Charmeleon

#5 (Kanto)

#6 Charizard ›

Pokémon type

Fire

Charmeleon weaknesses

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

160%

Resistances

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

63%

Best moveset for Charmeleon

The best moves for Charmeleon are Fire Fang 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

Fire Fang

15.6DPS

Flamethrower

39DPS

Defending

Fire Fang

15.6DPS

Flame Burst

33.6DPS

Trainer Battles

Ember

4.5EPT

Flamethrower

1.96DPE

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Evolution

There are 5 Pokémon in the Charmander family, including 2 Mega Pokémon. Charmeleon evolves from Charmander for 25 Candy, and into Charizard for 100 Candy, then temporarily into Mega Charizard X or Mega Charizard Y.

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

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

View 3 different costumes for Charmeleon »

Summary

Charmeleon is a Fire Pokémon which evolves from Charmander. It is weak to Ground, Rock and Water moves. Charmeleon's best moveset is Fire Fang & Flamethrower and it has a Max CP of 1,868. Charmeleon evolves into Charizard.

About

"Charmeleon mercilessly destroys its foes using its sharp claws. If it encounters a strong foe, it turns aggressive. In this excited state, the flame at the tip of its tail flares with a bluish white color."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Fire Fang	13	9	15.6
Ember	10	10	12
Scratch Elite TM	6	8	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Fire Punch	50	3	1.82
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 Elite TM	3	1	3	4
Fire Fang	8	2	4.8	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Flamethrower	90	55	1.96
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Fire Punch	60	40	1.8
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
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	8.7	100%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Flame Burst 33.6 DPS	8.5	97%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	8.3	95%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.1	92%
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	7.9	91%
Scratch Elite TM 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	7.9	90%
Ember 12 DPS	Flame Burst 33.6 DPS	7.7	88%
Scratch Elite TM 12 DPS	Flame Burst 33.6 DPS	7.7	88%
Ember 12 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	7.5	87%
Scratch Elite TM 12 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	7.5	87%
Scratch Elite TM 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.1	82%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7	81%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.4	74%
Scratch Elite TM 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.6	64%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.1	58%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Flame Burst 33.6 DPS	3.2	100%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	3.2	99%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	3.1	97%
Ember 12 DPS	Flame Burst 33.6 DPS	3	92%
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	2.9	91%
Ember 12 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	2.9	89%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.5	77%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.2	67%
Scratch Elite TM 12 DPS	Flame Burst 33.6 DPS	1.9	59%
Scratch Elite TM 12 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	1.9	59%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.9	58%
Scratch Elite TM 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	1.8	57%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.5	47%
Scratch Elite TM 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.4	44%
Scratch Elite TM 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	35%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Ember 4.5 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	14	11.2	100%
Scratch Elite TM 4 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	14	10.9	97%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	96%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	20	10.7	95%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Fire Punch 1.8 DPE	10	10.5	93%
Scratch Elite TM 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	93%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	10.4	92%
Scratch Elite TM 4 EPT	Fire Punch 1.8 DPE	10	10.2	91%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Fire Punch 1.8 DPE	14	10.2	91%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Flame Burst 1.53 DPE	20	9.4	83%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Flame Burst 1.53 DPE	14	9.3	82%
Scratch Elite TM 4 EPT	Flame Burst 1.53 DPE	14	9.1	81%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	5.2	47%
Scratch Elite TM 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 Charmeleon?

Charmeleon is weak to Ground, Rock and Water moves.

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

The top Charmeleon 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		158
Defense		126
Stamina		151

Max HP

Level 40

131

Size

Height	1.1 m
Weight	19 kg

Other

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

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	708
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	944
Level 30 Max wild	1,417
Level 40	1,653
Level 50	1,868

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,180
Level 35 (wild)	1,535

Costumes

Charmeleon costumes

Charmeleon (Goggles 2026)

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

Charmeleon (Goggles 2026) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Charmeleon (Party Hat)

Can't evolve.

Charmeleon (Party Hat) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Charmeleon (Pikachu Visor)

Can't evolve.

Charmeleon (Pikachu Visor) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO