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Charizard

Charizard build and set

FireFlyingTier B

8.1% of teams · leads in 58% · #12

50% win rate
?It is the win rate of the teams that carry it, not its own: every game it is on the team counts, whether it is brought or not.
44%–56% · 226 games

How to play it

Not enough data

How to beat it

Not enough data

Who it plays with

167 · Faster than 7 of the 8 most used rivals. See its speed →

More data

Spreads (Smogon)

Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)

  1. Timid

    +Spe−Atk

    48.3%Most used
    • HP2
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  2. Modest

    +SpA−Atk

    35.6%
    • HP2
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  3. Modest

    +SpA−Atk

    10.9%
    • HP3
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe31

1,413 battles · 30 days · weighted by rating · updated 7 min ago

Abilities

Not enough data

Moves

Revealed in 103 games

  • NormalStatusProtect64.1%
  • FireSpecialHeat Wave59.2%
  • NormalSpecialWeather Ball27.2%
  • GrassSpecialSolar Beam21.4%
  • GroundSpecialScorching Sands10.7%
  • FlyingSpecialAir Slash9.7%
  • RockSpecialAncient Power4.9%
  • FlyingSpecialHurricane4.9%
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  • DragonPhysicalDragon Claw3.9%
  • DragonSpecialDragon Pulse3.9%
  • FirePhysicalFlare Blitz3.9%
  • FireSpecialOverheat2.9%
  • DragonPhysicalBreaking Swipe1.9%
  • FightingSpecialFocus Blast1.9%
  • FireStatusSunny Day1.9%
  • FireSpecialBlast Burn1.0%
  • FightingPhysicalBrick Break1.0%
  • DragonStatusDragon Dance1.0%
  • FirePhysicalFire Punch1.0%
  • FireSpecialFlamethrower1.0%
  • RockPhysicalRock Slide1.0%
  • NormalStatusSubstitute1.0%
  • FireStatusWill-O-Wisp1.0%

Items

Revealed in 91 games

  • Charizardite Y86.8%
  • Charizardite X11.0%
  • Expert Belt1.1%
  • Life Orb1.1%
30-day trend0.0% – 17.3%

Lead pairs

Speed

167with 32 SP and a Timid nature

Faster than 7 of the 8 most used rivals

  1. 189Sneasler
  2. 167Charizard
  3. 144Floette-Eternal
  4. 143Basculegion
  5. 132Venusaur

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At tournaments

In 1 of 1 official Reg M-B tournaments (394 teams)

45.2% of teams · 4 top 8 appearances

Best result: #2 at World Championships 2026

Most used set at tournaments (55 teams)

Charizardite Y

Timid

  • Heat Wave
  • Weather Ball
  • Ancient Power
  • Protect

Teams with Charizard

Not in any of the most used teams yet.

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Charizard is on 8.1% of VGC 2026 Reg M-B teams (30 days), ranking 12. Its most seen moves are Protect, Heat Wave and Weather Ball. The most revealed item is Charizardite Y. It usually teams up with Venusaur and Garchomp. It is brought in 87% of its games and leads in 58%.

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