Charizard

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Team Rocket stole Charizard as a Charmander from a Kanto League starter breeding garden and kept it as a laboratory test subject. After Hu Yang and Entei rescued the captive Pokémon, Charmander chose to travel with Hu Yang despite being weakened by prolonged malnutrition 123 127.

Initially reluctant to attack even in a friendly training battle, Charmander learned to fight without treating every opponent as an enemy 127. In the desert, its determination to protect Hu Yang helped it evolve into Charmeleon and defeat Krookodile. It subsequently practiced battling wild Pokémon and used its flames to treat those it had injured 154 155.

Charmeleon later entered Ho-Oh’s Sacred Fire willingly and emerged as Charizard. It exchanged Sacred Fire attacks with Ho-Oh but lost to the Legendary Pokémon 224. After Hu Yang changed Haxorus’s colors, Charizard asked for the same treatment and became a black Shiny Charizard 297.

Appearance

Ho-Oh’s blessing gave Charizard a more imposing appearance than the ordinary Charizard Hu Yang compared it with 224 226.

• Before Shiny modification: Deep orange-red skin, clear blue eyes, powerful limbs, sharp claws, large wings, and a vivid golden-red tail flame 224 226.
• After Shiny modification: A black body, changed at Charizard’s own request 297.
• As Mega Charizard Y: A longer third horn, elongated wings and tail, small wings at the wrists, and additional spikes on its back and tail 498.

Personality

Charizard remains affectionate, obedient, and eager for Hu Yang’s approval after both ordinary and Mega Evolution. It enjoys carrying him in flight and patiently lets him examine and pet it. It also helps injured opponents rather than treating a finished battle as a reason to withhold care 224 226 235 291 498.

Its competitive side is paired with generosity: after defeating Ash’s Charizard, it agreed to help train him in stronger Fire-type moves 379.

Abilities & Skills

Sacred Fire and healing flames

Ho-Oh’s blessing built on the healing power Charizard first received from Entei. Its flames can be used offensively or to treat injuries 123 155 224.

• Healed Roserade and helped restore Regice after their battle 235.
• Used Sacred Fire to heal its own wounds after taking Gyarados’s Aqua Jet 502.
• Mega Evolution further strengthened both the power of its flames and their healing effect 503.

Ho-Oh Form

When Charizard’s Blaze activated during its League semifinal against Gallade, it entered Ho-Oh Form, a fusion of Blaze and Sacred Fire 343.

• Greatly increases the power of its flames and rapidly heals damage 343.
• Allowed it to continue fighting while using Sacred Fire to restore stamina 343.

Mega Evolution and aerial combat

Charizard can become Mega Charizard Y when its Mega Stone resonates with Hu Yang’s Key Stone through their bond 498.

• Gains Drought and substantially greater Special Attack; its listed Mega-Evolved base stats total 634 498.
• Uses flight to control its position in battle. With Hu Yang’s Aura and their Mega Evolution bond, the two can anticipate movements and coordinate without spoken commands 502 503.

Pledge moves

Charizard learned Fire Pledge from a Move Teacher on its first attempt. Hu Yang also gave it Grass Pledge through Move Modification 531.

• Combining Fire Pledge and Grass Pledge creates a lingering Sea of Fire across the battlefield 531.
• It later used Water Pledge and Grass Pledge to create a wetland that restricted Cross’s Mega Blaziken 536.

Relationships

• Hu Yang — Trainer and closest companion. Their bond lets them sense one another’s thoughts and emotions during Mega Evolution 224 498 503.
• Entei — Its Sacred Fire first gave Charmander the Life Flame ability 123.
• Ho-Oh — Blessed Charmeleon’s evolution into Charizard, then tested it in battle 224.
• Fraxure / Haxorus — Lived and trained alongside Charmeleon; later inspired Charizard to request Shiny modification 183 297.
• Ash’s Charizard — A former opponent whom Charizard offered to train after their battle 379.