Is Charizard Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Charizard breezes through Erika and Koga, puts in solid work against Agatha, and carries Fire/Flying coverage deep into the Elite Four. Lorelei's Water moves and the Rock Slide on Lance's Aerodactyl give it trouble, but those are manageable with team support. After Badge 7, Blue gives you the stones for both Mega forms, so Fire/Dragon Mega Charizard X is ready to ease those weak matchups before Giovanni and the Elite Four. One of the best Pokemon in Let's Go.
Not available yet. You cannot get Charmander before this fight.
Misty's team hits Charmeleon's weaknesses hard.
Charmeleon has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Charmeleon resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with 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 has the type edge here and should clean up Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catch Charmander
Catch Charmander on Route 3 (walking, Lv 3-8, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMFightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMFireFire PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMDragonDragon PulsePower 85Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 36FireFlamethrowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 165Accuracy 85%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Charmander to Charmeleon
Charmander evolves into Charmeleon at Level 16. Your Charmander should hit Level 16 before you reach Misty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMSteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15
- TMFightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMFireFire PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMDragonDragon PulsePower 85Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 46FireFlamethrowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 165Accuracy 85%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Charmeleon to Charizard
Charmeleon evolves into Charizard at Level 36. Your Charmeleon should hit Level 36 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36FireHeat WavePower 143Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- HMFlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 165Accuracy 85%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMGrassSolar BeamPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 54FireFlamethrowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 75FireFlare BlitzPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Charizard in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Skip the tall grass for Charizard. This Pokemon only appears through sky encounters, which requires you to know where to look. 23 spots are covered below with full details. These become available in early-game encounter areas.
23 locations to catch Charizard4 locations to catch Charmander
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Charmander at any of the 4 locations below, then level it up to 36, and it evolves into Charizard.
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3Where To Catch Charizard in Let's Go
The only way to get Charizard during the story is evolving Charmander (Lv 36).
- Step 2Evolve into Charmeleon
- Step 3Charizard ✓Route 1In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 10In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 11In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 12In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 13In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 14In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 15In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 16In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 17In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 18In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 19In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 2 - Area 1In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 2 - Area 2In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 20 - WestIn the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 20 - EastIn the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 21In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 22In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 23In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 24In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 25In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 3In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 4In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 7In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 8In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 9In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameor evolve from Charmeleon (Step 2)
How to Get Shiny Charizard in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Charizard is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Shininess carries through evolution, so hunting an earlier stage and evolving it counts too. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Charizard odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Charizard Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Charizard in the Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. 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, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Charizard Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Charizard
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide 4x173-204%KO Thunder Punch 2x58-68% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 4x146-173%KO | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Kabutops builds →Rock Slide 4x156-184%KO Aqua Jet 2x43-51% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
 Zapdos Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 2x107-125%KO Rock Slide 4x93-110%KO | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Graveler builds →Rock Slide 4x133-157%KO Thunder Punch 2x44-52% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
 Golduck Water | C | |
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Kingler Water | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Magneton builds →Thunderbolt 2x90-106%KO | ||
Charizard Evolutions
Charizard is the final form in a three-stage chain from Charmander through Charmeleon. 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
Let's Go Charizard Best Moveset
Two Mega forms, two completely different movesets. Mega X shifts to Fire/Dragon at 130 Attack for a physical set. Mega Y stays Fire/Flying at 159 Sp. Atk for a special one. Neither form gets Tough Claws or Drought, because Let's Go has no abilities, so there is no sun boost. Without Mega Evolution, 109 Sp. Atk at 100 Speed is decent but unremarkable.
Best Build
Charmander Candy
Smart Candy+SPAMild raises Sp. Atk and lowers Defense. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Blue, then Yellow. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Charizard
- Charmander Candy
- Smart Candy
Smart Candy L
Smart Candy XL
Charmander Candy raises every stat, but only Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Charizard is Smart Candy (Sp. Atk), and any Pokemon can eat it; Smart Candy L needs level 30 and Smart Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Mega Evolution
- Mega Charizard X
- Mega Charizard Y
Mega Charizard X (Fire/Dragon type) has 78 HP, 130 Attack, 111 Defense, 130 Sp. Atk, 85 Sp. Def and 100 Speed, 634 in total. Weak to Ground, Rock and Dragon. Resists Fire (1/4), Grass (1/4), Electric, Bug and Steel. Best nature for Mega Charizard X: Naughty (Madam Celadon: Red, then Green). Mega Stone: 
Charizardite X, a gift from Blue in Professor Oak's Lab in Pallet Town after your seventh Badge. Pokedex: The overwhelming power that fills its entire body causes it to turn black and creates intense blue flames.
Mega Charizard Y (Fire/Flying type) has 78 HP, 104 Attack, 78 Defense, 159 Sp. Atk, 115 Sp. Def and 100 Speed, 634 in total. Weak to Rock (4x), Water and Electric. Resists Grass (1/4), Bug (1/4), Fire, Fighting, Steel and Fairy. Immune to Ground. Best nature for Mega Charizard Y: Mild (Madam Celadon: Blue, then Yellow). Mega Stone: 
Charizardite Y, a gift from Blue in Professor Oak's Lab in Pallet Town after your seventh Badge. Pokedex: Its bond with its Trainer is the source of its power. It boasts speed and maneuverability greater than that of a jet fighter.
Mega Evolution can be used once per battle, on one Pokemon.
Master Trainer
Edmund battles with one level 75 Charizard that knows Dragon Pulse, Thunder Punch and Protect. It takes extra damage from Rock, Water and Electric moves. Win to earn the Charizard Master title. Find Edmund on Route 23.
Moves List
Charizard develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Heat Wave and Flamethrower show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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 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 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
All 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When this Pokémon expels a blast of superhot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely.
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
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