Is Charizard Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade import with Fire/Flying. Charizard handles Brawly's gym, Sidney's team, and flies you around Hoenn. The Fire coverage overlaps with Blaziken. Where Charizard differs: Winona's Flying gym is neutral instead of the Ground weakness Blaziken carries. A sidegrade, not an upgrade.
Roxanne's team hits Charizard's weaknesses hard.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Steven'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 Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 119
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 34FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
How to Get Charizard in Ruby & Sapphire
The traded Charmander route is the only way to a Hoenn Charizard. Charmeleon arrives at level 16, then Charizard at level 36.
How to Obtain Charizard in RS
- Step 1Obtain CharmanderCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Gift · Pallet Town · Starter Pokémon, 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 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.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 Ruby & Sapphire
A shiny Charizard starts as a Charmander in FireRed or LeafGreen, so evolve one up and trade the result across into Hoenn. 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
What is Charizard Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Charizard
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 4x111-131%KO Thunderbolt 2x31-37% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 4x133-157%KO Water Pulse 2x26-30% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 4x116-137%KO Thunderbolt 2x29-34% Surf 2x29-34% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Walrein builds →Surf 2x78-91% Rock Tomb 4x51-61% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Cradily builds →Ancient Power 4x94-111%KO | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Swampert builds →Surf 2x71-84% Rock Tomb 4x68-80% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 4x102-120%KO Thunderbolt 2x36-43% Surf 2x36-43% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Pelipper builds →Hydro Pump 2x97-114%KO Shock Wave 2x33-39% | ||
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x68-80% Rollout 4x22-27% | ||
 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 27 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Beat Up, Belly Drum and 5 more.
RS Charizard Best Moveset
109 Sp. Atk fires MoveFire Blast and MoveFocus Punch catches the Rock types switching in expecting a special attack. AbilityBlaze gives a last-resort Fire boost. Held ItemLeftovers sustains through switches. NatureTimid maximizes Speed to outpace threats. The Fire/Flying combination finally earns a top-tier slot.
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 Overheat and Fire Blast. 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
All 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
CHARIZARD flies around the sky in search of powerful opponents. It breathes fire of such great heat that it melts anything. However, it never turns its fiery breath on any opponent weaker than itself.
Charizard Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Charizard isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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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