Charizard

Charizard リザードン
Charmeleon < Charizard > Squirtle
Species	Type
Flame Pokémon
Number	Ability
#6	Blaze Solar Power
Height	Weight
5'7" (1.7m)	199.5 lbs. (90.5 kg)
Gender Ratio
Male: 87.5%	Female: 12.5%
Evolves From	Evolves Into
Charmeleon	None
Egg Group	Catch Rate
Monster/Dragon	45
Tier	EV Yield
NU/RU	3 Special Attack Points

Charizard (リザードン) is the sixth Pokémon in the Pokédex. It is a Fire/Flying Type, and is known as the Flame Pokémon.

Charizard has the Blaze Ability. With this Ability, the power of its Fire Type attacks increase by 1.5 times when its HP drops below one-third of its maximum. A second Ability is available to Charizard from the Dream World, the Solar Power Ability. This ability increases the Special Attack Statistic by 1.5 times during periods of strong sunlight, but at the expense of losing Hit Points on each turn.

Charmander evolve into Charmeleon starting at Level 16, and can evolve into Charizard at Level 36.

Charizard is in the Egg Groups Monster and Dragon, and its Egg will take approximately 5,120 steps to hatch. It takes Charizard 1,059,860 Experience Points to reach Level 100.

[edit] Biology

[edit] Physiology

Charizard takes the appearance of a red dragon. The underside of its wings are blue. A fire burns on its tail, a feature consistent with the rest of its evolutionary line. Charizard gets its name from "Char" which is another word for fire, and "Zard" which is another meaning for lizard.Charizard's shiny form appears as a black dragon. The underside of its wings are red.

[edit] Gender Differences

Charizard doesn't have any distinguished natural features that make it appear male or female.

[edit] Game Information

[edit] Original Games

Charizard can only be obtained by evolving a Charmeleon. This is consistent across all five generations.

[edit] Spin-off Games

Charizard appears at Endless Level 23, Pair Trozei, Forever Level 72 and Mr. Who's Den in Pokémon Trozei!.

Charizard can only be obtained by evolving Charmeleon in the first Mystery Dungeon game. In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, Charizard appears at Sky Rift B1-B15, DPB1-B9 and Dark Crater DPB6-B9 & DPB11-B14. Charizard is exclusive to Blazing Adventure Squad in Mystery Dungeon 3, appearing at Fire Mountains 21F-29F and Legendary Volcanic Island Floors 27-28, 30-39, 42, 44-45 & 49.

Charizard only shows up during missions in Pokémon Ranger. Charizard appears at the Volcano Cave in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia after defeating Heatran. Charizard is a Boss Pokémon in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs. Unlike other boss battles in the series, Charizard is one of the Boss Pokémon that you battle in the sky. a feature new to the third installment in the Ranger series. Charizard is unavailable in the Past Missions, however.

Charizard can be found at the Granite Zone in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure. Battle it to obtain it. In PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, Charizard appears at the Arcane Area's Lakeshore after befriending Scrafty. Battle Charizard to befriend it, after which you'll be able to call it into battle.

Charizard can be found at Everspring Valley Cave 4-2 in Pokémon Rumble Blast.

The only way to obtain a Charizard in Pokémon Conquest is to evolve a Charmeleon.

[edit] Trading Card Game

Charizard appears in 22 different sets and the DP Promo. The Charizard in the VS set is the only Charizard to be listed as a Common card. All other Charizard cards are listed as rare cards, but five are hidden cards: Neo Destiny (three star Rare), Skyridge, EX Dragon, and Stormfront, which is similar to the Charizard from the Base Set, and Plasma Storm.

[edit] Other Appearances

Charizard is on the cover of both Pokémon Red and Pokémon FireRed.

Charizard appears in all three Super Smash Brothers game. It appears in both Super Smash Brothers and Super Smash Brothers Melee at random from a Poké Ball, and in both games it uses Flamethrower. Opponents that make physical contact with Charizard also take damage.

Charizard returns in Super Smash Brothers Brawl in an entirely different role, as it is one of the three Pokémon used by the Pokémon Trainer, along with Ivysaur and Squirtle.

[edit] Anime/Manga Information

[edit] Anime

Ash's Charmeleon evolved into Charizard to chase down an Aerodactyl that had grabbed Ash in the episode Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon. Despite the evolution, it still continued to disobey Ash until it was frozen solid in the episode Charizard Chills. After getting Charizard out of the ice, which took the whole night to melt, Ash earned Charizard's respect and it started obeying him.

Charizard was left at the Charicific Valley in the episode Charizard's Burning Ambition; since then Ash has called upon it from time to time, including against Brandon in Ash's second rematch against Brandon. Ash's Charizard makes its return during Ash's journey in the Unova region after the Unova League's conclusion.

[edit] Movies

Ash's Charizard was featured in the Pikachu Short Pikachu's Vacation, along with the films Mewtwo Strikes Back, The Power of One and The Spell of the Unown. A Charizard aligned with Mewtwo also appeared in Mewtwo Returns. A Wild Charizard was featured in Destiny Deoxys, and another trainer used a Charizard in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

[edit] Manga

Green's Charmander would evolve into a Charizard prior to Chapter 27. He would use his Charizard in many chapters since, including many major battles.

Tucker of the Battle Dome uses his own Charizard in Chapters 323 and 324.

[edit] Pokémon Information

[edit] Competitive Battling

Charizard finds itself in the Never-Utilized and Rarely-Utilized Tiers of Competitive Battling. In these tiers it is a destructive Special Sweeper, but its Speed also allows it to run a physical sweeping set with Swords Dance.

Keeping Stealth Rock on your opponent's side is a great way to take Charizard out, as it loses 50% of its HP if it switches in while this entry hazard is active. Even the toughest Special Walls have trouble against Charizard whilst Solar Power is active; getting a Revenge-KO is one way to take it down. Paralysis will definitely hurt its chances at both sweeping and survival.

[edit] Area Locations

[edit] Pokédex Entries

[edit] Pokéthlon Statistics

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Moves

[edit] Via Level-Up

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Start	Dragon Claw		80	100	Physical
Start	Shadow Claw		70	100	Physical
Start	Air Slash		75	95	Special
Start	Scratch		40	100	Physical
Start	Growl		N/A	100	Status
Start 7	Ember		40	100	Special
10	Smokescreen		N/A	100	Status
17	Dragon Rage		??	100	Special
21	Scary Face		N/A	100	Status
28	Fire Fang		65	95	Physical
32	Flame Burst		70	100	Special
36	Wing Attack		60	100	Physical
41	Slash		70	100	Physical
47	Flamethrower		95	100	Special
56	Fire Spin		35	85	Special
62	Inferno		100	50	Special
71	Heat Wave		100	90	Special
77	Flare Blitz		120	100	Physical

[edit] Via TM/HM

TM/HM No.	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
TM01	Hone Claws		--	--	Status
TM02	Dragon Claw		80	100	Physical
TM05	Roar		--	100	Status
TM06	Toxic		--	90	Status
TM10	Hidden Power		??	100	Special
TM11	Sunny Day		--	--	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam		150	90	Special
TM17	Protect		--	--	Status
TM21	Frustration		??	100	Physical
TM22	Solarbeam		120	100	Special
TM26	Earthquake		100	100	Physical
TM27	Return		??	100	Physical
TM28	Dig		80	100	Physical
TM31	Brick Break		75	100	Physical
TM32	Double Team		--	--	Status
TM35	Flamethrower		95	100	Special
TM38	Fire Blast		120	85	Special
TM39	Rock Tomb		50	80	Physical
TM40	Aerial Ace		60	--	Physical
TM42	Facade		70	100	Physical
TM43	Flame Charge		50	100	Physical
TM44	Rest		--	--	Status
TM45	Attract		--	100	Status
TM48	Round		60	100	Special
TM49	Echoed Voice		40	100	Special
TM50	Overheat		140	90	Special
TM52	Focus Blast		120	70	Special
TM56	Fling		??	100	Physical
TM58	Sky Drop		60	100	Physical
TM59	Incinerate		30	100	Special
TM61	Will-o-wisp		--	75	Status
TM65	Shadow Claw		70	100	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact		150	90	Physical
TM75	Swords Dance		--	--	Status
TM78	Bulldoze		60	100	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide		75	90	Physical
TM82	Dragon Tail		60	90	Physical
TM87	Swagger		--	90	Status
TM90	Substitute		--	--	Status
TM94	Rock Smash		40	100	Physical
HM01	Cut		50	95	Physical
HM02	Fly		90	95	Physical
HM04	Strength		80	100	Physical

[edit] Via Breeding

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Belly Drum		--	--%	Status
Ancientpower		60	100%	Special
Bite		60	100%	Physical
Outrage		120	100%	Physical
Beat Up		??	100%	Physical
Dragon Dance		--	--%	Status
Crunch		80	100%	Physical
Dragon Rush		100	75%	Physical
Metal Claw		50	95%	Physical
Flare Blitz		120	100%	Physical
Counter		??	100%	Physical
Dragon Pulse		90	100%	Special
Focus Punch		150	100%	Physical

[edit] Via Move Tutor

[edit] All Generation 5 Games

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Blast Burn		150	90%	Special
Fire Pledge		50	100%	Special

[edit] Black 2/White 2 Exclusive Moves

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Dragon Pulse		90	100%	Special
Fire Punch		75	100%	Physical
Heat Wave		100	90%	Special
Iron Tail		100	75%	Physical
Outrage		120	100%	Physical
Roost		--	--%	Status
Sleep Talk		--	--%	Status
Snore		40	100%	Special
Tailwind		--	--%	Status
Thunderpunch		75	100%	Physical

[edit] Generation III Exclusive Moves

[edit] Via Level Up (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
20	Rage		20	100	Physical

[edit] Via Move Tutor

[edit] Emerald

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Dynamicpunch		100	50%	Physical
Defense Curl		--	--%	Status

[edit] Fire Red/Leaf Green

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Mega Punch		80	85%	Physical
Mega Kick		120	75%	Physical
Body Slam		85	100%	Physical
Double-Edge		120	100%	Physical
Seismic Toss		??	100%	Physical
Mimic		--	--%	Status

[edit] Generation IV Exclusive Moves

[edit] Via TM/HM

• TM43: Secret Power
• TM47: Steel Wing
• TM58: Endure
• TM78: Captivate
• TM83: Natural Gift
• HM05: Defog (Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Only)

[edit] Via Move Tutor

[edit] Platinum/Heart Gold/Soul Silver

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Air Cutter		55	95%	Special
Fury Cutter		20	95%	Physical
Ominous Wind		60	100%	Special
Swift		60	--%	Special
Mud-Slap		20	100%	Special
Twister		40	100%	Special

[edit] Heart Gold/Soul Silver

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Headbutt		70	100%	Physical

[edit] Evolution Line

Evolution Line
Charmander	Charmeleon	Charizard
Level 16 -- Level 36

[edit] Type Matchups

Type	Attack Advantages	Attack Disadvantages	Defense Advantages	Defense Disadvantages
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[edit] Trivia

• Charizard was the first Pokémon to appear in the Japanese opening to the Anime. In the English opening, Mewtwo appears first.