Is Charmeleon Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Charmeleon bridges the gap between gift Charmander and Charizard. Handles Erika's gym on its own and keeps pace through mid-game without issues.
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 Charmeleon in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
No wild encounters for Charmeleon. The 3-stage chain runs through Charmander, which you can catch but it's a rare spawn from the locations below. Evolve at level 36 once you've got the levels.
Catch Charmander or Charizard at any of these 24 spots to eventually evolve into Charmeleon.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Charmander
- 2Evolve Charmeleonat Lv.16
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Badge 8How to Obtain Charmeleon in Let's Go
The path to Charmeleon starts with Charmander at Lv. 3+ via walking and gift encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Charmeleon ✓
- Step 3Catch or Evolve into CharizardRoute 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 Charmeleon in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Charmeleon 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 Charmeleon odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Charmeleon 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 Charmeleon in the Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Charmeleon Weakness
Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Charmeleon for super-effective damage. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
Charmeleon Evolutions
Charmeleon sits between Charmander and Charizard in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. 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
Let's Go Charmeleon Best Moveset
80 Sp. Atk at 80 Speed gives the Fire TermStab moderate pace, but the moveset waits for Charizard. The Mega decision ahead determines whether the move slots lean physical or special.
Best Build
Charmander Candy
Quick Candy+SPEMild 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 Charmeleon
Quick Candy L
Quick Candy XL
Smart Candy
Smart Candy L
Smart Candy XLCharmander Candy raises every stat, but only Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Charmeleon is Quick Candy (Speed) and Smart Candy (Sp. Atk), and any Pokemon can eat it; Quick Candy L needs level 30, Quick Candy XL needs level 60, Smart Candy L needs level 30 and Smart Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Christopher battles with one level 70 Charmeleon that knows Outrage, Dig and Smokescreen. It takes extra damage from Water, Ground and Rock moves. Win to earn the Charmeleon Master title. Find Christopher on Route 10.
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Charmeleon learns Flamethrower naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 7 types extends the reach beyond that.
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 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Tough fights could excite this Pokémon. When excited, it may breathe out bluish-white flames.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Charmeleon appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Charmeleon have the longest track record of availability in the series.
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 6XY
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 8SwSh
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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