Charmander (Pokémon GO) - Best Movesets, Counters, Evolutions ...

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#4 (Kanto)

Pokémon type

Fire

Stronger attack types vs. Charmander

Ground 160% Rock 160% Water 160% Bug 63% Steel 63% Fire 63% Grass 63% Ice 63% Fairy 63%

Weaker attack types

Best moveset for Charmander

The best moves for Charmander are Ember and Flamethrower when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles.

Offense

Ember 12dps Flamethrower 39dps

Defense

Ember 12dps Flame Charge 21dps View all moves » Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are currently a total of 5 Pokémon in the Charmander family, including 2 Mega Pokémon. Charmander evolves into Charmeleon which costs 25 Candy, which then evolves into Charizard costing 100 Candy.

CharmanderCharmeleon25Charizard100Mega Charizard XMega Charizard Y

• Evolving Mega Charizard X costs 200 Mega Energy the first time, and 40 Mega Energy every time after.
• Evolving Mega Charizard Y costs 200 Mega Energy the first time, and 40 Mega Energy every time after.

No evolutions:

• Charmander (Fall 2019)

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Charmander:

Normal Fall 2019

Standard game images

There is a very low chance that you can get a shiny Charmander, which would have the following appearance:

Summary

Charmander is a Fire Pokémon. It is vulnerable to Ground, Rock and Water moves. Charmander's strongest moveset is Ember & Flamethrower and it has a Max CP of 1,108. Charmander evolves into Charmeleon.

About

"The flame that burns at the tip of its tail is an indication of its emotions. The flame wavers when Charmander is enjoying itself. If the Pokémon becomes enraged, the flame burns fiercely."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Ember	10	10	12
Scratch	6	8	12

Main move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Flamethrower	65	-25	39
Flame Charge	70	-8.3	21
Flame Burst	70	-20	33.6
Frustration Shadow	10	-16.5	5
Return Purified	25	-66	50

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Offensive Defensive

Quickmove	Mainmove	DPS	Relative
Ember 12 dps	Flamethrower 39 dps	19.6	100%
Ember 12 dps	Flame Burst 33.6 dps	19.1	97%
Scratch 12 dps	Flamethrower 39 dps	18.6	94%
Scratch 12 dps	Flame Burst 33.6 dps	18	92%
Ember 12 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	17	87%
Ember 12 dps	Flame Charge 21 dps	16.7	85%
Scratch 12 dps	Flame Charge 21 dps	16.4	83%
Scratch 12 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	16	82%
Ember 12 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	12	61%
Scratch 12 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	12	61%

Quickmove	Mainmove	DPS	Relative
Ember 12 dps	Flame Charge 21 dps	16.7	100%
Ember 12 dps	Flame Burst 33.6 dps	19.1	95%
Ember 12 dps	Flamethrower 39 dps	19.6	93%
Ember 12 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	17	68%
Scratch 12 dps	Flame Charge 21 dps	16.4	66%
Scratch 12 dps	Flame Burst 33.6 dps	18	51%
Scratch 12 dps	Flamethrower 39 dps	18.6	49%
Ember 12 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	12	48%
Scratch 12 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	16	41%
Scratch 12 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	12	32%

Counters & Raids

What counters Charmander?

Charmander is a Fire type Pokémon, which makes it weak against Ground, Rock and Water moves.

These are the Pokémon and their moves that do the most damage to Charmander.

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Charmander Raid Guide

Charmander has previously been a Raid Boss in Tier 1 Raids.

Tier 1 Tier 3 Tier 5 Mega Raid Tier 2 Tier 4 Raid Tier 1 Boss CP 3,227 Suggested players 2-5

Boss HP	123
Caught CP range	123
Caught CP (boosted)	12 - 32
Minimum IVs	10 / 10 / 10

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack	116
Defense	93
Stamina	118

Max HP

Level 40

105

Size

Height	0.6 m
Weight	8.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	420
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	560
Level 30 Max wild	840
Level 40	980
Level 50	1,108

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	700
Level 35 (wild)	910

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