Competitive Information for Charizard (gmax) [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Charizard-Gmax
Fire / Flying
Abilities:
BlazeBlaze: At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's attacking stat is 1.5x with Fire attacks.
, Solar PowerSolar Power: If Sunny Day is active, this Pokemon's Sp. Atk is 1.5x; loses 1/8 max HP per turn.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.25x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.25x
0x
4x
0.5x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Charizard-gmax? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Charizard is an awesome Fire and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty common sight to see Charizard out in the 8th generation battlefield. Charizard is weak to Electric, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Charizard-Gmax
Item: Charti Berry / Eject Pack
Ability: Solar Power
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Weather Ball
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Dragon Pulse / Dragon Breath
- Scorching Sands
Item: Charti Berry / Eject Pack
Ability: Solar Power
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Weather Ball
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Dragon Pulse / Dragon Breath
- Scorching Sands
Special Sweeper Charizard-Gmax (Solar Power)
Charizard is an interesting Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Solar Power, if sunny day is active Charizard's sp. atk is 1.5x; loses 1/8 max hp per turn.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Charizard's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Charizard-gmax? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Charizard-Gmax
Item: Charti Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Solar Power
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Dragon Pulse / Twister
- Scorching Sands
Item: Charti Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Solar Power
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Dragon Pulse / Twister
- Scorching Sands
Doubles Special Sweeper Charizard-Gmax (Solar Power)
Charizard is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Charizard's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Solar Power, if sunny day is active Charizard's sp. atk is 1.5x; loses 1/8 max hp per turn.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Incinerate is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Incinerate is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Charizard-gmax 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.
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Damage Modifiers:
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Charizard-gmax can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Charizard-gmax
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Inferno
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Charizard-gmax's EVs for Sword/Shield
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