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Charmeleon

Flame Pokémon

Fire

If it becomes agitated during battle, it spouts intense flames, incinerating its surroundings.

In Pokémon GO · 1653 max CP 9 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height1.1 m

Weight19.0 kg

Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP142

Abilities

Blaze

Strengthens Fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Solar PowerHidden

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× but costs 1/8 max HP after each turn during strong sunlight.

Egg groups: Monster, Dragon

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

405

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ground2×

Rock2×

Water2×

Resistant to

Bug½×

Steel½×

Fire½×

Grass½×

Ice½×

Fairy½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Sun Attacker

NFE

Moves

Item

Choice Scarf

AbilitySolar Power

Nature{"Timid","Modest"}

EV spread

SpA252

SpD4

Spe252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Charmeleon

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Friend Safari

Evolution

#0004Charmander

Lv. 16

#0005Charmeleon

Lv. 36

#0006Charizard

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Charmeleon can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Ember Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	40	100	25
1	Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Smokescreen Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	20
12	Dragon Breath Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Dragon	Special	60	100	20
13	Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage.	Steel	Physical	50	95	35
15	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	30
19	Fire Fang Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Fire	Physical	65	95	15
20	Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Physical	18	80	15
24	Rage If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage.	Normal	Physical	20	100	20
26	Dragon Rage Inflicts 40 points of damage.	Dragon	Special	—	100	10
32	Flame Burst Deals splash damage to Pokémon next to the target.	Fire	Special	70	100	15
33	Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
37	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100	10
42	Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100	15
48	Inferno Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	100	50	5
54	Flare Blitz User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Physical	120	100	15
56	Fire Spin Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.	Fire	Special	35	85	15