POKÉDEX #006 · GENERATION 1

Charizard Build Guide

FireFlying

Special attacker and burn support

Build a team with Charizard ↓

Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMHeavy-Duty Boots

ABILITYBlaze

NATURETimid

Flamethrower

Reliable Fire damage against Steel, Grass and Ice targets.

Air Slash

Flying damage with a chance to flinch if Charizard moves first.

Dragon Pulse

Dragon coverage; Fairy types are immune.

Will-O-Wisp

Burn a physical attacker; Fire types cannot be burned.

How to play

Heavy-Duty Boots prevent entry-hazard damage while held. Bring Charizard into a favorable matchup, use Flamethrower against Steel targets, and use Will-O-Wisp when a physical attacker is likely to switch in.

Watch out for

Rock attacks deal 4× damage. Boots do not reduce direct Rock damage, and losing the item leaves it vulnerable to Stealth Rock.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

Teammate ideas

A Water or Ground partner can help against Rock types. Check that the rest of the team can handle Electric attackers.

Gastrodon

Gastrodon resists Rock and is immune to Electric, covering two Charizard weaknesses. Charizard resists Grass 4×, helping with Gastrodon’s 4× Grass weakness.

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Corviknight

Corviknight takes neutral Rock damage, not resisted damage, and resists Dragon and Fairy. Both are weak to Electric; pair them with an Electric immunity such as Gastrodon.

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These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

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Alternative: Arcanine

Arcanine offers a different Fire role with Intimidate, without Charizard’s Ground immunity.

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Type matchups

Weak to

Water2×Electric2×Rock4×

Resistances and immunities

Fire0.5×Grass0.25×Fighting0.5×Ground0×Bug0.25×Steel0.5×Fairy0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP78

Attack84

Defense78

Sp. Attack109

Sp. Defense85

Speed100

Evolution chain

Charmander#004
Level 16
Charmeleon#005
Level 36
Charizard#006

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Charizard team

Start with Charizard. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#006

Charizard

FireFlying

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense85

Defense67

Coverage28

Synergy18

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Rock attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Electric attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Charizard takes 4× damage from Rock attacks by type.
Your own types can hit 5 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Charizard	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	2×	1	0
Electric	2×	1	0
Grass	¼×	0	1
Ice	1×	0	0
Fighting	½×	0	1
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	0×	0	1
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	¼×	0	1
Rock	4×	1	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	½×	0	1
Fairy	½×	0	1

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

Ice✓ Super effective

Fighting✓ Super effective

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

Bug✓ Super effective

RockResisted

GhostNeutral

DragonNeutral

DarkNeutral

Steel✓ Super effective

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.