Charizard
No dex entry data available.
Catch rate, size and breeding are current species data.
Combat Profile
Move Pool
| TYPE | CAT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Slash | Flying | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 1Dragon Claw | Dragon | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| 1Ember | Fire | 40 | 100 | 25 | |
| 1Growl | Normal | — | 100 | 40 | |
| 1Heat Wave | Fire | 95 | 90 | 10 | |
| 1Scratch | Normal | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1Smokescreen | Normal | — | 100 | 20 | |
| 12Dragon Breath | Dragon | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| 19Fire Fang | Fire | 65 | 95 | 15 | |
| 24Slash | Normal | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| 30Flamethrower | Fire | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| 39Scary Face | Normal | — | 100 | 10 | |
| 46Fire Spin | Fire | 35 | 85 | 15 | |
| 54Inferno | Fire | 100 | 50 | 5 | |
| 62Flare 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
Gen 9 chart
Breeding & Growth
Family Tree
Evolution methods are current, not edition-scoped.
Encounters
Not found in the wild — gift, trade or evolution only.
Sprite Museum
Every era of Charizard, from 1996 pixels to 3D-era GIFs. Pick a tile or scrub the timeline.
Where to catch Charizard
FRLG snapshot below. Overview follows the edition dock.
Charizard cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed/LeafGreen. You only get it through evolution: Charmeleon evolves into Charizard starting at level 36.
Other games? Find every location per route and version in the interactive maps.
Weaknesses & resistances
Defensive profile of Charizard (Fire, Flying), calculated from the gen 3 type chart:
WEAK TO
Water (×2), Electric (×2), Rock (×4)
RESISTS
Fire, Grass, Fighting, Bug, Steel
IMMUNE TO
Ground
Water (×2), Electric (×2), Rock (×4). Resists Fire, Grass, Fighting, Bug, Steel, immune to Ground. 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.
Not in the wild. Charizard cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed/LeafGreen. You only get it through evolution: Charmeleon evolves into Charizard starting at level 36.
Our take: Yes, with a warning. Charizard sweeps large parts of the game, but the 4× Rock weakness turns every Rock Slide into a death trap. Keep it away from Lorelei.