Shadow Charmeleon (Pokémon GO)

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Charmander

Charizard

944

1180

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/13/15 · L40 · CP 1499

F Tier

#662

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1868

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1868

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Charmeleon

Fire

Attack

158

Top 59.8%

Defense

126

Top 65.9%

Stamina

151

Top 69.2%

Total

435

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

311 -372 CP

1/1/1 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

533 -614 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

842 -944 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1053 -1180 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1868 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 1/1/1, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow Charmeleon takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Water

160%

Ground

160%

Rock

160%

Resists

Fire

62.5%

Grass

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Charmeleon can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Fire Fang
Fire Punch
9.10
56.2
1647.9s
6.49
2
Fire Fang
Flamethrower
9.04
55.8
1660.2s
6.45
3
Fire Fang
Flame Burst
8.88
54.8
1689.6s
6.34
4
Scratch
Fire Punch
8.12
50.2
1846.7s
5.80
5
Ember
Fire Punch
8.05
49.7
1862.3s
5.74
6
Scratch
Flamethrower
7.89
48.7
1901.1s
5.62
7
Ember
Flamethrower
7.89
48.7
1901.5s
5.62
8
Scratch
Flame Burst
7.78
48.0
1928.0s
5.54
9
Ember
Flame Burst
7.74
47.8
1937.5s
5.52

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Charmeleon in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
63.98
5166.1
0.7
56.3s
63.98
2
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
62.93
5081.1
0.7
57.2s
62.93
3
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Hydro Cannon
63.09
2861.4
1.3
57.1s
62.00
4
Shadow Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
60.64
1787.9
2.0
59.4s
59.15
5
Shadow Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
59.56
3235.7
1.1
60.4s
58.75
6
Shadow Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
58.76
1995.5
1.8
61.3s
57.82
7
Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot
Earth Power
57.13
4199.0
0.9
63.0s
57.13
8
Mega Diancie
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
57.71
2684.8
1.3
62.4s
56.80
9
Shadow Greninja
Water Shuriken
Hydro Cannon
57.74
1869.0
1.9
62.4s
56.53
10
Shadow Kingler
Bubble
Crabhammer
57.41
1846.7
1.9
62.7s
56.22

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Charmeleon in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Ember

Fast Charge

Fire Punch

Spam/Bait

Flamethrower

High Energy

Rank 1 IVs

1499

0/13/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 40

124.87

Attack

109.85

Defense

131

Stat Product · 1,796,913

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/13/15	40	1499	100.00%
0/14/14	40	1499	99.95%
0/15/15	39.5	1498	99.95%
0/15/13	40	1500	99.89%
0/13/13	40.5	1499	99.87%
1/15/15	39	1497	99.86%
0/14/12	40.5	1500	99.81%
1/15/13	39.5	1499	99.80%
0/15/11	40.5	1500	99.74%
1/15/11	40	1500	99.74%
0/14/10	41	1500	99.66%
0/12/15	40	1493	99.28%
0/14/15	39.5	1493	99.24%
0/13/14	40	1494	99.24%
0/11/15	40.5	1497	99.19%
1/11/15	40	1497	99.18%
0/14/13	40	1495	99.18%
0/15/14	39.5	1494	99.18%
1/13/15	39.5	1497	99.15%
0/12/14	40.5	1498	99.15%
0/12/13	40.5	1493	99.15%
1/14/15	39	1492	99.15%
1/12/14	40	1498	99.15%
0/15/12	40	1496	99.12%
0/9/15	41	1496	99.11%
0/13/12	40.5	1494	99.10%
1/14/14	39.5	1498	99.10%
1/14/13	39.5	1494	99.10%
1/13/13	40	1499	99.10%
1/15/14	39	1493	99.09%
0/10/14	41	1497	99.08%
2/13/15	39	1496	99.06%
1/11/13	40.5	1497	99.05%
0/11/13	41	1497	99.05%
0/14/11	40.5	1495	99.04%
1/14/12	40	1500	99.04%
1/14/11	40	1495	99.04%
1/15/12	39.5	1494	99.03%
1/12/12	40.5	1498	99.01%
2/13/13	39.5	1498	99.01%
0/12/12	41	1498	99.01%
2/14/14	39	1497	99.00%
1/8/15	41	1499	98.99%
0/8/15	41.5	1499	98.99%
2/15/15	38.5	1496	98.99%
1/9/14	41	1500	98.98%
0/9/14	41.5	1500	98.98%
0/15/10	40.5	1496	98.97%
1/15/10	40	1496	98.96%
3/12/15	39	1500	98.96%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Charmeleon can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Ember
10
10
1.0s
10
Fire Fang
13
9
1.0s
13
Scratch
6
4
0.5s
12

Charged Attacks

Fire Punch
50
-33
2.0s
25
Flame Burst
70
-50
2.5s
28
Flamethrower
65
-50
2.0s
32.5

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Charmander	25 Candy 22 Candy (purified)	Charmeleon
Charmeleon	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified)	Charizard
Charizard	Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first. 200 / 40 Mega Energy	Mega Charizard X
Charizard	Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first. 200 / 40 Mega Energy	Mega Charizard Y

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Charmeleon including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Charmander

Dynamax Charmander

Shadow Charmander

Charmeleon

Dynamax Charmeleon

Shadow Charmeleon

Charizard

Dynamax Charizard

Gigantamax Charizard

Mega Charizard X

Mega Charizard Y

Shadow Charizard

Costumes

Charmeleon has 2 costumes in Pokémon GO.

Party Hat Charmeleon

Visor Charmeleon

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Fire-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Charmeleon with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard X #6

Boosts:

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

Mega Houndoom #229

Boosts:

Mega Blaziken #257

Boosts:

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Delphox #655

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.539 m to 1.925 m tall, averaging 1.1 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.539 m 1'09"	0.55 m 1'10"
XS	0.55 m 1'10"	0.825 m 2'08"
M	0.825 m 2'08"	1.375 m 4'06"
XL	1.375 m 4'06"	1.65 m 5'05"
XXL	1.65 m 5'05"	1.925 m 6'04"

XXS

0.539 m

1'09"

0.55 m

1'10"

0.55 m

1'10"

0.825 m

2'08"

0.825 m

2'08"

1.375 m

4'06"

1.375 m

4'06"

1.65 m

5'05"

XXL

1.65 m

5'05"

1.925 m

6'04"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	23s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	8s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Charmeleon at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	23 CP	27	1275 CP
2	73 CP	28	1322 CP
3	123 CP	29	1369 CP
4	173 CP	30	1417 CP
5	222 CP	31	1440 CP
6	272 CP	32	1464 CP
7	322 CP	33	1487 CP
8	372 CP	34	1511 CP
9	422 CP	35	1535 CP
10	472 CP	36	1558 CP
11	519 CP	37	1582 CP
12	566 CP	38	1605 CP
13	614 CP	39	1629 CP
14	661 CP	40	1653 CP
15	708 CP	41	1674 CP
16	755 CP	42	1695 CP
17	802 CP	43	1716 CP
18	850 CP	44	1737 CP
19	897 CP	45	1759 CP
20	944 CP	46	1780 CP
21	991 CP	47	1802 CP
22	1039 CP	48	1824 CP
23	1086 CP	49	1846 CP
24	1133 CP	50	1868 CP
25	1180 CP	51	1891 CP
26	1228 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	23 CP	18	850 CP	35	1535 CP
2	73 CP	19	897 CP	36	1558 CP
3	123 CP	20	944 CP	37	1582 CP
4	173 CP	21	991 CP	38	1605 CP
5	222 CP	22	1039 CP	39	1629 CP
6	272 CP	23	1086 CP	40	1653 CP
7	322 CP	24	1133 CP	41	1674 CP
8	372 CP	25	1180 CP	42	1695 CP
9	422 CP	26	1228 CP	43	1716 CP
10	472 CP	27	1275 CP	44	1737 CP
11	519 CP	28	1322 CP	45	1759 CP
12	566 CP	29	1369 CP	46	1780 CP
13	614 CP	30	1417 CP	47	1802 CP
14	661 CP	31	1440 CP	48	1824 CP
15	708 CP	32	1464 CP	49	1846 CP
16	755 CP	33	1487 CP	50	1868 CP
17	802 CP	34	1511 CP	51	1891 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Charmeleon up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

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