Pokémon type
Fire
Boosted in Sunny / Clear and Windy weather
Charizard weaknesses
Charizard is weak to Water and Electric-type moves, and doubly weak to Rock-type moves.
Charizard
#6 (Kanto)
Best moveset for Charizard
The best moves for Charizard are Fire Spin and Blast Burn when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Ember and Overheat deal the most damage per turn.
Attacking
15.6DPS
Blast Burn
Elite TM
41.1DPS
Defending
15.6DPS
Blast Burn
Elite TM
41.1DPS
Evolution
There are 5 Pokémon in the Charmander family, including 2 Mega Pokémon. Charizard evolves from Charmeleon for 100 Candy, and temporarily into Mega Charizard X or Mega Charizard Y.
- Evolving Mega Charizard X costs 200 Mega Energy the first time. Doing it again during the rest period that follows costs up to 40 Mega Energy, and less at higher Mega Levels.
- Evolving Mega Charizard Y costs 200 Mega Energy the first time. Doing it again during the rest period that follows costs up to 40 Mega Energy, and less at higher Mega Levels.
- Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Charmander for 22 Candy, Charmeleon for 90 Candy.
Forms
There are 3 different forms of Charizard:
View 3 costumes for Charizard »
(which only change Charizard's appearance)
Game images
Charizard, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.
Events
Summary
Charizard is a Fire & Flying Pokémon which evolves from Charmeleon. It is weak to Rock, Water and Electric moves. Charizard's best moveset is Fire Spin & Blast Burn and it has a Max CP of 3,266.
About
"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."
Moves & Movesets
All moves
Raids
Trainer Battles
| Quick move | Damage | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Spin | 13 | 15.6 |
| Air Slash | 12 | 14.4 |
| Dragon Breath Elite TM | 6 | 12 |
| Ember Elite TM | 10 | 12 |
| Wing Attack Elite TM | 10 | 12 |
| Main move | Damage | Energy | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blast Burn Elite TM | 120 | 2 | 2.88 |
| Overheat | 160 | 1 | 1.92 |
| Fire Blast | 140 | 1 | 1.68 |
| Flamethrower Elite TM | 65 | 2 | 1.56 |
| Dragon Claw | 45 | 3 | 1.36 |
| Air Cutter | 55 | 2 | 1.32 |
| Return Purified | 25 | 3 | 0.76 |
| Frustration Shadow | 10 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Max Move | Lv 1 | Lv 2 | Lv 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-Max Wildfire Gigantamax | 350 | 400 | 450 |
| Max Flare from Fire Spin, Ember | 250 | 300 | 350 |
| Max Airstream from Air Slash, Wing Attack | 250 | 300 | 350 |
| Max Wyrmwind from Dragon Breath | 250 | 300 | 350 |
| Max Guard shield HP | 20 | 40 | 60 |
| Max Spirit heal, % of max HP | 8% | 12% | 16% |
The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.
All movesets
Attacking
Defending
Trainer Battles
Counters & Raids
Top Charizard counters
For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Charizard Raid Counters »
Pokémon
Moveset
Trainers
- 1 0.39
- 2 0.39
- 3 0.41
- 4 0.42
- 5 0.44
The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Diancie with Rock Throw and Rock Slide.
Stats & IVs
Base stats
| Attack |
|
223 |
| Defense |
|
173 |
| Stamina |
|
186 |
Max HP
| Level 40 | 158 |
| Level 50 | 168 |
Average size
| Height | 1.7 m |
| Weight | 90.5 kg |
Second charged move cost
| Stardust | 10,000 |
| Candy | 25 |
Purification cost
| Stardust | 3,000 |
| Candy | 3 |
Other
| Buddy walk distance | 3 km |
Max CP
|
Level 15 Research encounters |
1,238 |
|
Level 20 Max hatched / raids |
1,651 |
|
Level 30 Max wild |
2,476 |
|
Level 40 |
2,889 |
|
Level 50 |
3,266 |
Max CP with weather boost
| Level 25 (raids) | 2,064 |
| Level 35 (wild) | 2,683 |
Costumes
Charizard costumes
Charizard (Friede’s Goggles)
Charizard (Party Hat)
Charizard (Pikachu Visor)
