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Charmander

Charmander (/ˈtʃɑːrmændər/), known in Japan as Hitokage (Japanese: ヒトカゲ), is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon media franchise, and the first form of its respective evolutionary line, which includes Charmeleon and its final form Charizard. First introduced in the 1996 video games Pokémon Red and Blue, it has appeared in multiple…

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Designed by
Atsuko Nishida Ken Sugimori (finalized)
First game
Pokémon Red and Blue (1996)
Pokédex Number
0004
Species
Pokémon
Type
Fire

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Charmander

Nodes69
Edges68
Triples162
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028986
Components1

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Charmander

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related to Appearances · 50
Charmander → Area Zero, Blue, Bulbasaur, Bulbasuar, Champion Leon, Eevee, Emerald, February, Green, HeartGold, If, In Pokémon Yellow, It, Japan, LeafGreen, Let's Go, Mario, Oak's, Outside, Pikachu
related to Concept and design · 47
Charmander → According, Atsuko Nishida, Blue, Bulbasaur, Charizard, Charmander's, Charmeleon, Chinese, Developed, Each Pokémon, February, Fire, Fire-type, Flying-type, Game Boy, Game Freak, Grass, Grass-type Bulbasaur, Green, In
related to Critical reception · 47
Charmander → Alex Olney, Allega Frank, Ashley Oh, Blue, Bryson Maddock, Bulbasaur, Cartwright, Charizard, Charmander's, Charmeleon, Cian Maher, Fire, Frank, Game Informer, GamesBeat, Grass-type Pokémon, Griffin McElroy, Grubb, He, In
related to External links · 3
Charmander → Bulbapedia, Pokemon, Pokémonwiki
Designed by · 1
Charmander → Atsuko Nishida Ken Sugimori (finalized)
First game · 1
Charmander → Pokémon Red and Blue (1996)
Pokédex Number · 1
Charmander → 0004
Species · 1
Charmander → Pokémon
Type · 1
Charmander → Fire
is a · 1
Charmander → Fire-type member of the original Starter trio

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pokémon charizard game blue red first starter species stated series due one squirtle games popular also considered bulbasaur stating including

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CharmanderDesigned byAtsuko Nishida Ken Sugimori (finalized)1.00infobox
CharmanderFirst gamePokémon Red and Blue (1996)1.00infobox
CharmanderPokédex Number00041.00infobox
CharmanderSpeciesPokémon1.00infobox
CharmanderTypeFire1.00infobox
Charmanderis aFire-type member of the original Starter trio0.90text
Game Informer writer Kyle Hilliard considering Charmander among the greatest of the Pokémon in Redinstance ofwith critics0.80text
Blueinstance ofwith critics0.80text
stating that it was ainstance ofwith critics0.80text
Samit Sarkarinstance ofstaff0.80text
Ashley Ohinstance ofstaff0.80text
Jake Learinstance ofstaff0.80text

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