Where can I find Charmander in Polished Crystal?

Charmander cannot be caught in the wild. It may be obtained through evolution, trading, or special events.

What type is Charmander?

Charmander is a fire-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Charmander learn in Polished Crystal?

Charmander can learn 13+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Charmander have?

Charmander's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Blaze, Solar Power, Flame Body.

Charmander - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

If it's healthy, the flame on the tip of its tail will burn vigorously, even if it gets a bit wet.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Fire

Dex

#267

Best obtain method

Wild encounter

Abilities

Blaze(Primary)

Boosts Fire moves in a pinch.

Solar Power(Secondary)

Boosts Sp.Atk but lowers HP in sun.

Flame Body(Hidden)

Contact may burn the foe.

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Gender Ratio

87.5% Male, 12.5% Female

Egg Groups

monster, dragon

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball5.3%

Great Ball7.5%

Ultra Ball8.9%

Base Exp

EV Yield

1 Speed

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

water ×2ground ×2rock ×2

Resists

fire ×0.5grass ×0.5ice ×0.5bug ×0.5steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5

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Evolution Chain

Charmander

Base form

→

Charmeleon

Level up Charmander to Lv. 16

→

Charizard

Level up Charmeleon to Lv. 36

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Elm (and preferably let me know too!!)

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How to Obtain

When you beat the Elite 4, you can be given the different Kanto starters from different people. First visit Professor Ivy. She is at Shamouti Poké Center. Talk to her, she will give you a choice.

Yellow at the Indigo Plateau gives you the starter that is weak to your first pick
Oak gives the stronger starter to your first pick

Location	Level	Method	Form	Held Item	Prerequisite
Indigo Plateau Pokecenter 1F	Lv. 10	gift	-	Sitrus Berry	-
Oaks Lab	Lv. 10	gift	-	Sitrus Berry	-
Shamouti Poke Center 1F	Lv. 10	gift	-	Sitrus Berry	-

Level Up Moves (13)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Scratch	normal		40	100	35
1	Scratch	Scratches with sharp claws.
ScratchLevel: 1
normal		40	100	35
Scratches with sharp claws.
1	Growl	normal		0	100	40
1	Growl	A move that lowers the foe's Attack.
GrowlLevel: 1
normal		0	100	40
A move that lowers the foe's Attack.
7	Ember	fire		40	100	25
7	Ember	An attack that may inflict a burn.
EmberLevel: 7
fire		40	100	25
An attack that may inflict a burn.
10	Smokescreen	normal		0	100	20
10	Smokescreen	A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
SmokescreenLevel: 10
normal		0	100	20
A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
16	Metal Claw	steel		50	95	35
16	Metal Claw	An attack that may up user's Attack.
Metal ClawLevel: 16
steel		50	95	35
An attack that may up user's Attack.
19	Dragon Rage	dragon		40	100	10
19	Dragon Rage	Always inflicts 40HP damage.
Dragon RageLevel: 19
dragon		40	100	10
Always inflicts 40HP damage.
25	Scary Face	normal		0	100	10
25	Scary Face	Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
Scary FaceLevel: 25
normal		0	100	10
Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
28	Flame Charge	fire		50	100	20
28	Flame Charge	An attack that may up user's Speed.
Flame ChargeLevel: 28
fire		50	100	20
An attack that may up user's Speed.
34	Slash	normal		70	100	20
34	Slash	Has a high critical hit ratio.
SlashLevel: 34
normal		70	100	20
Has a high critical hit ratio.
37	Flamethrower	fire		90	100	15
37	Flamethrower	An attack that may inflict a burn.
FlamethrowerLevel: 37
fire		90	100	15
An attack that may inflict a burn.
43	Fire Spin	fire		40	90	15
43	Fire Spin	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Fire SpinLevel: 43
fire		40	90	15
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
46	Crunch	dark		80	100	15
46	Crunch	An attack that may lower Defense.
CrunchLevel: 46
dark		80	100	15
An attack that may lower Defense.
52	Flare Blitz	fire		120	100	15
52	Flare Blitz	A charge that also hurts the user.
Flare BlitzLevel: 52
fire		120	100	15
A charge that also hurts the user.

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Egg Moves (8)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Ancientpower	rock		60	100	5
Ancientpower	An attack that may raise all stats.
Ancientpower
rock		60	100	5
An attack that may raise all stats.
Belly Drum	normal		0	100	10
Belly Drum	Sacrifices HP to maximize Attack.
Belly Drum
normal		0	100	10
Sacrifices HP to maximize Attack.
Bite	dark		60	100	25
Bite	An attack that may cause flinching.
Bite
dark		60	100	25
An attack that may cause flinching.
Crunch	dark		80	100	15
Crunch	An attack that may lower Defense.
Crunch
dark		80	100	15
An attack that may lower Defense.
Dragon Dance	dragon		0	100	20
Dragon Dance	Raises the user's Attack and Speed.
Dragon Dance
dragon		0	100	20
Raises the user's Attack and Speed.
Dragonbreath	dragon		60	100	20
Dragonbreath	A strong breath attack.
Dragonbreath
dragon		60	100	20
A strong breath attack.
Flare Blitz	fire		120	100	15
Flare Blitz	A charge that also hurts the user.
Flare Blitz
fire		120	100	15
A charge that also hurts the user.
Outrage	dragon		120	100	10
Outrage	Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
Outrage
dragon		120	100	10
Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.

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TM/HM Moves (29)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Dynamicpunch	fighting		100	50	5	TM01
Dynamicpunch	An attack that confuses the foe.
Dynamicpunch
fighting		100	50	5	TM01
An attack that confuses the foe.
Dragon Claw	dragon		80	100	15	TM02
Dragon Claw	Slashes the foe with sharp claws.
Dragon Claw
dragon		80	100	15	TM02
Slashes the foe with sharp claws.
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Hone Claws	dark		0	100	40	TM12
Hone Claws	Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Hone Claws
dark		0	100	40	TM12
Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Iron Tail	steel		100	75	15	TM23
Iron Tail	An attack that may lower Defense.
Iron Tail
steel		100	75	15	TM23
An attack that may lower Defense.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig	ground		90	100	10	TM28
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10	TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Brick Break	fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Brick Break	Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Brick Break
fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Flamethrower	fire		90	100	15	TM35
Flamethrower	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Flamethrower
fire		90	100	15	TM35
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Fire Blast	fire		110	85	5	TM38
Fire Blast	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Fire Blast
fire		110	85	5	TM38
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Swift	normal		60	100	20	TM39
Swift	An attack that never misses.
Swift
normal		60	100	20	TM39
An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace	flying		60	100	20	TM40
Aerial Ace	An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace
flying		60	100	20	TM40
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Flame Charge	fire		50	100	20	TM43
Flame Charge	An attack that may up user's Speed.
Flame Charge
fire		50	100	20	TM43
An attack that may up user's Speed.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Rock Slide	rock		75	90	10	TM48
Rock Slide	An attack that may cause flinching.
Rock Slide
rock		75	90	10	TM48
An attack that may cause flinching.
Dragon Pulse	dragon		85	100	10	TM59
Dragon Pulse	Attacks foe with a shock wave.
Dragon Pulse
dragon		85	100	10	TM59
Attacks foe with a shock wave.
Will O Wisp	fire		0	85	15	TM61
Will O Wisp	A move that may burn the foe.
Will O Wisp
fire		0	85	15	TM61
A move that may burn the foe.
Shadow Claw	ghost		70	100	15	TM65
Shadow Claw	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Shadow Claw
ghost		70	100	15	TM65
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Swords Dance	normal		0	100	20	TM75
Swords Dance	Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Swords Dance
normal		0	100	20	TM75
Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Cut	steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cut	Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Cut
steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Strength	fighting		80	100	15	HM04
Strength	A powerful physical attack.
Strength
fighting		80	100	15	HM04
A powerful physical attack.

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Move Tutor Moves (11)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Body Slam	normal		85	100	15	MT04
Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body Slam
normal		85	100	15	MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Counter	fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Counter	Returns a physical attack double.
Counter
fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Returns a physical attack double.
Defense Curl	normal		0	100	40	MT07
Defense Curl	Raises the user's Defense.
Defense Curl
normal		0	100	40	MT07
Raises the user's Defense.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Fire Punch	fire		75	100	15	MT12
Fire Punch	A fiery punch. May cause a burn.
Fire Punch
fire		75	100	15	MT12
A fiery punch. May cause a burn.
Headbutt	normal		70	100	15	MT13
Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Headbutt
normal		70	100	15	MT13
An attack that may cause flinching.
Seismic Toss	fighting		1	100	20	MT22
Seismic Toss	Damage equals the user's level.
Seismic Toss
fighting		1	100	20	MT22
Damage equals the user's level.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Thunderpunch	electric		75	100	15	MT27
Thunderpunch	An electric punch. It may paralyze.
Thunderpunch
electric		75	100	15	MT27
An electric punch. It may paralyze.

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Charmander

Strategy & Usage Tips

Evolution Chain

How to Obtain

Level Up Moves (13)

Egg Moves (8)

TM/HM Moves (29)

Move Tutor Moves (11)

Base Stats