Red's Charizard

Red's Charizard (Japanese: レッドのリザードン Red's Lizardon) was the first Pokémon acquired by in the Kanto region. Red obtained from Professor Oak when he was sent out to fill up the Pokédex.
==In animation==
===Pokémon Origins===
====History====
Charmander originally belonged to Professor Oak as a potential first partner Pokémon for new Trainers, along with and . 
In File 1: Red, Red picked it as his because it fit his name and his burning desire to be a . Its first was against a , which escaped. Charmander was then used in Red's first battle against 's . Due to Red's inexperience and Squirtle's type advantage, Charmander was easily defeated.
During Red's Gym battle against Brock, Charmander was Red's initial choice, but when learning about the advantage that Brock's Geodude has on Fire-type Pokémon, it was soon recalled. However, it would still end up as Red's last healthy Pokémon against . Red and Charmander emerged victorious thanks to Red's strategy.
It was revealed in File 2: Cubone that Charmander evolved into some time after Red's Gym battle against Misty. In that same episode, Red used Charmeleon in Lavender Town to face the ghost who terrorized the inhabitants of the city, which was later to be revealed to be the spirit of a who was killed by members of Team Rocket.
It was revealed in File 3: Giovanni that Red used Charmeleon again in his battle against Erika, and it managed to get him his fourth Badge. After several battles, Charmeleon evolved into a Charizard. Red used Charizard in his first battle against Giovanni at Silph Co. Even though the Fire-type Pokémon tried its best, it was easily subdued by Giovanni's . Charizard was used again in the final battle against Giovanni, where it faced Giovanni's . After a hard battle, Charizard managed to win and Giovanni decided to change his attitude. 
In File 4: Charizard, at the Pokémon League in the final battle against Blue, Charizard was the final Pokémon Red used. It went against Blue's . The two Pokémon fought hard, but Charizard ultimately proved victorious with a combination of and , landing it, along with and the rest of his party, in the Hall of Fame as s. From then on, Red resolved to capture all the Pokémon in the Kanto region. Charizard was used in a battle against a , which ended up being captured by Red.
During Red's battle against , Red sent out Charizard as his last hope, after the rest of his team had been defeated. Initially, Charizard was no match for Mewtwo either, being defeated by being thrown into a lake together with its Trainer. With the use of a Mega Stone, given to Red by Mr. Fuji and its great bond with Red, it was able to Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X. With this new level of power, Charizard was able to match Mewtwo's power. And so, after a series of powerful moves, it was able to defeat Mewtwo, allowing Red to catch it.
====Personality and characteristics====
As mentioned by many Trainers, Red and Charizard have a great bond between them. Charizard is very loyal to Red, even when it was still a Charmander and its Trainer was rather inexperienced. In terms of power, it is one of Red's strongest Pokémon, even being able to beat powerful opponents that its type is usually weak against.
Thanks to this union and its power, Charizard is able to Mega Evolve, something that is rarely seen in the Kanto region.
====Appearance====
:See also: Mega Evolution
As a Charmander	As a Charmeleon	As a Mega Charizard X
 	 	
====Moves used====
===Pokémon Evolutions===
Red's Charizard briefly appeared in The Discovery.
==In the core series games==
===As a first partner Pokémon===
In the Kanto-based games (excluding and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!), the has the option to choose Charmander as their first partner Pokémon.
====Starting moveset====
	
	
	
===As an opponent===
 uses a Charizard in a majority of his teams, along with the other fully evolved Kanto first partner Pokémon ( and ). The only exception to this is Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, where he only uses Venusaur.
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Single Battle and Multi Battle 	Single Battle and Multi Battle 	Super Single Battle and Super Multi Battle 	Super Single Battle and Super Multi Battle
 	 	 	
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Red's Charizard appears alongside Sygna Suit Red as a sync pair.
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===Super Smash Bros. series===
In the Super Smash Bros. series, the character, an incarnation of Red by default, uses a Charizard as his powerhouse. It uses heavy-hitting moves, above-average dash speed (slightly faster than Pikachu), and long-range attacks. Charizard's drawbacks include large weight, subpar aerial game, and slow walking speed. Its varied arsenal of attacks includes , a powerful frontal attack, and , a recovery move that sends Charizard skyward and allows it to glide. It can also use Flamethrower to attack from a short distance, but its power decreases over time. It uses in the Pokémon Trainer's Final Smash, .
In the , Charizard is found shortly after Ivysaur, completing the Trainer's team.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:
==In the TCG==
===Merchandise===
====December 2012 accessories====
Pokémon Centers and participating stores began to sell a range of exclusive TCG merchandise from December 26, 2012. Each of the products available at this time came in two varieties: one set features illustrations of original core series protagonist and his rival alongside their and as created by Hitoshi Ariga.
Card boxes: Each long card box can store up to 750 cards and contain card 3 dividers.
:Official Red & Blue Long Card Box (Japanese: オフィシャルロングカードボックス レッド・グリーン Official Long Card Box: Red•Green)
Deck cases: Each deck case has the capacity to store 180 cards and include 2 dividers that can be used to organize them.
:Official Red & Blue Deck Case (Japanese: オフィシャルデッキケース レッド・グリーン Official Deck Case: Red•Green)
Files: Each file has 30 fixed four-pocket pages that can store and display up to 240 cards.
:Official Red & Blue Card File (Japanese: オフィシャルカードファイル レッド・グリーン Official Card File: Red•Green)
Sleeves: Each pack contains 62 card sleeves.
:Official Red & Blue Sleeves (Japanese: オフィシャルデッキシールド レッド・グリーン Official Deck Shield: Red•Green)
====November 2018 accessories====
From November 22, 2018, Pokémon Centers and the Pokémon Center Online made numerous products that had previously sold out available to purchase again, albeit with "version 2" appended to their names.
:Red & Blue Version 2 Long Card Box (Japanese: ロングカードボックス レッド＆グリーン ver.2 Long Card Box: Red & Green ver. 2)
Long card box images:
====June 2022 Pokémon Center accessories====
Pokémon Trainers merchandise: These items depict a variety of characters and their Pokémon as chibi-style caricatures. These include and his Charizard, a and her , Steven Stone and his Metagross, N partnered with a , and her Piplup, and his , Skyla and her Swanna, a and his , and her , Lance and his Dragonite, Cynthia and her Garchomp, and Elesa with her . The illustrations were initially created for Japanese merchandise promoting the release of Pokémon Masters, which was sold at Pokémon Centers from August 2, 2019.
*Pokémon Trainers Double Deck Box
*Pokémon Trainers Playmat
*Pokémon Trainers Sleeves
Product images:
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	 	
Red and Charmander concept art for ArtFx-J 	Pokémon Day 2021 	Pokémon Trainers merch line artwork by Naoki Saito
 	 	
2022 Pokémon Center accessories 	Artwork from the 	Pokémon Characters Badges: Red and Charmander
 	 	
Pokémon Characters Badges: Red and Mega Charizard X 	Early artwork with, , and	Pokémon 2012 accessories: Red, Charizard, Blue, and Venusaur
 	 	
Red with the Generation I first partners on a Bandai Carddass card, illustrated by Ken Sugimori	Artwork from the 	
==Trivia==
* Red and Charmander appeared on the cover of the first magazine.
* In Pokémon Evolutions, is shown to possess a Charizard and is shown to have a , breaking the tradition of Blue having the first partner Pokémon that has a type advantage over Red. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the that episode The Discovery is based on, Red has a Venusaur and Blue has a Charizard.
* Charizard was featured in a 3DS theme.
Pokémon Power 1.png|Charmander and Red on the first 
Red Blue 3DS theme.png|A 3DS theme featuring Charizard
==References==
==Related articles==
* Charizard (Super Smash Bros.)
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