National Pokédex #004 · Generation 1

Released in GOKantoStandard species

Charmander

Fire

Charmander is National Pokédex #004, a Fire-type standard species associated with Kanto and Generation 1. It is released in Pokémon GO. Its recorded evolution routes lead to Charmeleon.

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At a glance

Charmander facts

These facts combine DexJourney's National Pokédex, Pokémon GO metadata, release, form and costume catalogs.

Pokédex#004

Generation1

Region groupKanto

TypeFire

ClassStandard species

GO statusReleased

Evolution Journey

How Charmander evolves

Direct incoming and outgoing evolution routes are shown with every Candy, item, buddy, time, gender, trade or task requirement recorded by DexJourney.

Charmander→Charmeleon
25 Candy

Evolution requirements reviewed July 10, 2026.

Acquisition

How to obtain Charmander

Encounter, reward or trade

Charmander is released, but DexJourney does not currently record one permanent acquisition method. Availability can rotate through wild encounters, raids, Eggs, research, events, regional access or trades.

Check the current in-game Today view and official Pokémon GO announcements before planning a hunt.

Form Dex

Charmander forms and variants

No separate forms and variants entries are recorded for this species in the catalog reviewed 2026-07-15.

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Costume Dex

Charmander costumes

Cubone CostumeReleased
Costume · Cubone Costume · First released 2019
Shiny released
Party hat (red)Released
Costume · Party hat (red) · First released 2020
Shiny releasedCan evolve
Pikachu visorReleased
Costume · Pikachu visor · First released 2020
Shiny released

Costume entries are historical released appearances, not a promise of current availability.

Search like Pokémon GO

Charmander search examples

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Charmander by name
charmander
Exact Pokédex number
#4
Evolution family
+charmander
Missing and released
missing&released&charmander
Shiny checklist
shiny&charmander
Fire-type collection
fire

PvP & raids

Best Charmander movesets

Compare a dedicated recommendation for every permanent GO Battle League and a separate raid-attacking set.

1,500 CP

Great League

Moveset estimate

Fast MoveEmber

Charged Move 1Flamethrower

Charged Move 2Flame Charge

Charmander is not ranked in the current open-league simulation; this fallback favors energy generation, damage efficiency and coverage.

2,500 CP

Ultra League

Moveset estimate

Fast MoveEmber

Charged Move 1Flamethrower

Charged Move 2Flame Charge

Charmander is not ranked in the current open-league simulation; this fallback favors energy generation, damage efficiency and coverage.

No CP limit

Master League

Moveset estimate

Fast MoveEmber

Charged Move 1Flamethrower

Charged Move 2Flame Charge

Charmander is not ranked in the current open-league simulation; this fallback favors energy generation, damage efficiency and coverage.

Fire-type attacker

Raid attack moveset

Neutral estimate

Fast MoveEmber

Charged Move 1Flamethrower

Estimated neutral cycle19.71damage/sec

Use this as a starting point for Charmander. The actual best raid set depends on the boss's weaknesses, weather, Party Power and available forms.

How to read these recommendations

PvP sets are open-league starting points, not guarantees for every team or matchup. Ranked sets come from PvPoke simulations; unranked Pokémon receive a clearly labeled DexJourney estimate. The raid set is a neutral same-type cycle estimate rather than a boss-specific counter ranking.

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Battle data reviewed July 21, 2026. Move balance can change after seasonal updates.

All recorded Charmander move names

The complete move-name list supports collection search. Moves marked Elite TM / legacy may require an Elite TM or a limited event.