Charizard is a fan favorite and pretty strong starter Pokemon even to this day. It not only survived Pokemon Sword & Shield's severance from the National Dex but downright thrived, condign Champion Leon'south signature pal. This Pokemon is near and dear to millions.

We've assembled a team of five great movesets to take with y'all not just to the main game, but to the competitive scene as well. Yous won't be guaranteed to win competitively, but you'll have a adept start. And every bit for playing through primary story (or "entrada" as it's often referred to), these are more than enough.

Updated March 17th, 2022 by Quinton O'Connor: How hot is Charizard, right? Hot enough for united states to update our listing to reflect the present meta and better inform bold new Charmander trainers on what to invest in for their buddy's bolder future.

five Good: (Flamethrower, Air Slash, Flare Blitz, Dragon Breath)

This dual-Burn moveset is groovy if you lot're looking to take advantage of both STAB ("Same Type Attack Bonus," a common term you'll run across elsewhere in our guide) and Charizard's high Special Assault stat to boost damage. All moves utilize the special assail status and have okay coverage. Flamethrower gets the job done as your become-to Fire movement, whilst Flare Blitz is best when yous need more, well, firepower. Air Slash and Dragon Breath over pretty solid coverage.

iv Good: (Ancient Power, Sunny Day, Flamethrower, Solar Beam)

This might be one of the most useful move sets for Charizard with corking strategy and type spread coverage. Sunny Twenty-four hours enhances Charizard'south Flamethrower (properly this time!) and allows it to employ Solar Beam with no charge fourth dimension putting any Water- or Water/Ground-type in severe danger.

Ancient Ability taps into Charizard'due south excellent Special Attack stat for a Stone-blazon move your rivals may never have seen coming. It'southward a uncomplicated premise with minimal setup; nothing blows minds hither, but sometimes in life, the easy stuff is worth fighting with.

iii Good: (Flamethrower, Dragon Pulse, Fly, Rock Slide)

This is also known every bit the full type-coverage move set. While Fly uses physical damage equally opposed to Special Attack, it is a good defensive move to get away from potentially devastating damage from threats such every bit Hyper Beam. Dragon Pulse is but a fair-degree stronger replacement than Dragon Fang. All this while Flamethrower works as a standard high-damage Fire-type movement and Rock Slide eschews Ancient Power'south precision in favor of a slightly stronger, slightly less accurate, move that might just brand your opponent flinch.

two Good: (Blast Burn, Substitute, Fly, Solar Beam)

Substitute is the main strategic basis of this motion set. It costs you nearly half your health but if you're stuck in a bad way (such as a major type disadvantage) you can have it soak the hit as you charge a Solar Axle. Y'all can also use this with Fly, granting two turns of safety if your Substitute goes down in 1. This is a re-counter moveset with the idea that you are hitting your opponent with your strongest moves without worrying about damage coming back onto y'all.

1 All-time: (Flare Blitz, Earthquake, Dragon Dance, Thunder Punch)Red and Charizard in Pokemon Masters

This one's our favorite. Perhaps it's not ideal for every believable situation – that's where some of the others pace in – but all things beingness equal, this is a great one to keep coming back to for years. Flare Blitz hits for massive STAB damage with recoil, then if yous feel similar you're overly reliant upon it fight afterward fight, consider replacing Dragon Dance with Roost. Simply keeping Dragon Dance is platonic; after all, it boosts Charizard'southward Attack stat two stages, turning Flare Blitz into something akin to a Flame Apocalypse.

Earthquake and Thunder Punch are obviously hither for coverage, just why these two in item? Earthquake is one of the strongest concrete attacks the games have to offer, and it's super-effective confronting several types prominent in the metagame. Thunder Punch, meanwhile, is Charizard'southward answer to someone similar Blastoise coming along and assuming optimal conditions. Show information technology wrong.

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