Charizard (Pokémon)

This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Charizard (disambiguation).

**Charizard** (Japanese: **リザードン** *Lizardon*) is a dual-type Template:2t Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Charmeleon starting at level 36. It is the final form of Charmander.

Charizard has three other forms.

* It can Mega Evolve into two forms:
	+ **Mega Charizard X** using Charizardite X.
	+ **Mega Charizard Y** using Charizardite Y.
* It has a Gigantamax form.

Charizard is the game mascot of both Pokémon Red and FireRed Versions.

## Biology

 File:Mega Charizard X Mega Charizard Y artwork.png  Charizard is a draconic, bipedal Pokémon. It is primarily orange with a cream underside from the chest to the tip of its tail. It has a long neck, small blue eyes, slightly raised nostrils, and two horn-like structures protruding from the back of its rectangular head. There are two fangs visible in the upper jaw when its mouth is closed. Two large wings with blue-green undersides sprout from its back, and a horn-like appendage juts out from the top of the third joint of each wing. A single wing-finger is visible through the center of each wing membrane. Charizard's arms are short and skinny compared to its robust belly, and each limb has three white claws. It has stocky legs with cream-colored soles on each of its plantigrade feet. The tip of its long, tapering tail burns with a sizable flame.

Charizard flies in search of powerful opponents to battle, and its fire will burn hotter as it gains experience. Its fiery breath is capable of melting boulders, massive glaciers, and has been known to accidentally cause forest fires. Though its fiery breath is hot, it never turns it on any opponent weaker than itself. Charizard typically inhabits mountains and valleys, such as the Charicific Valley in Johto. The anime has shown that only a weak Charizard would show off its power. It also showed that Charizard can swim underwater, with Pokémon Origins further showing that the flame on the tip of the tail can still keep burning underwater. The wings of Charizard can carry it to an altitude of 4,600 feet (1,400 meters).

Charizard has two Mega Forms. Both feature a shorter snout, white, vertical slit pupils, and a bright underside reaching the lower jaw.

As Mega Charizard X, its body and legs are more physically fit, though its arms remain thin. Its skin turns black with a sky-blue underside and soles. Two spikes with blue tips curve upward from the front and back of each shoulder, while the tips of its horns sharpen, turn blue, and curve slightly upward. Its brow and claws are larger, and its eyes are now red. It has two small, fin-like spikes under each horn and two more down its lower neck. The finger disappears from the wing membrane, and the lower edges are divided into large, rounded points. The third joint of each wing-arm is adorned with a claw-like spike. Mega Charizard X breathes blue flames out the sides of its mouth, and the flame on its tail now burns blue. It is said that its new power turns it black and creates more intense flames.

As Mega Charizard Y, it becomes sleeker in appearance but retains its normal coloration. It has three pointed horns on the back of its head, the middle of which is longer. Its snout has larger fangs and a ridge on the nose. Its neck is shorter, but its torso is thinner and longer. It features longer digitigrade feet. Its hands are less developed, with extremely shortened fingers that are no longer separated from each other. Small wings develop on its wrists, while the ones on its back become larger, lose the wing finger passing through their membrane and end up with ragged edges. The back of its tail has a large spike at the base and three smaller ones near the tip, which now burns with a longer flame. Mega Charizard Y is said to have incredible flying prowess that is greater than a jet fighter.

As Gigantamax Charizard, it becomes larger and physically fit. The lower part of its body glows white with several yellow diamonds located on the lower belly. There are also diamond-shaped spots located on the front legs. The claws located on its hand and feet become longer and sharper. The feet become longer and digitigrade, retaining small glowing soles under the forefeet. The wings are transformed into literal flame wings extending to the shoulder blade and two flames sprout from the horns. The colossal flamed wings were created from the energy of Gigantamaxing. The sclera of the eyes becomes yellow. The glow of a flame can be seen in the mouth, and the teeth grow, with the lower front teeth and three teeth in the middle now protruding when the mouth is closed. The flame on the tail extends out and has three red clouds surrounding it, like the clouds most other Gigantamax Pokémon have. The flames within Gigantamax Charizard burns hotter than 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit (2,000 degrees Celsius). When it roars, the temperature can climb to even higher lengths. The wings are capable of being hotter than magma which Charizard uses to burn its opponents.

Gigantamax Charizard is the only known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move G-Max Wildfire.

## In the anime

### Main series

 File:Leon Charizard.png   File:Alain Mega Charizard X.png   File:Trevor Mega Charizard Y.png   File:Leon Gigantamax Charizard.png
#### Major appearances

##### Ash's Charizard

Ash has a Charizard that he caught as a Charmander in *Charmander – The Stray Pokémon*. He evolved from Charmeleon in *Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon* after saving Ash from the claws of an Aerodactyl. Unfortunately, Charizard disobeyed Ash's orders until *Charizard Chills*.

##### Charla

Template:Jo of the Charicific Valley owns her own Charizard, nicknamed Charla. It apparently has a romantic relationship with Ash's Charizard after it became her bodyguard.

##### Team A.C.T.

A Charizard was a member of Team A.C.T., who was considered for the job of rescuing Big Brother Pikachu in *Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!*. They were, however, occupied on another mission.

##### Alain's Charizard

In *Pokémon the Series: XY*, Alain owns a Charizard that can Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X.

##### Trevor's Charizard

Trevor has a Charizard that he received as a Charmander from Professor Sycamore. It was revealed to be capable of Mega Evolving into Mega Charizard Y, as shown in *A League of His Own!*.

##### Kiawe's Charizard

Kiawe owns a Charizard that was given to him by his grandfather. He often uses it as his personal Ride Pokémon.

##### Other

In *Mewtwo Strikes Back*, a Charizard participated in the battle between the original Pokémon and the cloned Pokémon, battling Ash's Charizard and winning easily. Unlike much of its brethren, Charizard wasn't cloned from Ash's Charizard and it had the same marks that Charmandertwo had, indicating that it was likely obtained by Mewtwo through different means than the ones used to clone the Trainers' captured Pokémon. Charizard reappeared in *Mewtwo Returns*.

In *One Trick Phony!*, Jessie borrowed a Charizard from the Template:Jo and was used in a battle against Ash and his Template:AP as part of an elaborate plan to capture Template:AP.

A Charizard nicknamed Don appeared in *Those Darn Electabuzz!*, under the ownership of Corey Demario. Casey had to help them get their fighting spirit back so that Corey could start pitching for the Electabuzz baseball team.

In *Shocks and Bonds*, Clark used a Charizard and Quilava in a battle against Ash's Grovyle and Template:AP. Charizard defeated Grovyle but then lost to Glalie.

In *Grating Spaces!*, Delibird gave Jessie and James a Charizard and an Aggron, with Jessie getting Charizard and James getting Aggron. However, they were recalled at the end of the episode as they were meant for Cassidy and Butch.

In *Flash of the Titans!*, Leon's Charizard battled Lance's Gyarados during the World Coronation Series finals and won. It has since made further appearances in *Pokémon Journeys: The Series*. Charizard is capable of Gigantamaxing.

#### Minor appearances

In *Island of the Giant Pokémon*, a giant robot Charizard was at Pokémon Land.

Charizard made its physical debut in a flashback in *Primeape Goes Bananas*.

In *The Ultimate Test*, James used a Charizard during the Pokémon League Admissions Exam.

In *The Breeding Center Secret*, a Charizard evolved from a Charmeleon in a TV advertisement for Cassidy and Butch's breeding center.

In *Carrying On!*, Ash's Noctowl hypnotized an attacking Fearow into seeing it as a Charizard.

A Charizard appeared in *Beauty and the Breeder*, under the ownership of a Pokémon Breeder participating in a Pokémon breeding competition.

In *The Screen Actor's Guilt*, Vitzo's fantasy featured a Charizard.

In *Disguise Da Limit*, a Coordinator's Charizard competed in the Verdanturf Contest.

A Charizard appeared in the opening sequence of *Destiny Deoxys*.

In *Lucario and the Mystery of Mew*, multiple Charizard were part of the feuding armies that were eventually placated by Sir Aaron in the past.

A Charizard that can Mega Evolve appeared in the opening of *Mega Evolution Special I*. Unlike Alain's Charizard, this Charizard can Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard Y.

A Mega Charizard X appeared in the opening credits of *Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction*, while a Mega Charizard Y appeared in the movie's ending credits.

A Charizard appeared in *Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel*.

A Charizard appeared in a fantasy in *Alola, Kanto!*.

A Charizard appeared in a fantasy in *A Talent for Imitation!*.

A Trainer's Charizard appeared in a video hologram in *Goodbye, Friend!*.

In *A Little Rocket R & R!*, a Trainer's Charizard was captured by the Matori Matrix but later freed by Ash and his friends.

A Gigantamax Charizard appeared as a silhouette in a fantasy in *Toughing It Out!*.

A Gigantamax Charizard appeared in a fantasy in *Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!*.

A Charizard appeared in *Getting More Than You Battled For!*.

### Pokémon Origins

 File:Red Charizard PO.png   File:Red Mega Charizard X PO.png
#### Red's Charizard

Red obtained Charizard as a Charmander from Professor Oak when he went out on his journey. It evolved into a Charizard sometime after Red defeated Koga between *File 2 - Cubone* and *File 3 - Giovanni*. During the battle against Mewtwo in *File 4 - Charizard*, Red's Charizard Mega Evolved into Mega Charizard X and battled Mewtwo. It was the first Mega Evolution seen in the anime.

#### Other

In *File 1: Red*, a Charizard was one of the Pokémon seen in Professor Oak's introduction.

### Pokémon Generations

 File:Calem Charizard Professor Sycamore PG.png  In *The Redemption*, Calem's Charizard celebrated its Trainer's crowning as Champion alongside Calem's Chesnaught.

### Pokémon: Twilight Wings

 File:Leon Gigantamax Charizard Twilight Wings.png  In *Letter*, Leon's Charizard battled and defeated Bea's Machamp in a Pokémon League tournament. Charizard reappeared in a fantasy in *Training* and on television in *Buddy*. In *Sky*, it was seen in its Gigantamax form. It battled Mustard's Mienshao in *The Gathering of Stars*.

### POKÉTOON

 File:Blossom Char-ly.png  A Charizard nicknamed Char-ly appeared in *Blossom's Dream* which belonged to Blossom's dad.

#### Red's Charizard

Red's Charizard briefly appeared in *The Discovery*.

#### Other

Leon's Charizard appeared in *The Champion*. It was used in a flashback to battle Eternatus but was not strong enough to defeat it on its own. Later, it cheered Leon up before heading to his Championship Match against Victor.

### GOTCHA!

#### Red's Charizard

Red's Charizard briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

#### Other

A Gigantamax Charizard briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Leon.

## In the manga

 File:Blue Charizard.png   File:Blue Mega Charizard Y.png   File:X Salame Mega Charizard X.png   File:Leon Gigantamax Charizard Adventures.png
### Ash & Pikachu

*Main article: Ash's Charizard*
Ash's Charizard appeared in *Off To The Battle Frontier!!*, facing off against Noland's Articuno.

### The Electric Tale of Pikachu

*Main article: Ash's Charizard*
*Main article: Zippo*
Ash's Charizard first appears as a Charmander in *You Gotta Have Friends* and then later as a Charizard in *The Indigo Finals*.

Ritchie's Charizard also appears in *The Indigo Finals*, battling against Ash's.

### Movie adaptations

*Main article: Ash's Charizard*
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Ash's Charizard has made some appearances in the manga adaptations of the movies it appeared in.

### Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

A Charizard appeared in JBA5, under the ownership of Lance.

### Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

An unknown Trainer used a Charizard in PBK4.

### Pokémon - The Legend of the Dragon King

Akira, the main character, owns a Charizard.

Mori also owns a Charizard.

### Pokémon Adventures

*Main article: Blue's Charizard*
*Main article: Salamè*
*Main article: Kiawe's Charizard*
One of Blue's main Pokémon, Charizard, debuted as a Charmander. With his increased capacity for battle both with augmented strength and his flight ability, he proved to be a valuable asset for Blue, both during the Silph Co. battles and in the Pokémon League, where Red's Venusaur narrowly defeated him. He had evolved from Charmeleon sometime before *Kalling Kadabra*. In the Template:Chap, he was revealed to have become able to Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard Y.

A Charizard was fantasied along with the other fully evolved Kanto starters in *Chinchou in Charge*, where the Pokémon Association Chairman of Kanto and Johto explained to Bill and Janine the special privilege of entering the finals unconditionally after collecting Badges.

In PS589, X's Charmeleon, Salamè, evolved into a Charizard during a battle against Xerosic's Pokémon. He has a Charizardite X hidden in the flame on the tip of his tail, and with it, he can Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X.

A Ride Charizard appeared in a fantasy in *A Raid and Po Town*.

Kiawe's Ride Charizard appeared in *Finale!! The Battle Against the Other Dimension!*.

Leon's Charizard first appeared in *Crackle!! Practice Battle*. It is capable of Gigantamaxing.

### Pokémon Battle Frontier

Rald, the main character's mentor, has a Charizard.

### Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

A Charizard first appeared in GDZ52, under the ownership of Nagi.

### Pokémon Journeys: The Series

*Main article: Ash's Charizard*
Ash's Charizard appeared in a fantasy in *Legend? Check! Friends? Check!*.

Leon's Charizard appeared in *Flash of the Titans!*.

### Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team

*Main article: Team A.C.T.*
The Charizard from Team A.C.T. appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team. He, along with his teammates, is a role model of Mudkip and tries to rescue him when he mistakenly believes that Ginji is a threat to Mudkip's safety.

### Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~

A Charizard first appeared in *The Scarlet Scroll: Kunoichi's Situation*, under the ownership of Yukimura.

### Pokémon Pocket Monsters

*Main article: Green's Charizard*
Green, the main rival of Red, owns a Charizard that evolved from Charmander, his starter Pokémon, apparently skipping the Charmeleon stage in the process. It is a mischievous Pokémon that has a rivalry with Red's Clefairy. It has reverted to the Charmander stage, although it has since evolved back into Charizard permanently.

A Charizard appeared in *Pikachu's Birthday Party*.

### Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

A Charizard appeared in *Clefairy's Golf Debut!*.

### Pokémon Zensho

*Main article: Satoshi's Charizard (Zensho)*
In Pokémon Zensho, Satoshi owns a Charizard that was originally a Charmander he received from Professor Oak.

## In the TCG

*Main article: Charizard (TCG)*
Charizard's first-released TCG card, which as part of the Template:TCG, was widely regarded at the height of popularity of Pokémon as the best card ever. This was because of its powerful attack, Fire Spin, and useful Pokémon Power, Energy Burn, which allowed it to convert any Energy attached to it to Template:TCG Energy. Fire Spin needed four Fire Energy and could deal 100 damage, knocking out the majority of Pokémon cards. In addition, it had the highest HP then, at 120. Individual Charizard cards were sold up to as much as $150. First edition cards of this dwarfed this price at one point breaking the $1000 US price point. This Charizard card was reprinted in Wizards of the Coast's Template:TCG and Template:TCG sets, and released again with updated artwork in the Template:TCG expansion.

## In the TFG

One Charizard figure has been released.

* Template:TFG: Template:TFG ID

### Super Smash Bros.

*Main article: Charizard (Super Smash Bros.)*
Charizard appeared as a Pokéball summon in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee before becoming playable as part of Pokémon Trainer’s team in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well as a solo playable appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U.

### Pokkén Tournament

*Main article: Charizard (Pokkén Tournament)*
Charizard is a Power-type playable character in Pokkén. Moves it can use include Flamethrower, Fire Punch, Flare Blitz, and Seismic Toss. Upon entering Synergy Burst, it Mega-Evolves into Mega Charizard X and can use the Burst Attack Searing Blaze.

### *Detective Pikachu*

A Charizard appeared in *Detective Pikachu*, under the ownership of Sebastian. It is a frequent underground battler, and as such, it fought Harry and Detective Pikachu prior to the events of the movie.

## Game data

### NPC appearances

* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Charizard is a member of Team A.C.T..

### Held items

 Red Card Red Card (100%)

### Stats

#### Base stats

##### Charizard

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
* This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was **85**.

##### Mega Charizard X

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

### Learnset

Charizard is available in Sword and Shield and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

#### By TM/TR

**SwSh**

**BDSP**

#### By breeding

**SwSh**

**BDSP**

#### By a prior evolution

* **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Charizard
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Charizard
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

#### By events

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* **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Charizard
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Charizard
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

### Side game data

Template:Spindata/PokéPark2Template:Spindata/Magikarp Jump

#### Mega Charizard X

 **Egg Distance:** N/A

#### Mega Charizard Y

 **Egg Distance:** N/A

### Sprites

File:006MS.png For other sprites and images, please see Charizard images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

## Trivia

 File:Pokémon Gallery Encounter with Shining.png   File:Charizard Red Battle Chess.png
* In English, the category "Flame Pokémon" is shared by Charmeleon, Charizard, Flareon, Kantonian Moltres, and Infernape.
	+ 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).
* Prior to Generation VI, Charizard and Rhyhorn shared nearly the same cry. This cry was updated and reused for Mega Charizard Y.
* Charizard holds the distinction of being the first Pokémon to appear in the Japanese version of the Pokémon anime, as it is the first one to appear in the opening. However, outside of Japan, Mewtwo is the first to appear.
* Charizard is the only Pokémon in the Super Smash Bros. series that transitioned from a Poké Ball Pokémon to a playable character.
* Charizard and Johtonian Typhlosion, along with their respective evolutionary lines, have exactly the same base stats in the same distribution.
* Charizard was the focus of a Pokémon Center promotion in April 2010.
* Mega Charizard Y has the highest base Template:Stat stat of all Fire-type Pokémon.
* Charizard was the inspiration for the naming of *Chilicola charizard*, a species of stem-nesting bees. The discoverer, Spencer K. Monckton, was inspired to name the species after Charizard thanks to its mountainous habitat and the orange coloration found in the first specimen he observed.
* Charizard is the only Pokémon not in the Alola Pokédex to be a Ride Pokémon in Sun and Moon (where it is unobtainable via normal gameplay) and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
* Charizard is the only non-Galar starter Pokémon to be in the Galar Pokédex in the base game of Sword and Shield.
* Charizard is the most common Pokémon found amongst Champions, being used by four of them.
* Because of its beauty and elegance, Driftveil Drawbridge is also referred to as Charizard Bridge.
* Charizard, its pre-evolved forms, and Mega Charizard X were designed by Atsuko Nishida.
	+ Charizard is Nishida's favorite Pokémon.
* In the Pokémon of the Year poll held by The Pokémon Company in 2020, Charizard was voted the most popular Generation I Pokémon, receiving 93,968 votes. It was also the fourth-most popular Pokémon overall.
* The current design of a Template:Shiny Charizard was first seen in an official art from 2001, between the releases of Pokémon Crystal and Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
* Charizard appears in Pokémon Battle Chess. It behaves like the bishop piece in chess, but can also move one square backwards.
* *Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl* is the only anime series to not feature a Charizard in any capacity.

### Origin

Charizard may be based on European dragons, which are heavily associated with the element of fire in European folklore; this draconic appearance would later be reflected in the Template:2t typing of Mega Charizard X. Like its pre-evolved forms, it may also take inspiration from lizards, dinosaurs, and the mythical salamander. Its English and Japanese nomenclature may be a reference to how Western dragons are heavily inspired by lizards and other reptiles.

#### Name origin

Charizard may be a combination of *char* (to burn) and *lizard*.

Lizardon may be a combination of *lizard* and either *dragon* or *-don* (common suffix in dinosaur names derived from the Ancient Greek word for tooth).

## Related articles

* Kiawe's Charizard
* Zippo
* Charla
* Alain's Charizard
* Trevor's Charizard
* Satoshi's Charizard (Zensho)
* Blue's Charizard
* Salamè
* Green's Charizard
* Charizard (Pokkén Tournament)
* Team A.C.T.
* Charizard (Super Smash Bros.)
* Pokémon Trainer (Super Smash Bros.)
* Starter Pokémon
* Mega Evolution
* Gigantamax

## Notes

1. ↑ Gigantamax Charizard | Official Website | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
2. ↑ A revision of *Chilicola* (*Heteroediscelis*), a subgenus of xeromelissine bees (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) endemic to Chile: taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography, with descriptions of eight new species
3. ↑ (June 1, 2016). "One of 8 new endemic polyester bees from Chile bears the name of a draconic Pokemon." *EurekAlert!*. Pensoft Publishers.
4. ↑ Interview with Atsuko Nishida on Game Freak's website (archived, Japanese)
5. ↑ Fun's Project interview with Atsuko Nishida (Japanese)
6. ↑ Creator Profile: The Creators of Pikachu - Pokemon.com

## External links

* Article on Wikipedia

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