Name origin

char
to burn or singe
lizard
a reptile


Charizard artwork by Ken Sugimori

Pokedex data

National № 006
Type Fire Flying
Species Flame Pokémon
Height 5′7″ (1.70m)
Weight 199.5 lbs (90.5 kg)
Abilities Blaze
Solar Power (Dream World)
Local № 006 (R/B/Y, FireRed, LeafGreen)
231 (Gold, Silver, Crystal)
236 (HeartGold, SoulSilver)
Japanese Rizadon

Breeding

Egg Groups Dragon, Monster
Gender 87.5% male, 12.5% female
Egg cycles 21 (minimum 5,355 steps)

Training

EV yield 3 Special Attack
Catch rate 45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Happiness 70 (normal)
Base EXP 209
Growth Rate Medium Slow

Type defenses

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Charizard stats

The base stats for Charizard are shown below left, with the possible range shown on the right for a level 100 Pokemon. Minimum/maximum values are based on hindering/beneficial nature, 0/252 EVs, 0/31 IVs.

HP 78
266 - 360
Attack 84
155 - 293
Defense 78
144 - 280
Sp. Atk 109
200 - 348
Sp. Def 85
157 - 295
Speed 100
184 - 328
Total 534

Pokedex descriptions

Red
Blue
Spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to cause forest fires unintentionally.
Yellow When expelling a blast of super hot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely.
Gold If CHARIZARD becomes furious, the flame at the tip of its tail flares up in a whitishblue color.
Silver
SoulSilver
Breathing intense, hot flames, it can melt almost anything. Its breath inflicts terrible pain on enemies.
Crystal It uses its wings to fly high. The temperature of its fire increases as it gains experience in battle.
Ruby
Sapphire
CHARIZARD flies around the sky in search of powerful opponents. It breathes fire of such great heat that it melts anything. However, it never turns its fiery breath on any opponent weaker than itself.
Emerald A CHARIZARD flies about in search of strong opponents. It breathes intense flames that can melt any material. However, it will never torch a weaker foe.
FireRed Its wings can carry this POKéMON close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures.
LeafGreen It spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. It may cause forest fires by blowing flames.
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
It is said that CHARIZARD’s fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles.
HeartGold If CHARIZARD becomes furious, the flame at the tip of its tail flares up in a light blue shade.

Evolution chart


Moves learnt by level up

Charizard learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1 ScratchNormalPhysical40100
1 GrowlNormalStatus-100
1 EmberFireSpecial40100
1 SmokeScreenNormalStatus-100
1 Dragon ClawDragonPhysical80100
1 Air SlashFlyingSpecial7595
1 Shadow ClawGhostPhysical70100
7 EmberFireSpecial40100
10 SmokeScreenNormalStatus-100
17 Dragon RageDragonSpecial-100
21 Scary FaceNormalStatus-100
28 Fire FangFirePhysical6595
32 Flame BurstFireSpecial70100
36 Wing AttackFlyingPhysical60100
41 SlashNormalPhysical70100
47 FlamethrowerFireSpecial95100
56 Fire SpinFireSpecial3585
62 InfernoFireSpecial10050
71 Heat WaveFireSpecial10090
77 Flare BlitzFirePhysical120100

Charizard learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1 ScratchNormalPhysical40100
1 GrowlNormalStatus-100
1 EmberFireSpecial40100
1 SmokeScreenNormalStatus-100
1 Dragon ClawDragonPhysical80100
1 Air SlashFlyingSpecial7595
1 Shadow ClawGhostPhysical70100
7 EmberFireSpecial40100
10 SmokeScreenNormalStatus-100
17 Dragon RageDragonSpecial-100
21 Scary FaceNormalStatus-100
28 Fire FangFirePhysical6595
32 SlashNormalPhysical70100
36 Wing AttackFlyingPhysical60100
42 FlamethrowerFireSpecial95100
49 Fire SpinFireSpecial3585
59 Heat WaveFireSpecial10090
66 Flare BlitzFirePhysical120100

Egg moves

Charizard learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Charizard egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
BiteDarkPhysical60100
CounterFightingPhysical-100
Belly DrumNormalStatus--
OutrageDragonPhysical120100
Metal ClawSteelPhysical5095
CrunchDarkPhysical80100
AncientPowerRockSpecial60100
Beat UpDarkPhysical-100
Focus PunchFightingPhysical150100
Dragon DanceDragonStatus--
Flare BlitzFirePhysical120100
Dragon PulseDragonSpecial90100
Dragon RushDragonPhysical10075

Charizard learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Charizard egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Swords DanceNormalStatus--
BiteDarkPhysical60100
CounterFightingPhysical-100
Rock SlideRockPhysical7590
Belly DrumNormalStatus--
OutrageDragonPhysical120100
Metal ClawSteelPhysical5095
CrunchDarkPhysical80100
AncientPowerRockSpecial60100
Beat UpDarkPhysical-100
Dragon DanceDragonStatus--
Flare BlitzFirePhysical120100
Dragon RushDragonPhysical10075

Move Tutor moves

Charizard can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Fire PunchFirePhysical75100
ThunderPunchElectricPhysical75100
SnoreNormalSpecial40100
OutrageDragonPhysical120100
Sleep TalkNormalStatus--
Iron TailSteelPhysical10075
Heat WaveFireSpecial10090
Blast BurnFireSpecial15090
RoostFlyingStatus--
TailwindFlyingStatus--
Dragon PulseDragonSpecial90100
Fire PledgeFireSpecial50100

Charizard can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Blast BurnFireSpecial15090
Fire PledgeFireSpecial50100

Charizard can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Fire PunchFirePhysical75100
ThunderPunchElectricPhysical75100
HeadbuttNormalPhysical70100
SwiftNormalSpecial60
SnoreNormalSpecial40100
Mud-SlapGroundSpecial20100
OutrageDragonPhysical120100
Fury CutterBugPhysical2095
TwisterDragonSpecial40100
Heat WaveFireSpecial10090
Blast BurnFireSpecial15090
Air CutterFlyingSpecial5595
TailwindFlyingStatus--
Ominous WindGhostSpecial60100

Moves learnt by HM

Charizard is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1 CutNormalPhysical5095
2 FlyFlyingPhysical9095
4 StrengthNormalPhysical80100

Charizard is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1 CutNormalPhysical5095
2 FlyFlyingPhysical9095
4 StrengthNormalPhysical80100
6 Rock SmashFightingPhysical40100

Moves learnt by TM

Charizard is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1 Hone ClawsDarkStatus--
2 Dragon ClawDragonPhysical80100
5 RoarNormalStatus-100
6 ToxicPoisonStatus-90
10 Hidden PowerNormalSpecial-100
11 Sunny DayFireStatus--
15 Hyper BeamNormalSpecial15090
17 ProtectNormalStatus--
21 FrustrationNormalPhysical-100
22 SolarBeamGrassSpecial120100
26 EarthquakeGroundPhysical100100
27 ReturnNormalPhysical-100
28 DigGroundPhysical80100
31 Brick BreakFightingPhysical75100
32 Double TeamNormalStatus--
35 FlamethrowerFireSpecial95100
38 Fire BlastFireSpecial12085
39 Rock TombRockPhysical5080
40 Aerial AceFlyingPhysical60
42 FacadeNormalPhysical70100
43 Flame ChargeFirePhysical50100
44 RestPsychicStatus--
45 AttractNormalStatus-100
48 RoundNormalSpecial60100
49 Echoed VoiceNormalSpecial40100
50 OverheatFireSpecial14090
52 Focus BlastFightingSpecial12070
56 FlingDarkPhysical-100
58 Sky DropFlyingPhysical60100
59 IncinerateFireSpecial30100
61 Will-O-WispFireStatus-75
65 Shadow ClawGhostPhysical70100
68 Giga ImpactNormalPhysical15090
75 Swords DanceNormalStatus--
78 BulldozeGroundPhysical60100
80 Rock SlideRockPhysical7590
82 Dragon TailDragonPhysical6090
87 SwaggerNormalStatus-90
90 SubstituteNormalStatus--
94 Rock SmashFightingPhysical40100

Charizard is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1 Focus PunchFightingPhysical150100
2 Dragon ClawDragonPhysical80100
5 RoarNormalStatus-100
6 ToxicPoisonStatus-90
10 Hidden PowerNormalSpecial-100
11 Sunny DayFireStatus--
15 Hyper BeamNormalSpecial15090
17 ProtectNormalStatus--
21 FrustrationNormalPhysical-100
22 SolarBeamGrassSpecial120100
23 Iron TailSteelPhysical10075
26 EarthquakeGroundPhysical100100
27 ReturnNormalPhysical-100
28 DigGroundPhysical80100
31 Brick BreakFightingPhysical75100
32 Double TeamNormalStatus--
35 FlamethrowerFireSpecial95100
38 Fire BlastFireSpecial12085
39 Rock TombRockPhysical5080
40 Aerial AceFlyingPhysical60
42 FacadeNormalPhysical70100
43 Secret PowerNormalPhysical70100
44 RestPsychicStatus--
45 AttractNormalStatus-100
47 Steel WingSteelPhysical7090
50 OverheatFireSpecial14090
51 RoostFlyingStatus--
52 Focus BlastFightingSpecial12070
56 FlingDarkPhysical-100
58 EndureNormalStatus--
59 Dragon PulseDragonSpecial90100
61 Will-O-WispFireStatus-75
65 Shadow ClawGhostPhysical70100
68 Giga ImpactNormalPhysical15090
75 Swords DanceNormalStatus--
78 CaptivateNormalStatus-100
80 Rock SlideRockPhysical7590
82 Sleep TalkNormalStatus--
83 Natural GiftNormalPhysical-100
87 SwaggerNormalStatus-90
90 SubstituteNormalStatus--

Charizard sprites

NORMAL
Black/White
Charizard normal sprite
SHINY
Black/White
Charizard shiny sprite
NORMAL
HG/SS
Charizard normal sprite
SHINY
HG/SS
Charizard shiny sprite

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Where to find Charizard

We don't have any location data for Charizard yet.

Pokeathlon stats

Speed ★ ★
Power ★ ★
Skill
Stamina ★ ★ ★
Jump ★ ★ ★ ★

Minimum      Base stat      Maximum


Answers to Charizard questions