Competitive Information for Charmander [Diamond/Pearl]
Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Charmander? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Charmander is a fabulous Fire-typed Pokemon. Charmander is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Charmander can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Charmander is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Thunder Punch / Slash
- Shadow Claw
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
Physical Sweeper Charmander
Charmander is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Charmander's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Charmander's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power. Thunder Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Charmander afterwards).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Ancient Power
- Dragon Rage
- Mud-Slap / Snore
Special Sweeper Charmander
Charmander is a marvelous Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Charmander's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Charmander's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Charmander's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power. Mud-Slap was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Dragon Rage is a special 0-base power Dragon-type move (deals 40 hp of damage to the target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Charmander must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Charmander? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Rock Slide
- Thunder Punch / Slash
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Charmander
Charmander is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Charmander's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Charmander's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power. Thunder Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Ancient Power
- Dragon Rage
- Mud-Slap / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Charmander
Charmander is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Charmander's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Charmander's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Charmander's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power. Mud-Slap was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Charmander's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Dragon Rage is a special 0-base power Dragon-type move (deals 40 hp of damage to the target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Charmander must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Charmander learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Charmander can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Charmander
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Blaze + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Charmander's stats
- Ancient Power
- Belly Drum
- Defense Curl
- Dragon Dance
- Howl
- Metal Claw
- Rage
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Charmander
- Howl
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Charmander in Diamond and Pearl
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