Charmander

#4 (Kanto)

#5 Charmeleon ›

Pokémon type

Fire

Charmander weaknesses

Charmander is weak to Ground, Rock and Water-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Charmander is resistant to Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Fairy-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Charmander

The best moves for Charmander are Scratch and Flamethrower when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Ember and Flamethrower deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Scratch

12DPS

Flamethrower

39DPS

Defending

Ember

12DPS

Flame Charge

21DPS

Trainer Battles

Ember

4.5EPT

Flamethrower

1.96DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 5 Pokémon in the Charmander family, including 2 Mega Pokémon. Charmander evolves into Charmeleon for 25 Candy, then into Charizard for 100 Candy.

Evolving Mega Charizard X costs 200 Mega Energy the first time, and 40 Mega Energy every time after.
Evolving Mega Charizard Y costs 200 Mega Energy the first time, and 40 Mega Energy every time after.

Game images

Charmander, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

View 4 different costumes for Charmander »

Events

PokéXciting! Singapore

PokéXciting! Kuala Lumpur

In person

12th Sep

Ultra Unlock: 10th Anniversary Edition

21st Jul

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Candela's Quest for Victory

9th Jun

Pokémon Pokopia Celebration Event

10th Mar

Pokémon 30th Anniversary

3rd Mar

Road to Kalos

23rd Feb

Car Free Day in Jakarta

In person

10th Jan

Pokémon GO at Techfest 2025

In person

22nd Dec 2025

Summary

Charmander is a Fire Pokémon. It is weak to Ground, Rock and Water moves. Charmander's best moveset is Scratch & Flamethrower and it has a Max CP of 1,108. Charmander evolves into Charmeleon.

About

"The flame that burns at the tip of its tail is an indication of its emotions. The flame wavers when Charmander is enjoying itself. If the Pokémon becomes enraged, the flame burns fiercely."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Ember	10	10	12
Scratch	6	8	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Flame Charge	70	3	2.55
Flame Burst	70	2	1.68
Flamethrower	65	2	1.56
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Ember	4	2	2.4	4.5
Scratch	3	1	3	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Flamethrower	90	55	1.96
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Flame Charge ▲ att	65	50	1.56
Flame Burst	70	55	1.53
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Scratch 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	6.2	100%
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	6.1	99%
Scratch 12 DPS	Flame Burst 33.6 DPS	6	98%
Ember 12 DPS	Flame Burst 33.6 DPS	5.9	96%
Scratch 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.6	92%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.5	89%
Scratch 12 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	5.3	86%
Ember 12 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	5.2	84%
Scratch 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.5	72%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4	64%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Ember 12 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	2.4	100%
Ember 12 DPS	Flame Burst 33.6 DPS	2.3	96%
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	2.2	95%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.7	70%
Scratch 12 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	1.6	68%
Scratch 12 DPS	Flame Burst 33.6 DPS	1.5	62%
Scratch 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	1.4	61%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	50%
Scratch 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.1	48%
Scratch 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.9	37%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Ember 4.5 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	14	11.2	100%
Scratch 4 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	14	10.9	97%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	96%
Scratch 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	93%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Flame Charge 1.56 DPE	12	9.4	84%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Flame Burst 1.53 DPE	14	9.3	82%
Scratch 4 EPT	Flame Charge 1.56 DPE	13	9.2	82%
Scratch 4 EPT	Flame Burst 1.53 DPE	14	9.1	81%
Scratch 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	32%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	27%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Charmander?

Charmander is weak to Ground, Rock and Water moves.

The best counter to Charmander is Primal Kyogre with Waterfall and Origin Pulse, followed by Primal Groudon, Mega Greninja and Mega Diancie.

The top Charmander counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse	100%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	99%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Hydro Cannon	97%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Surf+	97%
Mega Greninja	Bubble Hydro Cannon	95%
Mega Greninja	Bubble Surf+	94%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Hydro Pump	93%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Surf	92%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Earthquake	91%
Mega Diancie	Rock Throw Rock Slide	90%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		116
Defense		93
Stamina		118

Max HP

Level 40

105

Size

Height	0.6 m
Weight	8.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	420
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	560
Level 30 Max wild	840
Level 40	980
Level 50	1,108

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	700
Level 35 (wild)	910

Costumes

Charmander costumes

Charmander (Fall 2019)

Can't evolve.

Charmander (Fall 2019) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Charmander (Goggles 2026)

Charmander (Goggles 2026) evolves into Charmeleon (Goggles 2026).

Charmander (Goggles 2026) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Charmander (Party Hat)

Can't evolve.

Charmander (Party Hat) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Charmander (Pikachu Visor)

Can't evolve.

Charmander (Pikachu Visor) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO