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Charmeleon Flame Pokémon リザード Lizardo #005 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Fire Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Blaze Cacophony Cacophony Solar Power Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Monster and Dragon Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 3'07" 1.1 m Charmeleon 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 41.9 lbs. 19.0 kg Charmeleon 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 142 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 142 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Charmeleon 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Red	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Charmeleon (Japanese: リザード Lizardo) is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Charmander starting at level 16 and evolves into Charizard starting at level 36.

Biology

Charmeleon is a bipedal, reptilian Pokémon. It has dark red scales and a cream underside from the chest down. It has narrow, blue eyes and a long snout with a slightly hooked tip. On the back of its head is a single horn-like protrusion. It has relatively long arms with three sharp claws. Its short legs have plantigrade feet with three claws and cream-colored soles. The tip of its long, powerful tail has a flame burning on it. The temperature rises to unbearable levels if Charmeleon swings its tail.

Charmeleon has a vicious nature and will constantly seek out opponents. Strong opponents excite this Pokémon, causing it to spout bluish-white flames that torch its surroundings. However, it will relax once it has won. It is rare in the wild, but it can be found in mountainous areas.

In the anime

In the main series

Charmeleon in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Charmeleon

Ash's Charmander evolved into Charmeleon in March of the Exeggutor Squad, which also marked the species' debut. It quickly grew unruly and disobedient. It evolved into Charizard soon after, in Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon.

Charmeleon also appeared in I Choose You!, which is set in a different continuity from the main series. In this continuity, it previously belonged to Cross and evolved from Charmander after defeating a Jigglypuff in battle. It later evolved into Charizard after battling Cross's Lycanroc.

Zippo

Ritchie's Charmander, nicknamed Zippo, evolved into a Charmeleon sometime prior to the events of A Parent Trapped!.

Alain's Charmeleon

A Charmeleon appeared in a flashback in Mega Evolution Special II as the pre-evolved form of Alain's Charizard.

Trevor's Charmeleon

Trevor's Charmeleon appeared in A Legendary Photo Op! after having evolved from a Charmander. It was later revealed to have evolved into Charizard during A League of His Own!.

Other

A Charmeleon appeared in The Crystal Onix, under the ownership of Mateo. He would commonly use it to make glass. It was also used to battle the titular Crystal Onix, during which it set it alight and defeated it.

A Charmeleon appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, under the ownership of Sam. It was used to battle the Iron-Masked Marauder's Sneasel and won.

A Charmeleon appeared in Judgment Day, under the ownership of Jimmy. It would help Jimmy with a variety of odd jobs on Bomba Island. It was later targeted by Team Rocket in one of their schemes, but it was rescued by Jimmy's newly-evolved Blastoise.

Minor appearances

A Charmeleon appeared in The Breeding Center Secret as part of a TV advertisement for Cassidy and Butch's breeding center, in which it evolved from a Charmander and then into Charizard.

A Charmeleon appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.

A Coordinator's Charmeleon appeared in Once More With Reeling!, where it was seen participating in the Terracotta Contest.

A Charmeleon appeared in Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!.

A Charmeleon appeared in Loading the Dex! as a silhouette that Rotom brought up.

Pokédex entries

In Pokémon Origins

Charmeleon in Pokémon Origins

Red's Charmeleon

Red's Charmander evolved into a Charmeleon some time after Red beat Misty but before he faced Lt. Surge between File 1: Red and File 2: Cubone. It later evolved into a Charizard after Red defeated Koga between File 2: Cubone and File 3: Giovanni.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Charmeleon in Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Blue's Charmeleon

Main article: Salamè

Charmeleon debuts in Onix is On!, where it is seen battling in the Pewter Gym as one of Blue's Pokémon. He evolved from Charmander sometime between The Secret of Kangaskhan and this round. When Red and Blue collided in Celadon City, Red mistakenly picked up the Poké Ball of Blue's Charmeleon, but he managed to give it back to Blue later. He has since evolved into Charizard with Blue's intense training, and became even more powerful, assisting in the defeat of both the Team Rocket triads Koga and Sabrina, and continued to act as the powerhouse for both Blue and Red, in the two times it was (temporarily) traded to him since then.

A Charmeleon caught by Crystal and lent to Emerald for his Battle Pike challenge appeared in Moving Past Milotic.

Multiple Charmeleon were used by Team Galactic Grunts in Exit Empoleon and Cooling Off Heatran.

X's Charmander, Salamè, evolved into a Charmeleon alongside Marisso, who evolved into a Quilladin, in Quilladin Stands.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

Main article: Satoshi's Charmeleon (Zensho)

In Pokémon Zensho, Satoshi has a Charmeleon that evolved from the Charmander he received from Professor Oak. It later evolves again into Charizard.

In the TCG

Main article: Charmeleon (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM05 TM05 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM07 TM07 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM08 TM08 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM09 TM09 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM10 TM10 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM11 TM11 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM12 TM12 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM13 TM13 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM15 TM15 Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM19 TM19 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM23 TM23 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM27 TM27 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM31 TM31 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM34 TM34 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TM37 TM37 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM39 TM39 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM46 TM46 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Charmeleon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Charmeleon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Work Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 30 TM02 TM02 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM31 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM35 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM38 TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM39 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM40 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM43 TM43 Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM49 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 TM50 TM50 Overheat Fire Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM61 TM61 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM65 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM75 TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM80 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Charmeleon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Charmeleon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Air Cutter‡ Flying Special 60 95% 25 Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100% 5 Beat Up* Dark Physical — 100% 10 Belly Drum Normal Status — —% 10 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25 Counter* Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100% 15 Dragon Dance Dragon Status — —% 20 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 85 100% 10 Dragon Rush Dragon Physical 100 75% 10 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120 100% 15 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95% 35 Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Charmeleon in Generation VII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Charmeleon in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Charmeleon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Charmeleon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

TCG-exclusive moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Evolve			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -19% Friend Area: Mt. Cleft Phrases 51%-100% HP I'll KO foes with my burning tail! 26%-50% HP My health is down to half. My flame is weakening, too. 1%-25% HP The flame on my tail is about to go out... Level up Yes! Leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -10% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group: Fire Poké Assist: Fire Field move: (Burn ×2) Loops: 5 Min. exp.: 40 Max. exp.: 60 Browser entry R-141 Charmeleon breaths a large ball of fire that can melt small pieces of Scrap Metal.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Fire Poké Assist: Fire Field move: (Burn ×2) Browser entry R-138 It attacks by spitting embers and blobs of fire.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Fire Poké Assist: (present) Fire Field move: (present) (Burn ×2) Poké Assist: (past) Fire Field move: (past) (Burn ×1) Browser entry R-207/N-063 It attacks by spitting fire.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Conquest HP: ★★ Move: Fire Fang Attack: ★★ Ability 1: Blaze Ability 2: Warm Blanket Ability 3: Hero Defense: ★★ Speed: ★★★ Evolves from Charmander when its Attack is 50 or higher Evolves into Charizard when its Attack is 83 or higher Range: 3 Perfect Links: Masakage and Yukimura
Pokémon Battle Trozei Fire Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Fire Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #005 Burn Leaves the foe burned.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 116 Base Attack: 158 Base Defense: 129 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 100 Fast Attacks: Ember, Scratch*, Fire Fang* Charged Attacks: Fire Punch, Flame Burst, Flamethrower

Evolution

Unevolved Charmander  Fire

Level 16 →

First evolution Charmeleon  Fire

Level 36 →

Second evolution Charizard  Fire  Flying

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Charmeleon images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Charmeleon and its evolution share their category name with Flareon, Moltres, and Infernape. They are all known as the Flame Pokémon.
• Charmeleon, Quilava, and their respective evolutionary lines have exactly the same base stats.

Origin

Charmeleon resembles a small dinosaur with remnants of Charmander's salamander-like appearance, with the body plan of a therapod and the head crest of a Parasaurolophus.

Although its nomenclature suggests commonality with the chameleon, Charmeleon exhibits very few of the major physiologically distinguishing traits of the chameleon. Charmeleon does not have the specialized zygodactylic feet, separately mobile eyes, extrudable tongue, or the ability to change color like some members of the chameleon species. The few characteristics it does share are the snout, a prominent head crest (which resembles a small horn in its Generation I back sprite), and extensive use of its tail. Chameleons have prehensile tails used for climbing and grasping, while Charmeleon utilizes its tail as a weapon.

Name origin

Charmeleon is a portmanteau of the word char (to burn) and chameleon.

Lizardo is the transliteration of the English word lizard.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese リザード Lizardo From the English Lizard French Reptincel A combination of reptile and Étincelle Spanish Charmeleon Same as English name German Glutexo A combination of Glut and Echse Italian Charmeleon Same as English name Korean 리자드 Rizard From the English Lizard Mandarin Chinese 火恐龍 / 火恐龙 Huǒkǒnglóng Literally "Fiery dinosaur" Cantonese Chinese 火恐龍 Fóhúnglùhng Literally "Fiery dinosaur"

More languages Bulgarian Чармилиън Charmiliŭn Transcription of English name Hebrew צ'רמיליון Charmilion Transcription of English name Hindi चारमीलियॉन Charmeleon Transcription of English name Lithuanian Žavelijonas From English name Russian Чармелеон Charmeleon Transcription of English name Thai ลิซาร์โดะ Lizardo From Japanese name

Related articles

• Ash's Charmeleon
• Zippo
• Charla
• Alain's Charmeleon
• Trevor's Charmeleon
• Satoshi's Charmeleon (Zensho)
• Blue's Charmeleon
• Salamè
• Red's Charmeleon
• Starter Pokémon

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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