#0004 · Generation 1

Charmander

Fire

Explore Charmander's stats, moves, habitats, evolutions, and ways to obtain it

Base stats

Hp39

Speed65

Attack52

Defense43

Special Attack60

Special Defense50

Abilities and capture

Abilities: Solarpower (hidden), Blaze
Catch rate: 45
Base friendship: 50
Base experience: 62
Egg cycles: 20

Biology

Height: 6 m
Weight: 85 kg
Gender ratio: 88% male
Egg groups: Dragon, Monster
Can Gigantamax: No

Defensive matchups

Weak to: ×2×2×2
Resists: ×0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5
Immune to: None

Moves

Scary FaceLv 28NormalStatusPower 0Accuracy 10010 PPThe user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.

Evolution

CharmeleonLevel up

Reach level 16

Drops

Blaze Powder · 0-1 · 100%

Charcoal Stick · 1 · 5%

Where to find it

Wild encounterLevels 1-1 · Rare · Grounded

Habitats: Safari Biome

Best climate

Preferred temperature: 66°F to 116°F (18.9°C to 46.7°C)

Best season: Summer

Quieter seasons: Winter, Spring

Wild encounter 2Levels 5-31 · Ultra Rare · Grounded

Habitats: Basalt Deltas, Cherry Grove, End Highlands, End Midlands, Grove, Meadow, Snowy Slopes, Windswept Forest and 30 more

When: Sky light 8 to 15 · No rain

Best climate

Preferred temperature: 66°F to 116°F (18.9°C to 46.7°C)

Best season: Summer

Quieter seasons: Winter, Spring

Wild encounter 3Levels 5-31 · Ultra Rare · Grounded

Habitats: Ash Barrens, Volcanic Deltas, Withered Forest, Basalt Deltas

Best climate

Preferred temperature: 66°F to 116°F (18.9°C to 46.7°C)

Best season: Summer

Quieter seasons: Winter, Spring

Other ways to obtain it

Starter choice

Choose Charmander from the Kanto starter selection

Breeding

Breed a female Charmander or a female member of its evolution line with a compatible male in the Dragon or Monster Egg Groups. Ditto also works

Compatible examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Charmeleon, Charizard, Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise