Is Charizard Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Charizard hits harder in the remake than players remember from the originals. AbilityBlaze adds burst damage at low health that turns tight finishes. Tears through Erika and Koga without effort. Contributes against Bruno through Flying and handles Lorelei's Ice-types with Fire. Blue's Blastoise at the Championship is the one fight where Charizard needs to be careful.
Brock's team hits Charmander's weaknesses hard.
Misty's team hits Charmeleon's weaknesses hard.
Charmeleon trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Charmeleon has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Charmander is available as a starter.
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- LV 31FireFlamethrower135100%15
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast16585%5
- After Giovanni
- TM50FireOverheat19590%5
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM02DragonDragon Claw80100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Charmander should hit Level 16 before you reach Misty, at typical leveling pace.
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- LV 34FireFlamethrower135100%15
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast16585%5
- After Giovanni
- TM50FireOverheat19590%5
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM02DragonDragon Claw80100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Charmeleon should hit Level 36 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36FireHeat Wave14390%10
- LV 36FireFlamethrower135100%15
- After Lt. Surge
- HM02FlyingFly13595%15
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast16585%5
- After Giovanni
- TM50FireOverheat19590%5
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireBlast Burn22590%5
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Charizard in FireRed & LeafGreen
Level Charmeleon to 36 for Charizard. No wild encounters exist in FRLG, so the starter gift is where the whole chain starts.
Catch Charmander at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Charizard.
- 1Catch Charmander
- 2
- 3Evolve Charizardat Lv.36
How to Obtain Charizard in FRLG
Step 2Evolve into CharmeleonBREEDINGAvailableLeave Charizard with a compatible partner at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Charmeleon egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Charmeleon can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 3Charizard ✓
Charizard Weakness
Type-wise, Charizard takes extra damage from Rock, Water, and Electric. Watch out for Rock attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. With 78 HP and balanced defenses, Charizard can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Electric |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Fighting, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Charizard Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Charizard
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Gyarados builds →Waterfall 2x46-55% Thunderbolt 2x37-43% | ||
 Wartortle Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Squirtle (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Aerodactyl builds →Ancient Power 4x113-133%KO | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Lapras builds →Surf 2x71-83% Thunderbolt 2x47-56% | ||
 Blastoise Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Squirtle (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Omanyte RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Omanyte builds →Surf 2x72-85% Rock Tomb 4x49-58% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Aerodactyl builds →Ancient Power 4x116-137%KO | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Omastar builds →Surf 2x92-108%KO Rock Tomb 4x63-75% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Kabutops builds →Rock Tomb 4x107-125%KO Surf 2x58-69% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 4x116-137%KO Thunderbolt 2x29-35% Surf 2x29-35% | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 4x177-209%KO Thunderbolt 2x51-61% Surf 2x51-61% | ||
Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Kabutops builds →Ancient Power 4x124-146%KO Surf 2x57-67% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter | ||
Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 2x114-134%KO Ancient Power 4x75-89% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Aerodactyl builds →Ancient Power 4x116-137%KO | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Forretress's Explosion hits Charizard for 76-89%. Glalie deals 62-73% with Explosion.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Skarmory builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Forretress builds →Rapid Spin15-18% Explosion76-89% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemSalacberry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Glalie builds →Explosion62-73% Ice Beam21-25% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Roselia builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Shiftry builds →Explosion95-112%KO Shadow Ball31-36% | ||
Charizard Evolutions
Charizard is the final form in a three-stage chain from Charmander through Charmeleon. Breeding this form produces Charmander eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Charmander gave Charizard the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+49), bringing the total to 534 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Charizard to get Charmander eggs easily using 27 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Beat Up, Belly Drum and 5 more.
FRLG Charizard Best Moveset
Fire/Flying at 100 Speed on the attacking side where all Fire moves land from 109 Sp. Atk. AbilityBlaze adds a final push at low HP. The moveset centers on special Fire TermStab with coverage that most teams struggle to handle, and that Speed tier outpaces the majority of the format.
Best Build
Charizard best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Fire Blast
- Hidden Power Grass
- Substitute
- Focus Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Ancient Power and Beat Up give Charizard options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Blast Burn and Overheat. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its wings can carry this POKéMON close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures.
It spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. It may cause forest fires by blowing flames.
Charizard FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Charmander is the hardest starter for FireRed & LeafGreen if you want a Fire/Flying Pokemon on your team. Brock and Misty are brutal early gyms. Catch a Mankey on Route 22 or raise a Butterfree to bridge them. Charmeleon evolves into Charizard at level 36 and gains Wing Attack flying coverage, then cleans house from Surge onward. Erika folds to Fire moves and Blaine falls to Slash crits. Sabrina is the toughest matchup with no Psychic counter on the team. Slash and Earthquake handle most of the Elite Four. Charizard cleans up Bruno, but Lance's dragons need a teammate.
Game Availability
Charizard first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 21 games across 10 generations. It later gained Mega X and Mega Y forms in Generation 6 and a Gigantamax form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYMega XMega Y
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGigantamax
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves