Charcoal

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Charcoal
もくたん
Charcoal
Bag Charcoal Sprite.png
Charcoal
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation II
Pocket
Generation II Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation III Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation IV Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation V Bag Items pocket icon.png Items (Held items)
Generation VI Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VII Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Fling
Power 30

Charcoal (Japanese: もくたん Charcoal) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II that boosts the power of Fire-type moves.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
GSC $9,800 $4,900
RSEFRLG
Colo.XD
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
N/A $4,900
SMUSUM N/A $500

Effect

Generations II and III

Boosts the power of the holder's Fire-type moves by 10%.

Generation IV onward

Boosts the power of the holder's Fire-type moves by 20%.

Description

Games Description
GSC Powers up fire-type moves. (HOLD)
RSE
Colo.XD
A hold item that raises the power of Fire-type moves.
FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. A combustible fuel that boosts the power of Fire-type moves.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a combustible fuel that boosts the power of Fire-type moves.
SMUSUM An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a combustible fuel that boosts the power of Fire-type moves.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
GSC Azalea Town, Ruins of AlphC Azalea Town Poké Mart
RSE Lavaridge Town
FRLG Rocket Game Corner (1000 Coins)
Colo. Held by Shadow Quilava
XD Held by Shadow Numel
DPPt Route 227
HGSS Azalea Town, Ruins of Alph
BW Nacrene City, Route 16
B2W2 Castelia City Held by wild Torkoal (5% chance)
DW Rugged Mountain
XY Couriway Town Held by wild Torkoal (5% chance)
ORAS Lavaridge Town Held by wild Vulpix (5% chance) and wild Torkoal (5% chance)
SM Wela Volcano Park Held by wild Torkoal (5% chance) and wild Turtonator (5% chance)
USUM Heahea City Held by wild Torkoal (5% chance) and wild Turtonator (5% chance)

In spin-off games

Charcoal in Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, Charcoal is a Friendship Item that can be purchased for 600Magikarp Jump Diamond.png. It summons Charizard as a helper Pokémon.

Artwork

In the anime

Charcoal in the anime

Charcoal debuted in A Farfetch'd Tale. Though the significance of Charcoal was explained in detail, and Ash and his friends were given some Charcoal as a gift, its Fire-enhancing properties were not revealed.

In the manga

A Charcoal in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In The Last Battle IV, during the final battle against the Masked Man, Blaine used a Charcoal to power up the moves of Entei.

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 木炭 Muhktaan *
Taan *
Mandarin 木炭 Mùtàn *
木灰 Mùhuī *
France Flag.png French Charbon
Germany Flag.png German Holzkohle
Italy Flag.png Italian Carbonella
South Korea Flag.png Korean 목탄 Moktan
Poland Flag.png Polish Węgiel Drzewny
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Carvão
Spain Flag.png Spanish Carbón
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Than củi

External links


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