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charmeleon
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Charmeleon

Flame Pokémon

Fire

CHARMELEON mercilessly destroys its foes using its sharp claws. If it encounters a strong foe, it turns aggressive. In this excited state, the flame at the tip of its tail flares with a bluish white color.

Base Stats

HP 58
Attack 64
Defense 58
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 65
Speed 80
Total 405

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
ground 2xrock 2xwater 2x
Resistant to
bug ½xsteel ½xfire ½xgrass ½xice ½x

Abilities

Blaze

Evolution Chain

charmander Charmander
→
charmeleon Charmeleon Lv. 16
→
charizard Charizard Lv. 36

Moves

Details

Category Flame Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 19.0 kg
Base Exp 142
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Monster ,Dragon

Sprites

charmeleon Front Front
charmeleon Back Back
charmeleon Front Shiny Front Shiny
charmeleon Back Shiny Back Shiny
charmeleon Official Art Official Art
charmeleon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 10.3%
PUNU
Special Attacker
Moves
Fire Blast
Hidden Power Grass
Dragon Claw / Flamethrower / Substitute
Substitute / Dragon Dance
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Physical Setup
Moves
Belly Drum / Swords Dance
Fire Blast
Double-Edge / Brick Break / Return
Hidden Power Ghost
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Hasty
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252

Most Used Moves

Fire Blast
94.1%
Hidden Power Grass
94.0%
Dragon Claw
84.4%
Substitute
82.0%
Focus Punch
8.8%
Brick Break
8.4%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
71.1%
Salac Berry
19.6%
Petaya Berry
6.9%
Charcoal
2.4%
Liechi Berry
0.1%

Common Teammates

Minun 83.4%Tangela 55.5%Mawile 32.5%Arbok 31.6%Trapinch 30.4%Swalot 29.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc