What does Charmander evolve into?

Charmander becomes Charmeleon at level 16, then Charizard at level 36. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Charmander evolve?

Charmander evolves into Charmeleon at level 16. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

Should I use Charmander?

For X & Y, you can run Charmander through the first few routes without issues. 309 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Charmeleon as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Charmander?

Charmander is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Charmander - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Speed and Sp. Atk carry most of Charmander's stat budget. HP's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP39

Attack52

Defense43

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def50

Speed65

Total309

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight8.5 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

BlazeTop Pick

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

Solar PowerHA

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

The flame on its tail indicates Charmander’s life force. If it is healthy, the flame burns brightly.

Charmander Weakness

Charmander is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fire typing.

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

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Charmander in X & Y (Best Counters)

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Charmander Rock Tomb 2x 78-94% Bulldoze 2x 53-63% Rock Throw 2x 65-76% View Lunatone builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Charmander Ancient Power 2x 84-100%KO Bulldoze 2x 86-102%KO Rock Tomb 2x 129-153%KO Rock Throw 2x 110-129%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Damage vs Charmander Rock Tomb 2x 69-82% Bulldoze 2x 69-82% Rock Throw 2x 59-71% View Onix builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 10 Damage vs Charmander Rock Tomb 2x 78-94% Bulldoze 2x 53-63% Rock Throw 2x 69-82% View Amaura builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 10 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Charmander Rock Tomb 2x 65-76% Water Gun 2x 69-82% Rollout 2x 33-41% View Omanyte builds →

X & Y Evolution

Three stages ahead. Charmander grows into Charmeleon, then pushes on to Charizard. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 225 stat points total. 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 Charmander easily with 50 breeding partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Air Cutter, Ancient Power, Beat Up and 11 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

DragonMonster

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Charmander Best Moveset

Find one free turn for Swords Dance and Charmander can run through teams. Jolly nature leans fast physical, Blaze supports the sweep, and Dragon coverage stops anything from walling it cleanly.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Setup Sweeper

Ability

Blaze

Item

Focus SashSURVIVAL

Best Nature for Charmander

Jolly+SPE

Charmander best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

Flare BlitzSTAB
Flame ChargeSTAB
OutrageCoverage
Swords Dance

Recommended Teammates

FlorgesExcellent

KingdraExcellent

Moves

Flamethrower and Inferno bring the raw damage. But Charmander also picks up coverage across 10 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 7

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 10

Smokescreen

——10020Normal

Lv 16

Dragon Rage

——10010Dragon

Lv 19

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 25

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Lv 28

Flame Burst

—7010015Fire

Lv 34

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 37

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

Lv 43

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

Lv 46

Inferno

—100505Fire

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM02

Dragon Claw

D8010015Dragon

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM43

Flame Charge

S5010020Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM50

Overheat

C130905Fire

TM98

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

S——20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Beat Up

D—10010Dark

Egg

Belly Drum

C——10Normal

Egg

Bite

D6010025Dark

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Egg

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Egg

Dragon Pulse

D8510010Dragon

Egg

Dragon Rush

D1007510Dragon

Egg

Flare Blitz

S12010015Fire

Egg

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

Egg

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Egg

Outrage

S12010010Dragon

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Fire Pledge

—8010010Fire

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

D120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 3

Rage

—2010020Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Charmander in X & Y

Charmander is a gift in this game. Pick it up at Lumiose City — no wild encounters or spawn rates to deal with. The details below cover exactly when it becomes available.

Best Locations to Catch Charmander in X & Y

Lumiose City

YGift from NPC Lv.10 City

LimitedEarly

Gift from Professor Sycamore

Lumiose City

XGift from NPC Lv.10 City

LimitedEarly

Gift from Professor Sycamore

Charmander Guide

Charmander becomes Charmeleon at level 16, then Charizard at level 36. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Charmander evolves into Charmeleon at level 16. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.
For X & Y, you can run Charmander through the first few routes without issues. 309 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Charmeleon as fast as you can.
Charmander is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Game Availability

One of the original 151, Charmander has appeared in 21 games — nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Froakie Water	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Move Moves BubbleLv. 5 Damage vs Charmander Bubble 2x 58-69% View Froakie builds →
Panpour Water	D
Upcoming Move Moves Water GunLv. 10 Learns Water Gun at Level 10 View Panpour builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Charmander Ancient Power 2x 70-83% Bulldoze 2x 75-89% Rock Tomb 2x 113-134%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Charmander Ancient Power 2x 59-71% Rock Tomb 2x 67-79% Rock Throw 2x 57-67% Smack Down 2x 57-67% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Charmander Rock Slide 2x 89-107%KO Rock Tomb 2x 74-87% Bulldoze 2x 49-58% Rock Throw 2x 59-71% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Charmander Rock Slide 2x 130-154%KO Bulldoze 2x 71-84% Rock Tomb 2x 107-126%KO Rock Throw 2x 89-107%KO View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Damage vs Charmander Dig 2x 80-95% Rock Tomb 2x 63-75% Bulldoze 2x 63-75% Rock Throw 2x 53-63% View Onix builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodRoute 12 Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water PulseLv. 14 BulldozeTM78 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Charmander Surf 2x 130-154%KO Water Pulse 2x 89-107%KO Bulldoze 2x 64-76% Water Gun 2x 59-71% View Lapras builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Charmander Ancient Power 2x 70-83% Bulldoze 2x 75-89% Rock Tomb 2x 113-134%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Charmander Ancient Power 2x 59-71% Rock Tomb 2x 67-79% Rock Throw 2x 57-67% Smack Down 2x 57-67% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Charmander Rock Slide 2x 89-107%KO Rock Tomb 2x 74-87% Bulldoze 2x 49-58% Rock Throw 2x 59-71% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Charmander Rock Slide 2x 130-154%KO Bulldoze 2x 71-84% Rock Tomb 2x 107-126%KO Rock Throw 2x 89-107%KO View Solrock builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodRoute 12 Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water PulseLv. 14 BulldozeTM78 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Charmander Surf 2x 130-154%KO Water Pulse 2x 89-107%KO Bulldoze 2x 64-76% Water Gun 2x 59-71% View Lapras builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Charmander Ancient Power 2x 70-83% Bulldoze 2x 75-89% Rock Tomb 2x 113-134%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Charmander Ancient Power 2x 59-71% Rock Tomb 2x 67-79% Rock Throw 2x 57-67% Smack Down 2x 57-67% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Charmander Rock Slide 2x 89-107%KO Rock Tomb 2x 74-87% Bulldoze 2x 49-58% Rock Throw 2x 59-71% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Charmander Rock Slide 2x 130-154%KO Bulldoze 2x 71-84% Rock Tomb 2x 107-126%KO Rock Throw 2x 89-107%KO View Solrock builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodRoute 12 Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 BrineLv. 37 Water PulseLv. 14 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Charmander Surf 2x 134-158%KO Brine 2x 100-118%KO Water Pulse 2x 91-108%KO Bulldoze 2x 66-79% View Lapras builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Charmander Ancient Power 2x 71-84% Bulldoze 2x 78-92% Rock Tomb 2x 117-138%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Charmander Ancient Power 2x 63-74% Rock Tomb 2x 69-81% Rock Throw 2x 57-67% Smack Down 2x 57-67% View Carbink builds →
Floatzel Water	C
Obtain MethodCouriway Town Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 15 Damage vs Charmander Surf 2x 134-158%KO Dig 2x 104-124%KO Rock Tomb 2x 78-92% Water Gun 2x 63-74% View Floatzel builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Charmander Rock Slide 2x 91-108%KO Rock Tomb 2x 74-88% Bulldoze 2x 49-58% Rock Throw 2x 63-74% View Lunatone builds →

Excadrill GroundSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Stealth Rock Damage vs Charmander Earthquake 2x 298-351%KO Rapid Spin 50-59% View Excadrill builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Charmander Stone Edge 2x 367-432%KO Pursuit 74-87% Crunch 147-173%KO Superpower 147-173%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Earth Power ScaldSTAB RecoverRecovery ProtectPriority Damage vs Charmander Scald 2x 150-177%KO View Gastrodon builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Charmander Earthquake 2x 183-215%KO Knock Off 40-47% View Gliscor builds →