bin of second-hand Japanese toys at a convention, I had to go for it because I've always loved all the little differences between the different Tomy releases!
Year: 1997
Company: Tomy
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: When I saw this guy in a bin of second-hand Japanese toys at a convention, I had to go for it because I've always loved all the little differences between the different Tomy releases!

Charmander Tomy
Year: 2004
Company: Tomy
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: Gotta love this Charmander Tomy! The colors and paint job are really nice!
Year: 2004
Company: Tomy
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: Gotta love this Charmander Tomy! The colors and paint job are really nice!

Pop-Tart Charmander Figure
Year: 2000
Company: Sasco Co.
Country of origin: USA
Where I bought it: Originally I had some from the actual Pop-Tart boxes, but this particular one is from online
Comments: This figure has given me so much heartache oh my gosh. When the Pop-Tart boxes with these figures came out, I really loved Pop-Tarts in general anyway so of course I begged my parents to just get me the special Pokemon ones whenever we would go shopping at Walmart for the food for the week. In all, I think I had 3 Charmander, 3 Poliwrath, and one Chansey by the end of the promotion. During that time, I also moved to a different place and got a neighbor who also liked Pokemon so we played together a lot and it was great! He wasn't allowed to have Pokemon stuff around his room though, so I'd try to help him feel better by giving him some of my toys. Eventually, I gave away all of my Charmander because I figured I didn't need little Charmander figures if I had a big one (It was the cake topper figure). Ever since then I have regretted giving them all away because it really is a neat figure and I loved my Charmander a lot haha. I finally found one on Pokemon Collectors and snatched it! The metallic sheen is really nice, and the face shape is unique!
Year: 2000
Company: Sasco Co.
Country of origin: USA
Where I bought it: Originally I had some from the actual Pop-Tart boxes, but this particular one is from online
Comments: This figure has given me so much heartache oh my gosh. When the Pop-Tart boxes with these figures came out, I really loved Pop-Tarts in general anyway so of course I begged my parents to just get me the special Pokemon ones whenever we would go shopping at Walmart for the food for the week. In all, I think I had 3 Charmander, 3 Poliwrath, and one Chansey by the end of the promotion. During that time, I also moved to a different place and got a neighbor who also liked Pokemon so we played together a lot and it was great! He wasn't allowed to have Pokemon stuff around his room though, so I'd try to help him feel better by giving him some of my toys. Eventually, I gave away all of my Charmander because I figured I didn't need little Charmander figures if I had a big one (It was the cake topper figure). Ever since then I have regretted giving them all away because it really is a neat figure and I loved my Charmander a lot haha. I finally found one on Pokemon Collectors and snatched it! The metallic sheen is really nice, and the face shape is unique!

Charmander Plamo
Year: 2013
Company: Bandai
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: eBay
Comments: As is the case with other Plamo figures, the stickers on this one were a bit annoying. I decided to paint the toe claws because I did not want to deal with the funky sticker they wanted me to use for them haha. Check out the Charizard and Charmeleon pages to see the other figures in this line!
Year: 2013
Company: Bandai
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: eBay
Comments: As is the case with other Plamo figures, the stickers on this one were a bit annoying. I decided to paint the toe claws because I did not want to deal with the funky sticker they wanted me to use for them haha. Check out the Charizard and Charmeleon pages to see the other figures in this line!

Red Charmander Mini Model
Year: 1998
Company: Bandai
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: I'm such a sucker for mini models! I'm glad I found a Charmander in red because it looks super cool!
Year: 1998
Company: Bandai
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Convention
Comments: I'm such a sucker for mini models! I'm glad I found a Charmander in red because it looks super cool!

Charmander PitaPoke
Year: 2012
Company: Pokemon Center
Country of origin: Japan
Received as a gift!
Comments: This line of toys is really fun because of the suction cups on the figures. It's such a neat idea (even though they pop off in the middle of the night and scare me haha)!
Year: 2012
Company: Pokemon Center
Country of origin: Japan
Received as a gift!
Comments: This line of toys is really fun because of the suction cups on the figures. It's such a neat idea (even though they pop off in the middle of the night and scare me haha)!

Charmander Charm
Year: 2005
Company: Banpresto
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: This little guy is one of the cutest Charmander figures I own! I keep him in the package because I really like how the package looks haha.
Year: 2005
Company: Banpresto
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: This little guy is one of the cutest Charmander figures I own! I keep him in the package because I really like how the package looks haha.

Charmander Ornament
Year: 2005
Company: Basic Fun
Country of origin: USA
Where I bought it: F.Y.E.
Comments: I remember seeing the set of ornaments listed on the Pokemon Center online store when they were first released and I thought they were really cute, but I didn't really feel like I needed them. When I saw this guy on sale at F.Y.E. though I had to snatch him.
Year: 2005
Company: Basic Fun
Country of origin: USA
Where I bought it: F.Y.E.
Comments: I remember seeing the set of ornaments listed on the Pokemon Center online store when they were first released and I thought they were really cute, but I didn't really feel like I needed them. When I saw this guy on sale at F.Y.E. though I had to snatch him.

Charmander Bobblehead
Year: 2005 (This is a guess. If you know the actual year, please let me know!)
Company: Yujin
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: This Charmander bobblehead always makes me smile! Even though it's top-heavy, it still stands on its own (a very welcome change from the usual scenario in my collection where everything needs to lean on something else).
Year: 2005 (This is a guess. If you know the actual year, please let me know!)
Company: Yujin
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: This Charmander bobblehead always makes me smile! Even though it's top-heavy, it still stands on its own (a very welcome change from the usual scenario in my collection where everything needs to lean on something else).

Pokemon Canvas Charm Set- Kanto Starters
Year: 2011
Company: Pokemon Center
Country of origin: Japan
Received as a gift!
Comments: I really love the metal used on these charms and the art is absolutely adorable! They're called "canvas" because this line of merch is based around painting-like art of Pokemon!
Year: 2011
Company: Pokemon Center
Country of origin: Japan
Received as a gift!
Comments: I really love the metal used on these charms and the art is absolutely adorable! They're called "canvas" because this line of merch is based around painting-like art of Pokemon!

Charmander With You Badge
Year: 2012
Company: Pokemon Center
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: I adore the Pokemon With You badge line because it's for a good cause and the art is really cute! I'm glad Charmander got one because his art is great.
Year: 2012
Company: Pokemon Center
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: I adore the Pokemon With You badge line because it's for a good cause and the art is really cute! I'm glad Charmander got one because his art is great.

Charmander Battrio
Year: 2008, 2007, and 2007 respectively
Company: Tomy and AQ Interactive
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought them: Online and Convention
Comments: I love battrio pucks so much! The art on them is super cool and the concept of the arcade game is pretty neat!
Year: 2008, 2007, and 2007 respectively
Company: Tomy and AQ Interactive
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought them: Online and Convention
Comments: I love battrio pucks so much! The art on them is super cool and the concept of the arcade game is pretty neat!

Charmander Pan Sticker
Year: ? (No year printed on the back of the sticker)
Company: Daiichi Pan
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: I have always enjoyed the quality and texture of pan stickers, so I was really happy to see this Charmander pop up in a group auction because this is one of my favorite Charmander poses!
Year: ? (No year printed on the back of the sticker)
Company: Daiichi Pan
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: I have always enjoyed the quality and texture of pan stickers, so I was really happy to see this Charmander pop up in a group auction because this is one of my favorite Charmander poses!

Charmander Pan Sticker
Year: ? (No year printed on the back of the sticker)
Company: Daiichi Pan
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: Another awesome Charmander pan sticker! This one's pose is super cute as well!
Year: ? (No year printed on the back of the sticker)
Company: Daiichi Pan
Country of origin: Japan
Where I bought it: Online
Comments: Another awesome Charmander pan sticker! This one's pose is super cute as well!

Charmander - Japanese
Set: Expansion Pack (Base Set)
Year: 1996
No number
Rarity: Common
Comments: After the initial US Pokemon hype in the fall of 1998, some hobby stores started importing Japanese card packs for kids influenced by the craze to gobble them up. I had a friend during the initial craze who gave this card to me because I had never seen such cards before and I was really hyped about the anime and Red/ Blue (of course). It helped fuel my personal excitement about the franchise because I couldn't wait to get more eventually!
Set: Expansion Pack (Base Set)
Year: 1996
No number
Rarity: Common
Comments: After the initial US Pokemon hype in the fall of 1998, some hobby stores started importing Japanese card packs for kids influenced by the craze to gobble them up. I had a friend during the initial craze who gave this card to me because I had never seen such cards before and I was really hyped about the anime and Red/ Blue (of course). It helped fuel my personal excitement about the franchise because I couldn't wait to get more eventually!

Charmander Card
Set: Base Set
Year: 1999
Number: 46
Rarity: Common
Comments: Though there have been multiple reprints of this card over the years, I still don't get tired of this card's artwork. What an awesome start to a long legacy of Charmander cards.
Set: Base Set
Year: 1999
Number: 46
Rarity: Common
Comments: Though there have been multiple reprints of this card over the years, I still don't get tired of this card's artwork. What an awesome start to a long legacy of Charmander cards.

Charmander - First Edition - German
Set: Base Set
Year: 1999
Number: 46
Rarity: Common
Comments: It's always really neat to see First Edition Base Set cards, and this one is no exception! Charmander's German name is awesome!
Set: Base Set
Year: 1999
Number: 46
Rarity: Common
Comments: It's always really neat to see First Edition Base Set cards, and this one is no exception! Charmander's German name is awesome!

Charmander Card
Set: Base Set 2
Year: 2000
Number: 69
Rarity: Common
Comments: This Charmander is a reprint of the original Base Set Charmander (which I adore)!
Set: Base Set 2
Year: 2000
Number: 69
Rarity: Common
Comments: This Charmander is a reprint of the original Base Set Charmander (which I adore)!

Charmander - First Edition
Set: Team Rocket
Year: 2000
Number: 50
Rarity: Common
Comments: This card is another one of my favorite Charmander cards! I love the style because it makes Charmander look extremely adorable!
Set: Team Rocket
Year: 2000
Number: 50
Rarity: Common
Comments: This card is another one of my favorite Charmander cards! I love the style because it makes Charmander look extremely adorable!

Charmander Card
Set: Team Rocket
Year: 2000
Number: 50
Rarity: Common
Comments: This is the unlimited edition of the card above!
Set: Team Rocket
Year: 2000
Number: 50
Rarity: Common
Comments: This is the unlimited edition of the card above!

Blaine's Charmander
Set: Gym Heroes
Year: 2000
Number: 61
Rarity: Common
Comments: I'm not sure if Charmander should be looking so happy that it set the ground on fire.
Set: Gym Heroes
Year: 2000
Number: 61
Rarity: Common
Comments: I'm not sure if Charmander should be looking so happy that it set the ground on fire.

Blaine's Charmander
Set: Gym Challenge
Year: 2000
Number: 60
Rarity: Common
Comments: I love the old Sugimori art for Charmander, so it's great that this card uses it!
Set: Gym Challenge
Year: 2000
Number: 60
Rarity: Common
Comments: I love the old Sugimori art for Charmander, so it's great that this card uses it!

Charmander - Reverse
Set: Legendary Collection
Year: 2002
Number: 70
Rarity: Common
Comments: Gotta love those Legendary Collection reverse holo cards! Holding them in person is like holding a mini sun.
Set: Legendary Collection
Year: 2002
Number: 70
Rarity: Common
Comments: Gotta love those Legendary Collection reverse holo cards! Holding them in person is like holding a mini sun.

Charmander Card
Set: Expedition
Year: 2002
Number: 97
Rarity: Common
Comments: This is one of my favorite Charmander cards! I love the colors and the pose!
Set: Expedition
Year: 2002
Number: 97
Rarity: Common
Comments: This is one of my favorite Charmander cards! I love the colors and the pose!

Charmander Card
Set: Expedition
Year: 2002
Number: 98
Rarity: Common
Comments: This Charmander looks kinda sad about setting the ground on fire.
Set: Expedition
Year: 2002
Number: 98
Rarity: Common
Comments: This Charmander looks kinda sad about setting the ground on fire.

Charmander - Secret Rare
Set: EX: Dragon
Year: 2003
Number: 98
Rarity: Secret Rare
Comments: This was the first secret rare card I owned and I love it! Charmander's pose is so adorable and I think it's cool that Charmander's tail flame matches up with the volcano smoke.
Set: EX: Dragon
Year: 2003
Number: 98
Rarity: Secret Rare
Comments: This was the first secret rare card I owned and I love it! Charmander's pose is so adorable and I think it's cool that Charmander's tail flame matches up with the volcano smoke.

Charmander Card
Set: EX: FireRed and LeafGreen
Year: 2004
Number: 58
Rarity: Common
Comments: This Charmander looks like he's having some fun in the desert! I love the coloring used on the art.
Set: EX: FireRed and LeafGreen
Year: 2004
Number: 58
Rarity: Common
Comments: This Charmander looks like he's having some fun in the desert! I love the coloring used on the art.

Ditto - Charmander
Set: EX: Delta Species
Year: 2005
Number: 37
Rarity: Uncommon
Comments: I know this isn't actually a Charmander card but I included it anyway because it's close enough haha. I absolutely love the Ditto cards in Delta Species and I am so glad Charmander got two!
Set: EX: Delta Species
Year: 2005
Number: 37
Rarity: Uncommon
Comments: I know this isn't actually a Charmander card but I included it anyway because it's close enough haha. I absolutely love the Ditto cards in Delta Species and I am so glad Charmander got two!

Ditto - Charmander
Set: EX: Delta Species
Year: 2005
Number: 61
Rarity: Common
Comments: The other Charmander-shaped Ditto card from this set that I mentioned in the comments above!
Set: EX: Delta Species
Year: 2005
Number: 61
Rarity: Common
Comments: The other Charmander-shaped Ditto card from this set that I mentioned in the comments above!

Charmander Card
Set: EX: Crystal Guardians
Year: 2006
Number: 48
Rarity: Common
Comments: This is definitely one of my favorite Charmander cards. It's so adorable and was part of one of my favorite decks when Crystal Guardians came out!
Set: EX: Crystal Guardians
Year: 2006
Number: 48
Rarity: Common
Comments: This is definitely one of my favorite Charmander cards. It's so adorable and was part of one of my favorite decks when Crystal Guardians came out!

Charmander Card
Set: EX: Crystal Guardians
Year: 2006
Number: 49
Rarity: Common
Comments: Just like the Charmander above, I used this one in a deck for a little bit! I love the Delta Species cards, so I was excited to see that the Charizard line got to be electric-type!
Set: EX: Crystal Guardians
Year: 2006
Number: 49
Rarity: Common
Comments: Just like the Charmander above, I used this one in a deck for a little bit! I love the Delta Species cards, so I was excited to see that the Charizard line got to be electric-type!

Charmander Card
Set: POP Series 5
Year: 2007
Number: 10
Rarity: Common
Comments: This card is a reprint of the card above! I love how Mitsuhiro Arita had a chance to do a different take on his previous card art.
Set: POP Series 5
Year: 2007
Number: 10
Rarity: Common
Comments: This card is a reprint of the card above! I love how Mitsuhiro Arita had a chance to do a different take on his previous card art.

Charmander - Reverse
Year: 2007
Set: Diamond and Pearl: Secret Wonders
Number: 82
Rarity: Common
Comments: This Charmander is pretty neat! I like how the focus is on the tail flame in the art.
Year: 2007
Set: Diamond and Pearl: Secret Wonders
Number: 82
Rarity: Common
Comments: This Charmander is pretty neat! I like how the focus is on the tail flame in the art.

Charmander Card
Year: 2007
Set: Diamond and Pearl: Secret Wonders
Number: 82
Rarity: Common
Comments: The normal version of the card above!
Year: 2007
Set: Diamond and Pearl: Secret Wonders
Number: 82
Rarity: Common
Comments: The normal version of the card above!

Charmander Card
Set: Platinum: Arceus
Year: 2009
Number: 59
Rarity: Common
Comments: Not sure why this Charmander is so close to a waterfall, but it seems pretty happy about it!
Set: Platinum: Arceus
Year: 2009
Number: 59
Rarity: Common
Comments: Not sure why this Charmander is so close to a waterfall, but it seems pretty happy about it!

Charmander Card
Set: Black and White: Boundaries Crossed
Year: 2012
Number: 18
Rarity: Common
Comments: This Charmander looks super happy! It also looks like it might have just jumped off of that cliff and is about to faceplant happily into the ground.
Set: Black and White: Boundaries Crossed
Year: 2012
Number: 18
Rarity: Common
Comments: This Charmander looks super happy! It also looks like it might have just jumped off of that cliff and is about to faceplant happily into the ground.

Charmander Card
Set: Black and White: Legendary Treasures
Year: 2013
Number: 17
Rarity: Common
Comments: I really like the art style on this card! The thick lines and vibrant colors create a neat feel.
Set: Black and White: Legendary Treasures
Year: 2013
Number: 17
Rarity: Common
Comments: I really like the art style on this card! The thick lines and vibrant colors create a neat feel.