Mega Charizard Y vs Charizard
Fire
FlyingTypeSameFireFlying- 78HP=78
- 84Attack+20104
- 78Defense=78
- 109Sp. Atk+50159
- 85Sp. Def+30115
- 100Speed=100
- 534Total+100634
How to get the Charizardite Y in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
GiftPallet TownAfter trying to enter Viridian City Gym
Blue gives it to you once you attempt to get into the Viridian City Gym
How to Get Mega Charizard Y 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.
25 locations to catch Charizard (23 on the map)4 locations to catch Charmander
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
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 Pikachu & Eevee
Charmander is your first catch on the way to Charizard. You'll find special, walking, and more encounters from Lv. 3+ across 58 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Evolve into Charmeleon
- Step 3Charizard ✓Route 1In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 10In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 11In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 12In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 13In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 14In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 15In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 16In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 17In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 18In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 19In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 2 - Area 1In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 2 - Area 2In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 20 - WestIn the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 20 - EastIn the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 21In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 22In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 23In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 24In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 25In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 3In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 4In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 7In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 8In the sky, after you become ChampionRareRoute 9In the sky, after you become ChampionRareor evolve from Charmeleon (Step 2)
How to Get Shiny Mega Charizard Y in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
A shiny Charizard becomes a shiny Mega Charizard Y when it Mega Evolves, so these are the routes to Shiny Charizard.
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
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ShinyShiny Charizard Evolution
4 Forms
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.
Mega Charizard Y Weakness
Type-wise, Mega Charizard Y 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. Mega Charizard Y's special bulk (base 115 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| 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 Mega Charizard Y Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Mega Charizard Y
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard Y View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide 4x173-204%KO | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard Y View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 4x146-173%KO | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard Y View Kabutops builds →Rock Slide 4x156-184%KO Aqua Jet 2x43-51% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard Y View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 2x80-94% | ||
 Zapdos Electric | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard Y View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt 2x73-86% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 20 Surfing Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard Y View Gyarados builds →Waterfall 2x90-106%KO | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard Y View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 2x83-98% Rock Slide 4x93-110%KO | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard Y View Graveler builds →Rock Slide 4x133-157%KO | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
 Golduck Water | C | |
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard Y View Electabuzz builds →Thunderbolt 2x58-69% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard Y View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x114-135%KO | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Charizard Y View Magneton builds →Thunderbolt 2x71-84% | ||
Mega Charizard Y 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 Y Mega Evolves into Mega Charizard Y. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Mega Charizard Y Moves in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Best Build
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
Mega Charizard Y 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
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Mega Charizard Y has 634 base stats in total. Sp. Atk leads at 159, and HP and Defense are lowest at 78.
Game Availability
Mega Charizard Y 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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