Mega Charizard X vs Charizard
Fire
FlyingTypeSwapsFire
Dragon- 78HP=78
- 84Attack+46130
- 78Defense+33111
- 109Sp. Atk+21130
- 85Sp. Def=85
- 100Speed=100
- 534Total+100634
- BlazeAbilityTough Claws
- Solar PowerHidden
How to get the Charizardite X in X & Y
XBuyLumiose CityAfter becoming ChampionGiftLumiose CityChoose Charmander at the Sycamore Pokemon Lab
At the Stone Emporium on Vernal Avenue, for sale once every three days after you become Champion
From Professor Sycamore at his Lumiose City lab, when you pick Charmander as your Kanto starter
How to Get Mega Charizard X in X & Y
Can't catch Charizard directly. Start with Charmander but it's a rare spawn from the locations below, then evolve at level 36. The 3-stage chain from Charmander to Charizard is where the leveling time goes.
How to Obtain Charizard in X & Y
- Step 2Evolve into CharmeleonBREEDINGAvailableLeave Charizard with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Charmander egg.
- Step 3Charizard ✓
How to Get Shiny Mega Charizard X in X & Y
A shiny Charizard becomes a shiny Mega Charizard X when it Mega Evolves, so these are the routes to Shiny Charizard.
In X & Y, the strongest route to a Shiny Charizard is Friend Safari, at about 1 in 512 per try. 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
It's a Shiny Charizard! (2015)
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ShinyShiny Charizard Evolution
4 Forms
X & Y Shiny Charizard Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Friend Safari, about 1 in 512 on each try. Tune it below.
Friend Safari: Friend Safari slots roll at a fixed boosted rate near 1 in 512. The Shiny Charm does not raise it further.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 54 |
| 25%one in four | 148 |
| 50%coin flip | 355 |
| 90%very likely | 1,178 |
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 X & Y Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Mega Charizard X Weakness
Type-wise, Mega Charizard X takes extra damage from Ground, Rock, and Dragon. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Mega Charizard X's physical bulk (base 111 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Rock, Dragon |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Bug, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fire, Grass |
What is Mega Charizard X Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Mega Charizard X
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Marowak builds →Dig 2x47-55% Rock Tomb 2x24-29% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x64-76% Dig 2x57-67% Dragon Tail 2x43-50% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Nidoking builds →Dig 2x57-68% Rock Tomb 2x29-34% Dragon Tail 2x29-34% | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Nidoqueen builds →Dig 2x53-63% Rock Tomb 2x27-32% Dragon Tail 2x27-32% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Archeops builds →Rock Tomb 2x55-66% Dig 2x50-59% Dragon Tail 2x37-44% | ||
 Fraxure Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Fraxure builds →Dragon Claw 2x64-76% Dig 2x43-50% Rock Tomb 2x33-39% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Hippowdon builds →Dig 2x61-73% Rock Tomb 2x31-37% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x45-53% Bulldoze 2x29-35% | ||
 Carbink RockFairy | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Carbink builds →Ancient Power 2x32-38% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 14 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 2x61-73% Rock Tomb 2x25-30% | ||
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Gabite builds →Dig 2x51-61% Dragon Claw 2x51-61% Rock Tomb 2x27-32% | ||
 Dugtrio Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Dugtrio builds →Dig 2x55-66% Rock Tomb 2x29-34% | ||
 Stunfisk GroundElectric | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 14 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Stunfisk builds →Dig 2x40-48% Rock Tomb 2x21-25% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard X View Krokorok builds →Dig 2x49-58% Rock Tomb 2x24-29% | ||
Mega Charizard X 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. In battle, Charizard holding Charizardite X Mega Evolves into Mega Charizard X. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Mega Charizard X Moves in X & Y
Moves List
TMs define Mega Charizard X's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Flare Blitz and Inferno, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it coverage across 9 types. That's where the options open up.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Mega Charizard X has 634 base stats in total. Attack and Sp. Atk lead at 130, and HP is lowest at 78.
Mega Charizard X Event Distributions
In X & Y, Charizard is a dependable Mystery Gift returnee, distributed time and again.
These distributions give Charizard. Mega Charizard X appears only in battle, through Mega Evolution with the Charizardite X.
Special Charizard Gift on Olleh TV!Aug 2017XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny
Mega Tokyo CharizardJan 2016XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireAlways shiny
Shiny Charizard Gift!Aug 2015XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireAlways shiny
Shiny Charizard Gift on Olleh TV!May 2015XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireAlways shiny
It's a Shiny Charizard!Apr 2015XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireAlways shiny
Mega Tokyo CharizardDec 2014XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireAlways shiny
Charizard got Charizardite Y!Aug 2014XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny
Charizard and a Charizardite X!Jul 2014XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny
Pokemon EXPO Gym CharizardXYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny
Pokemon Scrap 2016 CharizardXYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny
Charizard Holding Charizardite XYNot shiny
Game Availability
Mega Charizard X first appeared in X & Y and is in 6 games: X & Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee and Legends: Z-A.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
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 6XYDebut
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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