Charmeleon
fire
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Fire
Dex
#005
Abilities
Ups Fire moves in a pinch.
Growth Rate
mediumslow
Gender Ratio
87.5% Male, 12.5% Female
Egg Groups
monster, dragon
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
Base Exp
142
EV Yield
1 Speed1 SpecialAttack
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
water ×2ground ×2rock ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5grass ×0.5ice ×0.5bug ×0.5steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
Look for Charmeleon in Safari Zone North (very rare). Expect to find it at level 31.
Wild Encounters (1)
Level Up Moves (13)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScratchLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Scratches the foe with sharp claws. | ||||||
| GrowlLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Growls cutely to reduce the foe's Attack. | ||||||
| EmberLevel: 1 | ||||||
| fire |  | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| A weak fire attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| EmberLevel: 7 | ||||||
| fire | | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| A weak fire attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Dragon BreathLevel: 12 | ||||||
| dragon | | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Strikes the foe with an incredible blast of breath. | ||||||
| Metal ClawLevel: 13 | ||||||
| steel | | 50 | 95 | 35 | ||
| A claw attack that may raise the user's Attack. | ||||||
| SmokescreenLevel: 13 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Lowers the foe's accuracy using smoke, ink, etc. | ||||||
| RageLevel: 20 | ||||||
| normal | | 20 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Raises the user's Attack every time it is hit. | ||||||
| Scary FaceLevel: 27 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed. | ||||||
| FlamethrowerLevel: 34 | ||||||
| fire | | 90 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A powerful fire attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| SlashLevel: 41 | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio. | ||||||
| Dragon RageLevel: 48 | ||||||
| dragon | | 1 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Launches shock waves that always inflict 40 HP damage. | ||||||
| Fire SpinLevel: 55 | ||||||
| fire | | 35 | 95 | 15 | ||
| Traps the foe in a ring of fire for 2 to 5 turns. | ||||||
Related Guides
TM/HM Moves (23)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Punch | ||||||
| fighting | | 150 | 100 | 20 | TM01 | |
| A powerful loyalty attack. The user flinches if hit. | ||||||
| Dragon Claw | ||||||
| dragon | | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM02 | |
| Slashes the foe with sharp claws. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 70 | 10 | TM06 | |
| Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The effectiveness varies with the user. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | ||||||
| Frustration | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked. | ||||||
| Iron Tail | ||||||
| steel | | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23 | |
| Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower Defense. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that increases in power with friendship. | ||||||
| Dig | ||||||
| ground | | 80 | 100 | 10 | TM28 | |
| Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn. | ||||||
| Brick Break | ||||||
| fighting | | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 | |
| Destroys barriers such as Reflect and causes damage. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. | ||||||
| Flamethrower | ||||||
| fire | | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM35 | |
| A powerful fire attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Fire Blast | ||||||
| fire | | 110 | 85 | 5 | TM38 | |
| Incinerates everything it strikes. May cause a burn. | ||||||
| Aerial Ace | ||||||
| 60 | 0 | 20 | TM40 | ||
| An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | ||||||
| Secret Power | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | |
| An attack with effects that vary by location. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM44 | |
| The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack. | ||||||
| Overheat | ||||||
| fire | | 130 | 90 | 5 | TM50 | |
| Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers Sp. Atk. | ||||||
| Cut | ||||||
| grass | | 50 | 95 | 30 | HM01 | |
| Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc. | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||
| normal | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 | |
| Builds enormous power, then slams the foe. | ||||||
| Rock Smash | ||||||
| fighting | | 40 | 100 | 15 | HM06 | |
| A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense. | ||||||
