Charmander - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Charmander can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Charmander artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Charmander learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
4	Ember	Fire	40	100
8	Smokescreen	Normal	—	100
12	Dragon Breath	Dragon	60	100
17	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
20	Slash	Normal	70	100
24	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
28	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
32	Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
36	Inferno	Fire	100	50
40	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100

Egg moves

Charmander learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Belly Drum	Normal	—	—
Bite	Dark	60	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Dragon Rush	Dragon	100	75
Dragon Tail	Dragon	60	90
Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
Wing Attack	Flying	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Charmander is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
01	Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
03	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
05	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
13	Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
26	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
37	Beat Up	Dark	—	100
38	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
43	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
46	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
59	Fling	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
68	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
76	Round	Normal	60	100
78	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
94	False Swipe	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by TR

Charmander is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
02	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
15	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
24	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
36	Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
43	Overheat	Fire	130	90
47	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
51	Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
55	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
62	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
85	Work Up	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Charmander learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
4	Ember	Fire	40	100
8	Smokescreen	Normal	—	100
12	Dragon Breath	Dragon	60	100
17	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
20	Slash	Normal	70	100
24	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
28	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
32	Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
36	Inferno	Fire	100	50
40	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100

Egg moves

Charmander learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Air Cutter	Flying	60	95
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Belly Drum	Normal	—	—
Bite	Dark	60	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
Dragon Rush	Dragon	100	75
Dragon Tail	Dragon	60	90
Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Wing Attack	Flying	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Charmander is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
10	Work Up	Normal	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Cut	Normal	50	95
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Charmander does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Charmander egg move parents

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Charmander

Charmander's egg groups: Dragon, Monster

The egg moves for Charmander are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Charmander with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Charmander with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Air Cutter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard

Ancient Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Cranidos Rampardos Shieldon Bastiodon
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Cubone Marowak Lapras Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert

Beat Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Ekans Arbok Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking

Belly Drum

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lickitung Snorlax Lickilicky
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Slowpoke Slowbro Cubone Marowak Lickitung Slowking Lickilicky

Bite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Ekans Arbok Gyarados Snorlax Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Loudred Exploud Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Seviper Bagon Shelgon Salamence Turtwig Grotle Torterra Gible Gabite Garchomp
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert
Evolution	Gyarados Loudred

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Rhyhorn Rhydon Snorlax Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Shieldon Bastiodon Rhyperior

Crunch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Arbok Gyarados Snorlax Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Exploud Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Seviper Bagon Shelgon Salamence Turtwig Grotle Torterra Garchomp
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Rhyhorn Rhydon Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Cranidos Rampardos Rhyperior
Evolution	Arbok Exploud Garchomp

Dragon Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Horsea Seadra Gyarados Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Kingdra Flygon Tropius
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Lapras Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Tropius Bagon Shelgon Salamence

Dragon Rush

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Vibrava Flygon Gible Gabite Garchomp
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Rhyhorn Rhydon Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Aron Lairon Aggron Swablu Altaria Bagon Shelgon Salamence Rhyperior

Dragon Tail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Vibrava Flygon Milotic Salamence
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard

Flare Blitz

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard

Metal Claw

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Aron Lairon Aggron
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Gible Gabite Garchomp

Outrage

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Flygon Bagon Shelgon Salamence
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Horsea Seadra Kingdra Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Gible Gabite Garchomp

Wing Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dragonite
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard