Friede's Charizard

Friede's Charizard (Japanese: フリードのリザードン Friede's Lizardon) is Friede's first known . It is also used as a means of transportation for both Friede and Captain Pikachu. It's also co-leader of the Pokémon who belong to Friede's teammates and the group that live on the Brave Olivine.
==In animation==
===History===
====Pre-series====
 was likely Friede's first Pokémon, as it knew its 's childhood friend Orla, his teacher Lucca, and his mentor Ludlow.
As shown in Flying Pikachu, Rising Higher and Higher!, Charizard was in the Paldea region on Ludlow's boat relaxing while Friede was fishing until its Trainer got a call to met up with Lucca. Through Lucca, Charizard met a that tried to fly and tried to become friends with him, but to no avail. However, after flying Friede to the sky with Pikachu, Charizard help its Trainer save the Mouse Pokémon from falling and he joined their team. After that, Charizard reunited with Orla in Hoenn as she converted Ludlow's ship into an airship, which became the Brave Olivine, and its teammate was nicknamed Captain Pikachu. Also, Charizard joined Friede when he with Orla and Ludlow formed the Rising Volt Tacklers.
Sometime later, Charizard met a wild and befriended it when it came to live on the Brave Olivine, and the Fire Croc Pokémon came to admire it.
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Charizard was first seen in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One) when Friede came to Liko's rescue after Amethio tried to get her pendant from her. Friede used Charizard in his battle against Amethio's Ceruledge. Charizard dodges Ceruledge's , only for it to nearly hit Liko who was trying to escape sending her flying off the Indigo Academy's roof. In the next episode, Charizard caught Liko and her and flew them with Friede back to the Brave Olivine for safety. Using its , Charizard helped get the Brave Olivine moving, only for the Brave Olivine to come under attack from the Explorers. Once the Explorers boarded, Friede rode on Charizard to confront them in battle.
In Found You, Fuecoco!, Charizard was used in the battle against Amethio's . Corviknight managed to keep the battle fairly even despite having a type disadvantage. The battle ended without a winner when Amethio decided to go after Liko and her pendant again.
In Fly! Wattrel!!, Charizard and Friede pursued Spinel's , who was the cause behind the Brave Olivine's failure to reboot its system. They chased it all the way to Levincia, where they were cornered in a dark alleyway by Magneton and . Despite getting outmatched at first by the combined efforts of Magneton and Beheeyem, Friede stallized Charizard into a type to fight off Beheeyem's , and ultimately forced them to retreat after firing off a .
In Special Training Time!, Charizard was used in a training battle with Captain Pikachu. Upon seeing his idol's performance in battle, was motivated to participate in a training battle alongside against Cap.
In Charge! Galar Mine!, Charizard participated in a battle against Amethio's Ceruledge. This time, however, it struggled to keep up with Ceruledge's increased due to the activation of its Ability. The battle was interrupted as Liko, Roy, and an injured Captain Pikachu passed by them in a minecart while being pursued by a that had an Ancient Poké Ball. In the next episode, Charizard and Friede met up with them at the Motostoke Pokémon Center after they had managed to escape the Galar Mine. Later, Charizard was among the Pokémon that battled Moltres in order to calm it down, teaming up with Wattrel to help blow some of Liko's Sprigatito's aromatic to soothe the Legendary Pokémon. After Moltres had calmed down, the Legendary Pokémon returned to its Ancient Poké Ball.
In Reunion at the Ancient Castle!, Charizard was sent out by Friede to confront the Explorers when they infiltrated the ancient castle where Diana was living. In the following episode, Charizard faced off against Amethio's Ceruledge once again. Despite initially attacking more carefully and from a distance this time, Amethio tricked them into activating Ceruledge's Weak Armor Ability, which allowed it to land a flurry of es. Seemingly overwhelmed and about to be hit by a Psycho Cut, Friede Terastallized Charizard into a Dark type, rendering the opposing attack useless, and finished off the battle with a single Tera Blast. After Coral set off her 's , Friede and his Pokémon managed to barely escape the explosion and reunited with the Rising Volt Tacklers.
In From So Far Away, Charizard teamed up with Ceruledge to face off against the Black Rayquaza. Both Pokémon Terastallized and struck with a flurry of powerful moves, but both of them eventually fell to Rayquaza's .
In HZ072, Charizard was used alongside Captain Pikachu to fend off a pack of and impeding the group's search for Lucius's Kleavor.
In HZ082, Charizard joined the fight against Black Rayquaza, carrying Captain Pikachu and Friede on its back for a series of effective aerial attacks alongside Crocalor and Kilowattrel. However, despite its efforts, Charizard was ultimately knocked out of the sky and defeated by Rayquaza's .
===Personality and characteristics===
Charizard is shown to be a strong Pokémon, as seen in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One) when it was used to battle Amethio's Ceruledge. Despite this, Charizard is shown to be friendly and playful with other Pokémon, as seen in Found You, Fuecoco! when it used its tail so that could jump over it. The friendship between Fuecoco and Charizard was shown again in The Ancient Poké Ball, where realizing how close Fuecoco had become to Roy, Charizard gave Fuecoco a so that both could begin their journey. When he evolves into , Charizard shows how proud it is of him and gives him a hug after reuniting in HZ068.
Charizard shares a strong bond with Friede and enjoys spending time with him. They also work well together in battle, as Charizard won't hold back no matter who the opponent is. In addition to Friede, Charizard is great friends with Captain Pikachu, as it often hangs out with him and would train with him in battle whenever they could.
As co-leader of both the Pokémon that belong to Friede's teammates and the group that live on the Brave Olivine, Charizard would act as the peace maker of both groups. Although Captain Pikachu is more in charge of both groups, Charizard nevertheless takes its leadership seriously and would take over whenever its teammate wasn't around.
===Appearance===
:See also: stal
As a Terastal Charizard (Dark)
===Moves used===
===Artwork===
 	 	
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====Eyecatch====
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters===
Charizard appeared in the manga, playing the same role it does in .
====Moves used====
====Appearance====
:See also: stal
As a Terastal Charizard
===Pocket Monsters ~Pucchigumi SP~===
Charizard appeared in Pocket Monsters ~Pucchigumi SP~, playing the same role as it does in .
==In the games==
===Pokémon Mezastar===
Charizard appears in Pokémon Mezastar as one of Friede's Pokémon. It appears as an opponent during the .
====As an opponent====
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====Disks====
===Pokémon GO===
On March 5, 2024, as part of Pokémon GO's Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event, which was based on , several Pokémon based on those encountered in the series appeared more frequently in the wild, in , from Eggs, from Field Research tasks, and during surprise encounters, with Charizard appearing only during surprise encounters. The event ran from March 5, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., to March 11, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
==Trivia==
* In the episode Flying Pikachu, Rising Higher and Higher!, Lucca commented on Charizard's "growth", a possible reference to Friede possessing it while it was still in other .
* Charizard having as its could be a reference to the Tera from the expansion, which was released in Japan a week after Friede's Charizard was seen Terastallizing for the first time.
==References==
==Related articles==
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