Curatorial Commentary
The card shows Charmeleon, a fire-type Pokémon, in a dynamic pose with flames coming from its tail. The background features a blue sky with some abstract shapes, suggesting movement and energy. The overall scene seems to depict Charmeleon ready for action.
Essay · POP Series 5
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Catalogue plate
№ 5/17
Composition
StyleCartoonColorful
MoodDynamicPlayful
CompositionCharactercentricFocused
PaletteBrightContrastingWarm
Game mechanics
HP
70
Stage
Stage 1 · evolves from Charmander
Weakness
Water ×2
Retreat
Slash
20
Thunder Jolt
50
Flip a coin. If tails, Charmeleon does 10 damage to itself.
Authorship
More from Mitsuhiro Arita
The painter behind this plate — selected works from their canon.
The set
POP Series 5, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Charmeleon
The Charmeleon canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.