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charmander
#004

Charmander

Lizard Pokémon

Fire

The fire on the tip of its tail is a measure of its life. If healthy, its tail burns intensely.

Base Stats

HP 39
Attack 52
Defense 43
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 50
Speed 65
Total 309

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Lizard Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 8.5 kg
Base Exp 62
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Monster ,Dragon

Sprites

charmander Front Front
charmander Back Back
charmander Front Shiny Front Shiny
charmander Back Shiny Back Shiny
charmander Official Art Official Art
charmander Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.1%
Dragon Dance
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 180
Def 92
Spe 236
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 44
Atk 180
Def 16
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

Despite appearances, Charmander is quite flawed in Little Cup, with lower attacking stats than more frequently used Fire-types such as Ponyta and Houndour. Being a Fire-type in itself hurts as well, as this means that Charmander is weak to Stealth Rock as well as common Water-, Ground-, and Rock-type moves. However, Charmander has a few things that differentiate itself from other Fire-types. Dragon Dance is the main move that sets Charmander apart, as no other Fire-type receives the move. Charmander also has a much wider physical movepool than other Fire-types, giving it ways to deal with the many Pokemon that resist Fire-type attacks. Overall, Charmander ends up as a usable but not great Pokemon in Little Cup, and can be considered for your team if you want to be a little different.

Most Used Moves

Crunch
21.5%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
89.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc