Red's Charizard

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Red's Charizard レッドのリザードン Red's Lizardon

Red's Charizard

Debuts in File 1: Red Caught at Professor Oak's Laboratory Evolves in File 2: Cubone File 3: Giovanni Gender Unknown Ability Blaze Current location With Red

→ → This Pokémon spent 1 episode as Charmander and 1 episode as Charmeleon.

Voice actor Japanese English As Charmander Unknown Unknown As Charmeleon Unknown Unknown As Charizard Unknown Christopher Cory Smith

Red's Charizard (Japanese: レッドのリザードン Red's Lizardon) was the first Pokémon acquired by Red in the Kanto region. Red obtained Charmander from Professor Oak when he was sent out to fill up the Pokédex.

In the anime

Pokémon Origins

History

Charizard and Red

Charmander originally belonged to Professor Oak as a potential starter for new Trainers, along with Bulbasaur and Squirtle.

In File 1: Red, Red picked it as his because it fit his name and his burning desire to be a Trainer. Its first battle was against a wild Pidgey, which escaped. Charmander was then used in Red's first battle against Blue's Squirtle. Due to Red's inexperience and Squirtle's type advantage, Charmander was easily defeated.

During Red's Gym battle against Brock, Charmander was Red's initial choice, but when learning about the advantage that Brock's Geodude has on Fire-type Pokémon, it was soon recalled. However, it would still end up as Red's last healthy Pokémon against Onix. Red and Charmander emerged victorious thanks to Red's strategy.

It was revealed in File 2: Cubone that Charmander evolved into Charmeleon some time after Red's Gym battle against Misty. In that same episode, Red used Charmeleon in Lavender Town to face the ghost who terrorized the inhabitants of the city, which was later to be revealed to be the spirit of a Marowak who was killed by members of Team Rocket.

It was revealed in File 3: Giovanni that Red used Charmeleon again in his battle against Erika, and it managed to get him his fourth Badge. After several battles, Charmeleon evolved into a Charizard. Red used Charizard in his first battle against Giovanni at Silph Co. Even though the Fire-type Pokémon tried its best, it was easily subdued by Giovanni's Nidoqueen. Charizard was used again in the final battle against Giovanni, where it faced Giovanni's Rhydon. After a hard battle, Charizard managed to win and Giovanni decided to change his attitude.

In File 4: Charizard, at the Pokémon League in the final battle against Blue, Charizard was the final Pokémon Red used. It went against Blue's Blastoise. The two Pokémon fought hard, but Charizard ultimately proved victorious with a combination of Fire Spin and Fire Blast, landing it, along with Red and the rest of his party, in the Hall of Fame as Champions. From then on, Red resolved to capture all the Pokémon in the Kanto region. Charizard was used in a battle against a Moltres, which ended up being captured by Red.

During Red's battle against Mewtwo, Red sent out Charizard as his last hope, after the rest of his team had been defeated. Initially, Charizard was no match for Mewtwo either, being defeated by being thrown into a lake together with its Trainer. With the use of a Mega Stone, given to Red by Mr. Fuji and its great bond with Red, it was able to Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X. With this new level of power, Charizard was able to match Mewtwo's power. And so, after a series of powerful moves, it was able to defeat Mewtwo, allowing Red to catch it.

Personality and characteristics

Charizard's Charizardite X

As mentioned by many Trainers, Red and Charizard have a great bond between them. Charizard is very loyal to Red, even when it was still a Charmander and its Trainer was rather inexperienced. In terms of power, it is one of Red's strongest Pokémon, even being able to beat powerful opponents that its type is usually weak against.

Thanks to this union and its power, Charizard is able to Mega Evolve, something that is rarely seen in the Kanto region.

Appearance

See also: Mega Evolution

As a Charmander	As a Charmeleon	As a Mega Charizard X

Moves used

Using Growl as a Charmander Using Flamethrower	Move First Used In Growl File 1: Red Scratch File 1: Red Ember File 1: Red Flamethrower File 3: Giovanni Mega Punch † File 3: Giovanni Mega Kick File 3: Giovanni Seismic Toss File 3: Giovanni Fire Spin File 4: Charizard Fire Blast † File 4: Charizard Slash † File 4: Charizard Swift † File 4: Charizard
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pokémon Evolutions

Red's Charizard in Pokémon Evolutions

Red's Charizard briefly appeared in The Discovery.

In the core series games

As a starter

In the Kanto-based games (excluding Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!), the player has the option to choose Charmander as their starter Pokémon.

Starting moveset

Pokémon Red and Blue	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Type: Fire Unknown Charmander Lv.5 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --	Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charmander♂/♀ Lv.5 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

As an opponent

Red's game counterpart uses a Charizard in a majority of his teams, along with the other fully evolved Kanto starters. The only exception to this is Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, where he only uses Venusaur.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal	Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver	Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon World Tournament	Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Types: Fire Flying Held item: None Charizard♂ Lv.77 Flamethrower Fire   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Slash Normal   --       Fire Spin Fire   --	Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charizard♂ Lv.84 Blast Burn Fire Special   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --	Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: Focus Sash Charizard♂/♀ Lv.50 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --	Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charizard♂ Lv.66/70 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon Battle Tree
Single Battle and Multi Battle		Super Single Battle and Super Multi Battle
Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: Salac Berry Charizard♂/♀ Lv.50 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Belly Drum Normal Status   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --	Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: Charti Berry Charizard♂/♀ Lv.50 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --	Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: Charizardite Y Charizard♂/♀ Lv.50 Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Solar Beam Grass Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --	Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: Charizardite X Charizard♂/♀ Lv.50 Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --

Artwork

Red and Charmander concept art for ArtFx-J	Pokémon Day 2021	Pokémon Trainers merch line artwork by Naoki Saito

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Red (Masters) → Charizard

Red's Charizard appears alongside Sygna Suit Red as a sync pair.

Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	EX role	Base potential	Availability
#084		Sygna Suit Red	#0006		Charizard♂ Mega Charizard X	Fire	Rock			★★★★★☆EX	Ticket Scout (after Victory Road) Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout

Super Smash Bros. series

Main article: Charizard (Super Smash Bros.)

Red in Super Smash Bros. Brawl with his Charizard and other Pokémon

Red's Charizard in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In the Super Smash Bros. series, the Pokémon Trainer character, an incarnation of Red by default, uses a Charizard as his powerhouse. It uses heavy-hitting moves, above-average dash speed (slightly faster than Pikachu), and long-range attacks. Charizard's drawbacks include large weight, subpar aerial game, and slow walking speed. Its varied arsenal of attacks includes Rock Smash, a powerful frontal attack, and Fly, a recovery move that sends Charizard skyward and allows it to glide. It can also use Flamethrower to attack from a short distance, but its power decreases over time. It uses Fire Blast in the Pokémon Trainer's Final Smash, Triple Finish.

In the Subspace Emissary, Charizard is found shortly after Ivysaur, completing the Trainer's team.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl:

Standard Special Move	Side Special Move	Up Special Move	Down Special Move	Final Smash
Flamethrower	Rock Smash	Fly	Pokémon Change	Triple Finish (Fire Blast)
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:

Standard Special Move	Side Special Move	Up Special Move	Down Special Move	Final Smash
Flamethrower	Flare Blitz	Fly	Pokémon Change	Triple Finish (Fire Blast)
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In the TCG

Artwork

Artwork from the Bandai Carddass card	Artwork from the Bandai Carddass card

Merchandise

December 2012 accessories

Pokémon Centers and participating Animate stores began to sell a range of exclusive TCG merchandise from December 26, 2012. Each of the products available at this time came in two varieties: one set features illustrations of original core series protagonist Red and his rival Blue alongside their Charizard and Venusaur as created by Hitoshi Ariga.

Card boxes: Each long card box can store up to 750 cards and contain card 3 dividers.

Official Red & Blue Long Card Box (Japanese: オフィシャルロングカードボックス レッド・グリーン Official Long Card Box: Red•Green)

Deck cases: Each deck case has the capacity to store 180 cards and include 2 dividers that can be used to organize them.

Official Red & Blue Deck Case (Japanese: オフィシャルデッキケース レッド・グリーン Official Deck Case: Red•Green)

Files: Each file has 30 fixed four-pocket pages that can store and display up to 240 cards.

Official Red & Blue Card File (Japanese: オフィシャルカードファイル レッド・グリーン Official Card File: Red•Green)

Sleeves: Each pack contains 62 card sleeves.

Official Red & Blue Sleeves (Japanese: オフィシャルデッキシールド レッド・グリーン Official Deck Shield: Red•Green)

Official Red Blue Long Card Box	Official Red & Blue Deck Case	Official Red & Blue Card File	Official Red & Blue Sleeves
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
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November 2018 accessories

From November 22, 2018, Pokémon Centers and the Pokémon Center Online made numerous products that had previously sold out available to purchase again, albeit with "version 2" appended to their names.

Red & Blue Version 2 Long Card Box (Japanese: ロングカードボックス レッド＆グリーン ver.2 Long Card Box: Red & Green ver. 2)

Long card box images:

Red & Blue Version 2 Long Card Box	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
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The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins

June 2022 Pokémon Center accessories

Pokémon Trainers merchandise: These items depict a variety of characters and their Pokémon as chibi-style caricatures. These include Red and his Charizard, a Pokémon Center Lady and her Blissey, Steven Stone and his Metagross, N partnered with a Reshiram, Dawn and her Piplup, Blue and his Blastoise, Skyla and her Swanna, a Hiker and his Alolan Geodude, Rosa and her Serperior, Lance and his Dragonite, Cynthia and her Garchomp, and Elesa with her Zebstrika. The illustrations were initially created for Japanese merchandise promoting the release of Pokémon Masters, which was sold at Pokémon Centers from August 2, 2019.

• Pokémon Trainers Double Deck Box
• Pokémon Trainers Playmat
• Pokémon Trainers Sleeves

Product images:

Pokémon Trainers Double Deck Box	Pokémon Trainers Playmat	Pokémon Trainers Sleeves	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
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Trivia

• Red and Charmander appeared on the cover of the first Pokémon Power magazine.
• In Pokémon Evolutions, Red is shown to possess a Charizard and Blue is shown to have a Venusaur. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the games that episode The Discovery is based on, Red has a Venusaur and Blue has a Charizard.
• Charizard was featured in a 3DS theme.

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  Charmander and Red on the first Pokémon Power

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  A 3DS theme featuring Charizard

Related articles

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

References

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.