Charmander (Concept)

Charmander

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Charmander is the fire-type starter Pokémon first seen in Pokémon Red/Blue. Charmander uses the power of its fiery tail to attack the enemy and eventually evolves into Charmeleon.

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Overview

Charmander is one of three starter Pokémon offered to the player by Professor Oak (Character) in the original Pokémon Red/Blue and the release of Pokémon Leaf Green/Fire Red along with Bulbasaur and Squirtle.

Charmander is a Fire-type Pokémon, and resembles a small dinosaur, its red skin and flaming tail giving it an appearance indicative of its type. Typical moves include Ember and Tail Whip.

As a Fire-type Pokémon, Charmander only takes half of the normal damage from Fire, Ice, Grass, Bug, and Steel-types. However, it takes double the normal damage from Water, Ground, and Rock-types. If the player chooses Charmander as the starter Pokémon, then the player's rial will choose Squirtle (Concept), the Water-type Pokémon.

Evolution

Charmander evolves into Charmeleon (Concept) at level 16, and Charmeleon evolves into Charizard (Concept) at level 36.

Data

Vitals

Pokédex #	Type	Height	Weight	Japanese Name
004	Fire	2'00"	18.7 lbs.	ヒトカゲ

Classification	Ability
Lizard Pokémon	Blaze: When Charmander's HP is below 1/3, the power of its Fire-type moves increases 1.5x.

Base Happiness	Capture Rate	Exp. Growth	Gender Ratio	Safari Zone Flee Rate
70	45	1,059,860 pts.	Male: 87.5% Female: 12.5%\|\|0

Base Stats

HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed
39	52	43	60	50	65

Locations

Generation I

Game	Location	Number in Game
Red/Blue	Receive from Professor Oak as a starter Pokémon.	One
Yellow	Receive from a Trainer, Damien, on Route 24	One

Generation II

Game	Location	Number in Game
Gold/Silver (Crystal)	Time Capsule	None

Generation III

Game	Location	Number in Game
Ruby/Sapphire (Emerald)	Trade (from FireRed or Leaf Green)	None
FireRed/LeafGreen	Receive as starter Pokémon from Professor Oak (Character)	One
Colosseum/XD	Trade (from FireRed or LeafGreen)	None

Generation IV

Game	Location	Number in Game
Diamond/Pearl (Platinum)	Pal Park (Field) or Trade from HeartGold/SoulSilver	None
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Receive from Professor Oak (Character) after defeating Red (Character).	One

Generation V

Game	Location	Number in Game
Black/White	Pokéshifter or Dream World	None

Side Game Locations

Game	Location
Pokémon Snap	Volcano
Pokémon Stadium	Gym Leader Castle
Pokémon Channel	Mt. Snowfall
Pokémon Pinball	Pallet Town
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 5 - "Mr. Who's Den"
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team\|\|Fiery Field (5F-8F) Starter Pokémon
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness\|\|Starter Pokémon Dark Crater (B1-B10) Giant Volcano (1F-19F)
Pokémon Ranger	Jungle Relic
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia\|\|Ranger School Volcano Cave
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs\|\|Faldera Island Fire Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Fiery Furnace
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure\|\|Lava Zone

Pokedex Entries

Generation I

Red/Blue':'

'Obviously prefers hot places. When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail.'

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Yellow':'

'The flame at the tip of its tail makes a sound as it burns. You can only hear it in quiet places.'

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Generation II

Gold':'

The flame on its tail shows the strength of its life force. If it is weak, the flame also burns weakly.

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Silver':'

The flame on its tail indicates Charmander's life force. If it is healthy, the flame burns brightly.

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Crystal':'

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

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Generation III

Ruby/Sapphire':'

'The flame that burns at the tip of its tail is an indication of its emotions. The flame wavers when Charmander is enjoying itself. If the Pokémon becomes enraged, the flame burns fiercely.'

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Emerald':'

'The flame that burns at the tip of its tail is an indication of its emotions. The flame wavers when Charmander is happy, and blazes when it is enraged.'

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FireRed':'

'From the time it is born, a flame burns at the tip of its tail. Its life would end if the flame were to go out.'

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LeafGreen':'

'It has a preference for hot things. When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail.'

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Generation IV

Diamond/Pearl (Platinum):

'The fire on the tip of its tail is a measure of its life. If healthy, its tail burns intensely.'

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HeartGold:

'The flame on its tail shows the strength of its life force. If it is weak, the flame also burns weakly.'

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SoulSilver:

'The flame on its tail indicates Charmander's life force. If it is healthy, the flame burns brightly.'

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Generation V

Black/White:

'The fire on the tip of its tail is a measure of its life. If healthy, its tail burns intensely.

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Additional Facts and Trivia

When it rains, steam spurts from Charmander's tail. If the flame ever goes out completely, Charmander might never be able to battle again.

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