No. 0006 · Generation I · Flame Pokémon
リザードンRizādon · Trademarked as Lizardon: 'lizard' grown into a dragon – it adds either 'dragon' or -don, the Ancient Greek 'tooth' ending of so many prehistoric animals' names
The Flame Pokémon · Fire/Flying type · first seen in Pokémon Red & Green (1996)
01Overview
Meet Charizard
Everything you need to know about the Flame Pokémon — the creature behind the number.
Meet Charizard, the Flame Pokémon: a towering orange dragon with a cream belly, two great wings lined in blue-green and a fire roaring at the tip of its tail. It is the final form of Charmander, evolving from Charmeleon at level 36 – and the moment it does, it gains the Flying type and finally takes to the skies.
Its fire is bad news for anything made of stone or ice. Charizard's breath can melt boulders and even glaciers weighing 10,000 tons, and a careless blast has been known to start a forest fire. The tail flame doubles as a mood meter: it surges when Charizard lets rip with a big attack and flares a whitish blue when it is furious. Experience stokes it too – the more hard-fought battles a Charizard survives, the hotter its fire burns – and those wings can lift it to around 1,400 metres.
“Its wings can carry this Pokémon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures.”
Pokédex · Pokémon Red (Japan), Green (Japan), FireRed, Y, Shield & Legends: Z-A · 1996
For all that firepower, Charizard lives by a code. It roams the skies in search of strong opponents, yet it never turns its flames on anyone weaker than itself; only a feeble Charizard feels the need to show off. Wild ones make their homes among mountains, valleys and even volcanoes, where families live together with Charmander. It can swim, its tail fire somehow staying lit, and it is so sure of its strength that it dozes off in a famously relaxed sprawl. In Alola, locals ride Charizard to fly between the islands and make deliveries.
Charizard has been there from the very start. It was the fully grown form of one of Professor Oak's three first partners in Pokémon Red and Green in 1996, the fiery face on the Pokémon Red box, and the star of FireRed's in 2004. X and Y gave it not one but two Mega Evolutions – the black, blue-flamed Fire/Dragon Mega Charizard X and the sleek, sun-summoning Mega Charizard Y – and Sword and Shield went bigger still with a Gigantamax form whose wings are made of pure fire.
Few Pokémon inspire such devotion. Red, Blue, Lance and Leon have all battled with one, and Ash's headstrong Charizard taught a generation of viewers that loyalty has to be earned. In The Pokémon Company's 2020 Pokémon of the Year poll it was voted the most popular Generation I Pokémon, its Base Set card is the hobby's most famous treasure – and its own designer, Atsuko Nishida, calls it her favourite.
How big is Charizard?
At 1.7 m (5′07″) Charizard can look a tall adult in the eye, and at 90.5 kg (199.5 lb) it weighs about as much as a heavyweight boxer – Mega Charizard X bulks up by another 20 kilos, while Gigantamax Charizard soars past 28 m, roughly the height of a nine-storey building.
Evolution
02In the Pokédex's words
Charizard's Pokédex entries
26 different entries across 53 games, from 1996 to 2025. Here is how the Pokédex has described Charizard over the years, in the order the games came out.
Generation I
Its wings can carry this Pokémon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures.
Kanto Pokédex
Spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to cause forest fires unintentionally.
Kanto Pokédex
When expelling a blast of super hot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely.
Kanto Pokédex
Its fiery breath reaches incredible temperatures. It can quickly melt glaciers weighing 10,000 tons.
Kanto Pokédex
Generation II
If Charizard becomes furious, the flame at the tip of its tail flares up in a whitish-blue color.
Johto Pokédex
Breathing intense, hot flames, it can melt almost anything. Its breath inflicts terrible pain on enemies.
Johto Pokédex
It uses its wings to fly high. The temperature of its fire increases as it gains experience in battle.
Johto Pokédex
Generation III
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.
Hoenn Pokédex
It spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. It may cause forest fires by blowing flames.
FireRed & LeafGreen Pokédex
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.
Hoenn Pokédex
Charizard breathes super-hot flames that melt ice and incinerate even steel.
Capture Styler (Pokémon Ranger series)
Generation IV
It is said that Charizard's fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles.
Sinnoh Pokédex
It spits blobs of fire. It also lets loose expanding rings of fire to attack.
Capture Styler (Pokémon Ranger series)
If Charizard becomes furious, the flame at the tip of its tail flares up in a light blue shade.
HeartGold & SoulSilver Pokédex
It attacks by launching fireballs as it flies around quickly.
Capture Styler (Pokémon Ranger series)
Generation VI
When expelling a blast of superhot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely.
Kalos Pokédex
Generation VII
When this Pokémon expels a blast of superhot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely.
Let's Go Pokédex
The overwhelming power that fills its entire body causes it to turn black and creates intense blue flames.
Let's Go Pokédex
Its bond with its Trainer is the source of its power. It boasts speed and maneuverability greater than that of a jet fighter.
Let's Go Pokédex
Generation VIII
This colossal, flame-winged figure of a Charizard was brought about by Gigantamax energy.
Rotom Phone (Sword & Shield)
The flame inside its body burns hotter than 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit. When Charizard roars, that temperature climbs even higher.
Rotom Phone (Sword & Shield)
Charizard form herds with Charmander, and they all live together near the volcano. The flames they breathe are as hot as the lava around them.
Photodex (New Pokémon Snap)
Generation IX
If Charizard becomes truly angered, the flame at the tip of its tail burns in a light blue shade.
Rotom Phone (Scarlet & Violet)
It uses its wings to fly sky-high. The more experience it gains in battle, the greater the temperature at which its flames burn.
Rotom Phone (Scarlet & Violet)
It's been seen looking amazingly relaxed as it nods off, perhaps because it's so confident in its might. The Charizard that you occasionally see sleeping flat on their backs may be particularly strong.
Its bond with its Trainer is the source of its power. It boasts speed and maneuverability greater than that of a jet.
Rotom Phone (Legends: Z-A)
03Stats, moves & where to find it
Charizard in the video games
Base stat total 534 · 24 core-series games · 41 spin-offs · every move it learns, generation by generation.
Base stats
Base stats have never changed: 78/84/78/109/85/100, a total of 534 – exactly the same spread as Typhlosion's. In Generation I Charizard had a single Special stat of 85; when Gold and Silver split Special in two, Sp. Atk jumped to 109 while Sp. Def stayed at 85, so it came out of the change a much stronger special attacker. Both Mega Evolutions add 100 points (634 in total) but spend them very differently: Mega Charizard X goes 78/130/111/130/85/100, piling on Attack and Defense, while Mega Charizard Y goes 78/104/78/159/115/100, with a towering Sp. Atk. Gigantamax Charizard uses Charizard's normal stats, with Dynamax boosting its HP for three turns. Base experience yield was 209 in Generations I–IV, 240 in Generations V–VII and has been 267 since Generation VIII; base friendship was 70 in Generations II–VII and has been 50 since Generation VIII. It reaches level 100 at 1,059,860 Exp. (Medium Slow). In Pokémon GO its base stats are 223 Attack, 173 Defense and 186 Stamina (Mega Charizard X 273/213/186, Mega Charizard Y 319/212/186).
Abilities
- Blazesince Gen III
Powers up Charizard's Fire-type moves when its HP is low (a third or less). - Solar PowerHidden abilitysince Gen V
In harsh sunlight Charizard's Sp. Atk rises by half, but it loses an eighth of its max HP every turn. - Tough Clawssince Gen VI
Mega Charizard X's only Ability: it powers up moves that make direct contact by 30%. - Droughtsince Gen VI
Mega Charizard Y's only Ability: the sunlight turns harsh the moment it enters battle.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits a Fire/Flying Pokémon.
Generation I: Ice-type moves were 2× effective, because Fire did not yet resist Ice. The Steel resistance dates from Generation II, when Steel arrived, and the Fairy resistance from Generation VI. If Charizard is grounded – by Gravity, Smack Down, Ingrain, a Ring Target or, in Generation IV, an Iron Ball – Ground-type moves hit it for 2×. Mega Charizard Y keeps these matchups. Mega Charizard X (Fire/Dragon) is a different beast: weak to Ground, Rock and Dragon, resistant to Bug, Steel and Electric, and it takes just ¼ damage from Fire and Grass – and it loses the 4× Rock weakness.
Training & breeding
- Catch rate
- 45
- Base friendship
- 50
- Base experience
- 267
- Growth rate
- Medium Slow
- EV yield
- 3 Sp. Atk
- Egg groups
- Monster, Dragon
- Egg cycles
- 20
- Colour
- Red
- Gender ratio
- 87.5% male
- Body shape
- bipedal, tailed
Where to find Charizard
| Game | Year | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Red & Green | 1996 | Evolve Charmeleon (from the Charmander Professor Oak offers in Pallet Town)Choose Bulbasaur and your rival takes Charmander, which has grown into a Charizard by your final battle with him. |
| Blue (Japan) | 1996 | Evolve Charmeleon (from the Charmander Professor Oak offers in Pallet Town) |
| Red & Blue | 1998 | Evolve Charmeleon (from the Charmander Professor Oak offers in Pallet Town)Charizard is the mascot on the Pokémon Red box. Trade a Charizard to Gold, Silver or Crystal and it arrives holding a Bitter Berry. |
| Yellow | 1998 | Evolve Charmeleon (Charmander is a gift from a boy on Route 24)Yellow is the first game in which Charizard can learn Fly. |
| Gold & Silver | 1999 | Time Capsule trade or eventRed waits at the summit of Mt. Silver with a Charizard on his team, and Champion Lance has one too. In the US, Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! handed out a Shiny level 40 Charizard (2002–2003). |
| Crystal | 2000 | Time Capsule trade or event |
| Ruby & Sapphire | 2002 | Trade (from FireRed or LeafGreen) or eventA level 70 Charizard was distributed in 2006 – across the US (Journey Across America, Party of the Decade) and in the UK, Italy, Spain, Germany and France (Top 10 Distribution). |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | 2004 | Evolve Charmeleon (from the Charmander Professor Oak offers in Pallet Town)Charizard is the mascot on the FireRed box, and stars in the end credits. |
| Emerald | 2004 | Trade or eventDome Ace Tucker sends out a Charizard when you challenge him for the Silver Tactics Symbol at the Battle Dome. |
| Diamond & Pearl | 2006 | Not obtainable in Sinnoh – migrate it from a GBA game via Pal Park (Field area) |
| Platinum | 2008 | Not obtainable in Sinnoh – Pal Park migration only |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 2009 | Evolve Charmeleon (Professor Oak offers a Charmander after you defeat Red)Red's Mt. Silver team and Champion Lance's both include Charizard, and Clair uses one when you battle her at Saffron City's Fighting Dojo. |
| Black & White | 2010 | Not found in Unova – Poké Transfer, or evolve a Charmander from a Pokémon Global Link promotionThe Global Link Charmander promotions ran in Japan (2010–2011) and Korea (2011–2013). |
| Black 2 & White 2 | 2012 | Poké Transfer, or evolve an event CharmanderBlaine battles with a Charizard in the Pokémon World Tournament's Kanto Leaders Tournament. |
| X & Y | 2013 | Evolve Charmeleon (from the Charmander Professor Sycamore offers in Lumiose City)Charizardite X is found only in X and Charizardite Y only in Y – from Sycamore's Pokémon Lab if you chose Charmander, otherwise from the Stone Emporium; the other stone came only with event Charizard. Sycamore uses a Charizard in his second battle with you. |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | 2014 | Trade or eventAfter you defeat or catch Groudon (Omega Ruby) or Kyogre (Alpha Sapphire), Charizardite X waits in the Fiery Path and Charizardite Y at the Scorched Slab. |
| Sun & Moon | 2016 | Not obtainable in Alola – trade or eventCharizard Glide is a Ride Pokémon for flying between islands. Red's Charizard Mega Evolves at the Battle Tree, and beating him in a Single Challenge earns the Charizardites. Events included Ash's Charizard in Japan (2017). |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 2017 | Evolve Charmeleon (Charmander appears via Island Scan on Route 3, on Sundays)Charizard Glide returns, and Red or Blue hand over the Charizardites at the Battle Tree. Choose Litten and Gladion brings a Charizard to your Title Defense. |
| Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! | 2018 | Wild on Routes 1–4, 6–19 and 21–25; evolve CharmeleonBlue gives you both Charizardites in Professor Oak's Laboratory once you hold seven Badges. Blue's Charizard Mega Evolves into Mega Charizard Y, and Lance's into Mega Charizard X in rematches. |
| Sword & Shield | 2019 | Max Raid Battles in Hammerlocke Hills and the Lake of Outrage; evolve the Charmander Leon gives you in Postwick after you become ChampionLeon's Gigantamax Charizard is the Champion's ace. Gigantamax Charizard appears at the Lake of Outrage and in Wild Area News events from March 2020; the Expansion Pass adds Max Raids in the Fields of Honor and Loop Lagoon. |
| Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | 2021 | Evolve Charmeleon (Charmander lives in the Grand Underground after you obtain the National Pokédex) |
| Legends: Arceus | 2022 | Unobtainable |
| Scarlet & Violet | 2022 | Trade, or Tera Raid Battle events via Poké Portal News; evolve Charmeleon in The Indigo Disk (2023)'Charizard the Unrivaled', a level 100 Dragon Tera Type raid boss, ran on 2–4 and 16–18 December 2022 and returned in March 2024 and January 2026. In The Indigo Disk, Charmander appears in the Savanna Biome once you boost its biodiversity. |
| Legends: Z-A | 2025 | Evolve Charmeleon (Charmander is a gift from Mable in Side Mission 22, and lives in Wild Zone 20)Grisham always battles with a Mega Charizard X. Both Charizardites become available at the Stone Emporium after Main Mission 09. Mega Dimension (DLC) adds wild Charizard in Hyperspace Lumiose's 4★ and 5★ Fire-type wild zones. |
Sprites through the ages
Spin-offs & cameos
Super Smash Bros.
Charizard's Smash career is a proper glow-up. In the original Super Smash Bros. and in Melee it was a Poké Ball Pokémon, bursting out to sweep a Flamethrower from side to side across the stage, and Melee gave it a trophy that reckons its tail flame shows how powerful it is. Brawl finally made it a fighter as the heavyweight of the Pokémon Trainer's trio alongside Squirtle and Ivysaur: Flamethrower, Rock Smash and Fly were its specials, Pokémon Change swapped it out, and the team's Final Smash, Triple Finish, saw it pour on Fire Blast while its teammates fired Hydro Pump and SolarBeam. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U let it fly solo – it is the only Pokémon in the series to go from Poké Ball summon to playable fighter – with a new Flare Blitz side special, Rock Smash moved to its down special and an up throw modelled on the Seismic Toss of Ash's Charizard. Its Final Smash there, Mega Evolution, turns it into Mega Charizard X to blast foes with blue fire, and it earned three trophies, including one for its Mega form on Wii U. Ultimate sent it back to the Pokémon Trainer's team with Flamethrower, Flare Blitz, Fly and Pokémon Change, Triple Finish as its Final Smash and a Fighter Spirit of its own.
Pokémon GO
Charizard has been soaring through Pokémon GO since launch day in 2016, evolving from Charmeleon with Charmander Candy and walking a 3 km Buddy distance. Its family's first Community Day on 19 May 2018 debuted Shiny Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard, and any Charizard evolved that day learned the exclusive Blast Burn. A second Charmander Community Day on 17 October 2020 swapped in Dragon Breath – the first time a returning Pokémon got a different exclusive move – and the Community Day Classic on 2 September 2023 offered both. Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y arrived with Mega Evolution itself on 27 August 2020, among the very first Megas alongside Venusaur, Blastoise and Beedrill; since 18 May 2026 each form has kept its own Mega Energy and Mega Level. Then on 26 October 2024 Gigantamax Charizard became one of GO's first three Gigantamax Pokémon, taking on teams of Trainers in Max Battles with G-Max Wildfire and returning for the Powerful Potential weekend (8–9 March 2025) and Replay: GO Bigger (25 April 2026). Shadow Charizard roams in GO too – purify one and it can learn Return.
Bursts out of a Poké Ball and sweeps a Flamethrower from side to side, at 6% a flame.
Makes its home in the lava of the Volcano course's crater – a fiery prize for any photographer.
Not on the tables outright – evolve a Charmeleon you have caught to fill in its Pokédex slot.
Gets its own Stadium Pokédex entry and can be brought over from Red, Blue or Yellow to battle in full 3D.
Still a Flamethrower-spewing Poké Ball Pokémon, now with a trophy of its own.
A Rare piece found in Endless Level 23, Forever Level 72, Pair Trozei and Mr. Who's Den.
A Charizard belongs to Team A.C.T., the famous rescue team; your own Charmeleon can evolve into one, whose friend area is Mt. Cleft. 'Leave it to me! I'll raze everything!'
Fiore Browser #142 appears in the Jungle Relic and Sekra Range during missions, and can Burn obstacles once befriended.
Lurks in the Spacial Rift, Deep Spacial Rift and Deep Dark Crater.
Almia Browser #139 spits blobs of fire and rings of flame in the Volcano Cave.
Finally playable as the hard-hitting heavyweight of the Pokémon Trainer's team, with Flamethrower, Rock Smash and Fly and the Triple Finish Final Smash.
Still waiting in the Spacial Rift and Deep Dark Crater in the expanded Explorers adventure.
Lives in the Granite Zone, where it values an ancient promise, and whooshes through the sky in Salamence's Air Ace attraction.
Found on floors 21–29 of the Fire Mountains in Blazing Adventure Squad.
Oblivia Browser #208 launches fireballs as it zips around, and turns up at Rand's House; befriend it to Crush obstacles.
A nature-loving guardian of the Arcane Area, determined to protect it and the Pokémon who live there.
Evolves from Charmeleon once its Attack reaches 83, and wields Flamethrower with the Abilities Blaze, Hero and Last Bastion.
Boss of the Dream Gate's Flame Dance stage, and it also appears in the Variety Battle 'A Battle in the Tower'.
Goes solo with Flare Blitz and a Seismic Toss-style up throw – and its Final Smash Mega Evolves it into Mega Charizard X.
Waits in Stage 5 of the Blade-and-Shield Path, armed with the Power of Five skill.
Found in Expert Stage EX9 with the Burn skill; Mega Charizard X clears Pokémon in an X shape and Mega Charizard Y – of course – in a Y shape.
A Power-style fighter from the arcade original onwards, with Flamethrower, Fire Punch, Flare Blitz and Seismic Toss; Synergy Burst Mega Evolves it into Mega Charizard X for the Searing Blaze Burst Attack.
Joins once you complete Whiscash's Connection Orb mission.
Solve Area 28, Stage 09 to catch it with its Cross Reveal skill; Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y are Hyper-rank puzzles with Square Reveal and Hyper Scan.
In the game since launch, with two Charmander Community Days, Mega Charizard X and Y from 2020 and Gigantamax Max Battles from 2024.
Swoops in with a skill that hands your Magikarp one random great item, then needs 12 hours to recover.
One of the blocky Kanto Pokémon of Tumblecube Island.
Rejoins the Pokémon Trainer's team with Flamethrower, Flare Blitz, Fly and Pokémon Change, plus a Fighter Spirit.
Has a whole sea named after it – the Charizard Sea – and turned up in the Gengar, Celebi, Mewtwo, Butterfree and Bulbasaur Seas too.
Partners Sygna Suit Red (from 28 February 2020, Mega Evolving into Mega Charizard X), Leon (from 26 February 2021, Gigantamax since 2023), Arc Suit Leon, Blue, Lance (Mega Charizard Y) and Anniversary 2025 Red, who Terastallizes it into a Dragon type.
Recruitable on floors 50–59 of Mt. Faraway, and Team A.C.T. is back.
Joined the café through the Adept Charizard event (29 October–10 November 2021), and later dressed up in a Paint the New Year outfit.
Photodex #150, living with a herd of Charmander near Fireflow Volcano (Research Level 2 and up).
A melee All-Rounder from launch day, growing from Charmander mid-match and grabbing foes for the Seismic Slam Unite Move; Mega Charizard X (24 October 2025) and Mega Charizard Y (19 December 2025) followed.
A Snoozing-type ingredient specialist bringing Bean Sausage, Warming Ginger and Fiery Herbs, with sleep styles such as Tummy-Up and Atop-Belly Sleep.
Pokopia Pokédex #006 with the Burn and Fly specialties; it loves lots of fire, nice breezes, wooden things, exercise and a touch of luxury.
Cordy keeps a Charizard on his team in the first tutorial battle, and both Charizardites cost 2,000 VP at the Frontier Shop.
Moves
In Red and Green, Charizard's moveset was oddly earthbound for a winged dragon: Scratch, Growl, Ember and Leer, then Rage, Slash, Flamethrower and a level-55 Fire Spin, with no Flying-type move by level-up and no Fly at all until Yellow. Gold and Silver finally gave it Wing Attack at level 36, plus Scary Face, a level-up Dragon Rage and its first egg moves, such as Belly Drum and Outrage. FireRed and LeafGreen added a starting Heat Wave and the mighty Blast Burn, and Generation IV brought Fire Fang and a level-66 Flare Blitz, with Air Slash, Dragon Claw and Shadow Claw waiting right from the start.
Black and White added Flame Burst and the scorching Inferno, X and Y gave it two Mega Evolutions (Mega Charizard X turns every Dragon move into a same-type hit), and Sword and Shield streamlined the lot: Air Slash on evolving, Dragon Breath at 12, Flamethrower at 30 and Flare Blitz at 62, with Hurricane and Heat Crash on TRs. Scarlet and Violet's TM list runs to 61 entries, Blast Burn and Dragon Cheer among them, and Legends: Z-A rewrites the script again with cooldowns instead of PP, Tackle in place of Scratch, Fire Blast on evolving and Dragon Rush at level 42.
Signature moves
Charizard's calling card has been in its level-up list in every single game, from level 46 in Red and Blue to level 30 in Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet and Legends: Z-A, and Crystal's move tutor taught it too.
The fiery whirlwind that capped its list at level 55 in Red and Blue has never left. Its power more than doubled from 15 to 35 in Black and White, and in Legends: Z-A it arrives as early as level 20.
Red and Blue's Charizard couldn't learn a single Flying move by levelling up. Gold and Silver fixed that with Wing Attack at level 36, the very level Charmeleon evolves, and it was the evolution move in Sun, Moon and Let's Go before Air Slash took over.
Famously, HM02 Fly only works for Charizard in Yellow, so Red and Blue players had a dragon that couldn't take to the skies. Every game since has let it fly.
A TM since Ruby and Sapphire and a starting move in every level-up list from Generation IV on (Let's Go aside). For Mega Charizard X, which turns Fire/Dragon, it suddenly packs the same-type bonus.
Debuting at level 66 in Generation IV, this 120-power fireball charge is also an egg move a Charizard can pass on to Charmander. X, Y, Sun and Moon put it on the starting list as well, and it closes the list at level 62 in Sword, Shield, Scarlet and Violet.
The ultimate Fire-type attack: 150 power, then a turn to recharge. FireRed and LeafGreen's tutor at Cape Brink introduced it, every generation since has offered it by tutor, and Scarlet and Violet made it TM153 (TM158 in Legends: Z-A).
Complete learnsets
Generation I · Red, Green, Blue & Yellow10 level-up · 28 TM/HM
Charizard is what your Charmander becomes in Red, Green and Blue, evolving from Charmeleon at level 36 (in Yellow, a boy on Route 24 hands you a Charmander). Strangely for a winged dragon, it learns no Flying-type moves by levelling up, and only Yellow lets it learn Fly from HM02.
By level-up
| RGBY | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 24 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 36 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 46 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 55 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 15 | 70 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | |
| TM03 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | |
| TM05 | Mega Kick | Normal | Physical | 120 | 75 | 5 | |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 | |
| TM08 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM09 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | |
| TM10 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM17 | Submission | Fighting | Physical | 80 | 80 | 25 | |
| TM18 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM19 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM20 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM23 | Dragon Rage | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 | |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM27 | Fissure | Ground | Physical | — | 30 | 5 | |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM31 | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM34 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 | |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 | |
| TM39 | Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM40 | Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM50 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 70 | 95 | 15 | Yellow | |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bite | Gen II (breeding) |
| Defense Curl | Gen II (TM) |
| Fire Punch | Gen II (TM) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM) |
| Roar | Gen II (TM) |
| Rock Slide | Gen II (breeding) |
| SmokeScreen | Gen II (level-up) |
| Wing Attack | Gen II (level-up) |
Generation II · Gold, Silver & Crystal13 level-up · 34 TM/HM · 7 egg · 1 tutor · 1 event
No Charizard lives in Johto, so it flies in from Red, Blue or Yellow by Time Capsule, and a Shiny Charizard was handed out at the Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! events in the US in 2002 and 2003. Wing Attack finally arrives at level 36, Crystal's move tutor offers Flamethrower, and Charmander from two special events (one in the US, one in Japan) came knowing Crunch.
By level-up
| GSC | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | SmokeScreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 7 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | SmokeScreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 34 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 44 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 54 | Dragon Rage | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| 64 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 15 | 70 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | DynamicPunch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| TM02 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM03 | Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM08 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM13 | Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM20 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM24 | DragonBreath | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM37 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM39 | Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM40 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| TM48 | Fire Punch | Fire | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM49 | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 10 | 95 | 20 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 70 | 95 | 15 | |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AncientPower | Rock | Physical | 60 | 100 | 5 | Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Beat Up | Dark | Special | 10 | 100 | 10 | Ekans, Arbok, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Snorlax |
| Bite | Dark | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Ekans, Arbok, Gyarados, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar |
| Outrage | Dragon | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | Ekans, Arbok, Nidoking, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Snorlax (the father must have learnt it in an earlier generation) |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | Crystal |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Crunch | Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Crunch Charmander (US) / Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #3 Charmander (Japan) |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Body Slam | Gen I (TM) |
| Counter | Gen I (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM) |
| Fissure | Gen I (TM) |
| Leer | Gen I (level-up) |
| Mega Kick | Gen I (TM) |
| Mega Punch | Gen I (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen I (TM) |
| Skull Bash | Gen I (TM) |
| Submission | Gen I (TM) |
| Substitute | Gen I (TM) |
| Swords Dance | Gen I (TM) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
Generation III · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen (plus Pokémon XD move tutors)16 level-up · 28 TM/HM · 8 egg · 21 tutor
FireRed and LeafGreen bring Charizard home as your evolved starter, while Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald need a trade or an event, such as the level-70 Charizard of the 2006 Journey Across America and Top 10 Distribution tours. FireRed and LeafGreen also debut Blast Burn, taught by an elderly woman at Cape Brink, and tweak the level-up list: Heat Wave and Metal Claw join the starting set, and Rage drops out.
By level-up
| RSE | FRLG | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 |
| — | 1 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | — | SmokeScreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 7 | 7 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| — | 13 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 13 | 20 | SmokeScreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | — | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | 27 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 34 | 34 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | 36 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 44 | 44 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 54 | 54 | Dragon Rage | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 64 | 64 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 15 | 70 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| TM02 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| TM50 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 140 | 90 | 5 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 70 | 95 | 15 | |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AncientPower | Rock | Physical | 60 | 100 | 5 | Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Beat Up | Dark | Special | 10 | 100 | 10 | Ekans, Arbok, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Snorlax |
| Bite | Dark | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Ekans, Arbok, Gyarados, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Seviper, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence |
| Dragon Dance | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Gyarados, Altaria |
| Outrage | Dragon | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Rhyhorn, Rhydon (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blast Burn | Fire | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | FRLG |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Emerald |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| DynamicPunch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 | Emerald |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 10 | 95 | 20 | Emerald |
| Mega Kick | Normal | Physical | 120 | 75 | 5 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 | Emerald |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | Emerald, XD |
| Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Emerald |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | FRLG, Emerald |
Generation IV · Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver18 level-up · 46 TM/HM · 13 egg · 14 tutor · 2 event
Diamond, Pearl and Platinum have no Charizard of their own (Pal Park brings one across), but in HeartGold and SoulSilver Professor Oak hands you a Charmander after you defeat Red. Fire Fang and the mighty Flare Blitz join the level-up list, Heat Wave moves up to level 59, and Air Slash, Dragon Claw and Shadow Claw are there from the very start.
By level-up
| DPPt/HGSS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 20 | |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | SmokeScreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 7 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | SmokeScreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Dragon Rage | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 21 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 28 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 32 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 36 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 42 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 49 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 15 | 70 | 15 |
| 59 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 |
| 66 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM02 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 | |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 50 | 80 | 10 | |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | ||
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | |
| TM50 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 140 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM51 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | ||
| TM52 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM59 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM61 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 75 | 15 | |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | ||
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM05 | Defog | Status | — | — | 15 | DPPt | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AncientPower | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon |
| Beat Up | Dark | Physical | 10 | 100 | 10 | Ekans, Nidoran♂ (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Snorlax |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Ekans, Arbok, Gyarados, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Loudred, Exploud, Seviper, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Nidoran♂, Rhyhorn, Chikorita (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Arbok, Snorlax, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Exploud, Seviper, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Garchomp |
| Dragon Dance | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Gyarados, Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Altaria |
| Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Charizard |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 | Aron, Lairon, Aggron |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Rhyhorn (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 | Pt, HGSS | |
| Blast Burn | Fire | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | DP, Pt, HGSS |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 10 | 95 | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | HGSS |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Ominous Wind | Ghost | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Tailwind | Status | — | — | 30 | HGSS | |
| ThunderPunch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Quick Attack | Birthday Charmander (Japan, 2007–2010) |
| Howl | Birthday Charmander (Japan, 2007–2010) |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Defense Curl | Gen III (tutor) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| DynamicPunch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mega Kick | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mega Punch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Rage | Gen III (level-up) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen III (tutor) |
Generation V · Black, White, Black 2 & White 220 level-up · 43 TM/HM · 13 egg · 12 tutor · 3 event
Charizard doesn't live anywhere in Unova, so it arrives by Poké Transfer, or hatches from the Charmander Eggs given away in Japan and South Korea in 2012 and 2013, which already knew False Swipe, Block, Acrobatics and Blast Burn. Flame Burst and the scorching Inferno are new at levels 32 and 62, Fire Pledge joins Blast Burn at the tutors, and Black 2 and White 2 add a whole stack more, from Dragon Pulse to Roost.
By level-up
| BW/B2W2 | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 20 | |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | SmokeScreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 7 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | SmokeScreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Dragon Rage | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 21 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 32 | Flame Burst | Fire | Special | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 41 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 47 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 56 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 62 | Inferno | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 71 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 |
| 77 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Hone Claws | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM02 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 50 | 80 | 10 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM49 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM50 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 140 | 90 | 5 |
| TM52 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM58 | Sky Drop | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM59 | Incinerate | Fire | Special | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| TM61 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM78 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM82 | Dragon Tail | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM94 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AncientPower | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon |
| Beat Up | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | Ekans, Nidoran♂ (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Snorlax |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Ekans, Arbok, Gyarados, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Loudred, Exploud, Seviper, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Druddigon, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Nidoran♂, Rhyhorn, Chikorita, Scraggy (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Arbok, Snorlax, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Exploud, Seviper, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Garchomp, Scraggy, Scrafty, Druddigon, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon |
| Dragon Dance | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Gyarados, Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Altaria, Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Swablu, Altaria, Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon |
| Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Charizard |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | Scraggy, Scrafty |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 | Aron, Lairon, Aggron |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus, Druddigon, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blast Burn | Fire | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | BW, B2W2 |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Fire Pledge | Fire | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | BW, B2W2 |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Tailwind | Status | — | — | 30 | B2W2 | |
| ThunderPunch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| False Swipe | Sticker Promotional Egg Charmander (Japan) / Korean Egg Charmander |
| Block | Sticker Promotional Egg Charmander (Japan) / Korean Egg Charmander |
| Acrobatics | Sticker Promotional Egg Charmander (Japan) / Korean Egg Charmander |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Defense Curl | Gen III (tutor) |
| Defog | Gen IV (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| DynamicPunch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Fury Cutter | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Howl | Gen IV (event Charmander) |
| Mega Kick | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mega Punch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Ominous Wind | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Quick Attack | Gen IV (event Charmander) |
| Rage | Gen III (level-up) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen III (tutor) |
| Steel Wing | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Swift | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Twister | Gen IV (tutor) |
Generation VI · X, Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire22 level-up · 50 TM/HM · 14 egg · 11 tutor · 4 event
In X and Y, Professor Sycamore offers you a Charmander at his Lumiose City lab, and Charizard gains not one but two Mega Evolutions: Mega Charizard X turns Fire/Dragon, so Dragon Claw, Outrage and friends get the same-type bonus, while Mega Charizard Y stays Fire/Flying. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire need a trade or an event, and a whole flock of 2014–16 event Charizard arrived already knowing Inferno, Fire Spin or the adorable Hold Hands.
By level-up
| XY/ORAS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Smokescreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 7 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Smokescreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Dragon Rage | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 21 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 32 | Flame Burst | Fire | Special | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 41 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 47 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 56 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 62 | Inferno | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 71 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| 77 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Hone Claws | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM02 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM19 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | ||
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 | |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | ||
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM43 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM49 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM50 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM51 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | |
| TM52 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | |
| TM58 | Sky Drop | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | ||
| TM59 | Incinerate | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM61 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 | |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM78 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | |
| TM82 | Dragon Tail | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM94 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | XY |
| TM94 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| TM98 | Power-Up Punch | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | ||
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | Charizard, Dragonite, Swablu, Altaria, Tropius, Salamence (the father must have learnt it in an earlier generation) | |
| Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Amaura, Aurorus |
| Beat Up | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | Ekans, Nidoran♂ (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Snorlax |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Ekans, Arbok, Gyarados, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Loudred, Exploud, Seviper, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Druddigon, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Bergmite, Avalugg |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Nidoran♂, Rhyhorn, Chikorita, Scraggy (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Arbok, Gyarados, Snorlax, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Exploud, Seviper, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Garchomp, Scraggy, Scrafty, Druddigon, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Avalugg |
| Dragon Dance | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Gyarados, Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Altaria, Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Ampharos, Swablu, Altaria, Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Skrelp, Dragalge, Goomy, Sliggoo, Goodra |
| Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Charizard |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | Scraggy, Scrafty |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 | Aron, Lairon, Aggron |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus, Druddigon, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Goodra |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blast Burn | Fire | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | XY, ORAS |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Fire Pledge | Fire | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | XY, ORAS |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | ORAS |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | ORAS |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Tailwind | Status | — | — | 15 | ORAS | |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Celebrate | 2016 World Championships Charmander |
| Fire Spin | Pokémon EXPO Gym Charizard (Japan, 2015–16), already knowing it at Lv. 36 |
| Inferno | Charizardite Y Charizard for Pokémon X (CoroCoro, Olleh TV, GAME, XY and GameStop distributions, 2014–15), already knowing it at Lv. 36 |
| Hold Hands | Shiny Charizard from Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo, Spring 2015 and Pokémon Center Hiroshima |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Acrobatics | Gen V (event Charmander) |
| Block | Gen V (event Charmander) |
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Defense Curl | Gen III (tutor) |
| Defog | Gen IV (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Dynamic Punch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| False Swipe | Gen V (event Charmander) |
| Fury Cutter | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Howl | Gen IV (event Charmander) |
| Mega Kick | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mega Punch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Ominous Wind | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Quick Attack | Gen IV (event Charmander) |
| Rage | Gen III (level-up) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen III (tutor) |
| Swift | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Twister | Gen IV (tutor) |
Generation VII · Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon22 level-up · 43 TM/HM · 14 egg · 12 tutor · 2 event
Sun and Moon only get Charizard by trade or event, such as Ash's Charizard, given away in Japan in 2017 knowing its anime favourite Seismic Toss; Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon let you find a Charmander with Island Scan on Sundays. Wing Attack becomes the move Charizard learns the instant it evolves.
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| Evo. | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 7 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Smokescreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Dragon Rage | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 21 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 32 | Flame Burst | Fire | Special | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 47 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 56 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 62 | Inferno | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 71 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| 77 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM02 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM19 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM49 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM50 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |
| TM51 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| TM52 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM58 | Sky Drop | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM59 | Brutal Swing | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM61 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM76 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | |
| TM78 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM82 | Dragon Tail | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | Charizard, Dragonite, Swablu, Altaria, Tropius, Salamence (the father must have learnt it in an earlier generation) | |
| Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Amaura, Aurorus |
| Beat Up | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | Ekans, Nidoran♂ (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Snorlax, Kommo-o |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Ekans, Arbok, Gyarados, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Loudred, Exploud, Seviper, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Druddigon, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Bergmite, Avalugg |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Nidoran♂, Rhyhorn, Chikorita, Mudkip, Scraggy (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Arbok, Gyarados, Snorlax, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Exploud, Seviper, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Garchomp, Scraggy, Scrafty, Druddigon, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Avalugg |
| Dragon Dance | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Gyarados, Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Altaria, Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus, Jangmo-o, Hakamo-o, Kommo-o |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Ampharos, Swablu, Altaria, Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Skrelp, Dragalge, Goomy, Sliggoo, Goodra, Salandit, Turtonator, Drampa |
| Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Charizard, Marowak (Alolan form) |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | Scraggy, Scrafty |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 | Aron, Lairon, Aggron |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus, Druddigon, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Goodra, Drampa, Jangmo-o, Hakamo-o, Kommo-o |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blast Burn | Fire | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | SM, USUM |
| Defog | Status | — | — | 15 | USUM | |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Fire Pledge | Fire | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | SM, USUM |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | USUM |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | USUM |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | USUM |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Tailwind | Status | — | — | 15 | USUM | |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Seismic Toss | Ash's Charizard (Japan, 2017) |
| Dragon Dance | Bullseye Charizard (US, 2017–18) |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Acrobatics | Gen V (event Charmander) |
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Block | Gen V (event Charmander) |
| Body Slam | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Celebrate | Gen VI (event Charmander) |
| Curse | Gen II (TM) |
| Cut | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Defense Curl | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Dig | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Dragon Breath | Gen II (TM) |
| Dynamic Punch | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| False Swipe | Gen V (event Charmander) |
| Fissure | Gen I (TM) |
| Fury Cutter | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Hold Hands | Gen VI (event) |
| Hone Claws | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Howl | Gen IV (event Charmander) |
| Incinerate | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Leer | Gen I (level-up) |
| Mega Kick | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mega Punch | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Ominous Wind | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Power-Up Punch | Gen VI (TM) |
| Quick Attack | Gen IV (event Charmander) |
| Rage | Gen I (level-up/TM), Gen II (level-up), Gen III (level-up) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM) |
| Rock Smash | Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Sandstorm | Gen II (TM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Skull Bash | Gen I (TM) |
| Strength | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Submission | Gen I (TM) |
| Swift | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
| Twister | Gen IV (tutor) |
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! · Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!19 level-up · 25 TM/HM
Charmander can be caught on Routes 3 and 4 and in Rock Tunnel, with a one-off Charmander waiting on Route 24, and wild Charizard turn up on most of Kanto's routes. This Charizard starts out knowing Counter and Crunch, learns Air Slash at 62, and its TM Solar Beam hits for a whopping 200 power.
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Smokescreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| Evo. | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 4 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 9 | Smokescreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 13 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 20 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 26 | Dragon Rage | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 33 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 43 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 54 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 62 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 75 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM05 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM07 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM08 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM09 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM10 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM11 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM12 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM13 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM14 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | |
| TM15 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM17 | Dragon Tail | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 |
| TM19 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM22 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM23 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM27 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM31 | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM34 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| TM37 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM39 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM41 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM45 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 200 | 100 | 10 |
| TM46 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM48 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM50 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 |
Generation VIII · Sword & Shield (incl. Expansion Pass), Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl16 level-up · 100 TM/HM · 22 egg · 5 tutor · 2 event
Charizard is part of Sword and Shield's base game: once you are Champion, Leon gives you a Charmander with the Gigantamax Factor at his home in Postwick, and Gigantamax Charizard shows up in Max Raid Battles at the Lake of Outrage, where its Fire-type attacks become G-Max Wildfire. In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Charmander lives in the Grand Underground once you have the National Pokédex; Charizard sits out Legends: Arceus entirely.
By level-up
| SwSh/BDSP | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 1 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Smokescreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| Evo. | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 12 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 19 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 24 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 30 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 39 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 46 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 54 | Inferno | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 62 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM00 | Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM01 | Mega Kick | Normal | Physical | 120 | 75 | 5 | SwSh |
| TM03 | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM05 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM06 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | SwSh | |
| TM08 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | SwSh |
| TM09 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | SwSh |
| TM11 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM13 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM15 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM21 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM22 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM24 | Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM25 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM26 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM30 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | SwSh |
| TM31 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM34 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | SwSh |
| TM37 | Beat Up | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM38 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM39 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM40 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TM41 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TM43 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM46 | Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM48 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM59 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM68 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM76 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM78 | Acrobatics | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 | SwSh | |
| TM81 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM92 | Mystical Fire | Fire | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM94 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | SwSh |
| TM95 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | SwSh | |
| TM97 | Brutal Swing | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM99 | Breaking Swipe | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR00 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TR01 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR02 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR10 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR15 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | SwSh |
| TR20 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR24 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR26 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR27 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR31 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR32 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR36 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR41 | Blaze Kick | Fire | Physical | 85 | 90 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR43 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | SwSh |
| TR47 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR51 | Dragon Dance | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TR55 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR62 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR64 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | SwSh |
| TR85 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | SwSh |
| TR88 | Heat Crash | Fire | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR89 | Hurricane | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | SwSh | |
| TM01 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM02 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | BDSP |
| TM10 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | BDSP |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | BDSP |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | BDSP |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | BDSP | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | BDSP |
| TM50 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM51 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP | |
| TM52 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM54 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | BDSP |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM59 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM61 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | BDSP |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM83 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM93 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | BDSP |
| TM94 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | BDSP | |
| TM96 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM98 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Amaura, Aurorus |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Lickitung, Lickilicky, Snorlax, Kommo-o |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Gyarados, Snorlax, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Loudred, Exploud, Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus, Druddigon, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Bergmite, Avalugg, Noibat, Noivern, Chewtle, Drednaw, Dreepy, Drakloak, Dragapult |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Chewtle, Drednaw |
| Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Vibrava, Flygon, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Flapple, Drakloak, Dragapult |
| Dragon Tail | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Vibrava, Flygon, Milotic, Salamence, Druddigon, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Jangmo-o, Hakamo-o, Kommo-o, Duraludon |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 | Aron, Lairon, Aggron, Druddigon, Duraludon |
| Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | Dragonite, Noibat, Noivern, Flapple | |
| Air Cutter | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard | |
| Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon |
| Beat Up | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | Ekans, Arbok, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Lickitung, Lickilicky, Snorlax |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | 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 |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium (chain breeding needed: the father must have learnt it as an egg move itself) |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Arbok, Gyarados, Snorlax, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Exploud, Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon, Seviper, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Garchomp |
| Dragon Dance | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Gyarados, Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Flygon, Tropius |
| Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Vibrava, Flygon, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp |
| Dragon Tail | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Vibrava, Flygon, Milotic, Salamence |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 | Aron, Lairon, Aggron |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Flygon, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence |
| Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | Dragonite |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blast Burn | Fire | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | SwSh, BDSP |
| Dual Wingbeat | Physical | 40 | 90 | 10 | Expansion Pass | |
| Fire Pledge | Fire | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| Scale Shot | Dragon | Physical | 25 | 90 | 20 | Expansion Pass |
| Scorching Sands | Ground | Special | 70 | 100 | 10 | Expansion Pass |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Dragon Tail | Korean Movie Ash's Charizard (2020) |
| Seismic Toss | Korean Movie Ash's Charizard (2020) |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Air Cutter | Gen IV (tutor), Gen VI (breeding), Gen VII (breeding) |
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Block | Gen V (event Charmander) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Celebrate | Gen VI (event Charmander) |
| Confide | Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Curse | Gen II (TM) |
| Cut | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Defense Curl | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Defog | Gen IV (TM), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Double Team | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Dragon Rage | Gen I (TM), Gen II (level-up), Gen III (level-up), Gen IV (level-up), Gen V (level-up), Gen VI (level-up), Gen VII (level-up) |
| Dynamic Punch | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Echoed Voice | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Fissure | Gen I (TM) |
| Flame Burst | Gen V (level-up), Gen VI (level-up), Gen VII (level-up) |
| Flame Charge | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Focus Punch | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (breeding), Gen VI (breeding/tutor), Gen VII (breeding/tutor) |
| Frustration | Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Fury Cutter | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Fury Swipes | Gen VII (level-up) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (tutor), Gen VII (TM) |
| Hidden Power | Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Hold Hands | Gen VI (event) |
| Hone Claws | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Howl | Gen IV (event Charmander) |
| Incinerate | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Leer | Gen I (level-up) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Ominous Wind | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Power-Up Punch | Gen VI (TM) |
| Quick Attack | Gen IV (event Charmander) |
| Rage | Gen I (level-up/TM), Gen II (level-up), Gen III (level-up) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Return | Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Roar | Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Rock Smash | Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Roost | Gen IV (TM), Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Sandstorm | Gen II (TM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen VII (TM/event) |
| Skull Bash | Gen I (TM) |
| Sky Drop | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Strength | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Submission | Gen I (TM) |
| Swagger | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Tailwind | Gen IV (tutor), Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
| Toxic | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Twister | Gen IV (tutor) |
Generation IX · Scarlet & Violet (incl. The Indigo Disk)15 level-up · 61 TM/HM · 8 egg
A level-100 Dragon Tera Type Charizard starred in special Tera Raid Battles from December 2022 (with return visits in 2024 and 2026), a Dark Tera Type Charizard was given away in summer 2023, and The Indigo Disk lets you catch Charmander in the Terarium's Savanna Biome once its biodiversity is boosted. The level-up list is almost identical to Sword and Shield's, and Blast Burn is now TM153.
By level-up
| SV | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Smokescreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| Evo. | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 12 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 19 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 24 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 30 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 39 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 46 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 54 | Inferno | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 62 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM001 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM006 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM007 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM008 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| TM014 | Acrobatics | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM024 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| TM025 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM027 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM028 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM032 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM036 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| TM038 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| TM040 | Air Cutter | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | |
| TM043 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM044 | Dragon Tail | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 |
| TM047 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM049 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM051 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM055 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM058 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM061 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM065 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| TM066 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM067 | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM068 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM070 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM078 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM085 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM086 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM088 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM097 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | |
| TM100 | Dragon Dance | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM103 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM107 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM108 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM115 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| TM118 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| TM125 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM130 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM141 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM144 | Fire Pledge | Fire | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM149 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM152 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM153 | Blast Burn | Fire | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM156 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM157 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |
| TM158 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM160 | Hurricane | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| TM163 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM165 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| TM168 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM171 | Tera Blast | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM172 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM189 | Heat Crash | Fire | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM192 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| TM193 | Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| TM204 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| TM207 | Temper Flare | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| TM215 | Scorching Sands | Ground | Special | 70 | 100 | 10 |
| TM222 | Breaking Swipe | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM226 | Dragon Cheer | Dragon | Status | — | — | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Snorlax, Kommo-o |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Ekans, Arbok, Gyarados, Snorlax, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon, Seviper, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Bergmite, Avalugg, Avalugg (Hisuian form), Noibat, Noivern, Chewtle, Drednaw, Dreepy, Drakloak, Dragapult, Frigibax, Arctibax, Baxcalibur |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Chewtle, Drednaw |
| Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Vibrava, Flygon, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Flapple, Drakloak, Dragapult |
| Dragon Tail | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 | Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Vibrava, Flygon, Milotic, Salamence, Jangmo-o, Hakamo-o, Kommo-o, Duraludon, Archaludon, Frigibax, Arctibax, Baxcalibur, Dipplin, Hydrapple |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | Goodra (Hisuian form) |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 | Duraludon, Archaludon |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | Charmander, Charmeleon · TM057 (Charizard itself cannot use this TM) |
Pokémon Legends: Z-A · Legends: Z-A (incl. Mega Dimension)14 level-up · 47 TM/HM
Mable hands you a Charmander at her Vert District lab during Side Mission 22, wild Charmander live in Wild Zone 20 in Centrico Plaza, and Mega Dimension adds wild Charizard to Hyperspace Lumiose. Moves run on cooldowns instead of PP: Tackle replaces Scratch, Charizard learns Fire Blast and Air Slash the moment it evolves, and Dragon Rush becomes a level-42 move.
By level-up
| Learn | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | — | — |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | — | — |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| Evo. | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | — | — |
| Evo. | Air Slash | Special | 75 | — | — | |
| 4 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | — | — |
| 8 | Smokescreen | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| 12 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 | — | — |
| 17 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | — | — |
| 20 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 20 | — | — |
| 24 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | — | — |
| 30 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | — | — |
| 42 | Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 | — | — |
| 54 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | — | — |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM002 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | — | — |
| TM005 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM010 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | — | — |
| TM012 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | — | — |
| TM014 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | — | — |
| TM017 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM023 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | — | — |
| TM025 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | — | — |
| TM027 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | — |
| TM028 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | — | — |
| TM029 | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | — | — |
| TM030 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM033 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | — | — |
| TM035 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM036 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | — | — |
| TM038 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | — | — |
| TM043 | Fly | Physical | 90 | — | — | |
| TM044 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | — | — |
| TM050 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 130 | — | — |
| TM055 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | — | — |
| TM056 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | — | — |
| TM057 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | — | — |
| TM061 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | — | — |
| TM062 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | — | — |
| TM064 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | — | — |
| TM068 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | — | — |
| TM069 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | — | — |
| TM072 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 20 | — | — |
| TM075 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | — | — |
| TM079 | Hurricane | Special | 110 | — | — | |
| TM085 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM087 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | — | — |
| TM093 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | — | — |
| TM102 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | — | — |
| TM104 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | — | — |
| TM109 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | — | — |
| TM114 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 | — | — |
| TM119 | Ominous Wind | Ghost | Special | 60 | — | — |
| TM120 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | — | — |
| TM122 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | — | — |
| TM133 | Blaze Kick | Fire | Physical | 85 | — | — |
| TM134 | Dual Wingbeat | Physical | 45 | — | — | |
| TM136 | Scorching Sands | Ground | Special | 70 | — | — |
| TM143 | Scale Shot | Dragon | Physical | 15 | — | — |
| TM146 | Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 150 | — | — |
| TM154 | Fissure | Ground | Physical | 250 | — | — |
| TM158 | Blast Burn | Fire | Special | 150 | — | — |
04Ash's Charizard & friends
Charizard in the anime
Debut EP017Island of the Giant Pokémon · First major role EP046Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon · Ash’s loyal Charizard, its battle record, and 11 other trainers who raised one.
Charizard has been one of the anime's headline acts since the very first Japanese opening. Its story begins with Ash's own Charmeleon, which evolved into a magnificent but famously disobedient Charizard before becoming one of his most trusted partners and finding a second home among the wild Charizard of the Charicific Valley. Ever since, the Flame Pokémon has been the anime's go-to symbol of raw power – the Pokémon you send in when the battle really matters.
Plenty of other Trainers agree. Alain's Mega Charizard X beat Ash-Greninja to win the Lumiose Conference; Leon's Gigantamax Charizard ruled the World Coronation Series until the Masters Eight final; Kiawe's laid-back Ride Pokémon unleashed Z-Moves in Alola; and Friede's Charizard, a Dark-type Terastallizer that can also become Mega Charizard Y, leads the Rising Volt Tacklers in Pokémon Horizons. Add Red's Mega Evolution against Mewtwo in Pokémon Origins, Trevor's Mega Charizard Y, Liza's Charla and a Team Rocket that keeps borrowing one, and few species can match Charizard's résumé on screen.
Ash's Charizard
Trainer profile
Ash Ketchum
- Caught in
- EP011Charmander – The Stray Pokémon
- First aired
- 10 June 1997 (Japan) · 22 September 1998 (US)
- Where
- Route 24, Kanto
- Status
- At Professor Oak's Laboratory in Pallet Town, where it has lived since BW142 – still part of Ash's wider team and available to be called up
- Japanese name
- サトシのリザードン
- Moves used
- FlamethrowerEmberFire SpinSubmissionSeismic TossTake DownDragon RageTackleDragon BreathOverheatSteel WingWing AttackSlashDragon Tail
- How it joined
- Abandoned on a rock by its Trainer, Damian, the Charmander was rushed through a rainstorm to a Pokémon Center by Ash – and when Damian came back for it, it chose Ash instead.
Personality
Ash's Charizard is pride with wings. Freshly evolved, it treated most battles as beneath it: a fellow Fire-type such as Blaine's Magmar or Ritchie's Zippo was worth its time, a little Pikachu was not, and its usual answer to Ash was a Flamethrower to the face. The night Ash nursed it back from the brink in the Orange Islands turned that arrogance into fierce loyalty, though the hunger for strength never faded – it picked a fight with every Charizard in the Charicific Valley and lost every one. Years of Liza's training made it a steadier veteran who could play peacemaker between squabbling Dragonite, fight side by side with Pignite and pal around with Ash's other Fire-types at Professor Oak's lab – yet the scorching hello stayed a running joke until Pokémon Journeys.
Before the wings and the swagger, Ash's Charizard was a frightened Charmander left on a rock by its Trainer, Damian. Ash raced back through a downpour when he learned Damian never meant to return, and when the boy finally showed up the little lizard turned its back on him (EP011). Evolving into Charmeleon (EP043) brought a sneer and a short fuse, and in Grampa Canyon wounded pride finished the job: knocked flat and taunted by a revived Aerodactyl, Charmeleon evolved mid-chase and took to the sky as Charizard. Ash believed it had come to save him, but it really wanted a rematch – though as Jigglypuff's song sent the canyon to sleep, it still caught the falling Ash before dozing off itself (EP046).
What followed was one of the anime's most famous sulks. At the Cinnabar Gym it flew out of the ring for a nap and got Ash disqualified (EP058), yet a fiery rival was another matter: in the rematch inside the volcano it shrugged off a dunk in lava and floored Blaine's Magmar with its first Seismic Toss to win the Volcano Badge – then flamed Ash for good measure (EP059). At the Indigo Plateau Conference it saw off Ritchie's Zippo, decided his Pikachu, Sparky, wasn't worth fighting and lay down to sleep. The referee disqualified it, and Ash's run ended in the fifth round (EP079).
Glimpses of the partner underneath kept surfacing. In Mewtwo Strikes Back it flew at Mewtwo before Ash could stop it, lost its duel with a clone Charizard and wept when Ash was turned to stone (M01). Back in Pallet Town it seemed more interested in the buffet than in Ash, but still plucked Pikachu from Team Rocket's balloon (EP081). The Orange Islands tested everyone's patience: it torched Ash before carving the winning ice sled at the Navel Gym (EP093), respected only Tracey's Scyther (EP098) and, after flattening a boy's Tauros, rampaged until Prima's Slowbro pinned it with Disable (EP099).
Everything changed on Cleopatra Island. Ignoring Ash against Tad's Poliwrath, Charizard was frozen solid by Ice Beam. Ash sat up all night by the fire, rubbing warmth back into it until his own hands were raw, and by morning the bond was back. Charizard tore Pikachu free from Team Rocket's drill, unleashed its first Dragon Rage and won the rematch with Seismic Toss – fighting with Ash at last, not just near him (EP105).
The reformed Charizard became Ash's ace. In The Power of One it teamed up with Pikachu to free Moltres from Lawrence III's cage (M02); at the Kumquat Gym it learned to share a battlefield with Pikachu in the anime's first official Double Battle (EP108). In the Orange League final it burned through Drake's Electabuzz, then traded Dragon Rages with his Dragonite. Charizard fell, but it left Dragonite reeling for Pikachu to finish, and the whole team entered the Hall of Fame (EP112).
In Johto it was almost too good. It shrugged off new Trainer Casey's entire team (EP118), wrestled a feisty wild Chikorita to a standstill (EP126) and, after a Whirlwind threw its own fire back in its face, won Ash's first Johto badge from Falkner's Pidgeot with Fire Spin and Seismic Toss (EP131). Then came the Charicific Valley, where Liza looks after wild Charizard that grow strong by battling one another. They flattened Ash's every time, and Liza's partner Charla pitched it into a lake – but it held its post at the gates all night and blasted Team Rocket's mecha at dawn to earn its place. Ash told it coldly that he had no use for a weak Charizard, pointed it towards the valley and ran, crying silently, so he couldn't change his mind; a Flamethrower into the sky was its goodbye (EP134).
It never stopped being his. Seeing Entei carry off Ash's mother on the news, it flew to Greenfield and battled Entei with Ash on its back (M03). Liza brought it – Charla, by now its constant companion, at its side – to the Dragon Holy Land, where it helped calm a raging Dragonite (EP253) and won the Blackthorn Gym's final round by boiling away Dragonair's pool and finishing with a flaming Seismic Toss for Ash's Rising Badge (EP254). Summoned by Brock's late-night call to Liza (EP269), it beat Gary's Scizor, Golem and Blastoise one after another to win the Silver Conference's most personal match (EP270), before falling to Harrison's Blaziken in a gruelling quarter-final (EP271–EP272).
Two Battle Frontier cameos showed how far it had come. Called from the valley to face Noland's Articuno at the Battle Factory, it thawed a frozen wingtip with a brand-new Overheat and caught Articuno mid-Steel Wing for a Seismic Toss – the first time a non-Legendary beat a Legendary one-on-one in the anime (AG135–AG136). Brandon's Dusclops was a different story: trapped by Mean Look, confused and burned, Charizard watched its Seismic Toss pass through the Ghost-type before a Shadow Punch ended its day (AG189). Its teammates finished the job, and it flew home to the valley.
Its longest comeback began when a Kanto fair stirred Ash's memories in Unova. Professor Oak sent Charizard over in exchange for Unfezant, and it promptly gave Iris's Dragonite a run for its money until N called the fight off – and Ash used his Pokédex to show Iris it isn't a Dragon-type at all (BW116). It held off Colress's mind-controlled Dragonite (BW117), gave a blocked-up Pignite a dizzying spin through the sky (BW119) and drilled Ash and N out from under the White Ruins with a spinning Dragon Tail (BW121).
Across the Decolore Islands it was Ash's scout and enforcer: tracking pirates to their hidden cove (BW129), knocking down a treasure-guarding Ninetales (BW135), trying in vain to keep the peace between Clair's and Iris's Dragonite (BW136) and sending Team Rocket packing (BW139, BW141). Back in Pallet Town its Flamethrower joined one last team blast, and this time it stayed – no more valley, just Professor Oak's Laboratory (BW142).
Pokémon Journeys found it waiting at the lab, and for once it greeted Ash without a Flamethrower (JN068). It helped Gengar learn Will-O-Wisp and watched Ash's Masters Eight run from home; in the final against Leon, Pikachu saw it among the friends cheering it on in a vision (JN132). An old squabble with Squirtle flared up and fizzled out as they fought a warehouse fire alongside the Squirtle Squad (JN141), and in Ash's last Journeys adventure it joined the search for a missing Charmander (JN147).
Battle record
| Episode | Opponent | Context | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP046Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon | wildvs Aerodactyl | Wild PokémonEvolves mid-chase and blasts Aerodactyl with Flamethrower until Jigglypuff's song sends the whole canyon to sleep. | Interrupted |
| EP058Riddle Me This | Blainevs Rhydon | Gym battle – Cinnabar GymFlies out of the ring for a nap and is disqualified. | Lost |
| EP059Volcanic Panic | Blainevs Magmar | Gym battle – Cinnabar Gym rematch inside the volcanoSurvives a plunge into the lava, then Submission and its first Seismic Toss win the Volcano Badge. | Won |
| EP079Friend and Foe Alike | Ritchievs Zippo (Charmander) | Indigo Plateau Conference – fifth roundZippo retreats from its Flamethrower and Ritchie withdraws it. | Won |
| EP079Friend and Foe Alike | Ritchievs Sparky (Pikachu) | Indigo Plateau Conference – fifth roundBlows Sparky away, lies down for a nap and is disqualified – ending Ash's League run. | Lost |
| EP081Pallet Party Panic | Team Rocketvs Balloon | Team RocketBats their bombs back at the balloon and catches the falling Pikachu. | Won |
| EP093Navel Maneuvers | Dannyvs Machoke, Scyther and Nidoqueen | Gym challenge – Navel Gym ice-sled carving roundTorches Ash first, then its Flamethrowers carve the winning sled. | Won |
| EP098A Way Off Day Off | Team Rocketvs Arbok, Weezing and Victreebel | Team RocketShrugs off Sleep Powder, roars the camp awake and helps Tracey's Scyther cut everyone free. | Won |
| EP099The Mandarin Island Miss Match | A local boyvs Tauros | Casual battleOne Flamethrower ends it – then a rampage through the city until Prima's Slowbro stops it with Disable. | Won |
| EP105Charizard Chills | Tadvs Poliwrath | Casual battleIgnores Ash's orders and is frozen solid by Ice Beam. | Lost |
| EP105Charizard Chills | Team Rocketvs Drill machine | Team RocketRips Pikachu free and wrecks the machine with its first Dragon Rage. | Won |
| EP105Charizard Chills | Tadvs Poliwrath | Casual battle – rematchObeying Ash at last, it dodges Ice Beam and finishes with Seismic Toss. | Won |
| M01Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back | Mewtwovs Clone Charizard | Film – Mewtwo's clone battlesOutmatched by its clone and captured in a Mewtwo Ball until Ash frees it. | Lost |
| EP108Pokémon Double Trouble | Team Rocketvs Robot mecha | Team RocketA Flamethrower into the hole melted by Acid blows the robot apart. | Won |
| EP108Pokémon Double Trouble | Luanavs Alakazam and Marowak | Gym battle – Kumquat Gym Double Battle, with PikachuLearns to work with Pikachu, and Alakazam and Marowak end up hitting each other – Jade Star Badge. | Won |
| EP112Enter the Dragonite | Drakevs Electabuzz | Orange League finalFire Spin smothers its electricity and Seismic Toss finishes it. | Won |
| EP112Enter the Dragonite | Drakevs Dragonite | Orange League finalFaints after a Dragon Rage clash, but leaves Dragonite worn down for Pikachu. | Lost |
| EP117Don't Touch That 'dile | Team Rocketvs Arbok, Lickitung, Weezing and Victreebel | Team RocketIts Flamethrower joins Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Squirtle in a four-element combination attack. | Won |
| EP118The Double Trouble Header | Caseyvs Pidgey, Rattata and Chikorita | Casual battleAttacks bounce off its belly, a Flamethrower settles it and Brock declares Ash the winner. | Won |
| EP123Spinarak Attack | Team Rocketvs Balloon | Team RocketBurns away the web snaring the balloon, then Tackles it – and the stolen loot falls free. | Won |
| EP126The Chikorita Rescue | wildvs Chikorita | Wild PokémonThe pair crash into the rocks and Ash recalls Charizard as Chikorita collapses from exhaustion. | Interrupted |
| EP131Fighting Flyer with Fire | Falknervs Pidgeot | Gym battle – Violet GymSurvives its own Flamethrower blown back by Whirlwind; Fire Spin and Seismic Toss win the Zephyr Badge. | Won |
| EP133Tanks a Lot! | Team Rocketvs Arbotank | Team RocketHelps halt the runaway tank and melts a window so Pikachu and Togepi can escape. | Won |
| EP134Charizard's Burning Ambitions | wildvs Charizard | Charicific Valley challengeThe valley Charizard swallows its Flamethrower and fires it straight back. | Lost |
| EP134Charizard's Burning Ambitions | wildvs Charizard | Charicific Valley challengeEven the valley's gentlest Charizard swats it into a wall with its tail. | Lost |
| EP134Charizard's Burning Ambitions | Lizavs Charla (Charizard) | Charicific Valley challengeLiza's partner pitches it into a lake. | Lost |
| EP134Charizard's Burning Ambitions | Team Rocketvs Mecha | Team RocketBlasts the mecha at the valley gates at dawn and earns its place inside. | Won |
| M03Pokémon 3: The Movie – Spell of the Unown | Enteivs Entei | Film – rescuing Ash's motherBattles Entei with Ash on its back; Molly stops Entei just before a point-blank Fire Blast. | Interrupted |
| EP253Great Bowls of Fire! | wildvs Dragonite | Wild Pokémon – team effortWith Pikachu and Clair's Dragonair, its Fire Spin turns a Hyper Beam back on the raging Dragonite. | Won |
| EP254Better Eight Than Never | Clairvs Dragonair | Gym battle – Blackthorn GymBoils away the pool and wins Ash's eighth badge, the Rising Badge, with a flaming Seismic Toss. | Won |
| EP270Can't Beat the Heat! | Garyvs Scizor | Silver Conference – Victory TournamentOne super-effective Flamethrower to the face. | Won |
| EP270Can't Beat the Heat! | Garyvs Golem | Silver Conference – Victory TournamentToo heavy for Seismic Toss, so Dragon Rage does the job. | Won |
| EP270Can't Beat the Heat! | Garyvs Blastoise | Silver Conference – Victory TournamentSuperheats the rocks so Hydro Pump turns to steam, then lands the deciding Seismic Toss. | Won |
| EP272Johto Photo Finish | Harrisonvs Blaziken | Silver Conference – quarter-finalBegins in Playing with Fire! (EP271); after a draining duel only Blaziken gets back up. | Lost |
| AG136The Symbol Life | Nolandvs Articuno | Battle Frontier – Battle FactoryThaws a frozen wingtip with a new Overheat and catches Articuno mid-Steel Wing for Seismic Toss – Knowledge Symbol. | Won |
| AG189Gathering the Gang of Four! | Team Rocketvs Steel balloon | Team RocketHeats the balloon so Squirtle's Water Gun can crack it, rescuing Pikachu. | Won |
| AG189Gathering the Gang of Four! | Brandonvs Dusclops | Battle Frontier – Battle PyramidTrapped by Mean Look, confused and burned; its Seismic Toss passes through the Ghost-type and Shadow Punch ends it. | Lost |
| BW116The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion! | Irisvs Dragonite | Casual battleWing Attack, Slash and Dragon Tail have Dragonite on the ropes until N calls it off. | Interrupted |
| BW117Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation! | Team Plasma (Colress)vs Iris's Dragonite, under mind control | Team PlasmaHolds off the controlled Dragonite until a stray Shadow Ball knocks out Colress's machine. | Interrupted |
| BW121Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony! | Team Plasmavs Liepard and Golurk, under mind control | Team PlasmaCombines Flamethrowers with Pignite, then is recalled before Colress's machine fires. | Interrupted |
| BW124Danger, Sweet as Honey! | Team Rocketvs Woobat and Yamask | Team RocketUnmasks the trio's police disguise and Flamethrowers them away. | Won |
| BW135Mystery on a Deserted Island! | wildvs Ninetales | Wild PokémonKnocks down the Ninetales guarding the island's treasure. | Won |
| BW139Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit! | Team Rocketvs Exploud | Team RocketWing Attack bounces off the cage, but Dragon Tail sends Exploud flying and pops the balloon. | Won |
| BW141Best Wishes Until We Meet Again! | Team Rocketvs Frillish and Amoonguss | Team RocketMakes quick work of both on the cruise ship. | Won |
| BW142The Dream Continues! | Team Rocketvs Balloon | Team RocketIts Flamethrower joins the Unova team's combined blast at Professor Oak's lab. | Won |
| JN141A Squad's Worth of Passion! | Ash's Squirtlevs Squirtle | Squabble between old friendsSquirtle starts it, Charizard fights back and Ash breaks it up. | Interrupted |
Why didn’t it evolve?
No first partner of Ash's grew up faster. Charmander became Charmeleon in The March of the Exeggutor Squad (EP043) and Charizard just three episodes later (EP046) – a full evolution only 35 episodes after joining Ash. Neither evolution came from careful training: each arrived in the heat of the moment, and each made it prouder and harder to handle, until Charizard would only fight opponents it considered worthy. It remains Ash's only Kanto first partner to evolve – Bulbasaur and Squirtle never did – and it has never Mega Evolved or Gigantamaxed on screen; those forms belong to Alain's and Leon's Charizard.
Key episodes
Ash’s Charizard trivia
- It is Ash's only Kanto first partner to evolve – and it reached its final stage in just 35 episodes (EP011 to EP046), quicker than any of his other first partners.
- Its Dragon Rage in Charizard Chills (EP105) was the first Dragon-type move used by any Pokémon in the anime.
- Beating Noland's Articuno (AG136) made it the first non-Legendary in the anime to defeat a Legendary Pokémon one-on-one.
- Before Charizard Chills, the only opponents it would battle properly for Ash were fellow Fire-types – Blaine's Magmar, Mewtwo's clone Charizard and Ritchie's Zippo.
- Greeting Ash with a Flamethrower to the face was a running gag for years; their reunion in Advice to Goh! (JN068) was the first time it didn't torch him.
- Japanese dialogue in Charizard's Burning Ambitions (EP134) confirms it is male – the first time a first partner Pokémon's gender was confirmed at its final stage.
- No Pokémon of Ash's went longer between capture and settling at Professor Oak's lab: 788 episodes, from EP011 to BW142.
- It used Tackle (EP108) at a time when no Charizard could learn that move in the games.
Other trainers’ Charizard
First seen: XYS01Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special I
Alain met his partner as a Charmander while working as one of Professor Sycamore's assistants, and the two set off together to hunt down Mega Stones. By the Mega Evolution Specials it is a proud, battle-hungry Charizard that Mega Evolves into Mega Charizard X and signs off with Blast Burn – though its first big test ended in defeat by Elite Four member Siebold's Mega Blastoise (XYS01). It then swept a gauntlet of Mega Evolution Trainers set up by Lysandre, finishing with Elite Four member Malva's Houndoom (XYS04). In XYZ it became the wall Ash could not climb: it beat Greninja on their first meeting (XY106), won Alain his eighth Badge against Korrina's Mega Lucario (XY123) and, in the Lumiose Conference final, outlasted Ash-Greninja after a colossal Blast Burn–Water Shuriken collision to hand Alain the title (XY131). After helping to topple Lysandre and the Megalith Zygarde, it returned for the Masters Eight Tournament, where it knocked out Leon's Rillaboom before falling to Leon's own Charizard (JN115).
- XYS01Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special I · vs Mega Absol Won
- XYS01Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special I · vs Mega Blastoise Lost
- XYS04Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special IV · vs Houndoom Won
- XY106A Meeting of Two Journeys! · vs Greninja Won
- XY123A Diamond in the Rough! · vs Mega Lucario Won
- XY125A League of His Own! · vs Mega Charizard Y, Aerodactyl and Florges Won
- XY127Analysis Versus Passion! · vs Rhyperior and Mega Garchomp Won
- XY131Down to the Fiery Finish! · vs Pikachu Won
- XY131Down to the Fiery Finish! · vs Ash-Greninja Won
- JN115Curtain Up! Fight the Fights! · vs Rillaboom Won
- JN115Curtain Up! Fight the Fights! · vs Charizard Lost
First seen: JN012Flash of the Titans!
Leon's very first Pokémon was a Charmander that set out with him and Sonia, and it became the first member of his team to evolve. By Pokémon Journeys it is the unbeaten ace of the Galar Champion: it Gigantamaxes at the first opportunity, ferries its famously directionless Trainer from place to place and celebrates every win with a Flamethrower into the sky. It took the World Coronation Series crown from Lance's Gyarados with G-Max Wildfire (JN012), beat Ash's Gigantamax Pikachu in an unofficial match (JN013), fought rampaging Gigantamax Pokémon and Eternatus itself on the Darkest Day (JN042–JN045), and saw off Raihan, Flint, Alain and Diantha. Its reign ended only in the Masters Eight final, where Ash's Pikachu outlasted it in a last head-on collision and Ash was crowned World Champion (JN132).
- JN012Flash of the Titans! · vs Gyarados Won
- JN013The Climb to Be the Very Best! · vs Pikachu Won
- JN027Toughing It Out! · vs Duraludon Won
- JN100Meeting Up with the Monarch! · vs Infernape Won
- JN115Curtain Up! Fight the Fights! · vs Charizard, Malamar and Mega Charizard X Won
- JN122It's… Champion Time! · vs Mega Gardevoir Won
- JN132Partners in Time! · vs Pikachu Lost
First seen: SM001Alola to New Adventure!
Kiawe's Charizard once belonged to his grandfather, and of all the first partner Pokémon owned by the main cast it is the only one that was already fully evolved when it debuted. It was the sight of it flying overhead that led Ash to Kiawe in the first place – where it promptly snoozed through Team Skull's challenge (SM001). Laid-back, tireless and unusually fond of a long bath, it is Kiawe's Ride Pokémon: it flies him between Akala and Melemele for school, helps deliver his family's dairy produce and carries him on Ultra Guardians missions. Its finest hour came when Kiawe needed Tapu Lele's scales to save his friends: battered by the guardian deity, it climbed back into the sky with Aerial Ace, won the scales and earned Kiawe a Flyinium Z from Tapu Fini for its first Supersonic Skystrike (SM107). That Z-Move clinched Kiawe's Manalo Conference quarter-final against Sophocles's Vikavolt (SM134), and in a last battle at the Ruins of Life its Inferno Overdrive was overpowered by Ash's Lycanroc (SM145).
- SM134The Road to the Semifinals! · vs Vikavolt Won
- SM145Dreams of the Sun and Moon! · vs Lycanroc Lost
First seen: HZ001The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)
Friede's very first Pokémon was a Charmander that dreamed of flying. He rescued it after one attempt ended in injury, caught it with a Poké Ball from Lucca, and the pair even built a hang-glider to share the sky. As a Charizard it is the Rising Volt Tacklers' powerhouse and the peacemaking co-leader of the Brave Olivine's Pokémon, flying to Liko's rescue in the very first episodes (HZ001). It Terastallizes into a Dark type (HZ014), and that Dark Tera Blast has seen off Amethio's Ceruledge (HZ025) and Spinel's Beheeyem (HZ086), though Black Rayquaza twice knocked it out of the sky (HZ045, HZ082). After Roy's Skeledirge beat it in a fiery one-on-one, Friede revealed one more trick: Mega Evolution into Mega Charizard Y (HZ122).
- HZ005Found You, Fuecoco! · vs Corviknight Interrupted
- HZ014Fly! Wattrel!! · vs Magneton and Beheeyem Won
- HZ025Rivals in the Dark of Night! · vs Ceruledge Won
- HZ045From So Far Away · vs Black Rayquaza Lost
- HZ082Beyond the Shining Rainbow · vs Black Rayquaza Lost
- HZ086The Rising Volt Tacklers vs. The Explorers! · vs Umbreon and Beheeyem Won
- HZ122Roy vs. Friede: Wings of Fire! · vs Skeledirge Lost
First seen: PO01Pokémon Origins – File 1: Red
Evolved: PO03Pokémon Origins – File 3: Giovanni
The hero of Pokémon Origins picked Charmander as his first partner, lost his very first battle to Blue's Squirtle, and saw it grow through Charmeleon into Charizard after beating Koga. Charizard's first clash with Giovanni at Silph Co. ended in a crushing defeat by Nidoqueen, but at the Viridian Gym rematch it grabbed Rhydon and slammed it down with Seismic Toss (PO03), then won Red the Champion title by trapping Blue's Blastoise in Fire Spin and finishing it with Fire Blast. In Cerulean Cave, the last Pokémon standing against Mewtwo, it reacted to the mysterious stone Mr. Fuji had given Red and became Mega Charizard X – the first Mega Evolution ever animated – weakening Mewtwo enough for Red to catch it (PO04).
- PO03Pokémon Origins – File 3: Giovanni · vs Nidoqueen Lost
- PO03Pokémon Origins – File 3: Giovanni · vs Rhydon Won
- PO04Pokémon Origins – File 4: Charizard · vs Blastoise Won
- PO04Pokémon Origins – File 4: Charizard · vs Mewtwo Won
First seen: XY039Summer of Discovery!
Evolved: XY125A League of His Own!
Trevor, the camera-toting member of Ash's Kalos circle, set out with a Charmander from Professor Sycamore (XY039) – an energetic, battle-loving partner that he was still struggling to calm down as a Charmeleon (XY086). Its final form was saved for the big stage: at the Lumiose Conference, Trevor opened against Alain with a Charizard that promptly Mega Evolved into Mega Charizard Y, its Drought Ability supercharging Heat Wave. Alain's Mega Charizard X answered with a tail-slapped wall of water and a knockout Flamethrower, then swept Trevor's Aerodactyl and Florges as well (XY125).
- XY125A League of His Own! · vs Mega Charizard X Lost
First seen: EP134Charizard's Burning Ambitions
Liza looks after the Charicific Valley, a Johto reserve where wild Charizard come to train and grow stronger, and her partner Charla – raised from a Charmander – is the only Charizard there that isn't wild. Charla gave Ash's Charizard a frosty welcome, outflying it on the way in and later pitching it into a lake at the valley gates, but the newcomer's stubborn courage, and its demolition of Team Rocket's Charizard-catching mecha, won Liza over, and Ash left his partner there to train (EP134). Charla and the valley's Charizard are watching the news from Greenfield when Ash's Charizard flies off to help him (M03), and she appears again in flashback when it rejoins Ash in Unova (BW116). In time, Charla became the love interest of Ash's Charizard.
- EP134Charizard's Burning Ambitions · vs Charizard Won
First seen: AG128Shocks and Bonds
Clark reached the Ever Grande Conference's third and final Double Battle qualifying round with two Fire types, Charizard and Quilava, against Ash's Grovyle and Glalie. Once Grovyle had knocked out Quilava, Charizard took Grovyle down with Steel Wing – but Glalie raised a forest of ice pillars to block its Flamethrower, ricocheted between them at speed and ended the match with a critical-hit Headbutt, sending Ash through to the Victory Tournament (AG128).
- AG128Shocks and Bonds · vs Grovyle Won
- AG128Shocks and Bonds · vs Glalie Lost
First seen: EP056The Ultimate Test
Team Rocket have never kept a Charizard, but they keep getting their hands on one. At the Pokémon League Admissions Exam, James drew a Charizard from a belt of mystery Poké Balls and was expelled for sending it out alongside Ivysaur – and when the trio tried to set it on the head instructor, it turned on them instead (EP056). Jessie borrowed one of the Battle Park's Charizard, which surprised everyone with Dig before Ash's Totodile brought it crashing down with Water Gun; the park's Pokémon then blasted their 'handlers' away (EP248). Best of all, a Team Rocket Delibird once delivered a Charizard to Jessie and an Aggron to James, and the pair held their own against Brock's Steelix and Ash's Donphan at Pewter Gym – until Delibird took both back, because they had been meant for Butch and Cassidy all along (AG177).
- EP248One Trick Phony! · vs Totodile Lost
- AG177Grating Spaces! · vs Steelix and Donphan Interrupted
First seen: M01Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back
Among the clones Mewtwo created to prove its superiority was a Charizard – not a copy of Ash's, but grown from a Pokémon Mewtwo had obtained by other means. In the battle between original and cloned Pokémon it overpowered Ash's Charizard with ease – in the Japanese version Mewtwo orders a Seismic Toss – and Ash's partner was swept into one of Mewtwo's own Poké Balls (M01). The clone is seen again in Mewtwo Returns, and it wins again in the CG remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution (M22).
- M01Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back · vs Charizard Won
- M22Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution · vs Charizard Won
First seen: HS17Those Darn Electabuzz!
Corey Demario, star pitcher of Casey's beloved Electabuzz, raised a Charizard called Don – a nickname that plays on Charizard's Japanese name, Lizardon. After a shoulder injury drove Corey from the game, Don lost its confidence along with its Flamethrower and its ability to fly, and was left in the care of Corey's younger brother Benny. Casey set about coaching them both: Don lost a test battle against Shigeo's Ampharos, but during a storm it conquered a fear of water dating back to its Charmander days, rescued Corey and Casey and rediscovered its flight and its fire. It ends the story soaring over the stadium as Corey makes his comeback (HS17).
- HS17Those Darn Electabuzz! · vs Ampharos Lost
Mega & Gigantamax Charizard on screen
Charizard is the anime's Mega Evolution poster child: Red's Mega Charizard X was the first Mega Evolution ever animated, Alain made the form his trademark, and Trevor and Friede brought Mega Charizard Y to the battlefield. In Pokémon Journeys, Leon's Gigantamax Charizard performed the anime's first G-Max Move and reigned unbeaten until the Masters Eight final.
- PO04Pokémon Origins – File 4: CharizardRed's Charizard Mega Evolves into Mega Charizard X in the battle against Mewtwo – the first Mega Evolution ever shown in animation – and its blue-flamed Fire Blast turns the fight.
- XYS01Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special IAlain's Mega Charizard X makes its anime debut against Astrid's Mega Absol and Remo's Mega Garchomp, before Siebold's Mega Blastoise brings it down; a Mega Charizard Y is glimpsed in the special's introduction.
- XYS04Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special IVMega Charizard X sweeps Lysandre's gauntlet of Mega Evolution Trainers, finishing with Malva's Houndoom.
- M17Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of DestructionMega Charizard X features in the film's opening credits and Mega Charizard Y in the ending credits.
- XY125A League of His Own!Trevor's Mega Charizard Y makes its main-series debut, its Drought-boosted Heat Wave meeting Alain's Mega Charizard X, which wins the battle of the two Mega forms.
- XY131Down to the Fiery Finish!Mega Charizard X outlasts Ash-Greninja in the Lumiose Conference final.
- JN115Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!Alain's Mega Charizard X returns in the Masters Eight Tournament, but its Flare Blitz is met by a point-blank Dragon Pulse from Leon's Charizard.
- HZ092Following Traces of LaquiumA Mega Charizard Y appears in a fantasy as Nidothing explains Mega Evolution to Liko.
- HZ122Roy vs. Friede: Wings of Fire!Friede's Charizard Mega Evolves into Mega Charizard Y for the first time, just after its battle with Roy's Skeledirge.
- JN012Flash of the Titans!Leon's Charizard Gigantamaxes against Lance's Dynamaxed Gyarados and wins the World Coronation Series final with G-Max Wildfire, whose flames scorch Gyarados even through Max Guard.
- JN013The Climb to Be the Very Best!G-Max Wildfire against Ash's Gigantamax Pikachu: Charizard shrugs off G-Max Volt Crash and wins.
- JN027Toughing It Out!Gigantamax Charizard meets Raihan's Gigantamax Duraludon, and G-Max Wildfire cuts straight through Max Steelspike.
- JN043Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!A Gigantamax Charizard appears in a fantasy.
- JN122It's… Champion Time!A second G-Max Wildfire breaks through Diantha's Mega Gardevoir to send Leon into the Masters Eight final.
- JN131Paring Pokémon While Parrying!G-Max Wildfire and Pikachu's 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt cancel each other out, and Charizard shrinks back to normal size.
- JN141A Squad's Worth of Passion!A Gigantamax Charizard appears in a fantasy.
Featured episodes
- EP017Island of the Giant PokémonStranded on a mysterious island, Ash and his friends are attacked by a giant Charizard, which then chases their Pokémon alongside a giant Blastoise and Venusaur – all three turn out to be robots.
- EP134Charizard's Burning AmbitionsThe Charicific Valley is home to a whole colony of wild Charizard. A big one swallows the Flamethrower of Ash's Charizard and fires it straight back, and an even larger, dozing Charizard – the gentlest in the valley, according to Liza – swats the newcomer into a wall with one lash of its tail.
- M08Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of MewCharizard fight among the feuding armies of the past, until Sir Aaron calms the conflict.
More appearances
- EP025Primeape Goes Bananas The first flesh-and-blood Charizard on screen, seen briefly in a flashback.
- EP057The Breeding Center Secret A Charmeleon evolving into Charizard features in the TV commercial for Butch and Cassidy's Pokémon breeding centre.
- EP164Carrying On! Hypnotised by Ash's Noctowl, a Fearow becomes convinced its opponent is a Charizard and flees.
- EP169Beauty and the Breeder A competitor's Charizard is entry No. 36 in the Pokémon Beauty Contest.
- EP203The Screen Actor's Guilt A Charizard appears in Vitzo's fantasy.
- AG062Disguise Da Limit A Coordinator's Charizard performs in the Verdanturf Contest's Appeals Round, just before May takes the stage with Skitty.
- M07Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys A Charizard appears in the film's opening sequence.
- JN024A Little Rocket R & R! A Trainer's Charizard is among the tourists' Pokémon stolen by Matori's agents, and goes free when the cage is unlocked.
Beyond the main series
Anime gallery
Anime trivia
- Charizard is the first species in the anime to use every major battle gimmick: Mega Evolution (XYS01), a Z-Move (SM107), Gigantamax (JN012) and Terastallization (HZ014).
- Charizard is the very first Pokémon to appear in the anime's original Japanese opening – outside Japan, Mewtwo took that honour.
- Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl is the only animated series in which no Charizard appears at all.
- Leon's Charizard used 20 different moves by the end of the Masters Eight Tournament – more than any other single Pokémon in the anime, spread across eight types.
- Both of Alain's Charizard's on-screen defeats in Trainer battles came against a fully evolved Kanto first partner using Dragon Pulse: Siebold's Mega Blastoise (XYS01) and Leon's Charizard (JN115).
- Alain's Charizard was the first non-Champion's Pokémon in the anime to defeat an Elite Four member's Pokémon, and in JN115 it became the first Pokémon to knock out one of Leon's in an on-screen Trainer battle.
- Kiawe's Charizard is the only Ride Pokémon ever to battle in a Pokémon League Conference.
- Friede's Charizard first Terastallized into a Dark type in July 2023, one week before the Darkness-type Tera Charizard ex arrived in Japanese card shops.
“Rage, one of Charizard's most powerful attacks. Rage attack usually has a devastating effect on its opponents.”
Ash's Pokédex (Dexter) · EP105
05On the big screen
Charizard in the movies
13 films, 2 Pikachu shorts and 5 specials featuring Charizard.
Charizard has been a big-screen regular since the very first film. Ash's famously stubborn Charizard lunges at Mewtwo in Mewtwo Strikes Back, helps free Moltres in The Power of One, and then gets its finest film moment in Spell of the Unown, flying all the way from the Charicific Valley to catch Ash in mid-air and duel Entei. It returns for Genesect and the Legend Awakened, gets a brand-new origin story in I Choose You!, where Cross abandons it as a Charmander, and reprises its 1998 role in the CGI remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution. Elsewhere there are Mega Charizard cameos, Alain's Mega Charizard X opening Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, and a snarling live-action Charizard brawling in Detective Pikachu's underground arena. On TV it is the star of Alain's four Mega Evolution Specials, and its funniest outing is still Pikachu's Vacation, where it spends half the short with its head stuck in a climbing frame.
Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back
M01 · 1998
Ash's Charizard; Mewtwo's clone Charizard
Ash's Charizard was still in its 'won't listen to anyone' phase when the first film was made, and it shows: it lunges at Mewtwo before Ash has given a single order. In the stadium showdown with Mewtwo's clones, Ash tells it to rely on speed instead of power, but the clone Charizard wins anyway, and Charizard is swallowed by one of Mewtwo's capture balls along with Corey's Venusaur and Neesha's Blastoise. Once Ash sets the captured Pokémon free, it goes after its clone again, and the fight only stops when Ash throws himself between Mew and Mewtwo. In the Japanese version Mewtwo tells the clone to finish it off with Seismic Toss; the dub simply says 'finish it'.
Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One
M02 · 1999
Ash's Charizard
Charizard gets some fresh air on Maren's boat, lets off a burst of flame and is promptly recalled. Things heat up aboard Lawrence III's flying fortress, where its Flamethrower joins Pikachu's electricity and Squirtle's Water Gun to break Moltres out of its cage. When the legendary birds clash, it trades fire with Moltres alongside Pikachu and Squirtle, until a rift and a wall of ice cut Ash off from Ice Island and Charizard is forced back into its Poké Ball. Eagle-eyed fans spotted that it obeys Ash throughout, even though the film opened in Japan before Charizard Chills, the episode where it finally starts listening to him, had aired.
Pokémon 3: The Movie – Spell of the Unown
M03 · 2000
Ash's Charizard; Liza's Charizard (Charla)
Charizard's finest hour on the big screen. Training in the Charicific Valley, it sees news footage of Entei carrying off Ash's mum and flies all the way to Greenfield, arriving just in time to catch Ash and Pikachu as they tumble from the crystal-covered Hale mansion. With Ash on its back it trades Flamethrowers with Entei (in the Japanese version Ash also calls for a Fire Spin that briefly sends Entei flying), while Molly's Unown-fuelled imagination throws up crystal spikes to block its flight. Pinned down and facing a point-blank Fire Blast, it is spared only when Molly begs Entei to stop. Charizard then helps break through the Unown's barrier before flying home to the valley, where Liza and her Charizard Charla had watched the drama unfold on the news.
M07 · 2004
A Charizard (opening sequence)
A Charizard makes a brief cameo in the film's opening sequence.
Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
M08 · 2005
Several Charizard in the armies of the past
Centuries before Ash arrives, several Charizard fly with the feuding armies in the war that Sir Aaron eventually brings to an end.
M10 · 2007
Ash's Charizard and Charla (montage only)
Charizard sits out the Alamos Town adventure, but it does appear, along with Liza's Charizard Charla, in the film's montage of earlier movie adventures.
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice
M15 · 2012
Ash's Charizard (Japanese opening titles only)
Ash's Charizard features in the opening title sequence of the Japanese version only. The film's intro is also a roll-call of every species discovered before Generation VI, Genesect aside.
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened
M16 · 2013
Ash's Charizard
Back on Ash's team after its Unova return, Charizard lands its first film role since Spell of the Unown. In the climax over New Tork City's Pokémon Hills, Mewtwo and the Red Genesect come plunging out of the sky, and Ash sends out Charizard while Iris sends out Dragonite. The two fliers try to hold up the net of threads the Genesect weave to catch them, but it's too much, and in the end a giant cushion of water conjured with Psychic-type moves breaks the fall.
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
M17 · 2014
Mega Charizard X; Mega Charizard Y
Mega Evolution was the big new thing in 2014, and both of Charizard's Mega forms get a look in: Mega Charizard X shows up in the opening credits and Mega Charizard Y in the ending credits.
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
M19 · 2016
Alain's Charizard (Mega Charizard X)
The film opens with the start of Alain's battle against Korrina, with Alain's Charizard as Mega Charizard X. How that fight ends is shown in the XYZ episode A Diamond in the Rough!.
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
M20 · 2017
Ash's Charizard (evolves from Charmander); Cross, its first Trainer
The anniversary retelling of Ash's journey rewrites Charizard's backstory. Its original Trainer is Cross, who leaves it out in a rainstorm for being weak; Ash and Verity rescue it and nurse it back to health in a cave with Sorrel, and it soon evolves into Charmeleon. After a crushing defeat by Cross's Incineroar, Charmeleon gets its rematch at Mount Tensei, evolves into Charizard in the middle of the battle and wins. When Marshadow turns the wild Pokémon and Cross's Lycanroc against everyone, Charizard shields Cross from an attack and helps free Lycanroc, and, unlike its TV self, it listens to Ash the whole way through.
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution
M22 · 2019
Ash's Charizard; Mewtwo's clone Charizard
The CGI remake gives Charizard the same role as in 1998 but tones down its rebellious streak: it gets more screen time (including a new lunch scene) and mostly responds well to Ash. A little of the old attitude survives, though. It greets the messenger Dragonite with a Flamethrower, and when it yawns its way out of its Poké Ball on New Island it fires another at Mewtwo, who calls it ill-mannered. It still loses to its clone and gets captured, but this time Ash leaps after the ball as it is carried away.
2019
Sebastian's Charizard
The live-action Charizard is a fight-club bruiser. In the Roundhouse, an illegal underground battle arena, Sebastian demands a rematch, because Pikachu's shocks scarred his prized Charizard (and tore his coat) in an earlier fight. He secretly doses Charizard with R and it goes berserk, and when Tim leaps in to protect Pikachu, the vials hidden in Sebastian's coat break and send every Pokémon in the place into a frenzy. A freshly evolved Gyarados finally knocks Charizard out with Hydro Pump, flooding the arena.
Pikachu shorts
- PK01Pikachu's Vacation (1998) · Ash's Charizard
Charizard is the short's big comic victim. Pikachu and Raichu, racing each other round the Pokémon park, stomp on its tail; it chases them down and blasts them onto a sleeping Snorlax, then careers out of control and gets its head stuck in a climbing frame. A tug-of-war with a rope ends with everyone flying backwards, and Charizard bursts into tears until Pikachu talks the bullies into saying sorry and lending a hand. Once it's free, it flies off with Psyduck and lands right on top of Meowth. The short premiered with Mewtwo Strikes Back, and in a number of countries it reached cinemas before Ash's Charmander had evolved on TV, giving away its final form early. - PT03Blossom's Dream (POKÉTOON) (2021) · Char-ly, Blossom's father's Charizard
Blossom dreams of becoming Champion with her dad's elderly Charizard, Char-ly, but when she shows off by ordering Fly and Flamethrower it is far too worn out to obey. When a tremor throws the town into panic, Char-ly flies her up into the sky, where its Flamethrower and Fire Blast calm the raging Nidoking and Nidoqueen, and Blossom's parents finally give her their blessing to start her journey.
TV specials
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2000)
A clone Charizard is among the Pokémon Mewtwo created, now living quietly with it on Mount Quena. - Mega Evolution Special I (2014)
Alain and his Mega Charizard X tear through Kalos's Mega Evolution users: they beat Astrid's Mega Absol, finishing with Blast Burn, and Remo's Mega Garchomp, before Elite Four member Siebold's Mega Blastoise finally stops them with Dragon Pulse. A Mega Charizard Y appears in the intro. - Mega Evolution Special II (2014)
Mega Charizard X's duel with Steven's Metagross is cut short by Lysandre's Pyroar. A flashback shows how Alain, then training a Charmeleon, was given his Charizardite X by Lysandre. Later Charizard and Metagross take on Mega Rayquaza, which shrugs off its Flamethrower and blasts them with Draco Meteor. - Mega Evolution Special III (2015)
Mega Charizard X flies straight at Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, dodging Solar Beam and Ice Beam and using Steel Wing to keep Groudon from reaching the Giant Rock, until Precipice Blades brings it down on the ice and Alain has to dig it out. - Mega Evolution Special IV (2015)
Charizard battles its way through ten straight matches against Mega Evolved opponents, among them Mega Venusaur, Mega Alakazam, Mega Scizor and Mega Pinsir, and seals the run against Elite Four member Malva's Mega Houndoom, which falls to Blast Burn.
06Trading Card Game · every card
Charizard in the Pokémon TCG
140 cards since 1999, oldest first. Tap any card to see it full size.
Charizard's first dozen years in the English TCG read like a greatest-hits album. Mitsuhiro Arita's Base Set holo turned it into the hobby's ultimate pull in 1999. Then the variations rolled in: Ken Sugimori's snarling Dark Charizard for Team Rocket, Blaine's Charizard, and a black Shining Charizard hidden in Neo Destiny. The e-Card era added e-Reader Charizards and a Colorless Crystal Charizard, and the EX years brought Charizard ex with a 200-damage Burn Down, a Lightning/Metal Charizard δ and a Shiny Darkness-type Charizard ☆. The Diamond & Pearl years closed the decade with Arita redrawing his own classic for Stormfront, Cyrus's Charizard G and its LV.X, and Kagemaru Himeno's Arceus card. Japan collected some extras along the way, including two Ken Sugimori promos and Lance's Charizard.
From 2012 onwards Charizard stopped being one famous holo and became the showcase for every new trick the TCG learned. The Black & White sets gave the same card three different illustrations, including a black Shiny Secret Rare, before Flashfire (2014) delivered Charizard-EX and both Mega Evolutions, whose 300-damage attacks were a first for the game. Each era since has added its own twist: Charizard-GX and its Shiny Hidden Fates recolour, TAG TEAMs with Reshiram and Braixen, Gigantamax Charizard VMAX and its Rainbow Rare (a tournament prize in Japan), Charizard VSTAR, a Shiny Radiant Charizard, Lance's Charizard V, a Dark-type Terastal Charizard ex, and Mega Charizard X ex and Y ex for the Mega Evolution era. The art kept pace too, moving from the glossy CG of 5ban Graphics and PLANETA to scene-setting Special Illustration Rares by AKIRA EGAWA, miki kudo and danciao, with Mitsuhiro Arita's Base Set original reprinted for the 20th, 25th and 30th anniversaries. Since 2024 TCG Pocket has made Charizard a star all over again, from Genetic Apex's Crown Rare Charizard ex to Shiny Mega Charizard X and Y ex.
Cards to know
- Base Set 4/102 — The card that made the hobby. Mitsuhiro Arita's roaring Charizard with its 100-damage Fire Spin was every playground's most wanted card in 1999, and 1st Edition copies are still the grail of collecting.
- Neo Destiny 107/105 (Shining Charizard) — A secret rare starring the black Shiny Charizard from Gold and Silver, which you could play as a Basic. Its White-hot Flame hits for 100, and the card has a glossy metallic finish.
- EX Dragon Frontiers 100/101 (Charizard ☆ δ) — Charizard Star: a Shiny Darkness-type Charizard you could drop straight onto the Bench, with a 150-damage Dark Swirl that also mills your opponent's deck.
- Flashfire 69/106 (M Charizard-EX) — Mega Charizard X's first card turned the Fire icon into a Dragon type with Fairy Weakness. Its Wild Blaze and Mega Y's Crimson Dive were the first attacks in the game to hit for 300 base damage.
- Champion's Path 074/073 (Charizard VMAX) — The Rainbow Rare Gigantamax Charizard.
- Obsidian Flames 125/197 (Charizard ex) — A Terastallised Charizard with the Dark Tera Type, so the world's favourite Fire Pokémon became a Darkness-type card. Infernal Reign powers it up the moment it evolves, and Burning Darkness hits harder with every Prize your opponent takes.
Every English-language card
Promo cards
Japan-exclusive cards
Other regional releases
TAG TEAM cards featuring Charizard
Pokémon TCG Pocket
Related cards
Digital card games
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): Charizard (Base Set 4 art, Mitsuhiro Arita), card B14, from the Evolution booster pack. Sprite: TCG1 B14 Charizard.png (64×48).
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Charizard (Base Set 4 art) as card A13 in the Beginning Pokémon pack and as Promotion Card P02. Sprites: TCG2 A13 Charizard.png and TCG2 P02 Charizard.png (64×48).
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Dark Charizard (Team Rocket 4 art, Ken Sugimori) as card G08 in the We Are Team Rocket pack. Sprite: TCG2 G08 Dark Charizard.png (64×48).
- Pokémon TCG Live: the gold Hyper Rare Charizard ex (Obsidian Flames 228) was given away with the code CelebrateWCS23, revealed on the 2023 World Championships stream (11 to 21 August 2023, first 100,000 players only).
Most frequent illustrators: 5ban Graphics (23 cards) · Mitsuhiro Arita (11 cards) · aky CG Works (8 cards) · Ken Sugimori (7 cards) · Kouki Saitou (5 cards) · takuyoa (5 cards)
07On the page & beyond
Charizard in manga, books & other media
From the earliest manga to story books and songs.
Charizard's manga career began almost as soon as the games came out. In Kosaku Anakubo's Pocket Monsters, which started in spring 1996, Green's Charmander skips Charmeleon altogether and keeps devolving and re-evolving to comic effect, while Pokémon Adventures has given the species three big roles: Blue's loyal partner (later a Mega Charizard Y), X's dozy Salamè (a Mega Charizard X) and Leon's Champion Charizard. The Electric Tale of Pikachu shows the darker side of Ash's disobedient Charizard, which savages Ritchie's in the Indigo finals, and Pokémon Zensho gives Satoshi a Charizard that wins him the title. On the bookshelf it has its own Scholastic chapter book, Charizard, Go!, plus a Golden Books retelling of its first evolution. It's in the English Pokérap, flies Ed Sheeran home in the Celestial video, topped the Generation I vote in the 2020 Pokémon of the Year poll, and in 1999 even turned up as a gold-plated card in a Burger King promotion.
Manga
Books
Other media
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08Did you know?
Charizard trivia
Name origins, design secrets and the facts that make Charizard such a fan favourite.
What’s in a name?
Charizard is fire-starting wordplay at its simplest: char, to scorch something black, welded to lizard – a neat fit for a creature whose design leans on the reptiles that inspired Europe's dragon legends. The Japanese name Lizardon (Rizādon) grows that same lizard into something mightier, adding either 'dragon' or -don, the ending of so many prehistoric animals' scientific names, from the Ancient Greek for 'tooth'. Abroad, the dragon is never far away: French Dracaufeu joins the Latin draco to the alarm cry 'Au feu!' ('Fire!'), German Glurak blends Glut (embers) and Drache with possibly a dash of Rakete (rocket), Korean Rizamon is a 'lizard monster' and the Chinese Pēnhuǒlóng is simply the 'fire-breathing dragon'.
Design origins
Atsuko Nishida designed Charizard along with Charmander and Charmeleon – and, years later, Mega Charizard X – and she has named it her favourite Pokémon. The big influence is the European dragon, the winged, fire-breathing beast of folklore, blended with real lizards, dinosaurs and the mythical salamander that the whole family draws on. Mega Charizard X leans all the way into the dragon idea, finally making it a Dragon type, with a black hide, blue flames and blue-tipped shoulder spikes, while Mega Charizard Y goes for sleek speed: three horns, little wings on its wrists and a longer tail flame. Gigantamax Charizard swaps its wings for sheets of fire and walks on its toes, a diamond pattern blazing across its belly. One early English name for the Flame Pokémon was 'Charizr', and in Red and Green it appears to be holding a fireball, a hint that it can shape flames with its hands.
Names around the world
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | リザードン Lizardon | From lizard, dragon and -don, the suffix of many prehistoric animals' scientific names (Ancient Greek for 'tooth') |
| French | Dracaufeu | From draco (Latin for 'dragon') and Au feu! ('There's a fire!') |
| German | Glurak | From Glut (ember), Drache (dragon) and possibly Rakete (rocket) |
| Spanish | Charizard | Same as the English name |
| Italian | Charizard | Same as the English name |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Charizard | Same as the English name |
| Korean | 리자몽 Rizamon | From lizard and monster |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 喷火龙 / 噴火龍 Pēnhuǒlóng | From pēnhuǒ (fire-breathing) and lóng (dragon) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 噴火龍 Pānfólùhng | From panfó (fire-breathing) and lùhng (dragon) |
| Arabic | تشاريزارد Charizard | Transcription of the English name |
| Bulgarian | Чаризард Charizard | Transcription of the English name |
| Greek | Τσάριζαρτ Tsárizart | Transcription of the English name |
| Hebrew | צ'אריזארד Charizard | Transcription of the English name |
| Hindi | चारिज़ार्ड Cārizārḍ | Transcription of the English name |
| Indonesian | Charizard (Karizar in Pokémon Pocket Monsters) | Same as the English name; Karizar is adapted from it |
| Latvian | Čarizard | From the English name |
| Lithuanian | Žavizardas | From the English name |
| Russian | Чаризард Charizard | Transcription of the English name |
| Thai | ลิซาร์ดอน Lisadon | Transcription of the Japanese name |
Did you know?
- Charizard, Charmeleon, Flareon, Moltres and Infernape all share the English category 'Flame Pokémon'.
- Charizard and Typhlosion have identical base stats – the same 534 total, spread exactly the same way – and so do their pre-evolutions.
- Like Mewtwo, Charizard has two Mega Evolutions – and both pairs follow the same pattern: the X form changes type and hits physically, while the Y form keeps its type and leans on special power.
- It was the first fully evolved first partner to get a Gigantamax form, and the only one available in Sword and Shield's base game.
- In the base game of Sword and Shield, Charizard is the only first partner from outside Galar to make the Galar Pokédex.
- No Pokémon is used by more Champions: four of them battle with a Charizard.
- Charizard is the only Pokémon outside the Alola Pokédex to serve as a Ride Pokémon in Sun and Moon and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – Charizard Glide flew you between islands anyway.
- Unova's Driftveil Drawbridge is nicknamed 'Charizard Bridge' for its beauty and elegance.
- Until Generation VI, Charizard shared its cry with Rhyhorn. The old cry was updated and handed to Mega Charizard Y.
- Shiny Charizard's familiar black colouring first appeared in official art in 2001, between the releases of Crystal and Ruby and Sapphire.
- Charizard is the very first Pokémon seen in the Japanese anime, leading off its opening titles – overseas, Mewtwo got that honour.
- It was the first species to use all four battle gimmicks in the anime: Mega Evolution, a Z-Move, Gigantamax and Terastallization.
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl's anime series is the only one in which no Charizard appears.
- It is the only Super Smash Bros. Pokémon to graduate from Poké Ball summon to playable fighter.
- In Pokkén Tournament its round-winning pose recreates the Japanese box art of Pokémon Red and Green, and it is the only fighter shown flying its Trainer into the arena.
- In 2016 a newly described Chilean bee was named Chilicola charizard, after the orange colouring and mountain habitat that reminded its discoverer of Charizard.
- The Pokémon of the Year poll in 2020 crowned Charizard the most popular Generation I Pokémon with 93,968 votes, and fourth most popular overall.
- In Ed Sheeran's 2022 'Celestial' music video, a Charizard flies the singer home.
09Quizzes, archive & further reading
More Charizard
Test yourself
Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: BeginnerProfessor Oak has a few questions before you set foot in the tall grass. How well do you know the region where it all began?Take the quiz →
Who's That Pokémon? Kanto: BeginnerIt's the classic challenge! Can you name these original 151 Pokémon from their silhouettes alone?Take the quiz →
Indigo League Anime: IntermediateGrab your cap and set off on Ash's very first adventure. How much do you remember from the Indigo League days?Take the quiz →Ash & Pikachu Anime: BeginnerFrom his first step out of Pallet Town to the top of the world, how well do you know Ash and Pikachu's legendary journey?Take the quiz →
Pokémon Horizons Anime: BeginnerAll aboard for a brand-new adventure! See how well you know Liko, Roy and the crew of Pokémon Horizons: The Series.Take the quiz →
Mewtwo Strikes Back: BeginnerThe film that brought Pokémon to cinemas everywhere! How well do you remember Pokémon: The First Movie?Take the quiz →From the archive: Gengar’s Online Pokédex
Before this page, Pokémon Dungeon was home to Gengar’s Online Pokédex, the classic fan Pokédex for Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter). Its Charizard entry is preserved in full, with its original art, moves and locations.
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