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Charmeleon, a Fire type Pokémon, official artwork

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Charmeleon: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Charmeleon is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Sp. Atk (80) and Speed (80), with a base stat total of 405. Competitively it is not fully evolved, so it mostly sees use with Eviolite or in lower tiers.

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What is Charmeleon weak to?

How much damage Charmeleon takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toGroundRockWater
0.5×ResistsBugFairyFireGrassIceSteel

Charmeleon takes super-effective damage from Ground, Rock, Water. It resists Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel.

Best moveset for Charmeleon

Charmeleon has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • OverheatFire130
  • OutrageDragon120
  • Take DownNormal90

Best nature for Charmeleon

Modest. Charmeleon leans special (80 Sp. Atk vs 64 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • BlazeAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Fire attacks.
  • Solar PowerIf Sunny Day is active, this Pokemon's Sp. Atk is 1.5x; loses 1/8 max HP per turn.

Evolution line

Charmander
Charmeleon
Charizard
Full learnset (52 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
OverheatFire13090%Special
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
InfernoFire10050%Special
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
CrunchDark80100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Dragon ClawDragon80100%Physical
Fire PledgeFire80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Temper FlareFire75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
Fire FangFire6595%Physical
Breaking SwipeDragon60100%Physical
Dragon BreathDragon60100%Special
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
EmberFire40100%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Dragon DanceDragon--Status
EndureNormal--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SmokescreenNormal-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status