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Charizard is one of the most recognizable Fire-type Pokemon, known for its high Special Attack, strong Fire and Flying coverage, Mega Evolutions, Gigantamax form and evolution from Charmeleon. This guide covers Charizard’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations, Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, Gigantamax Charizard and Pokemon Champions build information.
Normal Form
Shiny Form
Mega Evolution
Mega Evolution
Gigantamax Form
Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Charizard guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.
| Description | Build |
| Quick Facts | Stats |
| Best Moves | All Moves |
| Weaknesses | Evolution |
| Locations | FAQ |
Charizard is the final evolution of Charmander and Charmeleon. It is a Fire and Flying-type Pokemon known for its powerful flames, strong special attacking stats, fast offensive pressure and long-running popularity across the Pokemon series.
Competitive Overview
Charizard can be a strong competitive Pokemon when it is supported properly. It has strong Fire-type damage, useful Flying-type coverage, good Speed and multiple form options that can change how it fits on a team.
Charizard’s biggest strengths are moves like Heat Wave, Flamethrower, Air Slash, Solar Beam and Dragon Pulse, along with form-specific tools like Drought on Mega Charizard Y and Tough Claws on Mega Charizard X. Its biggest issue is its major Rock weakness, which makes entry hazards and Rock-type attacks especially dangerous.
Featured Competitive Build
Charizard is a high-pressure special attacker in Pokemon Champions that can use Mega Charizard Y to control Sun and threaten teams with boosted Fire-type damage.
This build uses Charizard’s Special Attack, Speed and Sun synergy to create a flexible offensive option for competitive teams.
Heat Wave, Solar Beam, Protect and Overheat
Drought for Mega Charizard Y or Blaze for non-Mega Charizard
Timid for Mega Charizard Y or Modest for bulky non-Mega sets
Charizardite Y, Leftovers or Sitrus Berry
Here are the key facts to know about Charizard, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.
Name
Charizard
National Dex
#0006
Type
Fire / Flying
Species
Flame Pokemon
Height
5’07” / 1.7 m
170 cm
Weight
199.5 lbs / 90.5 kg
90.5 kg
Abilities
Blaze, Solar Power
Charizard has strong offensive stats with especially high Special Attack and solid Speed. Its Fire and Flying coverage, form options and wide movepool make it one of the most flexible Pokemon from the original generation.
Charizard has a deep movepool with Fire, Flying, Dragon, Grass, Fighting, Ground and Normal coverage. These are some of Charizard’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.
A reliable Fire-type attack that gives Charizard consistent damage and a chance to burn targets.
A strong spread Fire-type move that is especially useful in doubles and Pokemon Champions formats.
A dependable Flying-type special attack that gives Charizard useful same-type coverage.
A high-power Fire-type attack that gives Charizard major damage potential when accuracy is worth the risk.
A powerful Fire-type option that can secure important knockouts before lowering Charizard’s Special Attack.
Strong coverage against Water, Rock and Ground-type Pokemon, especially when Sun removes the charge turn.
Reliable Dragon-type coverage that helps Charizard hit Dragon-type Pokemon and fits special attacking sets.
A setup option for physical Charizard and Mega Charizard X sets that boosts Attack and Speed.
Charizard can learn a deep move pool across different Pokemon games, including Fire, Flying, Dragon, Normal, Fighting, Ground, Grass and Rock moves. Use the section below to view Charizard’s move list by learn method.
Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Charizard is a Fire and Flying-type Pokemon. This gives it useful resistances and a Ground immunity, but it also creates a major weakness to Rock-type moves.
Type
Fire / Flying
Weaknesses
Rock, Water and Electric
Resistances
Fire, Grass, Bug, Fighting, Steel and Fairy
Immunity
Ground
Charizard’s abilities help it increase Fire-type damage or become more threatening in harsh sunlight depending on the game and format.
Powers up Charizard’s Fire-type moves when its HP is low. This can help Charizard secure important knockouts late in a battle.
Boosts Charizard’s Special Attack in harsh sunlight while causing it to lose HP each turn. This makes Charizard more dangerous on Sun teams.
Charizard evolves from Charmeleon, which evolves from Charmander. The full Charizard evolution line is Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard.
Stage 1
Starting form
Stage 2
Evolves from Charmander at Level 16
Stage 3
Evolves from Charmeleon at Level 36
Charizard’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Charizard is obtained by choosing, receiving, transferring or trading Charmander, evolving it into Charmeleon at Level 16 and then evolving Charmeleon into Charizard at Level 36.
| Game | Where to Find Charizard |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Red |
Choose Charmander as a starter and evolve Charmeleon at Level 36. |
 Pokemon Blue |
Choose Charmander as a starter and evolve Charmeleon at Level 36. |
 Pokemon Yellow |
Receive Charmander and evolve Charmeleon at Level 36. |
| Game | Where to Find Charizard |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Gold |
Trade from another game. |
 Pokemon Silver |
Trade from another game. |
 Pokemon Crystal |
Trade from another game. |
| Game | Where to Find Charizard |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Ruby |
Trade or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon Sapphire |
Trade or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon Emerald |
Trade or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon FireRed |
Choose Charmander as a starter and evolve Charmeleon at Level 36. |
 Pokemon LeafGreen |
Choose Charmander as a starter and evolve Charmeleon at Level 36. |
| Game | Where to Find Charizard |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Diamond |
Transfer or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon Pearl |
Transfer or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon Platinum |
Transfer or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon HeartGold |
Receive Charmander after meeting the requirements, then evolve Charmeleon at Level 36. |
 Pokemon SoulSilver |
Receive Charmander after meeting the requirements, then evolve Charmeleon at Level 36. |
| Game | Where to Find Charizard |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Black |
Transfer from another game. |
 Pokemon White |
Transfer from another game. |
 Pokemon Black 2 |
Transfer from another game. |
 Pokemon White 2 |
Transfer from another game. |
| Game | Where to Find Charizard |
|---|---|
 Pokemon X |
Receive Charmander and evolve Charmeleon at Level 36. |
 Pokemon Y |
Receive Charmander and evolve Charmeleon at Level 36. |
 Pokemon Omega Ruby |
Trade or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon Alpha Sapphire |
Trade or migrate from another game. |
| Game | Where to Find Charizard |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Sun |
Trade or transfer from another game. |
 Pokemon Moon |
Trade or transfer from another game. |
 Pokemon Ultra Sun |
Trade or transfer from another game. |
 Pokemon Ultra Moon |
Trade or transfer from another game. |
 Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu |
Evolve Charmander or Charmeleon. |
 Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee |
Evolve Charmander or Charmeleon. |
| Game | Where to Find Charizard |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Sword |
Evolve Charmander or Charmeleon when obtained. Charmander can be received after the main story and Charizard can also be obtained through supported raids or transfer. |
 Pokemon Shield |
Evolve Charmander or Charmeleon when obtained. Charmander can be received after the main story and Charizard can also be obtained through supported raids or transfer. |
 Pokemon Brilliant Diamond |
Evolve Charmander or Charmeleon when obtained. |
 Pokemon Shining Pearl |
Evolve Charmander or Charmeleon when obtained. |
 Pokemon Legends: Arceus |
Not available in this game. |
| Game | Where to Find Charizard |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Scarlet |
Evolve Charmander or Charmeleon. Charmander can be obtained through The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: The Indigo Disk after the proper starter biome upgrade, or through supported transfer and trade methods. |
 Pokemon Violet |
Evolve Charmander or Charmeleon. Charmander can be obtained through The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: The Indigo Disk after the proper starter biome upgrade, or through supported transfer and trade methods. |
 Pokemon Legends Z-A |
Obtained by evolving Charmeleon at Level 36. Charizard does not have an open-world spawn location in Pokemon Legends Z-A. |
| Game | Where to Find Charizard |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Winds and Waves |
Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed. |
Charizard has several major alternate forms. Mega Charizard X changes Charizard into a Fire and Dragon-type Pokemon, Mega Charizard Y keeps the Fire and Flying typing and focuses heavily on Sun-powered special offense, while Gigantamax Charizard transforms Charizard into a giant flame-winged form.
Mega Charizard X is a Fire and Dragon-type Mega Evolution with Tough Claws. It is commonly associated with physical attacking sets and Dragon Dance pressure.
Mega Charizard Y is a Fire and Flying-type Mega Evolution with Drought. It is known for Sun control and extremely strong special Fire-type attacks.
Gigantamax Charizard is Charizard’s special Gigantamax form from Pokemon Sword and Shield. It is associated with the exclusive G-Max move G-Max Wildfire.
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Here are quick answers to common questions about Charizard. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.
Charizard is a Fire and Flying-type Pokemon.
Charizard is weak to Rock, Water and Electric-type moves. Rock is especially dangerous because Charizard has a major weakness to it.
Charizard evolves from Charmeleon at Level 36. Charmeleon evolves from Charmander at Level 16.
Charizard’s abilities are Blaze and Solar Power. Solar Power is Charizard’s hidden ability in many mainline Pokemon games.
Charizard’s best moves often include Flamethrower, Heat Wave, Air Slash, Fire Blast, Overheat, Solar Beam, Dragon Pulse and Dragon Dance.
Yes, Charizard can be a strong Pokemon because of its Special Attack, Speed, Fire-type pressure, Flying coverage and multiple alternate forms.
The most common way to get Charizard is to evolve Charmeleon at Level 36 after evolving Charmander into Charmeleon at Level 16.
Yes, Charizard has Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y and Gigantamax Charizard as major alternate forms.
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