Is Charizard Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
The physical/special split gives Charizard proper options on both sides of its offense for the first time. AbilityBlaze for low-health Fire boost. If imported into Fire-starved Sinnoh, Charizard handles Gardenia, Aaron, and Candice. The Fire drought makes this one of the more useful imports.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Charizard resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Charizard resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Charizard resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Charizard resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia'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 Gardenia
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 42FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 59FireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 66FireFlare BlitzPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireBlast BurnPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 228
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Charizard in Diamond & Pearl
Charmeleon evolves into Charizard at level 36, the only route since nothing wild appears in Sinnoh. Same as the rest of its line, it starts with a migrated or traded Charmander.
How to Obtain Charizard in DP
- Step 1Obtain CharmanderCARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Pallet Town · Gift from Professor Oak (post-Red), then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER 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 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.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee via Gift · Route 24 · 50 Pokémon caught. 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 Diamond & Pearl
Charizard never appears in Sinnoh, so build its shiny from the Charmander line in HeartGold or SoulSilver and bring it across. 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Charizard Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Charizard
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 4x228-269%KO Thunderbolt 2x29-34% Surf 2x29-34% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 4x206-243%KO Waterfall 2x82-97% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 4x221-260%KO Water Pulse 2x26-30% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Aerodactyl builds →Stone Edge 4x189-223%KO Thunder Fang 2x41-49% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Solrock builds →Stone Edge 4x175-206%KO Charge Beam 2x19-22% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Lunatone builds →Stone Edge 4x114-134%KO Charge Beam 2x27-32% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Empoleon builds →Hydro Pump 2x111-131%KO Rock Slide 4x82-97% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Omastar builds →Ancient Power 4x116-137%KO Hydro Pump 2x114-134%KO | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Corsola WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Corsola builds →Power Gem 4x85-100%KO Surf 2x57-67% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
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 30 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Beat Up, Belly Drum and 9 more.
DP Charizard Best Moveset
Fire and Flying typing together means half the HP bar disappears to MoveStealth Rock on every switch-in. 109 Sp. Atk and 100 Speed still hit hard with special Fire and Flying attacks, but the moveset only works when hazards stay off the field. Without a teammate running MoveRapid Spin, every switch is a countdown.
Best Build
Charizard best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Air Slash
- Flamethrower
- Solar Beam
- Hidden Power Grass
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 9 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
42 of 45 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It is said that CHARIZARD’s fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles.
Charizard Diamond & Pearl Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Diamond & Pearl, but Charizard does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Charizard hits 634 BST.
In Diamond & Pearl, Charizard plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Flamethrower is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Timid is the go-to nature for Charizard. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the sweeper role.
Gigantamax Charizard is exclusive to Sword & Shield, so it's not usable in Diamond & Pearl. 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.
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- 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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