Ash's Charizard

Ash's Charizard サトシのリザードン Satoshi's Lizardon

File:Charizard.JPG Charizard helping to rebuild a playground.

Debuts in Charmander the Stray Pokémon Caught at Route 24 Evolves in March of the Exeggutor Squad Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon Gender Male Ability Unknown Released in Charizard's Burning Ambition Current location Charicific Valley

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Ash's Charizard (Japanese: サトシのリザードン Satoshi's Lizardon) was the fifth Pokémon acquired by Ash Ketchum in the Kanto region. His voice actor in both Japanese and English is Shin'ichirō Miki. In English, Michael Haigney was the voice of him as a Charmander and Eric Stuart was his voice as a Charmeleon.

Charizard was originally obtained as a Charmander in Charmander the Stray Pokémon. The Charmander was abandoned by Damian, and Ash and his friends found and nurtured him back to health. Charmander then chose to join Ash. He was immediately one of Ash's most used Pokémon.

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As Charmander

Charmander evolved into Charmeleon in March of the Exeggutor Squad and quickly lost his loyalty to Ash. A few episodes down the line, he evolved again into Charizard in Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon. From the time of his becoming Charmeleon to the Orange Islands episode Charizard Chills, Charizard refused to obey Ash. After Charizard Chills, however, he became one of Ash's most reliable Pokémon, considered by many to be his strongest, even stronger than Pikachu. Charizard's return to Ash's side is due to being frozen by a powerful Poliwrath; Ash stayed up all night trying to help him.

In Charizard's Burning Ambition, Ash left his Charizard in the Charicific Valley with Liza to train become more powerful. While there, he has taken the role of bodyguard for Lisa's Charizard, Charla, and the two have struck up a romantic relationship. The two Charizard occasionally visit the Dragon's Valley in Blackthorn City, one such visit coincidentally being when Ash was there for his final Johto gym battle.

Charizard can be called upon at any time and has been used in major battles including the series' first double battle and more recently in The Symbol Life, where he took on Noland's Articuno at the Battle Factory and won.

Charizard also battled and lost against Brandon's Dusclops. He learned Steel Wing in the time between the battle against Articuno and the battle against Dusclops.

Moves used

• Flamethrower
• Submission
• Seismic Toss
• Dragon Rage
• Whirlwind
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  Charizard using DragonBreath
• Rage
• Ember
• Take Down
• Tackle
• DragonBreath
• Skull Bash
• Fire Spin
• Overheat
• Steel Wing

Trivia

• Out of all of Ash's Pokémon, Charizard has used the most moves (14) followed by Ash's Snorlax (10), Ash's Pikachu (9) and Ash's Chimchar (8).
• Since Charizard was technically originally owned by Damian, this might explain why he evolved so quickly and would not obey Ash.
• Paul's Chimchar was later in a similar situation to Charmander. Likewise, the original trainer released it and it went with Ash.
• Because of his capture of Chimchar, Ash now has owned each Fire-type starter whose English name begins with a C and whose Japanese name begins with a ヒ hi: Charmander, Cyndaquil, and Chimchar. Incidentally, Charmander and Chimchar were either abused or abandoned by their former trainers, while Cyndaquil narrowly avoided being captured by a potentially abusive trainer.
• This wasn't Ash's first Pokémon to disobey him. The first two were Pikachu and Primeape.
• Like many other Pokémon in the Animé Charizard can fly despite not technically knowing the move.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard.

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Azelf	Meowth	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex	Latias
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here