Competitive Information for Charizard (mega) [X/Y]
Base Stats for Charizard-Mega-Y
Fire / Flying
Abilities:
DroughtDrought: On switch-in, this Pokemon summons Sunny Day.
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-mega-y? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Charizard is a wonderful Fire and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a not-uncommon sight to see Charizard out in the 6th generation battlefield. Charizard is weak to Electric, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Charizard-Mega-Y
Item: Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Solar Beam
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Dragon Pulse
Item: Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Solar Beam
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Dragon Pulse
Special Sweeper Charizard-Mega-Y (Drought)
Charizard is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Drought changes the weather to Intense Sunlight when Charizard is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all fire attacks while the Sunlight remains active.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Charizard's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ 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.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ 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.
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-mega-y? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Species: Charizard-Mega-Y
Item: Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Solar Beam
- Dragon Pulse / Twister
Item: Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Solar Beam
- Dragon Pulse / Twister
Doubles Special Sweeper Charizard-Mega-Y (Drought)
Charizard is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Drought changes the weather to Intense Sunlight when Charizard is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all fire attacks while the Sunlight remains active.
♦ 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).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch 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).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Charizard-mega-y 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-mega-y can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Charizard-mega-y
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Ability: Drought + Item: Heat Rock
- 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
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Charizard-mega-y's EVs for X/Y
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