Pokemon

Charizard (#0006) | Stats, Evolutions, Moveset, Locations, Battle Strategies

Charizard is a powerful fire-type Pokémon that is the final evolution of one of the starters Pokémon. Despite having dragon moves with a dragon-like appearance, it does not feature a dragon typing. The fire that burns at the tip of its tail indicates its sheer power. Trainers have noted that Charizard’s fire is even more intense than the flames of Larvesta, a bug and fire-type known for its extremely hot blaze. Its ability to use Blaze and its explosive moves, Flame Wheel, and Flare Blitz make it a formidable opponent. As we delve into the skills of Charizard, discover its enormous stats, moveset, tactics for combat, and more.

About Charizard

Charizard
National Pokédex No.	#0006
Type	Fire	Flying
Species	Flame Pokémon
Height	1.7 m (5′07″)
Weight	90.5 kg (199.5 lbs)
Abilities	Blaze Solar Power (Hidden Ability)
Other Names	Japanese : リザードン (Lizardon) German: Glurak French: Dracaufeu Korean: 리자몽 (rijamong)

Charizard appeared first in Generation I and continued its journey till the last generation. Here is a quick table of its Pokédex number in different generations and series.

Generation	Region	Series		Pokedex No.
Gen I	Kanto	Red/Blue/Yellow		#006
Gen II	Johto	Gold/Silver/Crystal		#231
Gen III	Kantoo	FireRed/LeafGreen		#006
Gen IV	Johto	HeartGold/SoulSilver		#236
Gen V	No Index
Gen VI	Central Kalos	X/Y		#085
Gen VII	Kanto	Let’s Go Pikachu!/ Let’s Go Eevee!		#006
Gen VIII	Galar	Sword/Shield		#380
Gen IX	Blueberry	Scarlet/Violet		#169
It has no index in the Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Alola, Hisui, Paldea, and Kitakami regions.

Origins and Lore

Charizard is known to always be searching for strong foes to battle, and as it gains experience, its flame burns brighter. Its flaming breath can spontaneously start forest fires and melt large glaciers and rocks. Even with a breath as deadly as that, it never turns on an opponent who is weaker than it. Typically, Charizard lives in high valleys and mountains, like Charicific Valley.

Every generation is privy to this Pokemonster’s new journey and background. The multitude of legends related to its origin can be found in the Pokedex entries of several regions.

Pokedex Entries
Generation I
Red	Erupts fire that is intense enough to melt rocks. Known to trigger forest fires unknowingly.
Blue
Yellow	When unleashing a blast of blazing hot fire, the bright-red flame at the tip of its tail burns more fiercely.
Stadium	Its fiery breath reaches insane temperatures. It can easily melt glaciers weighing 10,000 tons.
Generation II
Gold	If Charizard becomes enraged, the flame at the end of its tail glows into a whitish-blue color.
Silver	Breathing fiery, hot flames, it can melt almost anything. Its breath wreaks immense pain on enemies.
Crystal	It uses its wings to fly high. The intensity of its fire rises as it gains experience in battle.
Stadium 2	If Charizard becomes enraged, the flame at the end of its tail glows into a whitish-blue color.
Generation III
FireRed	Its wings can lift this Pokémon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It breathes out fire at very high temperatures.
LeafGreen	It erupts fire that is strong enough to melt boulders. It may set off forest fires by blowing flames.
Emerald	A Charizard flies about in search of strong opponents. It breathes intense flames that can melt any material. However, it will never torch a weaker foe.
Ruby	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.
Sapphire
Generation IV
Diamond	It is said that Charizard’s fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles.
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold	If Charizard becomes enraged, the flame at the end of its tail glows into a whitish-blue color.
SoulSilver	Breathing fiery, hot flames, it can melt almost anything. Its breath wreaks immense pain on enemies.
Generation V
Black	It is said that Charizard’s fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles.
White
Black 2	It is said that Charizard’s fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles.
White 2
Generation VI
X	When expelling a blast of superhot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely.
Y	Its wings can carry this Pokémon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures.
Omega Ruby	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.
Alpha Sapphire
Generation VII
Let’s Go Pikachu!	When this Pokémon expels a blast of super hot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely. Mega Charizard X The overwhelming power that fills its entire body causes it to turn black and creates intense blue flames. Mega Charizard Y 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 Eevee!
Generation VIII
Sword	It spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. It may cause forest fires by blowing flames. Gigantamax Charizard This colossal, flame-winged figure of a Charizard was brought about by Gigantamax energy.
Shield	Its wings can carry this Pokémon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures. Gigantamax Charizard The flame inside its body burns hotter than 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit. When Charizard roars, that temperature climbs even higher.
Brilliant Diamond	It is said that Charizard’s fire burns brighter if it has experienced harsh battles.
Shining Pearl
Generation IX
Scarlet	If Charizard becomes truly angered, the flame at the tip of its tail burns in a light blue shade.
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.

Biology and Behavior

Charizard is a bipedal, draconic creature with strong blue-colored wings. From the base of its chest to the end of its tail, it features a cream underbelly with an orange base color. It has a slightly elevated nose, small blue eyes, a long neck, and two horn-like appendages that protrude from the back of its rectangular head. When Charizard is agitated, the large flame at the tip of its long, tapering tail can flare up into a blue flame.

Details for Starters
Catch Rate	45 (5.9% using PokeBall on full HP)
Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Exp. Points	209 (Gen 1-4), 240 (Gen 5-7)
Base Friendship (Happiness)	50, 70 (Gen 2-7)
EV Yield	3

EV Yield Distribution
HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed
0	0	0	3	0	0

Base Stats

In every generation, Charizard has equal base stats with a total of 534 values. However, these stats can be greatly impacted by nature and the items of the caught Charizard.

Range
Stats	At Level 50		At Level 100
	Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum
HP	138	185	266	360
Attack	80	149	155	293
Defense	74	143	144	280
Sp. Attack	102	177	200	348
Sp. Defense	81	150	157	295
Speed	94	167	184	328
Min. stats are calculated as per a Charizard with 0 EVs, 0 IVs, and a hindering nature. Max. stats are calculated as per a Charizard with 252 EVs, 31 IVs, and a beneficial nature.

Evolutionary Line

Charizard evolves from Charmeleon at Level 36. It is the final complete evolution of Charmander, one of the starter Pokémon in Gen 1. Using Charizardite X or Charizardite Y, it can also mega evolve into Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y, respectively. 

The Sword/Shield version also brought out its Gigantamax (or G-Max) form, which can use the super powerful move G-Max Wildfire. It is also able to teratralize in Generation IX.

Mega Charizard X
Type	Fire	Dragon
Species	Flame Pokémon
Height	1.7 m (5′07″)
Weight	110.5 kg (243.6 lbs)
Abilities	Tough Claws
Base Experience	285

Mega Charizard Y
Type	Fire	Flying
Species	Flame Pokémon
Height	1.7 m (5′07″)
Weight	100.5 kg (221.6 lbs)
Abilities	Drought
Base Experience	285

Gigantamax Charizard
Type	Fire	Flying
Species	Flame Pokémon
Abilities	Blaze

Breeding

Female Charizard can be bred with different male species to create stronger offspring. This can be useful to learn certain egg moves, like Ancient Power and Belly Drum, that can not be learned otherwise.

Egg Groups	Dragon, Monster
Gender Ratio	87.5% Male, 12.5% Female
Egg cycles	20
Approx. Steps	4,884–5,140 steps

Egg Moves	Compatible Parents
	After Level Up	After Using TM	After Hatching
Ancient Power	Cranidos Rampardos Shieldon Bastiodon		Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Lapras Chikorita Totodile Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Mudkip
Belly Drum	Snorlax		Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Slowpoke Galarian Slowpoke Slowbro Galarian Slowbro Slowking Galarian Slowking
Bite	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Ekans Arbok Snorlax Totodile Croconaw Feraligator Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Trapinch Vibrava Seviper Bagon Shelgon Salamence Turtwig Grotle Torterra Gible Gabite Garchomp Axew Fraxure Haxorus Deino Zweilous Hydreigon Bergmite Avalugg Hisuian Avalugg Noibat Noivern Chewtle Drednaw Dreepy Drakloak Dragapult Frigibax Arctibax Baxcalibur		Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Mudkip
Counter	Chewtle Drednaw		Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Rhyhorn Chikorita Totodile Mudkip Shieldon Scraggy Axew Fraxure Haxorus Goomy Sliggoo Hisuian Sliggoo Goodra Hisuian Goodra Jangmo-o
Dragon Rush	Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Vibrava Flygon Gible Gabite Garchomp Deino Zweilous Hydreigon Flapple Drakloak Dragapult		Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Rhyhorn Swablu Altaria Bagon Shelgon Salamence Noibat Noivern Silicobra Sandaconda Frigibax Arctibax Baxcalibur
Dragon Tail	Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Vibrava Flygon Milotic Salamence Jangmo-o Hakamo-o Kommo-o Kommo-o Duraludon Duraludon Frigibax Frigibax Arctibax Arctibax Baxcalibur Baxcalibur Dipplin Dipplin Archaludon Archaludon Hydrapple Hydrapple	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Arbok Gyarados Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Meganium Feraligatr Ampharos Tyranitar Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Vibrava Flygon Milotic Tropius Bagon Shelgon Salamence Rampardos Gible Gabite Garchomp Rhyperior Scraggy Scrafty Axew Fraxure Haxorus Deino Zweilous Hydreigon Skrelp Goodra Hisuian Goodra Noivern Jangmo-o Hakamo-o Kommo-o Chewtle Appletun Duraludon Dreepy Drakloak Dragapult Frigibax Arctibax Baxcalibur Dipplin Archaludon Hydrapple	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Skrelp Dragalge Chewtle Drednaw Dreepy Drakloak Dragapult
Iron Tail	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Axew Fraxure Haxorus		Hisuian Goodra
Metal Claw	Duraludon Archaludon	Charmander Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Gible Gabite Garchomp Rhyperior Hakamo-o Kommo-o Duraludon Archaludon	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Gible Gabite Garchomp

It should be noted that before mating, the male parent has to be aware of the specific egg movement. However, the Scarlet/Violet version allows you to breed it in picnics with any Pokémon that can perform the egg move.

In-Game Availability

Every version, based on any generation, allows players to obtain a Charizard directly or indirectly. However, it is unobtainable in Legends: Arceus.

Version		Game Locations
Red	Yellow	Evolve Charmeleon
Blue		Evolve Charmeleon
Gold	Silver	Time Capsule, Event
Crystal		Time Capsule, Event
Ruby	Sapphire	Trade, Event
Emerald		Trade, Event
FireRed	LeafGreen	Evolve Charmeleon
Colosseum		Trade
XD		Trade
Diamond		Trade
Pearl
Platinum		Trade
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Evolve Charmeleon
Pal Park		Field
Black	White	Poké Transfer, Evolve Charmeleon (from Event Charmander)
Black 2	White 2	Poké Transfer, Evolve Charmeleon (from Event Charmander)
X		Evolve Charmeleon
Y
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	Trade, Event
Sun	Moon	Trade, Event
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon	Evolve Charmeleon
Let’s Go Pikachu!	Let’s Go Eevee!	Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25
Sword		Hammerlocke Hills (Max Raid Battle) Lake of Outrage (Max Raid Battle) (Gigantamax Factor)
Shield
Expansion Pass		Fields of Honor, Loop Lagoon (Max Raid Battle)
Brilliant Diamond		Evolve Charmeleon
Shining Pearl
Scarlet		Trade, Poké Portal News
Violet
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero		Evolve Charmeleon

Sprites in Different Generations

Every generation introduced its modified sprites, with some featuring both normal and shiny variants.

Generation	Normal Charizard	Shiny Charizard
Gen I		—
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Gen V
Gen VI
Gen VII	—	—
Gen VIII		—
Gen IX		—

Training and Battling — Type Effectiveness

Charizard is one of the extremely powerful Pokémon on the list, explaining the reason it is chosen by a lot of trainers. Once fully evolved, it becomes strong against most move types with only rock-type as its major weakness.

Charizard and Mega Charizard Y
Damage Taken	Type	Status
0x	Ground	Immune
¼x	Bug	Highly Resists
	Grass	Highly Resists
½x	Fighting	Weakly Resists
	Steel	Weakly Resists
	Fairy	Weakly Resists
	Fire	Weakly Resists
1x	Normal	Normally Affected
	Ghost	Normally Affected
	Psychic	Normally Affected
	Dark	Normally Affected
	Ice	Normally Affected
	Poison	Normally Affected
	Flying	Normally Affected
	Dragon	Normally Affected
2x	Electric	Weak
	Water	Weak
4x	Rock	Very Weak

Mega Charizard X
Damage Taken	Type	Status
0x	None	—
¼x	Fire	Highly Resists
	Grass	Highly Resists
½x	Steel	Weakly Resists
	Electric	Weakly Resists
	Bug	Weakly Resists
1x	Normal	Normally Affected
	Water	Normally Affected
	Ghost	Normally Affected
	Psychic	Normally Affected
	Fighting	Normally Affected
	Dark	Normally Affected
	Ice	Normally Affected
	Poison	Normally Affected
	Flying	Normally Affected
	Fairy	Normally Affected
2x	Dragon	Weak
	Ground	Weak
	Rock	Weak
4x	None	—

Moves and Abilities

Being a fire and flying type Pokémon, Charizard comes equipped with Blaze as its main ability while having Solar Power as the hidden one. When turned into Mega Charizard X, it takes on Tough Claws while Mega Charizard Y acquires Drought.

Charizard
Blaze
Battle Effect	Increases the power of Fire-type attacks by 50% when the Pokémon’s HP is less than one-third of its maximum.
Solar Power
Battle Effect	During harsh sunlight, it increases the bearer’s Special Attack by 50%, but cuts off ⅛ of its max HP on every turn.

Mega Charizard X
Tough Claws
Battle Effect	Increases the power of attacks that make direct contact.

Mega Charizard Y
Drought
Battle Effect	Creates harsh sunlight once the bearer enters the battle. The effect lasts for 5 turns, unless it is removed by Air Lock and Cloud Nine abilities, or other weather changing moves.

Here’s the latest move chart for Charizard as per Generation IX.

Gen IX Moves
By Level Up
Lvl	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
—	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
—	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40
—	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100	25
—	Smokescreen	Normal	Status	—	100	20
—	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90	10
—	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100	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
Evol.	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95	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	100	100	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Charizard.

By Breeding
Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Counter	Fighting	Physical	??*	100	20
Belly Drum	Normal	Status	—	101	10
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95	35
Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100	5
Dragon Rush	Dragon	Physical	100	75	10
Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90	10
* Counter inflicts double the damage received on the previous turn.

By TM (Technical Machine)
TM	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
6	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10
7	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
8	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	15
14	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100	15
24	Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85	15
25	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
27	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞	20
28	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
32	Swift	Normal	Special	60	∞	20
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
38	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100	20
40	Air Cutter	Flying	Special	60	95	25
43	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
44	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90	10
47	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
49	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
51	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
55	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
58	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15
65	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95	15
66	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
67	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100	15
68	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
78	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100	15
85	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
86	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
88	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
97	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95	15
100	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	—	—	20
103	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
107	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85	15
108	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
115	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100	10
118	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90	10
125	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15
130	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
141	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5
144	Fire Pledge	Fire	Special	80	100	10
149	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
152	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
153	Blast Burn	Fire	Special	150	90	5
156	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100	10
157	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90	5
158	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5
160	Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70	10
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
165	Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100	15
168	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100	10
171	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
172	Roar	Normal	Status	—	101	20
189	Heat Crash	Fire	Physical	??*	100	10
192	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20
193	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100	10
204	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
207	Temper-Flare	Fire	Physical	75	100	10
215	Scorching Sands	Ground	Special	70	100	10
222	Breaking Swipe	Dragon	Physical	60	100	15
226	Dragon Cheer	Dragon	Status	—	101	15
* The heavier the user is from the opponent, the greater the power of the attack.

Competitive Usage & Strategies

Every generation has seen Charizard as one of the most feared Pokémon. Given its strong speed, wide movepool, and balanced offenses, Charizard can run a wide range of setups.  

Black/ White/ Black 2/ White 2
Choice Specs
Moveset	Fire Blast	Air Slash
	Hidden Power Grass	Flamethrower
Held Item	Choice Specs
Ability	Blaze
Nature	Timid
EVs	4 Defense, 252 Sp. Attack, 252 Speed

X/Y/Sun/Moon
Dragon Dance X
Moveset	Dragon Dance	Flare Blitz
	Earthquake/Dragon Claw	Roost/Dragon Claw
Held Item	Charizardite X
Ability	Tough Claws
Nature	Jolly
EVs	4 Sp. Defense, 252 Attack, 252 Speed
Drought Wallbreaker Y
Moveset	Flamethrower/Fire Blast	Focus Blast
	Solar Beam/Defog	Roost
Held Item	Charizardite Y
Ability	Drought
Nature	Timid
EVs	4 Defense, 252 Sp. Attack, 252 Speed

Sword/Shield
Special Attacker
Moveset	Roost	Flamethrower
	Hurricane	Toxic/Defog
Held Item	Heavy Duty Boots
Ability	Blaze
Nature	Timid
EVs	4 Sp. Defense, 252 Sp. Attack, 252 Speed
Defensive
Moveset	Toxic	Roost
	Flamethrower	Defog
Held Item	Heavy Duty Boots
Ability	Blaze
Nature	Timid
EVs	248 HP, 8 Sp. Attack, 252 Speed

Scarlet/Violet
All-Out Attacker
Moveset	Hurricane	Flamethrower
	Scorching Sands	Will-O-Wisp
Held Item	Heavy Duty Boots
Ability	Blaze
Nature	Timid
EVs	4 Defense, 252 Sp. Attack, 252 Speed
Tera	Ground
Belly Drum
Moveset	Belly Drum	Acrobatics
	Earthquake	Flame Charge
Held Item	Sitrus Berry
Ability	Blaze
Nature	Jolly
EVs	4 HP, 252 Attack, 252 Speed
Tera	Flying

Charizard is primarily seen on offensive teams, such as sun teams, where its Fire-type attacks become greatly enhanced. Although its 4x vulnerability to Stealth Rock might make things difficult, it can also be used to Charizard’s advantage by bringing the foe within the Blaze range. 

Charizard in Pokémon UNITE

Charizard is one of the very first UNITE licenses available for a new trainer to choose from on Pokémon UNITE. It undoubtedly has great stats with powerful moves, leading to a good win rate, even for a beginner.

All-Rounder, Melee, Difficulty: Novice
While it’s still a Charmander, it’s not the most effective, but once it evolves into Charizard, it uses its explosive moves to attack and inflict damage over a wide range.
Evolution	Level 9
Moves	Flame Burst (Lvl. 5) Flamethrower (Lvl. 11) Fire Punch (Lvl. 11) Fire Spin (Lvl. 7) Flame Blast (Lvl. 13) Flare Blitz (Lvl. 13)
Unite Move	Seismic Slam
Stats
Offense	3.5/5 ⭐
Endurance	3/5 ⭐
Mobility	2.5/5 ⭐
Scoring	3/5 ⭐
Support	0.5/5 ⭐

Role in the Pokémon World

Being one of the starter Pokémon in the first generation, Charizard has always been the favorite of all fire type lovers. With our hero, Ash, owning a Charizard himself, it always made an appearance once in a while throughout the series. Besides him, several other Charizard trainers has shown up throughout the anime, with the most popular ones being: 

• Liza (Charific Valley)
• Team A.C.T.
• Alain
• Kiawe
• Leon
• Friede

First Appearance

Ep. 46  — Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon

Plot

A prehistoric Aerodactyl insulted Charmeleon causing him to evolve into a Charizard. Once evolved, Charizard unleashes a powerful Flamethrower and tries to take revenge from Aerodactyl, rather than rescuing Ash, his trainer, from its grasp. It did its best before a Jigglypuff sings and puts them to sleep. However, before falling asleep, Charizard did save Ash from falling.

Other major episodes featuring a Charizard include:

• Mewtwo Strikes Back
• Mewtwo Returns
• One Trick Phony!
• Those Darn Electabuzz!
• Shocks and Bonds
• Grating Spaces!
• A League of His Own!
• Flash of the Titans!
• The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)
• Fly! Wattrel!!

Trivia and Fun Facts

• Charizard is character designer Atsuko Nishida’s favorite Pokémon.
• Charizard and Mewtwo share several Mega Evolution similarities.
  • Both Pokémon are the only ones to have two Mega Evolutions instead of one. 
  • Both of their Y Mega Evolutions were introduced before their X ones. 
  • Both Pokémon change their typing in their X Mega Evolutions while they remain the same type in their Y Mega Evolutions. 
  • Both X Mega Evolutions are physically oriented while their Y Mega Evolutions are specially oriented.
• Prior to Generation VI, Charizard and Rhyhorn shared the same cry. This cry was updated and reused for Mega Charizard Y.
• Mega Charizard Y has the highest base Special Attack stat of all Fire-type Pokémon.
• Charizard is the most common Pokémon found amongst Champions, being used by four of them.
• In Generation IX, Charizard is unable to learn both Metal Claw and False Swipe via TM, while its pre-evolutions can learn False Swipe and Charmander can learn Metal Claw.

Without a question, Charizard is an exceptional Pokémon that cannot be replaced by any other. It has the potential to give a threatening edge to even some legendary Pokémon. Lastly, it is just what you need to sweep you up in a lot of competitive battles.