The Essentials on Charmeleon
- Type
- Fire
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Water, Ground, Rock Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy
- Evolution
- Charmander → Charmeleon (Lv. 16) → Charizard (Lv. 36)
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 405 · top stat: Special Attack (80) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 152 in the Lumiose Pokédex
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 168 in the Blueberry Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
- Other Names
- Reptincel in French · リザード, Lizardo in Japanese · Glutexo in German All Languages
Overview
Charmeleon is a Fire-type Pokémon, No. 5 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 1. Category: Flame Pokémon. Height: 1.1 m, weight: 19 kg.
Charmeleon evolves from Charmander and evolves into Charizard (Lv. 36).
Ability: Blaze. Hidden Ability: Solar Power. Charmeleon is weak to Water, Ground and Rock-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 1
Red / Blue / Yellow
National No.
#005
National Pokédex
Category
Flame Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
58
255
Attack
64
255
Defense
58
255
Special Attack
80
255
Special Defense
65
255
Speed
80
255
Total
405
Min HP (Lv. 100)
226
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
320
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Fire). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 3 types
Water
×2
Ground
×2
Rock
×2
Normal (×1) — 9 types
Normal
×1
Electric
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 6 types
Fire
×½
Grass
×½
Ice
×½
Bug
×½
Steel
×½
Fairy
×½
Abilities
Ability 1
Powers up Fire-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
In harsh sunlight, the Pokémon's Sp. Atk stat is boosted, but its HP decreases every turn.
Charmeleon Evolution
Charmeleon Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Fire
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Charmeleon Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Smokescreen
Normal
Stat
100%
—
20
1
Ember
Fire
Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Scratch
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Growl
Normal
Stat
100%
—
40
12
Dragon Breath
Dragon
Spec.
100%
60
20
13
Metal Claw
Steel
Phys.
95%
50
35
15
Leer
Normal
Stat
100%
—
30
17
Dragon Rage
Dragon
Spec.
100%
—
10
19
Fire Fang
Fire
Phys.
95%
65
15
20
Fury Swipes
Normal
Phys.
80%
18
15
24
Rage
Normal
Phys.
100%
20
20
24
Slash
Normal
Phys.
100%
70
20
30
Flamethrower
Fire
Spec.
100%
90
15
32
Flame Burst
Fire
Spec.
100%
70
15
37
Scary Face
Normal
Stat
100%
—
10
42
Fire Spin
Fire
Spec.
85%
35
15
48
Inferno
Fire
Spec.
50%
100
5
54
Flare Blitz
Fire
Phys.
100%
120
15
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Dragon · Monster
Gender
♂ 87.5 / ♀ 12.5%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Special Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Charmeleon
Available in 6 games, 6 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
X
Y
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation VI
X 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Y 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
X
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Y
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Charmeleon in Pokémon GO
- 1,653Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 944Perfect CP in Raids
- 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 100 🍬to evolve into Charizard
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Red
“When it swings its burning tail, it elevates the temperature to unbearably high levels.”
Blue
“When it swings its burning tail, it elevates the temperature to unbearably high levels.”
Yellow
“Tough fights could excite this POKéMON. When excited, it may blow out bluish- white flames.”
Gold
“It is very hot headed by nature, so it constantly seeks opponents. It calms down only when it wins.”
Silver
“It has a barbaric nature. In battle, it whips its fiery tail around and slashes away with sharp claws.”
Crystal
“If it becomes agitated during battle, it spouts intense flames, incinerating its surroundings.”
Ruby
“CHARMELEON mercilessly destroys its foes using its sharp claws. If it encounters a strong foe, it turns aggressive. In this excited state, the flame at the tip of its tail flares with a bluish white color.”
Sapphire
“CHARMELEON mercilessly destroys its foes using its sharp claws. If it encounters a strong foe, it turns aggressive. In this excited state, the flame at the tip of its tail flares with a bluish white color.”
Emerald
“Without pity, its sharp claws destroy foes. If it encounters a strong enemy, it becomes agitated, and the flame on its tail flares with a bluish white color.”
FireRed
“It lashes about with its tail to knock down its foe. It then tears up the fallen opponent with sharp claws.”
LeafGreen
“When it swings its burning tail, it elevates the air temperature to unbearably high levels.”
Diamond
“In the rocky mountains where CHARMELEON live, their fiery tails shine at night like stars.”
Pearl
“In the rocky mountains where CHARMELEON live, their fiery tails shine at night like stars.”
Platinum
“In the rocky mountains where CHARMELEON live, their fiery tails shine at night like stars.”
HeartGold
“It is very hotheaded by nature, so it constantly seeks opponents. It calms down only when it wins.”
SoulSilver
“It has a barbaric nature. In battle, it whips its fiery tail around and slashes away with sharp claws.”
Black
“In the rocky mountains where Charmeleon live, their fiery tails shine at night like stars.”
White
“In the rocky mountains where Charmeleon live, their fiery tails shine at night like stars.”
Black 2
“In the rocky mountains where Charmeleon live, their fiery tails shine at night like stars.”
White 2
“In the rocky mountains where Charmeleon live, their fiery tails shine at night like stars.”
X
“It lashes about with its tail to knock down its foe. It then tears up the fallen opponent with sharp claws.”
Y
“When it swings its burning tail, it elevates the air temperature to unbearably high levels.”
Omega Ruby
“Charmeleon mercilessly destroys its foes using its sharp claws. If it encounters a strong foe, it turns aggressive. In this excited state, the flame at the tip of its tail flares with a bluish white color.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Charmeleon mercilessly destroys its foes using its sharp claws. If it encounters a strong foe, it turns aggressive. In this excited state, the flame at the tip of its tail flares with a bluish white color.”
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
“Tough fights could excite this Pokémon. When excited, it may breathe out bluish-white flames.”
Let’s Go, Eevee!
“Tough fights could excite this Pokémon. When excited, it may breathe out bluish-white flames.”
Sword
“It has a barbaric nature. In battle, it whips its fiery tail around and slashes away with sharp claws.”
Shield
“If it becomes agitated during battle, it spouts intense flames, incinerating its surroundings.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Reptincel
🇬🇧 English
Charmeleon
🇯🇵 漢字
リザード
🇯🇵 Kana
リザード
🇯🇵 Romaji
Lizardo
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Glutexo
🇪🇸 Español
Charmeleon
🇮🇹 Italiano
Charmeleon
🇰🇷 한국어
리자드
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
火恐龙
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
火恐龍
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Flamme
🇬🇧 EN
Flame Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
かえんポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Flammen-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Charmeleon
What type is Charmeleon?
Charmeleon is a Fire-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Charmeleon?
Charmeleon evolves into Charizard (Lv. 36).
What are Charmeleon's weaknesses?
Charmeleon is weak to Water, Ground and Rock-type moves (×2 damage).
What is Charmeleon's Hidden Ability?
Charmeleon's Hidden Ability is Solar Power. Its regular Ability is Blaze.
Can you get a Shiny Charmeleon in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Charmeleon is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
