Charmeleonin Pokémon Sour Crystal
fire
Pokédex Entry
Flame Pokémon
If it becomes agitated during battle, it spouts intense flames, incinerating its surroundings.
Charmeleon in Pokémon Sour Crystal
Charmeleon is #5 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Sour Crystal. This page covers its fire typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.
Front
Normal
ShinyAnimated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Fire
Dex
#230 Johto Dex · #005 National
Growth Rate
Medium Slow
Gender Ratio
87.5% Male, 12.5% Female
Egg Groups
monster, dragon
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
Base Exp
142
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
water ×2ground ×2rock ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5grass ×0.5ice ×0.5bug ×0.5steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
Charmeleon has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve charmander to get one.
Level Up Moves (10)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScratchLevel: 1Scratch | normal | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP35 | ||
| Scratches with sharp claws. | ||||||
| GrowlLevel: 1Growl | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP40 | ||
| Reduces the foe's ATTACK. | ||||||
| EmberLevel: 1Ember | fire | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP25 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| SmokescreenLevel: 12Smokescreen | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP20 | ||
| Lowers the foe's accuracy. | ||||||
| Dragon RageLevel: 20Dragon Rage | dragon | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP10 | ||
| Always inflicts 40HP damage. | ||||||
| Scary FaceLevel: 26Scary Face | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP10 | ||
| Sharply reduces the foe's SPEED. | ||||||
| FlamethrowerLevel: 34Flamethrower | fire | PWR95 | ACC100 | PP15 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| SlashLevel: 40Slash | normal | PWR70 | ACC100 | PP20 | ||
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| DragonbreathLevel: 48Dragonbreath | dragon | PWR60 | ACC100 | PP20 | ||
| A blast of breath that may paralyze. | ||||||
| Fire SpinLevel: 54Fire Spin | fire | PWR35 | ACC85 | PP15 | ||
| Traps foe in fire for 2-5 turns. | ||||||
Type Summary
3
Weaknesses
5
Resistances
0
Immunities
10
Neutral
Weaknesses
Types that deal increased damage to Charmeleon. Use these types to counter it effectively.
Resistances & Immunities
Types that Charmeleon resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Charmeleon, either offensively or defensively.
Omanyte
rockwater
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Omastar
rockwater
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Kabuto
rockwater
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Kabutops
rockwater
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Magcargo
firerock
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Corsola
waterrock
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Kingdra
waterdragon
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Squirtle
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Wartortle
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Blastoise
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Psyduck
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Golduck
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Poliwag
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Poliwhirl
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Poliwrath
waterfighting
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Tentacool
waterpoison
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Tentacruel
waterpoison
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Geodude
rockground
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Graveler
rockground
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Golem
rockground
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
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Base Stats
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