Charizard (Life & Death)

Charizard (リザードン, Lizardon) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death. It is part of Pokémon Trainer's rotation along with Squirtle and Ivysaur.
Charizard is a dual Fire/Flying-type saurian Pokémon based on dragons, and is categorized within the Pokédex at #006 as the "Flame Pokémon". It is the final evolutionary form of Charmander, after having evolved from Charmeleon at level 36 onward. Despite its design basis, Charizard is not a Dragon-type in its base form. However, it becomes a Fire/Dragon-type upon Mega Evolving into Mega Charizard X; additionally, Super Smash Bros. 4 and Ultimate refer to it and treat it as a dragon on several occasions in spite of its standard typing. As Charmander, it is one of the Kanto region's three starter Pokémon. However, unlike in Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue Versions, Charmander is obtainable alongside its fellow Kanto starters Bulbasaur and Squirtle under special conditions in Pokémon Yellow Version, and relatively early on in Pokémon X and Y. In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Charizard appears as a Ride Pokémon that helps the player travel between locations, replacing the Fly Hidden Machine from previous generations (although it is unobtainable without transferring from a previous generation in Sun and Moon).
Charizard is voiced by Shinchiro Miki in all versions of Life or Death. 
==How to Unlock==
Charizard is available from the start of a new game and doesn't need to be unlocked.
==Moveset==
* Charizard can perform 2 double jumps.
* Charizard continuously receives damage while swimming. It shares this trait with Incineroar, Sonic, and Inkling. This is a reference to Charizard being susceptible to water due to being a Fire-type Pokémon.
 	Name 	Description
Neutral Attack 	N/A 	Swipes its claws twice, then swings its wing.
Forward Tilt 	N/A 	Swings its tail forward. The move has a sweetspot at the flaming tip of Charizard's tail.
Up Tilt 	N/A 	Jumps with its wings widespread, hitting with them from below. While it has decent vertical range, it is not an effective anti-air attack because the hurtboxes of its wings are vertically extended. In addition, it has very low priority, since it almost always clanks with weak attacks and loses against strong attacks. Lastly, it doesn't hit grounded opponents or ducking characters as easily.
Down Tilt 	N/A 	Headbutts low to the ground.
Dash Attack 	N/A 	Kicks forward.
Forward Smash 	N/A 	Performs a lunging headbutt. It also renders Charizard intangible throughout its duration.
Up Smash 	N/A 	Swings its wings upward in a fan motion.
Down Smash 	N/A 	Strongly stomps the ground, creating a shock wave. It hits on both sides of Charizard and launches at a semi-spike angle.
Neutral Aerial 	N/A 	Somersaults forward, striking with its tail. Its sweetspot is at the flaming tip of Charizard's tail. It can auto-cancel in a short hop and quickly hits all around Charizard.
Forward Aerial 	N/A 	A downward arcing slash with its claws.
Back Aerial 	N/A 	Swings its long tail behind it.
Up Aerial 	N/A 	An upward headbutt.
Down Aerial 	N/A 	Kicks straight down.
Grab 	N/A 	Clinches the opponent.
Pummel 	N/A 	A bite.
Forward Throw 	N/A 	Quickly flings the opponent forward.
Back Throw 	N/A 	Flings the opponent backward.
Up Throw 	N/A 	Jumps up before doing a powerful suplex, akin to Kirby and Meta Knight's up throws. Resembles the Pokémon move Seismic Toss.
Down Throw 	N/A 	Pins the opponent to the ground and hovers, expelling embers from its mouth on them.
Neutral Special	Flamethrower 	Expels a stream of flames from its mouth, almost identically to Fire Breath. The move can be angled, which makes it useful for gimping low recoveries and ledgetrapping. Compared to Fire Breath, Flamethrower is inferior at damage racking, but its farthest hitboxes still cause flinching. It has considerable startup and ending lag, and its power and range gradually decrease over time. Charizard must stop using Flamethrower for a short while for it to regain full power.
Side Special 	Flare Blitz 	A flaming corkscrew tackle that also hurts Charizard. It is very powerful, KOing middleweights under 80% from the center of Final Destination. Flare Blitz covers an impressive amount of horizontal distance and grants heavy armor on frames 23-53 that sustains 15% (18% in 1v1)[1], enabling it to extend Charizard's recovery and power through opposing attacks. However, it deals 5% of recoil damage and an additional 5% upon hitting an opponent. It is very risky to use outside of punishes, having extreme amounts of cooldown. When used carelessly near the edge, its impressive horizontal distance can also result in an inadvertent self-destruct.
Up Special 	Fly 	Flies upward while corkscrewing. Fly covers an average amount of vertical distance. Due to its hitting on frame 9, it has the lowest amount of startup out of Charizard's special move. It also grants super armor during frames 4-15, allowing it to break combos and work out of shield. It deals respectable damage when all of its hits connect, and can KO reliably at high percents.
Down Special 	Pokémon Change	The Pokémon Trainer calls Charizard back to its Poké Ball and sends out Squirtle.
Final Smash 	Triple Finish 	The Pokémon Trainer sends out both Squirtle and Ivysaur, and all three Pokémon perform a synchronized combo attack with long horizontal range. Charizard dishes out five Fire Blasts in a row for massive damage, with the last one having the highest power.
==Other Animations==
During Charizard's victory poses, the Pokémon Trainer will say one of two lines at random. The male Trainer will say either "You all did great!" (みんな、よくがんばったな！, Everyone, you did great!) or "You did it, Charizard!" (やったぞ、リザードン！, You did it, Charizard!). The female Trainer will say either "Everyone did great!" (みんな、最高だね！, Everyone, you're the best!) or "You're amazing, Charizard!" (すごいね、リザードン！, Amazing, Charizard!).
Animation 	Description 	Notes
On-Screen Appearance 	Pokémon Trainer releases Charizard from its Poké Ball while saying "Go!" or "Charizard!". Charizard stomps once as it emerges. 	
Taunt 1 	Stands upright and puffs its chest out, similarly to Ridley's down taunt. 	
Taunt 2 	Does a quick aerial flip and roars. 	
Taunt 3 	Faces upright and roars. 	
Star KO 	 	
Screen KO 	 	
Character Selection Screen	 	
Crowd Chant 	I choose you! 	
Victory Pose 1 	Stomps and rears its head back to roar upward, then strikes a pose. 	
Victory Pose 2 	Uses Flare Blitz downwards to descend from the sky and crash into the ground, bounces out of it and lands on its feet, then strikes a pose.	
Victory Pose 3 	Pokémon Trainer pets its head and neck. 	
==Role in Classic Mode==
Like all other fighters, Charizard appears in Classic Mode. Charizard's Mini-Boss is unknown. 
===Charizard Ending===
==Role in The Kiss of Death==
==Alternate Costumes==
Image	Number	Color 	Notes 	Unlockable?
 	01 	Default	 	Default
 	02 	Red 	Charizard resembles the Pokémon Charmeleon, its pre-evolved form. 	Default
 	03 	Green 	 	Default
 	04 	Pink 	 	Default
 	05 	Yellow 	Charizard resembles the Shiny colorations of Charmander and Charmeleon. 	Default
 	06 	White 	Charizard resembles the Pokémon Aerodactyl. Its white color scheme, and its allocation to the Trainer's Hilda-based costume, may be a reference to Reshiram.	Default
 	07 	Blue 	Charizard resembles the Pokémon Zubat and its evolved form, Golbat. 	Default
 	08 	Purple 	Charizard resembles its original Shiny coloration from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. 	Default
 	09 	 	 	Unlockable
 	10 	 	 	Unlockable
 	11 	 	 	Unlockable
 	12 	 	 	Unlockable
 	13 	 	 	Unlockable
 	14 	 	 	Unlockable
==Smash Taunts==
===Palutena's Guidance===
===Snake's Codecs===
==Fighter Spirits==
Charizard's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Charizard in The Kiss of Death allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Life & Death.
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==Trivia==
Category:Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death