Charmeleon (Pokémon)

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Charmeleon (Japanese: リザード Lizardo) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from starting at level 16 and evolves into starting at level 36.
==Biology==
Charmeleon is a bipedal, . It has dark red scales and a cream underside from the chest down. It has blue eyes and a long snout with a slightly hooked tip. On the back of its head is a single horn-like protrusion. It has relatively long arms with three sharp claws. Its short legs have feet with three claws and cream-colored soles. The tip of its long, powerful tail has a flame burning on it. The temperature rises to unbearable levels if Charmeleon swings its tail.
Charmeleon has a vicious, hotheaded nature and will constantly seek out opponents. Strong opponents excite this Pokémon, causing it to spout bluish-white flames that torch its surroundings. Charmeleon enjoys tormenting the opponents it fights. However, it will relax once it has won a . It is rare in the wild but can be found in . As shown in Pokémon Sleep, Charmleon is known to sleep with a laid-back posture, using its hands as a pillow.Sleep Style Dex Its fierce fervor disappears when it sleeps.
===Evolution===
Charmeleon evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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Charmeleon in the
===Game locations===
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====In events====
=====Wild Area News=====
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Charmeleon (Arceus 35)
===Side game data===
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Party hat				
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Ash's Charmeleon=====
's Charmander evolved into Charmeleon in The March of the Exeggutor Squad, which also marked the species' debut. Unfortunately, he quickly grew unruly and disobedient. He evolved into Charizard soon after in Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon to fight an .
Charmeleon also appeared in I Choose You!, which is set in a different continuity from . In this continuity, it previously belonged to Cross and evolved from Charmander after defeating a in . It later evolved into Charizard while battling Cross's . Unlike its main series counterpart, this Charmeleon never had obedience issues.
=====Zippo=====
Ritchie's Charmander, nicknamed Zippo, evolved into a Charmeleon sometime prior to the events of A Parent Trapped!.
=====Alain's Charmeleon=====
A Charmeleon appeared in a flashback in Mega Evolution Special II as the pre-evolved form of Alain's Charizard.
=====Trevor's Charmeleon=====
's Charmeleon appeared in A Legendary Photo Op!, having evolved from a Charmander. It would evolve into Charizard by A League of His Own!.
=====Leon's Charmeleon=====
In Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!, 's Charizard was revealed to have been a Charmeleon in a flashback.
=====Other=====
A Charmeleon appeared in The Crystal Onix, under the ownership of , who would commonly use it to make glass. It was also used to battle the titular Crystal Onix, during which it set it alight and defeated it.
A Charmeleon appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, under the ownership of Sam. It was used to battle the Iron-Masked Marauder's and won.
In Judgment Day, 's Charmeleon helped its with a variety of odd jobs on Bomba Island. Charmeleon was later targeted by in one of their schemes, but it was rescued by Jimmy's newly evolved .
====Minor appearances====
In The Breeding Center Secret, a Charmeleon was part of a TV advertisement for Cassidy and Butch's breeding center, in which it evolved from a Charmander and then into Charizard.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Charmeleon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In Once More With Reeling!, a 's Charmeleon participated in the .
A Charmeleon appeared in Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!.
A Trainer's Charmeleon appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
====Red's Charmeleon====
's Charmander evolved into a Charmeleon some time after Red beat Misty but before he faced Lt. Surge between File 1: Red and File 2: Cubone. It later evolved into a Charizard after Red defeated Koga between File 2: Cubone and File 3: Giovanni.
====Other====
In File 1: Red, a Charmeleon was one of the Pokémon seen in Professor Oak's introduction.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====Major appearances====
=====Blue's Charmeleon=====
Charmeleon debuted in Onix is On!, where it was seen battling in the Pewter Gym as one of 's Pokémon. He evolved from Charmander sometime between The Secret of Kangaskhan and this chapter. When and Blue collided in Celadon City, Red mistakenly picked up the Poké Ball of Blue's Charmeleon, but he managed to give it back to Blue later. He has since evolved into with Blue's intense training and became even more powerful, assisting in the defeat of both the Team Rocket triads Koga and Sabrina.
=====Salamè=====
's Charmander, Salamè, evolved into a Charmeleon alongside Marisso, who evolved into a , in Quilladin Stands.
====Minor appearances====
A Charmeleon appeared at the Battle Pike in Moving Past Milotic.
Multiple Charmeleon were used by s in Exit Empoleon and Cooling Off Heatran.
===Pokémon Zensho===
In Pokémon Zensho, has a Charmeleon that evolved from the Charmander he received from Professor Oak in PZ04. It later evolves again into Charizard.
===Pokémon Chapter Books===
Jet's Charmeleon appeared in Race to Danger.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
A Charmeleon appeared in Let's Aim For The Goal!, under the ownership of Takeo.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* In English, the "Flame Pokémon" is shared by Charmeleon, , , Kantonian , and .
** In Japanese, Flareon has the category ほのおポケモン Honō Pokémon (Flame Pokémon), while the other four Pokémon share the category かえんポケモン Kaen Pokémon (Flame Pokémon).
* Charmeleon, , and their respective evolutionary lines have exactly the same base stats in the same distribution.
* In Generation IX, Charmeleon and its evolved form are unable to learn via TM, but its pre-evolved form can.
** Similarly, Charmeleon cannot learn by level up, while its evolutionary relatives can.
* In , Charmeleon's sprites depict it with what appears to be a horn, which is more clearly seen on the back sprite. The front sprite in shows Charmeleon with a crest instead of a horn, which was also carried to the localized Generation I games.
===Origin===
Charmeleon may be based on s, as its name suggests. It could also be based on , as salamanders and lizards are very similar. The crest on its head resembles that of the dinosaur Parasaurolophus.
====Name origin====
Charmeleon may be a combination of char (to burn) and .
Lizardo may be derived from the transcription of the English word lizard.
==In other languages==
==See also==
* Ash's Charmeleon
* Red's Charmeleon
* Blue's Charmeleon
* Leon's Charmeleon
* Salamè
* Zippo	
* Charla
* Alain's Charmeleon
* Trevor's Charmeleon
* Satoshi's Charmeleon (Zensho)
* Charizard (UNITE)
* First partner Pokémon
==References==
==External links==
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