An iconic member of the Pokémon Unite roster, Charizard is a solid All-Rounder for any team comp. You can pick it up as your free Pokémon for completing the tutorial, or purchase it in the store for 6,000 Aeos Coins or 345 Aeos Gems.
Our guide helps you understand Charizard's moveset and choose the best abilities as you level up, as well as suggest the best Held Items and Battle Items to equip.
You'll start battles as Charmander, evolving into Charmeleon at Level 5 and Charizard at Level 9.
Charizard: Item Choices
These are the items we recommend equipping on Charizard before you head into battle.
Be mindful that you can equip up to three Held Items and one Battle Item. All stats are based on items being Level 1, without having been upgraded.
Held Items
Critical-Hit Rate +0.4 %
Critical-Hit Damage 0%
Increases the damage of basic attack critical hits. The higher the Pokémon's Attack, the more the damage increases.
Atk +1
Basic Atk Speed +0%
When basic attacks hit, the damage is increased by 1% of the opponent's opposing HP.
Sp. Atk +1.6
Move Cooldown 0%
When the Pokémon hits with a move, it recovers a minimum of 45 HP. The higher the Pokémon's Sp. Atk, the more HP it recovers.
Battle Item
Cooldown: 40 seconds
Raises your Pokémon's Attack and Sp. Atk for a short timeIncreases ATK and Special ATK for a short time.
This build focuses on Charizard's offensive capabilities, with Scope Lens and Muscle Band helping to increase basic damage, as well as Charizard's moves, which are all Physical rather than Special.
Shell Bell will allow for a degree of sustain, while X Attack will help you burst down enemies.
Charizard: Starting Attack
Cooldown: 6 seconds
Attacks with a bursting flame, leaving opposing Pokémon burned.
The short cooldown of Flame Burst, as well as the added burn, is a solid choice for your opening move.
Charizard: Best Moves
Cooldown: 7 seconds
Attacks with an intense blast of fire, leaving opposing Pokémon burned.
Upgrade at Level 11: Increased damage.
Cooldown: 10 seconds
Charges forward cloaked in fire, throwing opposing Pokémon. This also grants the user a shield.
Upgrade at Level 13: Also decreases the movement speed of opposing Pokémon for a short time when they are thrown by this move.
This build focuses on performing a DPS role with Charizard, to do as much damage as possible outside the frontline Attackers. Flamethrower can be used often thanks to the relatively short cooldown, while Flare Blitz has the added benefit of knocking enemy Pokémon and slowing their move speed.
Charizard: Passive Ability
When the Pokémon is at half HP or less, its critical-hit rate is increased.
Charizard: Overall Rating
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