Charmeleon #0005
| Max CP | L401653L501868L51 · Best Buddy1891 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Jul 6, 2016May 19, 2018 |
Type Effectiveness
Charmeleon takes 160% from Water, Ground and Rock moves.
Charmeleon is a Fire-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Water, Ground and Rock.
It reaches 1868 CP at level 50, or 1891 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Fire Fang with Flamethrower.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FireFire Fang | FireFlamethrower | 8.0 | 87 | |
| 2 | NormalScratch | FireFlamethrower | 7.8 | 85 |
| 3 | FireFire Fang | FireFire Punch | 7.8 | 85 |
| 4 | FireFire Fang | FireFlame Burst | 7.8 | 85 |
| 5 | NormalScratch | FireFire Punch | 7.7 | 84 |
| 6 | NormalScratch | FireFlame Burst | 7.6 | 83 |
| 7 | FireFire Fang | NormalReturn | 7.5 | 82 |
| 8 | NormalScratch | NormalReturn | 7.4 | 81 |
4 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FireEmber | FireFlamethrower | 7.4 | 81 |
| 10 | FireEmber | FireFire Punch | 7.3 | 79 |
| 11 | FireEmber | FireFlame Burst | 7.2 | 78 |
| 12 | FireEmber | NormalReturn | 6.8 | 74 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Fang | Fire | 13 | 9 | 1.0s | 13.0 | 9.0 | |
| ScratchE | Normal | 6 | 4 | 0.5s | 12.0 | 8.0 | |
| Ember | Fire | 10 | 10 | 1.0s | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReturnP | Normal | 25 | 33 | 0.5s | 50.0 | 0.76 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 50 | 2.0s | 32.5 | 1.30 | |
| Flame Burst | Fire | 70 | 50 | 2.5s | 28.0 | 1.40 | |
| Fire Punch | Fire | 50 | 33 | 2.0s | 25.0 | 1.52 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Fang | Fire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| ScratchE | Normal | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Ember | Fire | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReturnP | Normal | 130 | 70 | 1.86 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 90 | 55 | 1.64 | |
| Flame Burst | Fire | 70 | 55 | 1.27 | |
| Fire Punch | Fire | 60 | 40 | 1.50 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Charmeleon evolves into Charizard for 100 candy.
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega GreninjaWaterWater ShurikenWaterSurf+52.0 eDPS - 2
Primal GroudonGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE48.9 eDPS - 3
Primal KyogreWaterWaterfallWaterOrigin PulseE48.8 eDPS - 4
Mega StarmiePsychicPsywaveWaterLiquidation+47.4 eDPS - 5
Shadow RampardosRockSmack DownRockRock Slide44.1 eDPS - 6
Mega GarchompGroundMud ShotGroundEarth PowerE43.4 eDPS
Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 66510/10/10 | 70815/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 88710/10/10 | 94415/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 110910/10/10 | 118015/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 13610/0/0 | 165315/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 15380/0/0 | 186815/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 15570/0/0 | 189115/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 708 | 583 |
| Level 20 | 944 | 777 |
| Level 25 | 1180 | 972 |
| Level 30 | 1417 | 1166 |
| Level 35 | 1535 | 1263 |
| Level 40 | 1653 | 1361 |
| Level 45 | 1759 | 1448 |
| Level 50 | 1868 | 1538 |
| Level 51 | 1891 | 1557 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 25 Candy · 10,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.1 m · 19 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 87.5%12.5% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Charmeleon in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/13/15 | 1499 | 40 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/14/14 | 1499 | 40 | 99.95% |
| #3 | 0/15/15 | 1498 | 39.5 | 99.94% |
| #4 | 0/15/13 | 1500 | 40 | 99.89% |
| #5 | 0/13/13 | 1499 | 40.5 | 99.86% |
| #6 | 1/15/15 | 1497 | 39 | 99.85% |
| #7 | 0/14/12 | 1500 | 40.5 | 99.81% |
| #8 | 1/15/13 | 1499 | 39.5 | 99.80% |
| #9 | 0/15/11 | 1500 | 40.5 | 99.74% |
| #10 | 1/15/11 | 1500 | 40 | 99.74% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1788 of 4,096, with 95.37% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 15/15/15 | 1891 | 51 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 14/15/15 | 1880 | 51 | 99.42% |
| #3 | 15/14/15 | 1884 | 51 | 99.29% |
| #4 | 15/15/14 | 1885 | 51 | 99.28% |
| #5 | 13/15/15 | 1869 | 51 | 98.84% |
| #6 | 14/14/15 | 1873 | 51 | 98.71% |
| #7 | 14/15/14 | 1874 | 51 | 98.71% |
| #8 | 15/13/15 | 1877 | 51 | 98.58% |
| #9 | 15/14/14 | 1878 | 51 | 98.58% |
| #10 | 15/15/13 | 1879 | 51 | 98.57% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1 of 4,096, with 100.00% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.