Charizard

The Flame Pokémon
#006 - Charizard
Pre-Evolve	Charmeleon
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version Pokémon: Green Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	1.7 m (5'07")
Weight	90.5 kg (199.5 lbs.)
Color	Red
Gender Ratio	7♂ : 1♀
Ability	Blaze
Hidden Ability
Egg Group	Dragon / Monster
Icon		Sprite
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Footprint
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Base Statistics
Hit Points	78	Speed	100
Attack	84	Sp. Attack	109
Defense	78	Sp. Defense	85
Training Info
Catch Rate	045	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	209	Effort Points	SpA
Happiness	70		SpA
To Lv.100	Slow		SpA

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Charizard is the final evolutionary stage of Charmander, evolving from a Charmeleon at Level 36.

Information

Charizard is a powerful flame Pokémon that acts as the final evolutionary stage of the Charmander, evolving from a Charmeleon at Level 36. In this evolutionary process, Charizard becomes larger and more mature than it was in its early Charmander stage. Most notably Charizard also grows wings in this stage and becomes capable of flight. This gives the Pokémon a generally dragon-liken appearance, although it is not classified as a dragon-type Pokémon (although it can learn some Dragon-type moves in later games, and the dragon trainer Lance once had a Charizard in his team).

Charizard's flames are reportedly hot enough to melt nearly any material, although they still retain their weakness against rock-type Pokémon. They have been known to accidentally cause forest fires as well. The flame on Charizard's tail will also burn intensely and even turn a whitish-blue color when it is angered. Charizard apparently spends most of its time flying through the sky in search of strong opponents (and can fly at an altitude of about 4,600 feet), and will not purposely attack weaker opponents.

Gen		Game	Pokédex entry
I		Red	It spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. Known to cause forest fires unintentionally.
		Blue
		Yellow	When expelling a blast of super hot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely.
		Stadium	Its fiery breath reaches incredible temperatures. It can quickly melt glaciers weighing 10,000 tons.
II		Gold	If Charizard becomes furious, the flame at the tip of its tail flares up in a whitish-blue color.
		Silver	Breathing intense, hot flames, it can melt almost anything. Its breath inflicts terrible pain on enemies.
		Crystal	It uses its wings to fly high. The temperature of its fire increases as it gains experience in battle.
III		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	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.
		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.
		FireRed	Its wings can carry this Pokémon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures.
		LeafGreen	It spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. It may cause forest fires by blowing flames.
IV		Diamond	It is said that Charizard's fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles.
		Pearl	It is said that Charizard's fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles.
		Platinum

Appearances

Mainstream Games

Charizard have yet to be found in the wild and can only be obtained by evolving a Charmeleon. The dragon trainer Lance had a Charizard in his team during the championship battle of Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal. In the same games, Red also has a Charizard in his team (as Red had the evolved forms of all of the starter Pokémon from the first generation games).

Moves

Generation I

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Generation II

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Brawl

Charizard has the following special moveset in Super Smash Bros. Brawl:

• Standard Special Move: Flamethrower - Charizard breathes a steady stream of fire towards its opponents.
• Side Special Move: Rock Smash - Charizard produces a rock and smashes it with its head, knocking over any opponent that it makes contact with.
• 'Up Special Move: Fly - Charizard swerves upward into the air with its wings, harming any opponent that gets in its way. Charizard can also naturally glide through the air.
• Down Special Move: Pokémon Switch - This is not an actual move; rather the Pokémon Trainer will at this point switch out Charizard for the next available Pokémon, Squirtle.
• Final Smash: Triple Finish - The three Pokémon come out at the same time and use their most powerful moves at the same time. Charizard uses Fire Blast. This move can only be used with a Smash Ball.

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Other Games

Charizard can also be obtained through evolution in Pokémon Pinball. In Pokémon Snap, it is possible to evolve a Charmeleon located in the Volcano area by using a Pester Ball to knock it into a lava pool. This will cause a flash, and the Charmeleon emerges from the lava as Charizard.

In Pokémon Trozei! it can be trozeied in Endless Levels 23 and 49, and Forever Level 72 as well as in Pair Trozei. Charizard can only be obtained through evolution in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, although several non-playable Charizard appear throughout the game, including one that is a member of the Gold rank rescue team Team A.C.T.. It is also possible to capture several Charizard in some missions of Pokémon Ranger at the Jungle Relic and Sekra Mountain Range areas. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, Charizard could be found in the first fifteen basement floors of Spacial Rift, the first nine basement floors of Deep Spacial Rift and the sixth through fourteenth basement floors of Dark Crater Pit.

In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Charizard can only be found in the Volcano Cave, while in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, it can be obtained at Rand's House. In Pokémon Rumble, it appears at Fiery Furnace.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• Charizard appears in both Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee as one of the randomly-chosen Pokémon that can be summoned from a Pokéball. In both games it attacks with Flamethrower, torching enemies to the left and right as it swivels its head from side to side. A Charizard trophy also appears in Melee. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Charizard is one of Red's three Pokemon that is actually playable to fight as. A trophy of Charizard can be acquired by beating Classic Mode with Red and having Charizard deliver the final blow to Master Hand, and a sticker of Charizard also appears.
  • Within "The Subspace Emissary", Charizard is one of Red's two Pokémon to have gone missing. However, it seems Charizard does not want to be captured as it flies away from Red and into the Ruins. After being found by Red and Lucas, Charizard must be defeated in battle. Red then catches Charizard in a Pokéball, at which point Charizard becomes playable in that mode.

In Other Media

• A Charizard appeared in the Pokémon anime, where it was the final evolution of Ash's Charmander. However the Charmander had turned rebellious after evolving into Charmeleon and only grew more disobedient as Charizard. Ash's Charizard spent lots of time taking naps, ignoring Ash's orders and sometimes torching Ash with Flamethrower. Although Charizard came through for Ash several times, it caused Ash to lose the Indigo League tournament when it fell asleep during Ash's final battle with Richie. Ash later let Charizard go to live with more of its kind in the Charrific Valley, but it has returned to aid Ash on several occasions.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Blue's Charmeleon evolves into a Charizard by the time of the battles with Team Rocket in Saffron City. Charizard remains as one of the main members of Blue's team in later arcs, being briefly lent to Red during Gold/Silver/Crystal and learning the ultimate Fire-type attack Blast Burn during the FireRed/LeafGreen arc. A Charizard also appears in the Emerald arc as one of Tucker's main Pokémon.

Trivia

• Its name is derived from a combination of the English word "char" (meaning to burn something, in association with Charizard's type) and "lizard" (the species Charizard resembles).