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Charmeleon
Flame Pokémon
If it becomes agitated during battle, it spouts intense flames, incinerating its surroundings.
Details
Height1.1 m
Weight19.0 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium slow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
58
Attack
64
Defense
58
Sp. Atk
80
Sp. Def
65
Speed
80
Total
405
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Sun Attacker
- Item
- Choice Scarf
- Ability
- Solar Power
- Nature
- {"Timid","Modest"}
- EVs
- 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- IVs
- —
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Charmeleon can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Charmeleon.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Smokescreen | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 13 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 15 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 19 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 20 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 24 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 26 | Dragon Rage | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Flame Burst | Fire | Special | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 37 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 42 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Inferno | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 54 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 56 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Charmeleon can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
