Edition
Charmander — Gen V (2010) sprite
#004Kanto · GEN I

Charmander

No description is available for this edition.

Height
0.6 m
Weight
8.5 kg
Catch Rate
45
Base EXP
62
Abilities
Blaze · Solar Power (H)
Egg Groups
Monster · Dragon
Genus
Lizard Pokémon
Growth
Medium Slow
Back to grid
BASE STATS

Combat Profile

Fill On Scroll · Tier-Coded
HP
39
ATK
52
DEF
43
SPA
60
SPD
50
SPE
65
309
Base Stat Total
Below Average
EV Yield
+1 SPE
ATTACKS

Move Pool

TYPECAT
1Growl—10040
1Scratch4010035
4Ember4010025
8Smokescreen—10020
12Dragon Breath6010020
17Fire Fang659515
20Slash7010020
24Flamethrower9010015
28Scary Face—10010
32Fire Spin358515
36Inferno100505
40Flare Blitz12010015
TRAITS

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.

DEFENSE

Type Matchups

Gen 9 chart · Blaze

Weak ×2
WaterGroundRock
Resist ×½
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Immune ×0
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TRAINING

Breeding & Growth

Growth rateMedium Slow
Base friendship70
Gender87.5 % ♂ · 12.5 % ♀
Egg cycles20
EVOLUTION

Family Tree

Lv 16
Lv 36
LOCATIONS

Where to find

No encounter data is available for this edition.

ARCHIVE

Sprite Museum

Charmander — RED / BLUE FRONT sprite
GEN I–II
RED / BLUE
Front1996 · 99

Every era of Charmander, from 1996 pixels to 3D-era GIFs. Pick a tile or scrub the timeline.

MATCHUPS

Weaknesses & resistances

Defensive profile of Charmander (Fire), calculated from the gen 3 type chart:

WEAK TO

Ground (×2), Rock (×2), Water (×2)

RESISTS

Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice

IMMUNE TO

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Q&A

Ground (×2), Rock (×2), Water (×2). Resists Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice. 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.

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.