Is Charizard Good in Crystal Playthrough?
The Flying sub-typing gives Charizard one edge over Typhlosion in Crystal: resistance to Chuck's Fighting-types and a better Bruno matchup at the E4. That's about the only reason to import one. Typhlosion handles everything else without needing a trade.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Charizard resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Charizard resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Brock's team hits Charizard's weaknesses hard.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Will'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 Bruno's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Trade
Charizard cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 36.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- TM48FireFire PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Department Store
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- After Chuck
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Cianwood City
- LV 34FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 36FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner prize (7500 coins)
How to Get Charizard in Crystal
Charizard is locked behind the Charmander starter line, with no wild version in Crystal. Charmeleon makes the jump at level 36, so you're putting in the levels well after the main story wraps.
How to Obtain Charizard in C
- Step 1Obtain CharmanderLATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Gift · Pallet Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Gift · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Gift · Pallet Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Pallet Town · Gift from Professor Oak (post-Red). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Gift · Lumiose City · Gift from Professor Sycamore. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Route 3 · Island Scan; Sunday. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Charmeleon
- Step 3Charizard ✓
How to Get Shiny Charizard in Crystal
Charizard goes shiny in Crystal only if you bring one over from another game, a side effect of the Kanto starter lines being left out. See every game where Shiny Charizard can be hunted
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
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Charizard Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Charizard
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 4x176-208%KO Surf 2x52-62% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 4x137-162%KO Thunder Punch 2x19-22% | ||
 Suicune Water | B | |
Obtain MethodTin Tower Interact Encounter | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Slowbro builds →Surf 2x81-96% Zap Cannon 2x57-67% | ||
 Raikou Electric | S | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Lapras builds →Hydro Pump 2x90-105%KO Thunder 2x59-70% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pichu (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x74-87% Rollout 4x35-42% | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Magneton builds →Thunder 2x119-140%KO Rollout 4x26-31% | ||
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 13 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Beat Up, Belly Drum and 3 more.
C Charizard Best Moveset
The stat split boosted Sp. Atk to 109, giving MoveFire Blast noticeably more power than the old combined Special stat allowed. MoveEarthquake catches Rock types, and Held ItemLeftovers sustains through switches. Fire/Flying typing still invites Rock and Water, but the offensive output has genuinely improved.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Belly Drum
- Rock Slide
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 8 types already covers a decent range on top of Fire Blast and Flamethrower. 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.
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
28 of 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It uses its wings to fly high. The temperature of its fire increases as it gains experience in battle.
Charizard Crystal Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Crystal, but Charizard does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Charizard hits 634 BST.
In Crystal, Charizard plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move.
Gigantamax Charizard is exclusive to Sword & Shield, so it's not usable in Crystal. The form has a unique appearance and a signature G-Max move.
Game Availability
Charizard first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 21 games across 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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Where to go next after Charizard.
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