Competitive Information for Charmander [Ruby/Sapphire]
Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Charmander? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Charmander is a notable 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: Silk Scarf
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Metal Claw
Physical Sweeper Charmander
Charmander is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Charmander's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Charmander's level).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Ancient Power is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Charmander's attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Charcoal / White Herb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Bite / Beat Up
- Defense Curl
Special Sweeper Charmander
Charmander is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Charmander's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Charmander's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Outrage is a special 90-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Charmander afterwards).
♦ Dragon Claw is a special 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Beat Up is a special 10-base power Dark-type move (all healthy allies aid in damaging the target).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Charmander's defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Charmander? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Hard Stone
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
- Metal Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Charmander
Charmander is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Charmander's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Ancient Power is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Charmander's level).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Charmander's attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Charcoal / White Herb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Bite / Beat Up
- Defense Curl
Doubles Special Sweeper Charmander
Charmander is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Charmander's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Charmander's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Outrage is a special 90-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Charmander afterwards).
♦ Dragon Claw is a special 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Beat Up is a special 10-base power Dark-type move (all healthy allies aid in damaging the target).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Charmander's defense by 1 stage).
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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 Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS 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: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Charmander's stats
- Ancient Power
- Belly Drum
- Defense Curl
- Dragon Dance
- Metal Claw
- Rage
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Charmander
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Charmander in Ruby and Sapphire
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