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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#005 Charmeleon

Fire

SpeciesFlame Pokémon
Japanese nameLizardo
PronunciationCHAR-MEAL-EE-EHN
Height3′ 7″ 1.09 m
Weight42.0 lb 18.90 kg
Gender♂ 87.5% · ♀ 12.5%

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Name meaning

Combination of CHAR (burn) and CHAMELEON. “chameleon who burns things”

Evolution

CharmanderLevel 16CharmeleonLevel 36Charizard

Charmeleon in the original Gengar’s Pokédex — Charmeleon as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue	When it swings its burning tail, it elevates the temperature to unbearably high levels.
Yellow	Tough fights could excite this POKéMON. When excited, it may blow out bluish-white flames.
Stadium	It appears to be very vicious. It attacks with razor-sharp claws and won’t stop till the enemy is defeated.
GoldStadium 2	It is very hot headed by nature, so it constantly seeks opponents. It calms down only when it wins.
Silver	It has a barbaric nature. In battle, it whips its fiery tail around and slashes away with sharp claws.
Crystal	If it becomes agitated during battle, it spouts intense flames, incinerating its surroundings.

Where to find Charmeleon

Game	Where to find it	Time	Rarity
Blue	Must Evolve from Charmander	NA	Evolve
Red		NA	Evolve
Yellow		NA	Evolve
Gold		Trade	None
Silver		Trade	None
Crystal		Trade	None

How to catch

	Ground	Surf	Fishing	Forest Tree	Mountain Tree	Rock Smash	Breed	Evolve	Event	BugCatch	Game Corner
R/B								✓
Yellow								✓
G/S								✓
Crystal								✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

Normal×1
Fire×0.5
Water×2
Electric×1
Grass×0.5
IceG/S/C ×0.5R/B/Y × 1
Fighting×1
Poison×1
Ground×2
Flying×1
Psychic×1
Bug×0.5
Rock×2
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×0.5

Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 5 (60%).
Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
This Pokémon has more resistances in GSC than RBY, thus has a better defense ratio in GSC.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

NormalNormal
FireBad
WaterBad
ElectricNormal
GrassGood
IceGood
FightingNormal
PoisonNormal
GroundNormal
FlyingNormal
PsychicNormal
BugGood
RockBad
GhostNormal
DragonBad
DarkNormal
SteelGood

Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 3:4 (75%).

Moves learned by levelling up

R/B/Y	G/S/C	Move	Type	Kind
Start	Start	Scratch	Normal	Physical
Start	Start	Growl	Normal	Status
Start	Start	Ember	Fire	Special
—	Start	Smokescreen	Normal	Status
Start	—	Leer	Normal	Status
24	20	Rage	Normal	Physical
—	27	Scary Face	Normal	Status
42	34	Flamethrower	Fire	Special
33	41	Slash	Normal	Physical
—	48	Dragon Rage	Dragon	Special
56	55	Fire Spin	Fire	Special

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

Flamethrower

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

TM01Dynamicpunch
TM02Headbutt
TM03Curse
TM06Toxic
TM08Rock Smash
TM10Hidden Power
TM11Sunny Day
TM13Snore
TM17Protect
TM20Endure
TM21Frustration
TM23Iron Tail
TM24Dragonbreath
TM27Return
TM28Dig
TM31Mud-Slap
TM32Double Team
TM34Swagger
TM35Sleep Talk
TM38Fire Blast
TM39Swift
TM40Defense Curl
TM44Rest
TM45Attract
TM48Fire Punch
TM49Fury Cutter
HM01Cut
HM04Strength

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

TM01Mega Punch
TM03Swords Dance
TM05Mega Kick
TM06Toxic
TM08Body Slam
TM09Take Down
TM10Double-Edge
TM17Submission
TM18Counter
TM19Seismic Toss
TM20Rage
TM23Dragon Rage
TM28Dig
TM31Mimic
TM32Double Team
TM33Reflect
TM34Bide
TM38Fire Blast
TM39Swift
TM40Skull Bash
TM44Rest
TM50Substitute
HM01Cut
HM04Strength

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups	Monster group 11 Dragon group 13

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move	How to pass it down
Rock Slide	Mate with a male from the Larvitar Family.
Bite	Mate with a male from Ekans, Larvitar, Squirtle, or Totodile Family.
Outrage	Mate with a male from Dratini Family.
Ancientpower	Breed a male from Corsola, Kabuto, or Omanyte Family to a female from Totodile Family. Then breed a male offspring with the move to a female from Charmander Family.
Belly Drum	Mate with a male Snorlax.
Beat Up	Breed a male Sneasel with the move to a female from Ekans Family or Nidoran(F). Breed male offspring with the move to female from Charmander Family.

Stats

Stat	Base	Range at Lv. 100	G/S/C rank	R/B/Y rank
HP	58	289-319	29/4538.21%	26/4240.14%
Attack	64	196-226	25/4940.14%	25/4536.34%
Defense	58	184-214	32/5536.34%	27/4434.46%
Speed	80	228-258	17/4769.15%	16/4265.54%
Special Attack G/S/C	80	228-258	16/4669.15%	—
Special Defense G/S/C	65	198-228	22/4144.05%	—
Special R/B/Y	65	198-228	—	16/2944.05%
Total	405 G/S/C 325 R/B/Y	1323-1503 1095-1245	38/8748.01%	34/6540.14%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library