At 405 BST, Charmeleon is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Charizard before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Charmeleon weak to?

In Crystal, watch for Starmie (Water), Golem (Ground), and Aerodactyl (Rock) when using Charmeleon. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

How do you evolve Charmeleon?

In Crystal, Charmander evolves into Charmeleon at level 16. Charmeleon evolves into Charizard at level 36. Charmeleon is a middle-stage evolution in the Charmander line.

What role does Charmeleon play in battle?

Charmeleon is a special attacker with base 80 Sp. Atk. Speed tells the real story. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.

Should I use Charmeleon?

In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Charmeleon works as a placeholder. Fire coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Charizard . That's where the stats start mattering.

Charmeleon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

80Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Charmeleon's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Flame Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 2 Sp. Atk and Speed stat exp, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP58

Attack64

Defense58

Sp. Atk80

Sp. Def65

Speed80

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.1 m

Weight19.0 kg

Base XP142

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Blaze

Strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Solar PowerHA

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× but costs 1/8 max HP after each turn during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe+1

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

If it becomes agitated during battle, it spouts intense flames, incinerating its surroundings.

Crystal

Charmeleon Weakness

Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Charmeleon for super-effective damage. The Fire typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.

Charmeleon Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-1

Gen II Type Chart

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Charmeleon in Crystal (Best Counters)

In Crystal, Vaporeon can KO Charmeleon with Surf (117-138%). Rhydon threatens a KO with Earthquake (163-193%). Aerodactyl's Earthquake also KOs at 90-107%.

Vaporeon Water	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves GrowthSetup SurfSTAB RestRecovery Acid Armor Damage vs Charmeleon Surf 2x 117-138%KO View Vaporeon builds →
Rhydon GroundRock	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Rock Slide EarthquakeSTAB RoarUtility CurseSetup Damage vs Charmeleon Rock Slide 2x 123-145%KO Earthquake 2x 163-193%KO View Rhydon builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Earthquake Ancient Power Hidden Power Rock Wing Attack Damage vs Charmeleon Earthquake 2x 90-107%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	C
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves SurfSTAB Hydro Pump Body Slam Hidden Power Flying Damage vs Charmeleon Surf 2x 72-85% Hydro Pump 2x 87-103%KO Body Slam 45-53% View Gyarados builds →

Crystal Evolution

Charmeleon sits between Charmander and Charizard in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with a small partner pool via two egg groups. So far, Sp.Atk got the biggest boost (+20 from Charmander). The final form adds another 129 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#004Charmander

Level 16

#005Charmeleon

Level 36

#006Charizard

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Charmander

Fire

Charmeleon

Fire

Charizard

FireFlying

58+19

78+20

ATK

64+12

84+20

DEF

58+15

78+20

SP.ATK

80+20

109+29

SP.DEF

65+15

85+20

SPE

80+15

100+20

BST

309D-Tier

405D-Tier+96

534B-Tier+129

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Charmeleon 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.

Egg Groups

DragonMonster

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Charmeleon Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

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Moves

Without breeding, Charmeleon misses out on Ancient Power and Beat Up. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Fire Blast and Flamethrower, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 7

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 13

Smokescreen

D—10020Normal

Lv 20

Rage

—2010020Normal

Lv 27

Scary Face

——9010Normal

Lv 34

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

Lv 41

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 48

Dragon Rage

——10010Dragon

Lv 55

Fire Spin

—357015Fire

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM28

Dig

D6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM24

Dragon Breath

D6010020Dragon

TM01

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM48

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM49

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Beat Up

——10010Dark

Egg

Belly Drum

C——10Normal

Egg

Bite

D6010025Dark

Egg

Outrage

—12010010Dragon

Egg

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

How to Get Charmeleon in Crystal

Charmeleon can't be caught in Crystal. Transfer Charmander from Red, Yellow, or Brilliant Diamond and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Charmeleon in Crystal

Step 1Obtain Charmander
Also found in:
Red Yellow FireRed HeartGold X Ultra Sun
Train until Level 16
Step 2Charmeleon ✓

Charmeleon Guide

At 405 BST, Charmeleon is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Charizard before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Crystal, watch for Starmie (Water), Golem (Ground), and Aerodactyl (Rock) when using Charmeleon. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
In Crystal, Charmander evolves into Charmeleon at level 16. Charmeleon evolves into Charizard at level 36. Charmeleon is a middle-stage evolution in the Charmander line.
Charmeleon is a special attacker with base 80 Sp. Atk. Speed tells the real story. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.
In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Charmeleon works as a placeholder. Fire coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Charizard. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Charmeleon appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Charmeleon have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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