Is Charizard Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Getting Charmander as a mid-game gift means Charizard arrives without the painful opening it has in Red and Blue. One of the strongest team members for the late gyms and E4, and you didn't have to grind through Brock and Misty to get there.
Brock's typing presses Charmander's defenses.
Misty's Pokemon outpace and outclass Charmander here.
Charmeleon trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Charmeleon has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Charizard resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Charmander is given to you as a gift on Route 24 at Lv 10. A trainer named Damian on Route 24 north of Nugget Bridge gives you his Charmander. He says it is too weak for him and asks you to take care of it.
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 38FireFlamethrower135100%15
- After Koga
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast16585%5
- After Giovanni
- TM05NormalMega Kick12075%5
Your Charmander should hit Level 16 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 42FireFlamethrower135100%15
- After Koga
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast16585%5
- After Giovanni
- TM05NormalMega Kick12075%5
Your Charmeleon should hit Level 36 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
- After Erika
- HM02FlyingFly13595%15
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM40NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 46FireFlamethrower135100%15
- After Koga
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- TM03NormalSwords Dance—100%20
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast16585%5
How to Get Charizard in Yellow
Charizard doesn't appear wild. Catch Charmander instead, it shows up at solid rates. Evolve it at level 36 to get Charizard. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.
How to Obtain Charizard in Y
Step 1Catch CharmanderRoute 24Lv.10Gift from NPCRate 100%
Step 2Evolve into Charmeleon
Step 3Charizard ✓
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 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. With 78 HP and balanced defenses, Charizard can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Electric |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Charizard Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Charizard
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pichu (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Gyarados builds →Bubble Beam 2x38-45% Thunderbolt 2x37-43% | ||
 Magnemite Electric | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Magneton Electric | C | |
Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Lapras builds →Bubble Beam 2x52-61% Thunderbolt 2x48-57% | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pichu (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Graveler RockGround | C | |
Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Lapras builds →Surf 2x72-85% Thunderbolt 2x48-57% | ||
Magneton Electric | C | |
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Gyarados builds →Surf 2x56-66% Thunderbolt 2x37-44% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide 4x166-196%KO Surf 2x29-35% Thunderbolt 2x29-35% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Graveler RockGround | C | |
Rhydon GroundRock | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide 4x173-204%KO Thunderbolt 2x29-35% Surf 2x29-35% | ||
Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide 4x172-203%KO Thunderbolt 2x29-34% Surf 2x29-34% | ||
Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
In Yellow, Exeggutor's Explosion hits Charizard for 71-84%. Snorlax's Self-Destruct hits Charizard for 65-76%.
S | ||
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Exeggutor builds →Psychic30-36% Explosion71-84% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Snorlax builds →Body Slam28-33% Self Destruct65-76% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Chansey builds →Ice Beam11-13% Thunderbolt 2x23-27% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Gengar builds →Explosion52-62% Thunderbolt 2x63-74% Psychic31-37% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Charizard View Jynx builds →Blizzard34-41% Psychic28-33% | ||
Charizard Evolutions
Charmander's chain leads to Charizard (at level 36). A Fire/Flying type at 510 stats, sitting in the Undiscovered group. Evolving from Charmander gave Charizard the biggest boost in HP (+39), bringing the total to 510 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Charizard Best Moveset
MoveFire Blast fires respectably from 85 Special, and MoveEarthquake adds Ground coverage on the physical side. Fire/Flying typing is the anchor, with Rock moves and Water TermStab from the top tier threatening every switch-in. Does enough to function, not enough to reach the top.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Swords Dance
- Hyper Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs define Charizard's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Fire Blast and Flamethrower, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it Normal and Fighting coverage and more. That's where the options open up.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- 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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, 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, Egg, 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When expelling a blast of super hot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely.
Charizard Yellow Guide
In Yellow, Charizard has a 510 base stat total and ranks as B-Tier: a solid option in Yellow for the right team. It works best as a pivot. Earthquake anchors the moveset.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Yellow, but Charizard does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Charizard hits 610 BST.
In Yellow, Charizard fills the pivot role. It's a mixed attacker with base 84 Attack and 85 Special. Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Yellow, the core moveset is Earthquake, Fire Blast, Swords Dance, and Hyper Beam. Earthquake leads at 0% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.
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 and a Gigantamax form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
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 6XYMega XMega Y
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGigantamax
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves