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Pokémon Details
#004 Charmander
Pokédex Info
Type 1: Fire
Type 2: -
Height: 2' 00"
Weight: 19.0 lb
The flame at the tip of its tail makes a sound as it burns. You can only hear it in quiet places.
Catch it in:
Evolved from: -
Evolves into: Charmeleon (at level 16)
Locations: Charmander is given to Red/Blue players as one of the first three starting Pokemon. If you have picked Bulbasaur or Squirtle as your first Pokémon, you can only receive Charmander through trade or by beating Pokémon Stadium's Gym Leader mode. In Yellow, you can get a free Charmander on Route 24.
This Pokémon naturally learns the following techniques:
LV 01 - ScratchLV 01 - GrowlLV 09 - Ember
LV 15 - LeerLV 22 - RageLV 30 - Slash
LV 38 - FlamethrowerLV 46 - Fire Spin
Tips: Charmander is a great starting choice for Red/Blue players, and he's one of the first Fire Pokemon you get in Yellow as well. While it's got the lowest stats out of the starting trio, it beats both Bulbasaur and Squirtle in terms of Speed. Plus, it learns Ember, a very useful attack, early on. You're best served evolving Charmander into Charmeleon as late as possible (it learns its last technique at level 46). As far as HMs and TMs go, Charmander is able to learn techniques like Rest, Swift, Dig, Dragon Rage, Seismic Toss, Toxic, and more.
Like all Fire Pokemon, Charmander has a real problem when fighting against Water, Ground and Rock Pokemon. If you're up against Charmander, stay away from Fire, Grass, Ice and Bug Pokemon and attack it with standard Water and Ground techniques like Surf or Dig to knock it out quickly.
This Pokémon can learn the following HMs and TMs:
TM 01 - Mega PunchTM 03 - Swords DanceTM 05 - Mega KickTM 06 - ToxicTM 08 - Body SlamTM 09 - Take DownTM 10 - Double EdgeTM 17 - Submission
OffenseAdvantage: Grass, Ice, BugDisadvantage: Fire, Water, Rock, Dragon
DefenseAdvantage: Fire, Grass, BugDisadvantage: Water, Ground, Rock
Origin: Charmander's name's origin shouldn't be much of a mystery to you. It's a fire lizard -- so you combine "char" (as in burn) and Salamander into Charmander.
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