Charmander Weaknesses and Strengths

Charmander is a Fire type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Fire Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%
Rock	160%
Water	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Bug	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Charmander in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Charmander.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Ember	Flamethrower	50.18	229.85
Ember	Flame Burst	44.31	219.40
Scratch	Flamethrower	50.18	216.43
Ember	Return	62.00	215.22
Scratch	Flame Burst	44.31	207.02
Scratch	Return	62.00	202.98
Ember	Flame Charge	34.11	201.96
Scratch	Flame Charge	34.11	195.46
Scratch	Frustration	17.00	113.87
Ember	Frustration	17.00	109.90

All Moves for Charmander

Below are all the moves that Charmander can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Flame Charge	Charged	70	22.11	3800ms	-33
Flame Burst	Charged	70	32.31	2600ms	-50
Flamethrower	Charged	70	38.18	2200ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Scratch	Quick	6	12	500ms	4
Ember	Quick	10	12	1000ms	10

Charmander Evolution

Charmander	Requires 25x Candy	Charmeleon
Charmeleon	Requires 100x Candy	Charizard
Charizard	Requires 200x Mega Energy	Mega Charizard X
Charizard	Requires 200x Mega Energy	Mega Charizard Y

Best Charmander Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Charmander Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Charmander in a raid.

Other Charmander Forms