Charmeleon
Fire
Best attacking moveset: Fire Fang and Flamethrower, worth 8.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Charmeleon can learn 9 combinations. Fire Fang with Flamethrower 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | Fire | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Fire Fang | Fire | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Scratch Legacy | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Punch | Fire | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Flame Burst | Fire | 70 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Charmeleon has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,868 at level 50, 1,653 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 944 CP at level 20, or 1,180 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 887 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 158 attack · 126 defense · 151 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 100 Candy |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1.1 m and 19 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Charmeleon does not have one best moveset, it has 2. 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 Fang + Flamethrower | 13.7 |
| Steel | Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 13.7 |
| Grass | Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 13.7 |
| Ice | Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 13.7 |
| Normal | Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Fighting | Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 8.4 | |
| Poison | Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Ground | Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Ghost | Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Electric | Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Psychic | Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Dark | Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Fairy | Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Fire | Scratch + Flamethrower | 6.8 |
| Water | Scratch + Flamethrower | 6.8 |
| Dragon | Scratch + Flamethrower | 6.8 |
| Rock | Fire Fang + Flamethrower | 5.5 |
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 Charmeleon is actually for.
Counters: what beats Charmeleon
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 37.7 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 37.6 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 37.1 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 36.8 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 36.7 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 35.7 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 35.5 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 35.5 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 35.3 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 35.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Charmeleon's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.