Charizard (Pokémon)


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Charizard (Japanese: リザードン Lizardon) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from starting at level 36. It is the final form of. It can Mega Evolve into two forms: Mega Charizard X using Charizardite X and Mega Charizard Y using Charizardite Y.

Charizard is the game mascot of Pokémon Red and FireRed Versions.

Biology
Charizard is a draconic, bipedal Pokémon. It is primarily orange with a cream underside from the chest to the tip of its tail, which burns with a sizable flame. Charizard has a long neck, small blue eyes, raised nostrils, and two horn-like structures protruding from the back of its rectangular head. There are two fangs visible in the upper jaw when its mouth is closed. Two large wings with blue-green undersides sprout from its back, and a horn-like appendage juts out from the third joint of each wing. Charizard's arms are short and skinny compared to its robust belly, and each limb has three white claws. It has stocky legs and cream-colored soles under its feet.

As Mega Charizard X, its body and legs appear more physically fit, though its arms remain thin. Its skin turns black with a sky blue underside extending from the lower jaw to the tip of the tail. Two spikes with blue tips curve upward from the front and back of each shoulder, while the tips of its horns sharpen, turn blue, and curve slightly upward. Its brow and claws are larger, its snout is shorter, and its eyes are now red with white pupils. It has two small, fin-like spikes under each horn and two more down its lower neck. The lower trims of its wings are divided into large, rounded points and each third joint is adorned with a claw-like spike. Mega Charizard X breathes blue flames out the sides of its mouth, and the flame on its tail now burns blue with increased heat.

When Mega Evolved as Mega Charizard Y, this Pokémon becomes more sleek and expansive in appearance but retains its normal coloration. However, it now has white pupils. It has three pointed horns on the back of its head, the middle of which is longer. Its shorter snout has larger fangs and a ridge on the nose. Its neck is shorter and its hands are much smaller, but its torso and legs are longer. Small wings develop on its wrists, while the ones on its back become larger and now have ragged edges. The back of its tail has a large thorn at the base and three smaller ones near the tip, which now burns with a longer flame. Mega Charizard Y is said to have incredible flying prowess, being able to reach incredible heights.

This Pokémon flies in search of powerful opponents to battle, and its fire will burn hotter as it gains experience. Its fiery breath is capable of melting boulders, massive glaciers, and has been known to accidentally cause forest fires. In the past, was its signature move. Charizard typically inhabit. The anime has shown that only a weak Charizard would show off its power and that a group of Charizard resides in the Charicific Valley in Johto.

Ash's Charizard
has a Charizard that he as a Charmander in Charmander – The Stray Pokémon. It evolved into Charmeleon in March of the Exeggutor Squad and then into Charizard in Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon, where Charizard saved Ash from the claws of an. Unfortunately, Charizard still disobeyed Ash's orders until Charizard Chills.

Charla
of the Charicific Valley owns her own Charizard, nicknamed Charla. It apparently has a romantic relationship with Ash's Charizard after it became her bodyguard.

Team A.C.T.
The Charizard from Team A.C.T. and its teammates had a cameo in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!. They were considered for the job of rescuing Big Brother Pikachu but were already on another mission.

Alain's Charizard
A Charizard that can Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X appeared in the, under the ownership of Alain, a Pokémon Trainer that seeks to defeat all Mega Evolved Pokémon.

Trevor's Charizard
has a Charizard that he received as a Charmander from Professor Sycamore. It was revealed to be capable of Mega Evolving into Mega Charizard Y, as shown in A League of His Own!.

Other
A Charizard borrowed from was used by Jessie in a battle against  and his  as part of an elaborate plan to capture  in One Trick Phony!.

In Those Darn Electabuzz!, had to help Corey Demario and his Charizard, nicknamed Don, get their fighting spirit back so that Corey could start pitching for The Electabuzz Baseball Team.

Clark used a Charizard and against Ash's Grovyle and  in Shocks and Bonds. Clark's Charizard defeated Grovyle, but then lost to Glalie.

In Grating Spaces, gave Jessie and James a Charizard and an, with Jessie getting Charizard and James getting Aggron. However, Delibird took the two Pokémon away at the end of the episode as they were meant for Cassidy and Butch.

A Poké Ride Charizard appeared in Alola to New Adventure!, under the ownership of. It used to belong to Kiawe's grandfather.

Minor appearances
Charizard debuted in Island of the Giant Pokémon, but it was actually a robot.

Charizard made its physical debut in a flashback in Primeape Goes Bananas.

When James was in the Pokémon League Entrance Exam in The Ultimate Test, he used a that he eventually tried to steal.

A Charizard appeared in The Breeding Center Secret in an advertisement for Cassidy and Butch's breeding center, in which it evolved from Charmeleon.

An illusory Charizard appeared in Carrying On!, where Ash's Noctowl an attacking  into seeing it as the Flame Pokémon.

A Charizard appeared in Beauty and the Breeder, under the ownership of a participating in a Pokémon breeding competition.

A Charizard appeared in Vitzo's fantasy in The Screen Actor's Guilt.

A Charizard appeared in Disguise Da Limit, under the ownership of a participating in the.

A Charizard appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

Multiple Charizard fought in the feuding armies in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

A Charizard that can Mega Evolve appeared in Mega Evolution Special I. Unlike Alain's Charizard, this Charizard can Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard Y.

A Mega Charizard X appeared in the opening credits of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, while a Mega Charizard Y appeared in the movie's ending credits.

A Charizard appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.

A Charizard appeared in Loading the Dex! as a silhouette that brought up.

A Charizard appeared during a fantasy in Alola, Kanto!.

Pokédex entries

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Red's Charizard
obtained Charizard as a from Professor Oak when he went out on his journey. It evolved into a Charizard some time after Red defeated Koga between File 2 - Cubone and File 3 - Giovanni. During the fight against Mewtwo in File 4 - Charizard, 's Charizard Mega Evolved into Mega Charizard X and battled Mewtwo. It was the first Mega Evolution seen in the anime.

In Pokémon Generations
's Charizard appeared in The Redemption. It was seen celebrating Calem's crowning as alongside his.

In the Ash & Pikachu manga
Ash's Charizard appeared in Off To The Battle Frontier!!, facing off against Noland's Articuno.

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
's Charizard makes a few appearances in the manga series The Electric Tale of Pikachu. It first appears as a in You Gotta Have Friends and then later appears as a Charizard in The Indigo Finals.

Ritchie's Charizard also appears in The Indigo Finals, battling against Ash's.

In the movie adaptations
Ash's Charizard has made some appearances in the manga adaptations of the movies it appeared in.

In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga
Yukimura owns a Charizard which debuted in PNA6.

In the Pokémon - The Legend of the Dragon King manga
, the main character, owns a Charizard.

Mori also owns a Charizard.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
One of 's main Pokémon, Charizard, debuted as a Charmander. With his increased capacity for battle both with augmented strength and his flight ability, he proved to be a valuable asset for Blue, both during the Silph Co. battles and in the Pokémon League, where 's Venusaur narrowly defeated him. He had evolved from Charmeleon sometime before Kalling Kadabra. In the, he has obtained a Charizardite Y, with it he can Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard Y.

A Charizard was fantasied along with the other fully evolved Kanto Starters in Chinchou in Charge, where the Pokémon Association Chairman of Kanto and Johto explains to and Janine the special privilege of entering the finals unconditionally after collecting the badges.

's Charmeleon, Salamè, evolved into a Charizard during a battle against Xerosic's Pokémon in Charizard Transforms. He has a Charizardite X hidden in the flame on the tip of his tail, with it he can Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X.

A Poké Ride Charizard appeared in a flashback in PASM17.

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga
In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga series, Rald, the main character's mentor, has a Charizard.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
A Trainer named Nagi owns a Charizard who battled Shu and.

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga
Lance owns a Charizard in JBA5.

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga
The Charizard from Team A.C.T. appears in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga. He, along with his teammates, is a role model of and tries to rescue him when he mistakenly believes that Ginji is a threat to Mudkip's safety.

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga
An unknown Trainer used a Charizard in PBK4.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
, the main rival of in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga series, owns a Charizard. It is the final evolved form of, his starter Pokémon. It is a mischievous Pokémon that has a rivalry with Red's Clefairy. As a Charmander, it was able to evolve directly into Charizard, apparently skipping the stage. It has reverted to the Charmander stage, although it has since evolved back into Charizard permanently.

Another Charizard appeared in Clefairy's Golf Debut!.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga
In Pokémon Zensho, has a Charizard that was originally a Charmander he received from Professor Oak.

In the TCG
Charizard's first-released TCG card, which as part of the TCG Base Set, was widely regarded at the height of popularity of Pokémon as the best card ever. This was because of its powerful attack, Fire Spin, and useful Pokémon Power, Energy Burn, which allowed it to convert any Energy attached to it to TCG Fire Energy. needed four Fire Energy and could deal 100 damage, knocking out the majority of Pokémon cards. In addition, it had the highest HP then, at 120. Individual Charizard cards were sold up to as much as $150. First edition cards of this dwarfed this price at one point breaking the $1000 US price point. This Charizard card was reprinted in Wizards of the Coast's TCG Base Set 2 and TCG Legendary Collection sets, and released again with updated artwork in the TCG Stormfront expansion.

In the TFG
One Charizard figure has been released.

Pokkén Tournament
Charizard is a Power-type playable character in Pokkén. Moves it can use include, , , and. Upon entering Synergy Burst, it Mega-Evolves into Mega Charizard X and can use the Burst Attack Searing Blaze.

A Charizard will appear in .

NPC appearances

 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Charizard is a member of Team A.C.T..

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Mega Charizard X

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Mega Charizard Y

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Trivia

 * Prior to Generation VI, Charizard and Rhyhorn shared nearly the same cry. This cry was updated and reused for Mega Charizard Y.
 * Charizard and its share their  name with, , and . They are all known as the Flame Pokémon.
 * Charizard holds the distinction of being the first Pokémon to appear in the Japanese version of the Pokémon anime, as it is the first one to appear in the opening. However, outside of Japan, is the first to appear.
 * Charizard is the only Pokémon in the Super Smash Bros. series that transitioned from a Poké Ball Pokémon to a playable character.
 * Charizard,, and their respective evolutionary lines have exactly the same base stats.
 * Charizard was the focus of a Pokémon Center promotion in April 2010.
 * Mega Charizard Y has the highest base stat of all  Pokémon.
 * Charizard was the inspiration for the naming of Chilicola charizard, a species of stem-nesting bees.
 * Charizard is the only Pokémon not in the Alola Pokédex to be a Ride Pokémon in (where it is unobtainable via normal gameplay) and.
 * Because of its beauty and elegance, Driftveil Drawbridge is also referred to as Charizard Bridge.

Origin
Charizard resembles stereotypical s, which are heavily associated with the element of fire in Western folklore; this would later be reflected in the Fire/Dragon typing of Mega Charizard X. Considering the lizard basis of its pre-evolutions and Japanese and English nomenclature, Charizard's draconic design may be a reference to how various types of s are named after dragons, most notably s and -- two categories of lizards with which Charizard shares loose physical similarities.

Mega Charizard Y has characteristics of such as .

Name origin
Charizard is a portmanteau of the words char (to burn) and lizard.

Lizardon is a combination of lizard and either dragon or don (Ancient Greek for tooth, commonly used in names).