In FireRed & LeafGreen, Charizard has a 534 base stat total and ranks as B-Tier: a solid option in FireRed & LeafGreen for the right team. It works best as a sweeper. Fire Blast with Leftovers is the standard set.

Does Charizard mega evolve?

Mega Evolution isn't available in FireRed & LeafGreen, but Charizard does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Charizard hits 634 BST.

What is Charizard weak to?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Charizard's biggest threats include Golem (Rock), Gyarados (Water), and Raikou (Electric), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Golem is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage.

What is the best ability for Charizard?

Blaze is the go-to ability for Charizard. It strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. Its hidden ability Solar Power can work in specific setups.

What role does Charizard play in battle?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Charizard fills the sweeper role. It's a mixed attacker with base 84 Attack and 109 Sp. Atk. Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Charizard - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Sweeper

BTier

100Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

Charizard's built around special offense. Sp. Atk leads the charge, HP pays for it. Tough to catch, worth 3 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

High

HP78

Attack84

Defense78

Sp. Atk109

Sp. Def85

Speed100

Total534

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.7 m

Weight90.5 kg

Base XP267

Abilities

BlazeTop Pick

Strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Solar PowerHANot in game

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× but costs 1/8 max HP after each turn during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Its wings can carry this POKéMON close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures.

Charizard Weakness

Type-wise, Charizard 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. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. With 78 HP and balanced defenses, Charizard can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Charizard Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Rock
2x (Weak)	Water, Electric
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Fighting, Steel
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartGood

3Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score+2

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

2xWeak

½xResist

¼xResist

0xImmune

STAB (5)

Grass Ice Bug Steel Fighting

How to Beat Charizard in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Forretress's Explosion hits Charizard for 76-89%.

SkarmoryResists Flying, wears down with Toxic, sturdy guarantees survival SteelFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves SpikesHazard RoarUtility ToxicUtility ProtectPriority View Skarmory builds →
ForretressSturdy guarantees survival, walls physical sets BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves SpikesHazard Rapid Spin Explosion Earthquake Damage vs Charizard Rapid Spin 15-18% Explosion 76-89% View Forretress builds →
RoseliaCures status via Natural Cure GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves SpikesHazard Leech Seed Stun Spore AromatherapyUtility View Roselia builds →
Glalie Ice	C
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemSalacberry NatureTimid Moves SpikesHazard Explosion Ice Beam TauntUtility Damage vs Charizard Explosion 62-73% Ice Beam 31-37% View Glalie builds →
SableyeRecovers with Recover, wears down with Toxic DarkGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves RecoverRecovery Knock Off Seismic Toss Psych Up Damage vs Charizard Knock Off 19-23% View Sableye builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

Charizard is the final form in a three-stage chain from Charmander through Charmeleon. Breeding this form produces Charmander eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Charmander gave Charizard the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+49), bringing the total to 534 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#004Charmander

Level 16

#005Charmeleon

Level 36

#006Charizard

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Charmander

Fire

Charmeleon

Fire

Charizard

FireFlying

58+19

78+20

ATK

64+12

84+20

DEF

58+15

78+20

SP.ATK

80+20

109+29

SP.DEF

65+15

85+20

SPE

80+15

100+20

BST

309D-Tier

405D-Tier+96

534B-Tier+129

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Charizard to get Charmander eggs easily using 27 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Beat Up, Belly Drum and 5 more.

Egg Groups

DragonMonster

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Charizard Best Moveset

This build takes hits and hits back. Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn, Blaze supports the gameplan, and max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs mean Charizard doesn't crumble to chip damage. Plus utility options backing it up.

Best Build

Highly recommended

Special Sweeper

Ability

Blaze

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Charizard

Hasty+SPE

Charizard best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpA

Spe

Special Sweeper Moveset

Fire BlastSTAB
Hidden Power Grass
SubstituteUtility
Focus Punch

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarDecent

MetagrossDecent

SwampertDecent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Ancient Power and Beat Up give Charizard options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Blast Burn and Overheat. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Heat Wave

—1009010Fire

Lv 1

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 7

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 13

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Lv 20

Smokescreen

——10020Normal

Lv 27

Scary Face

——9010Normal

Lv 34

Flamethrower

B9510015Fire

Lv 36

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Lv 44

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 54

Dragon Rage

——10010Dragon

Lv 64

Fire Spin

—357015Fire

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM02

Dragon Claw

B8010015Dragon

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

S120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

B9510015Fire

HM02

Fly

—709515Flying

TM01

Focus Punch-3

A15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM50

Overheat

B140905Fire

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

C601005Rock

Egg

Beat Up

B—10010Dark

Egg

Belly Drum

D——10Normal

Egg

Bite

D6010025Dark

Egg

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Egg

Outrage

—12010010Dragon

Egg

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Egg

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Blast Burn

—150905Fire

Tutor

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Tutor

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Tutor

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Tutor

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Substitute

A——10Normal

Tutor

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

How to Get Charizard in FireRed & LeafGreen

Charizard doesn't appear wild. Catch Charmander instead, it shows up but it's a rare spawn. Evolve it at level 36 to get Charizard. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Charizard in FireRed & LeafGreen

Step 1Catch Charmander
Pallet Town
LeafGreenGift from NPC Lv.5 City
LimitedEarly
Starter choice
Pallet Town
FireRedGift from NPC Lv.5 City
LimitedEarly
Starter choice
Train until Level 16
Step 2Evolve into Charmeleon
Train until Level 36
Step 3Charizard ✓

Charizard Guide

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Charizard has a 534 base stat total and ranks as B-Tier: a solid option in FireRed & LeafGreen for the right team. It works best as a sweeper. Fire Blast with Leftovers is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in FireRed & LeafGreen, but Charizard does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Charizard hits 634 BST.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Charizard's biggest threats include Golem (Rock), Gyarados (Water), and Raikou (Electric), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Golem is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage.
Blaze is the go-to ability for Charizard. It strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. Its hidden ability Solar Power can work in specific setups.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Charizard fills the sweeper role. It's a mixed attacker with base 84 Attack and 109 Sp. Atk. Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Game Availability

Charizard first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 21 games across 10 generations. It later gained Mega X and Mega Y forms in Generation 6, a Mega form in Generation 7, and a Gigantamax form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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