Charizard
Fire
Best attacking moveset: Fire Spin and Blast Burn, worth 13.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Charizard can learn 30 combinations. Fire Spin with Blast Burn does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
That set is legacy. Blast Burn is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Charizard you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Fire Spin and Overheat, worth 13.3 damage per second.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Slash | 12 | 1.0s | +8 | |
| Fire Spin | Fire | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Dragon Breath Legacy | Dragon | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Ember Legacy | Fire | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Wing Attack Legacy | 10 | 1.0s | +11 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | 55 | 2.5s | -50 | |
| Dragon Claw | Dragon | 45 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Overheat | Fire | 160 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Blast Burn Legacy | Fire | 120 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Flamethrower Legacy | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Charizard has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,266 at level 50, 2,889 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,651 CP at level 20, or 2,064 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,574 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 223 attack · 173 defense · 186 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.7 m and 90.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Charizard does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Bug, Steel, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Fire Spin + Blast Burn | 22.0 |
| Steel | Fire Spin + Blast Burn | 22.0 |
| Grass | Fire Spin + Blast Burn | 22.0 |
| Ice | Fire Spin + Blast Burn | 22.0 |
| Fighting | Air Slash + Blast Burn | 16.1 |
| Dragon | Dragon Breath + Dragon Claw | 15.6 |
| Normal | Fire Spin + Blast Burn | 13.9 |
| Fire Spin + Blast Burn | 13.9 | |
| Poison | Fire Spin + Blast Burn | 13.9 |
| Ground | Fire Spin + Blast Burn | 13.9 |
| Ghost | Fire Spin + Blast Burn | 13.9 |
| Electric | Fire Spin + Blast Burn | 13.9 |
| Psychic | Fire Spin + Blast Burn | 13.9 |
| Dark | Fire Spin + Blast Burn | 13.9 |
| Fairy | Fire Spin + Blast Burn | 13.9 |
| Rock | Dragon Breath + Dragon Claw | 10.1 |
| Fire | Air Slash + Dragon Claw | 10.1 |
| Water | Air Slash + Dragon Claw | 10.1 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Charizard is actually for.
Counters: what beats Charizard
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 44.5 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 44.1 |
 Tyrantrum | RockDragon | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 41.2 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 41.2 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Smack Down + Rock Wrecker Legacy | 39.9 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 39.1 |
 Tyranitar | RockDark | Smack Down + Stone Edge Legacy | 37.6 |
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 36.7 |
 Lycanroc | Rock | Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 35.8 |
 Aggron | SteelRock | Smack Down + Meteor Beam | 34.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Charizard's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.