Charmander
From the time it is born, a flame burns at the tip of its tail. Its life would end if the flame were to go out.
Combat Profile
Move Pool
| TYPE | CAT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Growl | Normal | — | 100 | 40 | |
| 1Scratch | Normal | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 4Ember | Fire | 40 | 100 | 25 | |
| 8Smokescreen | Normal | — | 100 | 20 | |
| 12Dragon Breath | Dragon | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| 17Fire Fang | Fire | 65 | 95 | 15 | |
| 20Slash | Normal | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| 24Flamethrower | Fire | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| 28Scary Face | Normal | — | 100 | 10 | |
| 32Fire Spin | Fire | 35 | 85 | 15 | |
| 36Inferno | Fire | 100 | 50 | 5 | |
| 40Flare Blitz | Fire | 120 | 100 | 15 |
Abilities
Strengthens Fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
- Hidden
Increases Special Attack to 1.5× but costs 1/8 max HP after each turn during strong sunlight.
Type Matchups
Breeding & Growth
Family Tree
Encounters
Sprite Museum
Where to catch Charmander
Every wild location of Charmander in FireRed/LeafGreen — rates are the summed encounter slots (PokéAPI):
Other games? Find every location per route and version in the interactive maps.
Weaknesses & resistances
Defensive profile of Charmander (Fire) — calculated from the gen 3 type chart:
WEAK TO
Water (×2), Ground (×2), Rock (×2)
RESISTS
Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel
IMMUNE TO
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Water (×2), Ground (×2), Rock (×2). Resists Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel. Calculated from the gen 3 type chart (FireRed/LeafGreen).
Charmander evolves into Charmeleon starting at level 16. Charmeleon evolves into Charizard starting at level 36.
Locations: Pallet Town (100 %, Lv 5). That's all — Charmander is limited to these spots in FR/LG. See the interactive maps for the full area view.
Our take: With patience. Charmander has a rough start (Pewter and Cerulean are both bad matchups) but becomes one of the strongest sweepers as Charizard. Survive the early game and you're rewarded.