Is Charmander Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Charmander shows up as a gift on Route 24, early enough to evolve into Charizard before Erika. Fire typing tears through Erika's gym and Koga's Poison/Bug lineup. The road to one of the best Megas in the game starts here.
Brock's Pokemon outpace and outclass Charmander here.
Misty's team hits Charmeleon's weaknesses hard.
Charmeleon trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Charmeleon has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Charizard has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
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 trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Lance's team hits Charizard's weaknesses hard.
Charizard trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
Catch Charmander on Route 3 (walking, Lv 3-8, rare). Special.
Your Charmander should hit Level 16 before you reach Misty, at typical leveling pace.
Your Charmeleon should hit Level 36 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Charmander in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Charmander starts showing up in early-game routes at moderate rates across 8 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Where To Catch Charmander in LGPE
Charmander is your first catch on the way to Charmander. You'll find special, walking, and more encounters from Lv. 3-56 across 50 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Charmander ✓Route 24Lv.14Gift from NPC50 Pokémon caughtRoute 3Lv.3-8GrassRate 5%Unique encounterRoute 4Lv.7-12GrassRate 5%Unique encounterRock Tunnel - B1FLv.18-23CaveRate 5%Unique encounter
Step 2Evolve into Charmeleon
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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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
What is Charmander Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Charmander
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Pallet Town Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Charmander View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 2x204-239%KO | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 20 Surfing | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charmander View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 2x212-250%KO Rock Slide 2x96-113%KO | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Kingler Water | C | |
Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charmander View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 2x212-250%KO Rock Slide 2x96-113%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Pallet Town Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Charmander View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 2x204-240%KO | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charmander View Kabutops builds →Rock Slide 2x162-190%KO Aqua Jet 2x88-104%KO | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 20 Surfing | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Charmander View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x240-283%KO Rock Slide 2x179-212%KO | ||
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, Abra's Psychic hits Charmander for 45-53%. Staryu's Scald hits Charmander for 47-55%.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Charmander View Abra builds →Psychic45-53% Dazzling Gleam20-23% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Charmander View Staryu builds →Rapid Spin10-12% Scald 2x47-55% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemBerryjuice NatureHardy Moves View Onix builds →
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Charmander Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Charmander grows into Charmeleon, then pushes on to Charizard. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with a small partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 225 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
LGPE Charmander Best Moveset
Fire pre-evolution at 60 Sp. Atk and 65 Speed with thin defenses across the board. The moveset can't threaten. Two evolutions from Charizard where choosing Mega X or Mega Y splits the entire strategy between physical and special.
Best Build
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.
Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Charmander learns Fire Blast and Flamethrower naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Dragon and beyond give it real matchup play.
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
The flame at the tip of its tail makes a sound as it burns. You can only hear it in quiet places.
Charmander Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Guide
For Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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.
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
- 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 6XY
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 8SwSh
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