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Charmander Movesets & Competitive Sets

Charmander ヒトカゲ

Charmander movesets cover 7 generations and 9 formats with 11 sets in total. Each set lists moves, ability, item, nature, EVs and Tera type picks with analysis, and can be copied with one click.

Fire Generation I

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Generation: 7
Format: 9
set: 11

Charmander Competitive Movesets & Sets

Generation 9 Sets （Format 1 · 1 set）

Sun Wallbreaker

LC Generation 9

Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Solar Power
Nature: Timid
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: HP 44 / Defense 12 / Sp. Atk 196 / Speed 236

Moves

Weather Ball Normal Special

Power 50 Accuracy 100 PP 10

The move’s type and power change with the weather.
Fire Blast Fire Special

Power 110 Accuracy 85 PP 5

An attack that may cause a burn.

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Generation 8 Sets （Format 1 · 1 set）

Sun Wallbreaker

LC Generation 8

Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Solar Power
Nature: Timid
EVs: HP 44 / Defense 12 / Sp. Atk 196 / Speed 236

Moves

Weather Ball Normal Special

Power 50 Accuracy 100 PP 10

The move’s type and power change with the weather.
Overheat Fire Special

Power 130 Accuracy 90 PP 5

Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers SP. ATK.

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Analysis

Charmander's only viable set is as a sun attacker; under sun, Charmander's Solar Power-boosted Fire-type moves deal massive damage. Weather Ball is Charmander's most spammable STAB attack in sun, while Overheat and Fire Blast allow it to clean weakened teams even without sun. Finally, because Charmander does not have any coverage moves and sun teams often struggle to fit a Spore absorber, Sleep Talk allows it to fulfill the role of a sleep absorber. Choice Scarf allows Charmander to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame and common Choice Scarf users like Mudbray, Porygon, and Magnemite. Charmander requires sun support from Vulpix. It can break down shared checks for other Fire-types and benefit from other sun sweepers like Ponyta weakening Water-types like Frillish and Mareanie, which are challenging Pokemon to chip down. Fighting-types that lure Mareanie and remove its Eviolite, like Mienfoo and Timburr, also help Charmander. Diglett helps trap Pokemon like the aforementioned Mareanie, Ponyta, and Staryu.

Generation 7 Sets （Format 1 · 1 set）

Life Orb

LC Generation 7

Item: Life Orb
Nature: Adamant
EVs: Attack 180 / Sp. Atk 92 / Speed 236
IVs: HP 21

Moves

Dragon Dance Dragon Status

Accuracy — PP 20

A mystical dance that ups ATTACK and SPEED.
Flare Blitz Fire Physical

Power 120 Accuracy 100 PP 15

The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe. The user sustains serious damage, too.

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Analysis

Charmander aims to set up on a predicted switch, an attack that it resists, or a Pokemon that is asleep to sweep. However, it gets easily stopped after a boost by Ground-types like Mudbray. Charmander gets easily worn down from recoil from its Life Orb and Flare Blitz, which can limit its sweeping power and be easily stopped by priority moves. Charmander is outclassed by other setup sweepers like Magby and Ponyta because of their better Attack and Speed stats, which allow them to take on Pokemon that Charmander cannot.

Generation 6 Sets （Format 1 · 1 set）

Sun Wallbreaker

LC Generation 6

Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Solar Power
Nature: Timid
EVs: HP 44 / Defense 12 / Sp. Atk 196 / Speed 236
IVs: Attack 0

Moves

Flamethrower Fire Special

Power 90 Accuracy 100 PP 15

An attack that may inflict a burn.
Fire Blast Fire Special

Power 110 Accuracy 85 PP 5

An attack that may cause a burn.

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Generation 5 Sets （Format 1 · 2 set）

Choice Scarf

LC Generation 5

Item: Choice Scarf
Nature: Adamant
EVs: HP 44 / Attack 180 / Defense 16 / Speed 236

Moves

Flare Blitz Fire Physical

Power 120 Accuracy 100 PP 15

The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe. The user sustains serious damage, too.
Thunder Punch Electric Physical

Power 75 Accuracy 100 PP 15

An electric punch. It may paralyze.

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Analysis

Charmander is fast enough to reach 21 Speed while holding a Choice Scarf, allowing it to function as an effective revenge killer. The moves are quite simple here. Flare Blitz is the main STAB move and has considerable power, making it the primary option. Thunder Punch gets coverage on Water-types, while Brick Break hits Houndour and Munchlax. Lastly, Rock Slide is a good option to hit opposing Fire-types. These four moves combine for great coverage, allowing Charmander to revenge kill a myriad of threats. Due to this Charmander's relative lack of power compared to the Dragon Dance set, bulky Pokemon such as Hippopotas and Wooper are problems. In addition, Hippopotas commonly sets up Stealth Rock, which can quickly wear down Charmander when combined with recoil from Flare Blitz. Snover is a good teammate for Charmander, as it can deal with both. Slowpoke only fears Toxic from Hippopotas, making it a solid teammate as well. Dratini is again a threat to Charmander, so consider carrying Ferroseed to check it.

Dragon Dance

LC Generation 5

Item: Life Orb
Nature: Adamant
EVs: Attack 180 / Defense 92 / Speed 236
IVs: HP 21

Moves

Dragon Dance Dragon Status

Accuracy — PP 20

A mystical dance that ups ATTACK and SPEED.
Flare Blitz Fire Physical

Power 120 Accuracy 100 PP 15

The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe. The user sustains serious damage, too.

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Analysis

Dragon Dance is Charmander's best move for setting up a sweep, which makes it an obvious choice to base a moveset around. Flare Blitz is Charmander's main attacking move, being its most powerful STAB move by far. Thunder Punch complements Flare Blitz quite well, doing a good amount of damage to most Water-types. In the last slot, two options can be considered. Brick Break is the main option, as it pummels Flash Fire Houndour and Thick Fat Munchlax, two Pokemon that this set can otherwise have problems with. Rock Slide is a viable alternative, however, as it still hits Houndour as well as other Fire-types; keep in mind that it has similar power but lower accuracy, meaning it falls just short of the reliability that Brick Break provides. A 21 IV in HP is used to lower Charmander's HP to 19, which in turn lowers Life Orb recoil. As for potential threats, Chinchou and Wooper resist Flare Blitz and are immune to Thunder Punch, making them major problems to this set. Dratini can set up Dragon Dances on Charmander as it resists Flare Blitz. It also has Extreme Speed to revenge kill it if needed. Snover is a good teammate for Charmander, as it can deal serious damage to all three aforementioned Pokemon. Ferroseed can also be used if the residual damage from hail is unwanted. Ponyta and Darumaka work well against Charmander that choose not to use Rock Slide, so Wooper can be a good teammate for checking them. In addition, Wooper attracts Grass-types that Charmander can set up on, providing good synergy. Munchlax can deal with Charmander sets lacking Brick Break, as Thick Fat provides a useful resistance to Fire-type moves. Timburr works well against Munchlax, making it a good teammate. Timburr itself also causes problems to Charmander with its priority moves, and Duskull can be a good switch-in to it.

Generation 4 Sets （Format 1 · 1 set）

Dragon Dance

LC Generation 4

Item: Oran Berry
Nature: Adamant
EVs: HP 44 / Attack 180 / Defense 12 / Sp. Def 36 / Speed 236

Moves

Dragon Dance Dragon Status

Accuracy — PP 20

A mystical dance that ups ATTACK and SPEED.
Flare Blitz Fire Physical

Power 120 Accuracy 100 PP 15

The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe. The user sustains serious damage, too.

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Analysis

Although Dragon Dance Charmander is a fearsome threat in its own right, it seems outclassed by other Dragon Dance sweepers with better offensive stat layouts, most notably Dratini. However, what makes Charmander a decent user is its ability to take down Bronzor, which Dratini struggles to do. Flare Blitz is Charmander's STAB attack and primary attacking move, being able to even 2HKO the likes of Bronzor after a single boost from Dragon Dance. Brick Break allows Charmander to hit Pokemon who resist Flare Blitz, such as Houndour. Thunder Punch rounds off the set by providing Charmander with a reliable attack to strike Water-types with. Priority attacks are Charmander's bane, especially from Pokemon who have Aqua Jet, such as Carvanha, Totodile, Kabuto, Buizel, and Squirtle. Substitute can be used over Brick Break or Thunder Punch as a way to shield Charmander from priority attacks but if Charmander does run Substitute it won't be sweeping for long, as Life Orb, Flare Blitz recoil, and Substitute will quickly deplete all of Charmander's health. Wynaut can be a valuable partner to Charmander, as it is able to trap and remove many of the Choice item priority users who can end Charmander's sweep. Also, Wynaut can Encore a resisted attack or a support move, allowing for an easy set-up by Charmander. Dual screens courtesy of Bronzor can be very useful, as they also allow Charmander to set up much easier. Munchlax can switch into and defeat Chinchou, who completely walls Charmander. Also, Dratini can benefit from Charmander's presence on its team, as Charmander can heavily weaken Dratini's checks and counters, allowing it to have a much easier time sweeping.

Generation 1 Sets （Format 3 · 4 set）

Mixed Attacker

LC Generation 1

Moves

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Fire Blast Fire Special

Power 110 Accuracy 85 PP 5

Flamethrower Fire Special

Power 90 Accuracy 100 PP 15
Body Slam Normal Physical

Power 85 Accuracy 100 PP 15

An attack that may cause paralysis.

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Slash

Petit Cup Generation 1

Moves

Fire Blast Fire Special

Power 110 Accuracy 85 PP 5

An attack that may cause a burn.
Slash Normal Physical

Power 70 Accuracy 100 PP 20

Has a high criti cal hit ratio.

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Swords Dance

Petit Cup Generation 1

Moves

Swords Dance Normal Status

Accuracy — PP 20

A dance that in creases ATTACK.
Fire Blast Fire Special

Power 110 Accuracy 85 PP 5

An attack that may cause a burn.

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Slash

LC Generation 1

Moves

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Fire Blast Fire Special

Power 110 Accuracy 85 PP 5

Flamethrower Fire Special

Power 90 Accuracy 100 PP 15
Fire Spin Fire Special

Power 35 Accuracy 85 PP 15

Traps foe in fire for 2-5 turns.

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