What does Charcadet evolve into?

Multiple options from Charcadet: Armarouge using a Auspicious Armor and Ceruledge using a Malicious Armor. Each branch takes the 255 BST base in a different direction.

Should I use Charcadet?

In Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Charcadet works as a placeholder. Fire coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Armarouge . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Charcadet?

You can find Charcadet in Scarlet & Violet. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 1 other game across the series.

What games is Charcadet in?

Yes, Charcadet is in Scarlet & Violet. It shows up in 2 games across the series.

Charcadet - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Charcadet's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Fire Child Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Sp. Atk EV, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack50

Defense40

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def40

Speed35

Total255

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight10.5 kg

Base XP51

Abilities

Flash FireTop Pick

Protects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.

Flame BodyHANiche

Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.

Flash Fire grants Fire immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Burnt charcoal came to life and became a Pokémon. Possessing a fiery fighting spirit, Charcadet will battle even tough opponents.

Charcadet Weakness

Charcadet's Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ground, and Rock. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Flash Fire grants an additional Fire immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

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

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

6Resist

1Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Fire

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Charcadet in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Garchomp DragonGround	S
Available Moves Moves DigLv. 52 BulldozeLv. 18 Sand TombLv. 1 Damage vs Charcadet Dig 2x 199-235%KO Bulldoze 2x 150-177%KO Sand Tomb 2x 89-104%KO View Garchomp builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	A
Available Moves Moves Hydro PumpLv. 40 Aqua TailLv. 32 WaterfallLv. 21 BrineLv. 12 Damage vs Charcadet Hydro Pump 2x 146-172%KO Aqua Tail 2x 215-253%KO Waterfall 2x 192-227%KO Brine 2x 89-104%KO View Gyarados builds →
Quaquaval WaterFighting	B
Obtain MethodEvolve Quaxly (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Moves Moves Wave CrashLv. 64 LiquidationLv. 47 Aqua CutterLv. 21 Water PulseLv. 17 Damage vs Charcadet Wave Crash 2x 277-326%KO Liquidation 2x 197-232%KO Aqua Cutter 2x 162-190%KO Water Pulse 2x 106-125%KO View Quaquaval builds →
Cloyster WaterIce	B
Available Moves Moves Hydro PumpLv. 1 Razor ShellLv. 5 Water GunLv. 1 WhirlpoolLv. 1 Damage vs Charcadet Hydro Pump 2x 190-224%KO Razor Shell 2x 143-170%KO Water Gun 2x 70-83% Whirlpool 2x 62-73% View Cloyster builds →
Vaporeon Water	B
Available Moves Moves Hydro PumpLv. 50 Muddy WaterLv. 40 Water PulseLv. 25 Damage vs Charcadet Hydro Pump 2x 235-277%KO Muddy Water 2x 192-227%KO Water Pulse 2x 130-154%KO View Vaporeon builds →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Charcadet can evolve into Armarouge and Ceruledge. Charcadet sits before the split, so check the evolution methods below to pick your path. The evolved forms gain up to 270 total stats over Charcadet. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Evolutions

#935Charcadet

#936ArmarougeUse Auspicious Armor

#937CeruledgeUse Malicious Armor

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Charcadet

Fire

Armarouge

FirePsychic

Ceruledge

FireGhost

85+45

75+35

ATK

60+10

125+75

DEF

100+60

80+40

SP.ATK

125+75

60+10

SP.DEF

80+40

100+60

SPE

75+40

85+50

BST

255D-Tier

525A-Tier+270

525B-Tier+270

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Utility

Special

Physical

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Charcadet with 50 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Destiny Bond, Disable, Spite to offspring.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

35 cycles·8,995 steps

Slow~9 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Scarlet & Violet Charcadet Best Moveset

Flashfire and Eviolite give Charcadet staying power beyond its evolution stage. Hasty nature boosts Speed, spread EVs set the spread, and the pre-evolution bulk actually works here.

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Flash Fire

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Charcadet

Hasty+SPE

Charcadet best EVs are Speed and Attack

EVs

Atk

SpA

Spe

Utility Moveset

FlamethrowerSTAB
Destiny Bond
Flame ChargeSTAB
Clear Smog

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Destiny Bond and Disable from the egg pool give Charcadet something extra. Pair those with Overheat and Flare Blitz for STAB and Ghost and Poison coverage for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

D3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 8

Clear Smog

B50—15Poison

Lv 12

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

Lv 16

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Lv 20

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 24

Flame Charge

A5010020Fire

Lv 28

Incinerate

D6010015Fire

Lv 32

Lava Plume

B8010015Fire

TM Moves

TM17

Confuse Ray

C—10010Ghost

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM141

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM24

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

TM38

Flame Charge

A5010020Fire

TM125

Flamethrower

A9010015Fire

TM165

Flare Blitz

B12010015Fire

TM118

Heat Wave

B959010Fire

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM42

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

TM157

Overheat

C130905Fire

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM177

Spite

——10010Ghost

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM01

Take Down

D908520Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

B8010010Normal

TM107

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Destiny Bond

A——5Ghost

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Spite

——10010Ghost

Tutor Moves

Charcadet can't learn any Tutor moves

Scarlet & Violet Charcadet Locations

Finding Charcadet at low spawn rates takes patience. 100 spots are available in early-game routes, but the rate difference between them matters. Lock in the top one from the sorted list below.

Best Locations to Catch Charcadet in Scarlet & Violet

Charcadet's encounter pool splits between Violet and Scarlet. You've got 100 walking spots at Lv. 13-32 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

Asado Desert - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Desert

1%Early

Asado Desert - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Desert

1%Early

Casseroya Lake - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Water

1%Early

Casseroya Lake - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Water

1%Early

Casseroya Lake - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Water

1%Early

Casseroya Lake - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Water

1%Early

East Province (Area One) - Cave

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area One) - Cave

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area One) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area One) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area One) - Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area One) - Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area One) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area One) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Three) - Cave

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Three) - Cave

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Three) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Three) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Two) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Two) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Two) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Two) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Cave

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Cave

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Cave

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Cave

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Cave

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Cave

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Cave

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Cave

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Cave

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Cave

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Cave

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Cave

1%Early

North Province (Area One) - Cave

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area One) - Cave

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area One) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area One) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area One) - Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area One) - Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area One) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area One) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Three) - Cave

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Three) - Cave

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Three) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Three) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Two) - Cave

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Two) - Cave

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Two) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Two) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Two) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Two) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Five) - Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Five) - Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Five) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Five) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Four) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Four) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Four) - Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Four) - Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Four) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Four) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area One) - Cave

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area One) - Cave

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area One) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area One) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Six) - Cave

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Six) - Cave

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Six) - Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Six) - Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Six) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Six) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Three) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Three) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Two) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Two) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Two) - Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Two) - Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Two) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Two) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

Tagtree Thicket - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Forest

1%Early

Tagtree Thicket - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Forest

1%Early

The Pokémon League - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32

1%Early

The Pokémon League - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32

1%Early

West Province (Area One) - Cave

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area One) - Cave

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area One) - Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area One) - Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area One) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area One) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Three) - Cave

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Three) - Cave

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Three) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Three) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Three) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Three) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Two) - Cave

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Two) - Cave

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Two) - Rocky

VioletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Two) - Rocky

ScarletOverworld Lv.13-32 Route

1%Early

Charcadet Guide

Multiple options from Charcadet: Armarouge using a Auspicious Armor and Ceruledge using a Malicious Armor. Each branch takes the 255 BST base in a different direction.
In Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Charcadet works as a placeholder. Fire coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Armarouge. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Charcadet in Scarlet & Violet. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 1 other game across the series.
Yes, Charcadet is in Scarlet & Violet. It shows up in 2 games across the series.

Game Availability

Since Scarlet & Violet, Charcadet has been obtainable in 2 games. A Generation 9 debut means a shorter history, but Charcadet has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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