Charizard

Charizard, The Flame Pokémon. When expelling a blast of superhot fire, the red flame at the tip of its tail burns more intensely. Its wings can carry this Pokémon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It blows out fire at very high temperatures. If it becomes furious, the flame at the tip of its tail flares up in a light blue shade. It is said that Charizard's fire burns hotter if it has experienced harsh battles.

Overview

In a dark valley, a plume of smoke can be seen rising from the mouth of a large cave. Within the chambers of this cavern stands the mighty Charizard, rising from his workbench. It was finally done. He had finally crafted the perfect weapons, two powerful Mega Stones that would increase his power to unprecedented levels. In one hand lie an orange stone capable of boosting Charizard's natural talents as a special attacker to incredible heights, even allowing him to call forth the Sun itself to assist in his wrath. In the other hand lie a silver and blue stone with the power to transform Charizard into a fierce physical attacker, complete with the legendary Dragon typing that he had always dreamed of from his early days in the Kanto region. With a sharp-toothed smile, he exits his cave and flies off into the night with a new wind underneath his wings. No longer would he be cast aside by competitive players and dismissed as nothing more than a fanboy favorite. He was finally ready to shed his old shell and begin anew as the ruthless powerhouse that he was born to be. The time for redemption had come.
Positives
+Charizard has two excellent Mega forms, one of which you should be using any time you use Charizard.
+Charizard's movepool is pretty diverse with many boosting, coverage, and support moves. This gives both of its Mega forms a good deal of versatility in the viable sets they can run.
+Base 100 Speed is a pretty good place to be at. It ensures that neither of Charizard's Mega forms will have to be slower for that initial turn like some other Mega Pokemon.
+As long as you can avoid Stealth Rock, Charizard has 6 handy resistances and a Ground immunity, which will help it come in on various opponents to Mega evolve safely.
+Did I mention that it has two great Mega forms?

Negatives
-A 4x Stealth Rock weakness is an obvious eyesore, the single greatest downside of Fire / Flying typing. You'll absolutely want to keep Stealth Rock off the field so that Charizard can come in and Mega evolve safely.
-Charizard's bulk isn't all that great since it doesn't have the defense boosts of its Mega forms, so if you can't come in on a resisted (or otherwise weak) attack, you'll have a harder time getting in safely to Mega evolve.
-Base 109 SpA and 84 Atk are really unimpressive, but thankfully Charizard won't have to worry about that since it'll be Mega evolving as soon as it comes in!
-Okay, enough beating around the bush: normal Charizard is just mediocre overall and completely outclassed by both its Mega forms and other Fire-types in general. You should be using a Mega evolution 100% of the time when using Charizard.
-WHY ARE YOU STILL USING REGULAR CHARIZARD?!

Abilities

Blaze: When this Pokemon's HP is below 1/3 of its maximum, the power of Fire-type attacks is increased by 50%. This is an alright ability. No real drawback, and having essentially a free Choice Specs boost on your Fire STAB moves at low health is nice. Not that Charizard has much use for this since it will have Mega evolved before attacking.
Hidden Ability (Available):
Solar Power: During intense sunlight, this Pokemon's Special Attack is boosted by 50%, but its HP is decreased by 1/8 of its maximum every turn. This ability was a lot easier to abuse last generation when Drought was permanent, and even then, Solar Power Charizard wasn't very good on Sun teams. It's really powerful when you pull it off, but it takes a lot of extra support to use. Not to mention that the best Drought user is Charizard Y, who is incompatible with Charizard for obvious reasons.

Movesets

Lizard of Oz

-Fire Blast
-Solar Beam
-Focus Blast
-Dragon Pulse / Overheat
Item Attached: Choice Specs / Choice Scarf
Ability: Solar Power
EVs and Nature:
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Modest Nature / Timid Nature

Well, I have to put something here, so…try this out. The bad news is that this set requires a lot of support in the form of Rapid Spin or Defog to remove Stealth Rock, Sun support from either Ninetales or manual Sun setters, hazard support to ensure you get as many KOs as possible, etc. The good news is…well, it hits really, really hard. A Choice Specs-boosted Fire Blast coming off of this thing in Sun can 2HKO Eviolite Chansey, for instance. That's a lot of power. Alternatively, Charizard can put on a Choice Scarf and keep a lot of faster opponents in check, which is something that neither of its Mega forms can do. Solar Beam and Choice Scarf put together give it sort of a specially-based Dragon Dance without the need for setup, which is handy. The moveset is pretty basic; Fire Blast has a solid combination of power and reliability, Solar Beam handles Water- and Rock-types that resist Fire-type attacks, and Focus Blast more specifically hits Tyranitar and Heatran extremely hard. Dragon Pulse nails the Dragons that resist the aforementioned moves, but Overheat is a stronger alternative to Fire Blast when you intend to just hit and run. A Modest nature is preferred for the Choice Specs set to give Charizard that extra "Omph" to break through pretty much anything that doesn't resist its attacks. If you're running a Choice Scarf, though, you'll probably want Timid to help outspeed as many opposing sweepers as possible so that you can stop them from sweeping before they wipe you out. Unfortunately, this set is hardly worth the incredible amount of support that you need to pull it off. You can get incredible amounts of raw power from other wallbreakers without the need to run a playstyle as mediocre as Sun or play extremely carefully with Rapid Spin and Defog just to bring this guy in more than once. Even Charizard Y can freely use Roost to heal itself and can maintain impressive amounts of power with the freedom to switch moves.

(Fire) Blast from the Past

-Belly Drum
-Fire Punch
-Earthquake
-Substitute
Item Attached: Salac Berry
Ability: Blaze
EVs and Nature:
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe (HP IV of 30)
Adamant Nature

Ah, good ol' BellyZard. This set dates back to the old days of GSC, and while the details have changed, the basic idea has remained the same. That said, this set is mostly included for nostalgia sake, and it's not a set that I'd recommend trying to use in a serious environment as it takes a ton of support that far outweighs the reward of pulling the set of successfully (which is basically Charizard in a nutshell, now that I think about it). The basic goal is this: get a Substitute up on something that you can force out and use Belly Drum to maximize Charizard's Attack and drop down to Salac Berry range (you need an HP stat divisible by 4 for this, thus the 30 HP IV). At that point, you'll have a +1 Speed boost, +6 Attack, and a Blaze-boosted Fire Punch, so you'll hopefully be fast and strong enough to sweep the remainder of the opponent's team. There are a number of different coverage moves you could run, but Earthquake is the best in terms of power, coverage, and overall reliability. Again, this is a set that requires a lot of support to pull off since you need to have Stealth Rock gone and be able to remove anything that resists the combination of Fire Punch and Earthquake (and there's a lot that can). If you can pull it off, it'll work, but just be warned that it is very inconsistent.

Other Options

Flare Blitz, Thunder Punch, Dragon Claw, Brick Break, Air Slash, Roost, Will-O-Wisp, Charizardite X, Charizardite Y
Flare Blitz can be used over Fire Punch on the BellyZard set. However, while the difference in power is huge, the recoil will ensure that Charizard will die after one or two attacks at such low health.
Thunder Punch, Dragon Claw, and Brick Break are alternatives to Earthquake as a coverage move, although each of them lacks some of the power and coverage that makes Earthquake the primary option.
Air Slash is Charizard's best special Flying-type STAB, and it can be used on any kind of special set. It doesn't offer much in the way of important coverage, however.
Roost will keep Charizard alive longer, which is especially handy seeing as how it's so weak to Stealth Rock. Just don't expect Charizard to be taking too many hits without a lot of defensive investment.
Charizard can burn things with Will-O-Wisp, but so can a lot of other Pokemon. Defensive sets involving moves such as Will-O-Wisp are better done not only by other Fire-types, but either of Charizard's Mega forms as well.
Charizardite X and Charizardite Y are great items that will make Charizard actually good. You should try them sometime!

Double & Triple Battle Options

Charizard wasn't seen in serious competitive play until it's Mega Evolutions came in Gen 6. It isn't unheard of to not Mega Evolve Charizard, but that's very questionable as the mega evolutions offer so much more in terms of offensive presence.

1st Edition Shadowless

- Overheat
- Dragon Pulse
- Ancient Power
- Heat Wave
Item Attached: Choice Specs
Ability: Solar Power
EVs and Nature:
EVs: 252 Satk / 252 Speed / 4 HP
Modest/Timid Nature

Fun Fact: Under the Sun with Solar Power, regular Charizard deals more damage then its Mega forms, but honestly, you're better off Mega Evolving Charizard, the benefits of both of its Mega Evolutions outweigh the slight decrease in damage output.

Countering Charizard

Both of Charizard's Mega forms are generally well prepared for due to their respective power, and both of them have checks that handle any form of normal Charizard as well. Special sets can be stopped by Heatran and Tyranitar if they can't catch these two on the switch with Focus Blast. Many bulky Water-types can stop the sets as well provided they avoid Solar Beam. The same can be said about Dragon-types, depending on if you're running Dragon Pulse. The weaker Choice Scarf version is also stopped well by Chansey, and if you can't keep Sun up, it stops Choice Specs versions as well. BellyZard is hard to wall thanks to its high power, but Unaware Clefable or Quagsire will put a quick stop to it. A couple of other Pokemon such as Alomomola and Dragonite (with Multiscale intact) can also check it. Regardless of the set, Charizard is unlikely to get past +1 Speed, so there are a few Choice Scarf users such as Garchomp, Terrakion, and Keldeo that can outspeed it and KO with the appropriate STAB or coverage move. Above all else, Stealth Rock is the best defense against Charizard, forcing it to lose half its health every time it wants to come in.

Mega Corner

Overview

I can only imagine the disappointment that kids everywhere felt when they evolved their very first Charmeleon into a Charizard only to find out that it wasn't part Dragon. Forget Dragonite, Charizard was the real original Dragon, but it never had the opportunity to enjoy the typing. Now all that has changed thanks to the Charizardite X! With its newfound Fire / Dragon typing, awesome ability in Tough Claws, and buffed up Attack stat, Charizard X has made its mark as one of the most dangerous Mega Pokemon in the metagame. As time has passed since the dawn of XY, it has become more and more apparent why Game Freak had been holding out on the Fire + Dragon combination on non-legends for so long: Charizard X, the first Pokemon outside of Reshiram to enjoy such a typing, is insanely good. It can pull off a wide variety of sets ranging from offensive wallbreakers and sweepers to bulky defensive sets that serve as valuable additions to defensive teams. No matter what kind of team you're building, there's a chance that you might find room for Charizard X.
Positives
+I've said it before and I'll say it again: Fire / Dragon is a great typing both offensive and defensively. It provides Charizard X with a nearly unresisted STAB combination, and unlike most other Dragons, it doesn't suffer a weakness to the new Fairy type.
+Tough Claws is a great ability for Charizard X, boosting nearly every move Charizard X could want to use bar Earthquake. It's like a slightly stronger Life Orb with no recoil!
+Twin 130 offenses give Charizard X a lot of power on both sides of the spectrum, although it's generally only going to attack from the physical side anyway.
+Base 100 Speed is a pretty decent place to be. It's enough to let Charizard X outspeed nearly everything on defensive teams, and it's just right for a Dragon Dance set to succeed.
+Charizard X enjoys a decent Defense boost over its normal form, which enables it to better tank hits from Pokemon such as Bisharp.
+Charizard X is pretty versatile, able to run a variety of sets involving moves such as Dragon Dance, Swords Dance, Tailwind, and even bulky sets with Will-O-Wisp.

Negatives
-Having to start out as regular Charizard means no Dragon-typing, less physical bulk, and a huge Stealth Rock weakness. Even after Mega evolving, Charizard X still hates Stealth Rock, so you'll need to watch out for that.
-Um…that's about it. Charizard X has very few flaws. I mean, there's typing weaknesses, but there's a good chance that whatever's in front of Charizard X will be dead before it gets a chance to take advantage of them.

Abilities

Tough Claws: The power of moves that make contact is increased by 33%. This is a great ability considering that Charizard X's best STAB moves all get the boost. Tough Claws offers a slightly bigger boost than a Life Orb would and all without the 10% recoil per hit, which is great considering the defensive utility that Charizard X adds to a team by virtue of its typing and decent bulk.

Movesets

Blaze of Glory

-Dragon Dance
-Dragon Claw / Outrage
-Flare Blitz
-Roost / Earthquake
Item Attached: Charizardite X
Ability: Tough Claws (Blaze on Charizard)
EVs and Nature:
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Speed / 4 Def
Adamant Nature

Perhaps the most iconic set that Charizard X can run is the classic Dragon Dance set. While different variations of this set have risen and fallen in viability as time moves on, Dragon Dance still remains a staple on Charizard X, and for good reason. After a single Dragon Dance, Charizard X gains enough power to OHKO a huge portion of the game and 2HKO nearly everything else, and it becomes fast enough to outspeed virtually all unboosted Pokemon and even some Choice Scarf users. The combination of Dragon Claw and Flare Blitz hits pretty much everything for neutral damage besides a couple of Pokemon such as Azumarill and Heatran, and even then, Azumarill takes enormous damage from a +1 Flare Blitz. Outrage is an alternative to Dragon Claw for your Dragon STAB. It's 50% stronger than Dragon Claw is, which is pretty impressive, but you should keep in mind that Outrage's trapping effect can make Charizard X easier to revenge kill. On the plus side, it 2HKOs Unaware Quagsire, who walls Dragon Claw versions. Roost is a great move for the last slot since it helps heal off Flare Blitz recoil and can even let Charizard X tank a few hits more effectively thanks to its respectable bulk and solid defensive typing. However, Earthquake can also be used on more fast-paced teams to eliminate Heatran, who might otherwise tank Charizard X's STAB moves and hit back hard with Earth Power or poison Charizard X. The given EV spread is very basic: power and speed are maximized. A variety of bulkier spreads are also very viable as well, with some EVs taken from Speed and Attack and placed into HP. For example, a spread of 248 HP / 100 Atk / 160 Spe will let Charizard X outspeed Adamant Excadrill before a Dragon Dance, while the 248 HP EVs give it a good bit of bulk with the rest placed into Attack for more power.

Live X-treme!

-Swords Dance
-Tailwind
-Outrage / Dragon Claw
-Flare Blitz
Item Attached: Charizardite X
Ability: Tough Claws (Blaze on Charizard)
EVs and Nature:
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP / 4 Speed
Adamant Nature/ Jolly Nature

Many Pokemon often use "Double Dance" sets, sets that have one move that drastically boosts power and another that drastically boosts speed. This is Charizard X's version of a Double Dance set. Swords Dance is great for when you're up against slower defensive teams that will crumble under the might of a +2 Charizard X. Alternatively, Tailwind is your best weapon against faster offensive teams that may not be able to take hits from even an unboosted Charizard X. Many offensive teams rely on a number of Choice Scarf users or something like Sand Rush Excadrill to revenge kill Charizard X, but with the huge Speed boost of Tailwind, Charizard X can outrun all of them. Thankfully, Charizard X's Dragon + Fire combination already gets fantastic neutral coverage, so it can make do with just two moves. Outrage is a great choice on this set since the extra power can really help when using Tailwind instead of Swords Dance, leaving you with no power boost. It also 2HKOs Unaware Quagsire, an important defensive stop to many Charizard X sets. However, Dragon Claw is still the more reliable option; it's just a lot weaker when you aren't boosting your Attack stat. The EV spread for this set is fairly basic, with the nature being the main question. Adamant is once again good for that extra power boost, but sometimes you'll find that the extra speed of a Jolly nature can help against more balanced teams that you can break with Swords Dance but might have a Pokemon or two that outspeed an Adamant Charizard X (such as Jolly Excadrill).

Firewall

-Will-O-Wisp
-Dragon Claw
-Earthquake / Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
-Roost
Item Attached: Charizardite X
Ability: Tough Claws (Blaze on Charizard)
EVs and Nature:
EVs: 248 HP / 228 SpD / 32 Spe
Careful Nature

Everyone knows how good Fire / Dragon typing is offensively, but you never really appreciate just how good it is defensively until you've used this set. Charizard X has a handful of solid resistances to Fire, Grass, Electric, Bug, and Steel moves, and its neutrality to Water- and Fairy-type attacks gives it an advantage over other defensive Fire- and Dragon-types, respectively. With significant Special Defense investment, Charizard X can take on a number of powerful offensive Pokemon such as Thundurus and even Charizard Y! Will-O-Wisp is key here as it cripples physical attackers such as Azumarill and Landorus-T that might try to switch into Charizard X, and it also helps it take physical hits in general far better. There are a couple of moves you can use alongside Dragon Claw. Earthquake nails Heatran, who is immune to Will-O-Wisp and laughs at Dragon Claw. It also gets great neutral coverage alongside Dragon Claw outside of Skarmory, who hates being burned. Flare Blitz, however, is quite powerful even with no Attack investment, and it also synergizes well with Dragon Claw. While the recoil seems counterintuitive to a defensive set, being able to OHKO Mega Gardevoir and put a lot of pressure on Calm Mind Clefable can be important for some defensive teams. Still, if you want the Fire coverage without the recoil, Fire Punch is a much weaker but safer alternative. Finally, Roost is there because reliable recovery is awesome. Plain and simple. The Speed EVs are chosen to outspeed all Tyranitar and burn them before they hit you, and the rest of the EVs are used to maximize special bulk. Still, more speed can (and arguably should) be used to outrun faster opponents at the cost of some bulk (for example, 152 EVs lets you beat Jolly Mega Heracross and burn it before it hits you). There are lots of options for the Speed EV investment, so experiment and see which Speed benchmark best suits your team.

Tough Dragon Claws

-Dragon Claw / Outrage
-Flare Blitz
-Earthquake
-Roost
Item Attached: Charizardite X
Ability: Tough Claws (Blaze on Charizard)
EVs and Nature:
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature

This set is very down to earth: come in and hit things. This particular Charizard X set is unique among offensive sets since it gives up the utility of boosting moves and instead focuses on dishing out hits and tanking them when necessary. That said, the basic layout of the offensive moves is pretty similar to the non-Roost Dragon Dance set. Dragon + Fire coverage is again pretty amazing, and Earthquake hits one of the few Pokemon that can actually take that combination easily: Heatran. The old choice of Dragon Claw vs. Outrage still exists for this set. As always, Dragon Claw is the weaker but safer of the two moves, and it is preferred for this particular set since it's focused on coming in and out rather than trying to sweep all at once. However, this set is also a wallbreaker, so sometimes the extra power of Outrage really comes in handy when you have no power boost of your own. Roost once again provides important recovery and takes advantage of Charizard X's decent bulk and good defensive typing. Just like with all Charizard X sets, there are a number of different EV spreads you can try here, but the basic gist of the sets is going to be maximum power with either maximum speed or near maximum with a few Speed EVs dropped for HP.

Other Options

Thunder Punch, Overheat, Hidden Power Grass, Belly Drum, Defog, Dragon Rush, Dragon Tail, Toxic
Thunder Punch demolishes Azumarill, one of only a couple of Pokemon to resist Charizard X's STAB moves. However, Azumarill is already hit very hard by a +1 Flare Blitz, so the move isn't all that important.
It's easy to forget Charizard X's great base 130 Special Attack stat. Overheat is a neat one-off move to nail physically defensive switch-ins that may tank Charizard X's main attacks. Still, even some physically defensive Pokemon such as Skarmory and Landorus-T are hit a little harder by a +1 Flare Blitz.
Hidden Power Grass can slam Unaware Quagsire without forcing you to trap yourself into Outrage. It has little use outside of that, though.
Belly Drum Charizard X is really, really powerful; it can even OHKO max HP Heatran with Dragon Claw at +6! It also has Roost to help heal off the lost HP. Unfortunately, the huge cost of losing half your health per setup and the lack of a Speed boost makes the set very inconsistent.
Defog may not seem like a terrible idea at first. After all, several other Pokemon that are 2x weak to Stealth Rock make decent Defoggers, such as Mandibuzz and Zapdos. The difference is that Charizard X starts out as regular Charizard, who is 4x weak to the move, so it absolutely must Mega evolve before trying to Defog. Besides, Charizard X has better things to do besides Defog support and needs all of its moveslots as it is, so it'd rather have a teammate support it with Defog rather than the other way around.
Dragon Rush is a stronger alternative to Dragon Claw without the trapping effect of Outrage (not to mention a chance to flinch the opponent), but the awful accuracy is a real letdown.
Dragon Tail is a pretty cool move on the defensive set. The lower power and negative speed priority compared to Dragon Claw are unfortunate, but the ability to phaze out dangerous opponents and rack up entry hazard damage is pretty valuable.
Toxic is another useful status move that defensive Charizard X can toss around, but the Attack drop of Will-O-Wisp burns is too useful and important to give up.

Double & Triple Battle Options

Charizard got two Mega's this Gen, one specially offensive glass cannon, and one Physically offensive Dragon that can take a hit or two. Is becoming Fire/Dragon the best thing for it though?

Blue Moon Ray

- Dragon Claw
- Flare Blitz
- Dragon Dance / Substitute
- Protect
Item Attached: Charizardite X
Ability: Tough Claws (Blaze on Charizard)
EVs and Nature:
EVs: 100 HP, 252 Atk, 156 Speed
Adamant Nature

Unsurprisingly, Mega Charizard X's spread is similar to it's Y counterpart, but the speed isn't so much of an issue because it can use Dragon Dance effectively. The moves here aren't surprising either, Dragon Claw and Flare Blitz taking advantage of STAB and Tough Claws. Though Dragon Dance is expected on most Charizard X, Substitute is good choice too for setting up as well, and when combined with Protect makes sure that Charizard X stays on the field longer which can be more valuable than being at +2 Attack and Speed.

Unfortunately, when Mega Evolving to Mega Charizard X you lose the Ground immunity, which just means Garchomp ruins Charizard's day yet again. The ideal partners are again, Mammoswine and Gardevoir, though Scrafty isn't a bad idea either as Charizard appreciates Fake Out and Intimidate support to make setting up a little easier.

When running Mega Charizard X, you have the surprise factor on your side, but at the same time, you'll know you're at a disadvantage when your opponent has a pokemon with intimidate, and unless you can get a Dragon Dance up, Garchomp will always outspeed and threaten Charizard X, and Choice Scarf Salamence is just a nightmare, even at +1 Attack and Speed. Being neutral to Fairy hurts too. Your team will need to accommodate for these new found weaknesses if you choose to run Mega Charizard X.

Countering Mega Charizard X

Due to the raw power of Charizard X and its versatility, it can be a pretty difficult Pokemon to counter. First of all, keeping Stealth Rock down is extremely important. Even after it Mega evolves, Charizard X will be under a lot of pressure if it's losing 25% of its health with every switch-in. Quagsire makes a great answer to the boosting sets since it can easily tank their hits outside of Outrage, which can be taken advantage of with a partner Fairy- or Steel-type. Some other physically bulky Ground-types such as Landorus-T, Hippowdon, and even Rhyperior can tank a hit from a +1 Charizard X and KO back with Earthquake (just watch out for Swords Dance!). Each of these Pokemon do hate Will-O-Wisp from defensive sets, however. Heatran can tank hits from any Charizard X not carrying Earthquake and either hit it with Earth Power or poison it with Toxic, making it easier to wear down from there (especially if Heatran is carrying Protect). Azumarill also resists Charizard X's STAB moves, and while it takes a surprising amount of damage from Flare Blitz, a Choice Band-boosted Play Rough or Play Rough + Aqua Jet from Assault Vest variants can pick off a weakened Charizard X. As long as it doesn't have a Speed boost, Charizard X can also be outran and checked by faster Pokemon such as Terrakion, Keldeo, Landorus, and Garchomp, and Choice Scarf versions of these Pokemon can even check the Dragon Dance sets. Teams with Drizzle Politoed or Tyranitar can also use one of a few powerful Swift Swim users or Sand Rush Excadrill, respectively, to outspeed and KO Charizard X after the appropriate weather has been set up.


Mega Corner

Overview

You know, Charizard Y would have been really incredible last generation, where it would have brought indefinite Sun just by stepping onto the field thanks to Drought. Sun teams would have immediately become far better with a new and much improved Sun setter to work with. Alas, the weather nerf hurt Charizard Y's potential to be a real cornerstone on Sun teams, but it's still a great Pokemon in its own right. While you won't be able to build BW-esque Sun teams around Charizard Y, the Mega Pokemon itself can still enjoy a 50% boost to its STAB moves, the temporary loss of its Water-type weakness, and the ability to safely use Solar Beam (which was a much more risky choice last generation thanks to the constant threat of a Drizzle Politoed switching in and wreaking havoc). One thing is certain: Charizard Y's raw power is hard to ignore. It has quickly established itself as one of the best wallbreakers in the metagame, and while it still has its fair share of checks and counters, Charizard Y is one of those Pokemon that you absolutely must keep in mind when you're teambuilding. Otherwise, you'll probably lose something every time it comes in.
Positives
+With a base 159 Special Attack stat, Sun-boosted STAB Fire Blast, and powerful coverage moves, Charizard Y hits hard. Really hard.
+Just like the case with normal Charizard, Charizard Y's typing can be a good asset if Stealth Rock is gone. It has 6 great resistances and an immunity to Ground moves, and Drought even removes its Water weakness!
+Charizard Y's defenses are a bit more lopsided than Charizard X's, but its special bulk is still pretty good for an offensive Pokemon.
+Charizard's naturally good movepool helps Charizard Y out a bit. Access to a reliable recovery move in Roost is especially helpful, especially on a Pokemon so weak to the most common entry hazard in the game.
+Base 100 Speed is pretty solid, and since normal Charizard shares the same Speed stat, Charizard Y doesn't have to worry about being slower during that first turn.
+Drought is such an amazing ability. Forget dedicated Sun teams, having a 50% boost to Charizard Y's already powerful Fire Blast, a reliable and powerful Grass-type coverage move in Solar Beam, and a mitigated Water weakness are all fantastic.

Negatives
-Stealth Rock, Stealth Rock, and Stealth Rock. Unlike Charizard X, Charizard Y doesn't get less weak to the move after Mega evolving, so be sure to have Defog or Rapid Spin support handy.
-Charizard Y lacks some of the same versatility and sweeping ability that Charizard X has. Outside of the occasional defensive set, Charizard Y's main forte is its wallbreaking set.
-Unfortunately, Charizard Y suffers from the same Chansey and Blissey problems that many other special attackers do, unless you're willing to go kamikaze with Flare Blitz.

Abilities

Drought: Weather changes to intense Sunlight when this Pokemon enters the battle. As of XY, this effect lasts for 5 turns. This ability has always been awesome, and even with the nerf, it's very powerful. As mentioned before, it makes Charizard Y's Fire Blast an absolute nuke, it makes Solar Beam a much more reliable and appreciated coverage move, and it lets Charizard Y tank weaker Water-type attacks much more easily.

Movesets

Y so sear-ious?

-Fire Blast
-Solar Beam
-Focus Blast
-Roost
Item Attached: Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought (Blaze on Charizard)
EVs and Nature:
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Modest Nature / Timid Nature

When you've got loads of raw power like Charizard Y does, what do you do? You hit stuff really hard, that's what. Charizard Y's Sun and STAB-boosted Fire Blast has an incredible damage output, especially when it's wielding a base 159 Special Attack stat. While using Solar Beam last generation might have been risky given the threat of the omnipresent Drizzle Politoed switching in and shutting you down, it's a much safer move to use nowadays thanks to the lower popularity of other weather types. That said, it serves as a great weapon for a host of Rock- and Water-types that might tank Fire Blasts with ease. Focus Blast rounds out the set's coverage quite nicely, slamming any Tyranitar or Heatran who might foolishly think that they can waltz right in and shut Charizard Y down. Roost is a very important move on a Pokemon like Charizard Y due to its unfortunate weakness to Stealth Rock. Not to mention that with its solid special bulk and solid resistances, Charizard Y can actually tank hits from a handful of offensive Pokemon such as Landorus and Heatran, and Roost helps it to do that more effectively. If you really want to hit as hard as possible, you can give Charizard Y a Modest nature and watch things crumble. However, in case you want to beat positive Speed nature Pokemon such as Landorus-T and Kyurem-B and want to speed tie at worst against opponents with base 100 Speed, you can run a Timid nature instead.

The wingspan of a GOD!

-Flamethrower / Fire Blast
-Solar Beam / Earthquake / Focus Blast
-Will-O-Wisp
-Roost
Item Attached: Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought (Blaze on Charizard)
EVs and Nature:
EVs: 248 HP / 228 SpD / 32 Spe
Calm Nature

It may seem strange at first to use a defensive Pokemon that loses half its health if it so much as touches Stealth Rock, but as long as you can keep Stealth Rock off the field, Fire / Flying typing has some neat perks: six resistances, a Ground immunity, immunity to burns, and immunity to every other entry hazard. Drought even alleviates the threat of Sand damage and removes Charizard Y's Water weakness! The goal of this set is pretty simple: you use Charizard Y's solid special bulk and typing to wall things like Landorus, you burn things with Will-O-Wisp, you keep Charizard Y healthy with Roost, and you toss out Flamethrowers when the time is right. Fire Blast is also an option for the extra power, but the extra PP and perfect accuracy of Flamethrower can really matter sometimes. There are a couple of coverage moves that can come in handy. Solar Beam is always nice for the general coverage against Rock- and Water-types, but Earthquake slams Heatran, who otherwise walls this set and absorbs Charizard Y's Fire-type attacks. Focus Blast also hits Heatran fairly hard while destroying Tyranitar, but you can sometimes make do with just burning Tyranitar on the switch and sending something else in to beat it. The given EV spread is the same as the one for the defensive Charizard X set, and like the other set's spread, this one can be changed to give Charizard Y even more speed. You can also run some Defense EVs to better handle Pokemon such as Bisharp, whose weakened Knock Off will do less damage to Charizard than it would to other Pokemon and who will be easily walled after a burn (or just OHKOed by Flamethrower).

Other Options

Tailwind, Dragon Pulse, Flare Blitz, Dragon Dance, Air Slash, Overheat, Inferno, Ancient Power, Focus Punch, Dragon Tail, Roar, Toxic
Tailwind is probably Charizard Y's best chance at sweeping, but you'll have to give up important coverage or Roost to make room for it, both of which are very important to Charizard Y's wallbreaking duties.
Dragon Pulse hits Dragon-types such as Latios, Latias, and Dragonite, each of which can easily handle Charizard Y's main coverage moves. It doesn't hit much else, though.
Alongside a lot of Attack EV investment, Flare Blitz can be used to defeat Chansey and Blissey. However, the large amount of recoil suffered will probably cause you to lose Charizard Y in the process.
On the note of physical attacks, a Dragon Dance set is feasible on Charizard Y. Outside of surprise value, though, such a set is completely outclassed by Charizard X.
Air Slash is Charizard Y's best Flying-type STAB move, but it's hardly worth using. It offers little in the way of necessary coverage, and even after STAB, its power falls short of that of Solar Beam and Focus Blast.
If you plan on just hitting and running instead of staying in for several turns at a time, Overheat can be used as a more powerful Fire-type STAB move. Otherwise, stick with the more consistent Fire Blast.
Inferno could be amazing if it were more reliable. 100 BP STAB move with a 100% chance to burn? Sign me up! Too bad the accuracy puts you into a literal coinflip every time you use it.
Ancient Power hits a few Pokemon such as Talonflame and opposing Charizard Y pretty hard. In fact, Charizard Y actually tanks its own hits pretty decently, so Ancient Power will allow your own Charizard Y to check other Charizard Y.
Focus Punch is another method of getting past Chansey and Blissey that won't kill Charizard Y in the process. It takes a lot of careful play and/or the help of Substitute to really pull it off effectively, though.
Either Dragon Tail or Roar can be used on the defensive set to stop opposing setup sweepers, phaze out opponents that may threaten Charizard Y, and rack up extra entry hazard damage.
Toxic is another option on the defensive set, but the Attack drop from burns is important for letting Charizard Y tank as large a range of attacks as possible. On the bright side, it gives you a method of beating opposing Charizard Y, who you can wall quite nicely.

Double & Triple Battle Options

Currently one of the "Big Three" in VGC (the other two being Mega Mawile and Mega Kangaskhan), it is the most fragile of the three and it really doesn't help that it's x4 weak to Rock Slide, but it's a very solid Sun setter, and Sun Boosted Heat Waves hitting both opponents for ridiculous amounts of damage, some resists are even 3KOed by it and still have to worry about Charizard's partner still attacking afterwards. It's very easy to underestimate Charizard Y thinking "one Rock Slide will do the trick" but it's best to remember that Mega Charizard Y has a higher base Special Attack than Mewtwo. If left unchecked, your team will be left in a pile of ashes before it's all said and done.

Meteor Red Sun

- Heat Wave
- Solarbeam
- Overheat/Ancient Power/Dragon Pulse/Air Slash
- Protect
Item Attached: Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought (Blaze on Charizard)
EVs and Nature:
EVs: 252 Satk, 252 Speed 4 HP OR 100 HP, 252 SAtk, 156 Speed
Most/Timid Nature

The reason to use Blaze over Solar Power is because some pokemon with Trace can come in and take advantage of Solar Power as you Mega Evolve, which will put you in a bad spot.

The attacks on Mega Charizard Y are pretty much the same across the board, Heat Wave is self explanatory, not perfect accuracy but 10% burn rate more or less makes up for that. Solarbeam goes perfectly with Drought, it also gives Charizard a way to fight off the other weather setters when the Sun is up. The third slot is usually Overheat, which under the sun is an absolutely brutal single targeting 90% accurate nuclear bomb. It is heart breaking when it misses though. On occasion you will encounter Charizard running Substitute, when you see that, it's already missing one of its crucial moves, when you figure out what move it ISN'T running, it should be easier to handle.

Ancient Power is for hitting fire types who think they are a safe switch in on Charizard, like other Charizard or Rotom-H, and when that 10% stat boost does happen, you're suddenly looking at a dominating win condition. Dragon Pulse is for hitting Dragons, mainly Salamence and opposing Mega Charizard X, though both are dangerous to stay in on. Air Slash takes advantage of Charizard's Flying type, and has a nice flinch rate, but generally is unseen.

The EV spreads differ so much because of Charizard's base 100 speed, which unfortunately speed ties with Mega Kangaskhan and other base 100's. Because of that, going 252 in Speed and Special Attack isn't a bad idea, but it isn't very good either. The second EV Spread does away with speed ties and just outspeeds Smeargle, this more or less allows a guilt free way to go Modest instead of Timid. Knowing what will or won't outspeed you is crucial in playing such a fragile Pokemon in Mega Charizard Y.

Good partners for this Charizard would be Pokemon who don't mind the sun, but can check Garchomp and Salamence, Charizard's bane. Mammoswine and Gardevoir do excellent jobs of both, Charizard even covers the steel types they are both weak to.

Countering Mega Charizard Y

First things first, Stealth Rock is your best friend. A Charizard Y that has to switch into Stealth Rock multiple times will soon be a dead Charizard Y. As is the case with many special attackers, Chansey and Blissey are great stops to just about any common Charizard Y set thanks to their insane special bulk. Provided Charizard Y isn't carrying Dragon Pulse, Dragon-types such as Latios, Latias, Dragonite, and Assault Vest Goodra are pretty nice defensive answers to Charizard Y. Specially defensive Hippowdon is also a solid answer, provide Charizard already Mega evolved earlier in the match. Otherwise, it'll activate Drought after Hippowdon switched in and fry it with either Fire Blast or Solar Beam. Humorously enough, some of Charizard Y's best counters are…other Mega Charizards. Defensive Charizard X takes on Charizard Y quite nicely, and while defensive Charizard Y can't do much back outside of Ancient Power or Toxic, it also walls opposing Charizard Y pretty well. If you happen to have a Rain-based team, defensive Politoed does pretty well against Charizard Y, although Focus Blast can hurt if you don't have a lot of Special Defense EV investment. Offensive checks include a number of Pokemon that can outspeed Charizard Y and hit back hard, including but not limited to Garchomp, Terrakion, Choice Scarf Tyranitar, Thundurus, and even Greninja and Keldeo once Drought's effect has ended.


Locations in Games

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald:
Trade from FireRed/LeafGreen

FireRed/LeafGreen:
Evolve Charmeleon

Colosseum/XD:
Trade from FireRed/LeafGreen

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum:
Trade from HeartGold/SoulSilver

HeartGold/SoulSilver:
Evolve Charmeleon

Black/White:
Transfer from Generation IV

Black 2/White 2:
Transfer from Generation IV

X/Y:
Evolve Charmeleon

Animé Appearences

Charizard has made a fair few appearances in the anime. Most notably, it is used by Ash throughout his journeys in the Kanto, Johto and Unova regions. Mega Evolution trainer Alain also uses one.

# -English Episode Name- -Jp. Episode Name- Pics
17 The Island of Giant Pokémon Island of Enormous Pokémon!?! Pics
25 Primeape Goes Bananas Don't Go Angry Primeape! Pics
46 Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon Resurrection!? Fossil Pokemon! Pics
56 The Ultimate Test Pokemon League Certification Test!? Pics
58 Riddle Me This Heated Battle in Cinnibar Gym Pics
59 Volcanic Panic Decisive Battle! Cinnabar Gym Pics
64 It's Mr. Mimie Time Mr. Mime and the Pokémon Circus Pics
M1 Mewtwo Strikes Back Mewtwo's Counterattack Pics
P1 Pikachu's Vacation Pikachu's Summer Vacation Pics
81 Friend or Foe Alike Indigo Stadium! VS Richie Pics
83 Pallet Party Panic Pallet Town! Another Departure! Pics
95 Navel Maneuvers Navel Island! Battle on Snow Mountain Pics
100 A Way Off, Day Off It's the Southern Islands! Everyone Gather! Pics
101 The Mandarin Island Miss Match Lorelei of the Elite Four! Ice Duel! Pics
105 Misty Meets Her Match! Trovita Gym Type Battle! 3 vs. 3! Pics
107 Charizard Chills Charizard! I Choose You! Pics
M2 The Power of One Revelation Lugia Pics
110 Pokémon Double Trouble Tag Match! The Last Gym! Pics
113 Hello Pummelo Winner's Cup! 6 vs. 6! Pics
114 Enter The Dragonite Final Battle! Dragonite's Appearance! Pics
119 Dont Touch That 'Dile New Bark Town! Where Winds of New Beginnings Blow! Pics
120 The Double Trouble Header Rookie's Chikorita! Pics
125 Spinarak Attack Spinarak! The Ultimate Detective Job! Pics
128 Chikorita Rescue Stubborn Chikorita!! Pics
132 A Bout With Sprout Pokemon School and Bellsprout's Tower! Pics
133 Fighting Flyer with Fire! Violet Gym! Sky Battle! Pics
135 Tanks Alot Pasture! Sentret & Togepi! Pics
136 Charizard's Burning Ambition Charizard Valley! Until We Meet Again! Pics
M3 The Spell of the Unown The Lord of the Unknown Tower Pics
162 Air Time Radio Tower Battle! Center Crossover!  
171 Beauty and the Breeder Sayonara Vulpix! Beauty Contest! Pics
S2 Mewtwo Returns Mewtwo! I am Here Pics
250 One Trick Phoney! Battle Park! Vs. Blastoise, Charizard and Venusaur! Pics
254 Fangs for Nothin' Blackthorn City Gym's Dragon's Fang! Pics
255 Great Bowls of Fire Dragonite! Invoke the Imperial Wrath! Pics
256 Better Eight Than Never Blackthorn City Gym! The Final Badge! Pics
271 The Ties That Bind Tournament Finals! Full Battle 6 vs 6!! Pics
272 Can't Beat the Heat! Rival Confrontation! Charizard VS Blatoise! Pics
273 Playing with Fire!! Blaziken Returns! Battle with Harrison!! Pics
274 Johto Photo Finish To the End of the Full Battle! Each One's Way!! Pics
279 There's No Place Like Hoenn Petalburg Gym! VS. Vigoroth! Pics
327 Come What May! Vs. Medicham! Contest Battle Pics
338 Disguise Da Limit! Verdanturf Town! Pokémon Contest Pics
M7 Destiny Deoxys Visitor of the Space Fissure - Deoxys Pics
C17 Those Darn Electabuzz! Casey & Charizard! Intensive Fire Training! Pics
405 Shocks and Bonds To The Tournament Finals! Every Day A Heated Battle! Pics
M8 Lucario & The Mystery of Mew Mew & The Wave-Guiding Hero - Lucario Pics
412 Numero Uno Articuno First Battle! Battle Factory (Part 1) Pics
413 The Symbol Life First Battle! Battle Factory (Part 2)! Pics
S21 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out Of The Gate Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Setting Out: Pokémon Rescue Team Ganbarus! Pics
453 Grating Spaces Brock & Ash! Defend Pewter Gym in Tag Battle! Pics
465 Gathering The Gang Of Four! First Pokémon! Last Battle! Pics
466 Pace - The Final Frontier! Deciding Match! VS Regice! Pics
777 Flames of a Red-Hot Reunion! Burn, Charizard! VS Dragonite! Pics
778 Team Plasma's Pokemon Manipulation! Team Plasma's Aspiration! The Manipulated Pokémon!! Pics
780 Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry! Team Rocket VS Team Plasma! Meowth and Colress!! Pics
782 Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony! Team Plasma Strikes! The Ressurection Ritual!! Pics
783 What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals! Reshiram VS N! Beyond Ideals and Truth!! Pics
785 Danger, Sweet as Honey! Sweet Honeymitsu is Filled with Danger! Pics
790 The Pirates of Decolore! The Pirate King of the Decolore Archipelago! Pics
792 The Path That Leads to Goodbye! Ash and Iris Break It Off!? Highway to Separation!! Pics
M16 Genesect & The Legend Awakened Extremespeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens Pics
796 Mystery on a Deserted Island! The Mystery of the Treasure! Adventure on an Uninhabited Island!! Pics
797 A Pokémon of a Different Color! Clair & Iris! The Shiny Druddigon!! Pics
800 Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit! Emolga Joins Team Rocket!? Pics
802 Best Wishes Until We Meet Again! Best Wishes! Until The Day We Meet Again!! Pics
803 Dream Continues! My Dream: Pokémon Master! Pics
S35 Pokémon Mega Evolution Special I Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act 1~ Pics
M17 Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie Pics
S37 Pokémon Mega Evolution Special I Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ Pics
S37 Pokémon Mega Evolution III Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act III~ Pics
S41 Pokémon Mega Evolution IV Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act IV~ Pics
909 A Meeting of Two Journeys The Strongest Mega Battle! Greninja VS Mega Charizard!! Pics
910 An Explosive Operation The Explosive Land's Wrath! Operation: Capture Zygarde!! Pics
919 The Synchronicity Test! Ash and Alain! Greninja VS Mega Charizard Once Again!! Pics
921 Championing a Research Battle! Ash VS Champion Diantha! VS Mega Gardevoir!! Pics
926 A Diamond in the Rough! Find Carbink! Goodra and Dedenne!! Pics
928 A League of His Own! The Kalos League Begins! Mega Charizard Showdown: X VS Y!! Pics
929 Valuable Experience for All! Mega Sceptile VS Raichu! I Received Some EXP!! Pics
M19 Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel Volcanion & The Ingenious Magearna Pics
930 Analysis Versus Passion! Semifinal Full Battle! Ash VS Sawyer!! Pics
932 Kalos League Passion With a Certain Flare! Fierce Fighting at the Kalos League! Gather, All of My Passion!! Pics
933 Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted! The Finals! Ash VS Alain!! Pics
934 Down to the Fiery Finish Kalos League Victory! Ash's Ultimate Match!! Pics
935 A Towering Takeover! Team Flare Attacks! The Zygarde at the Prism Tower!! Pics
936 Coming Apart at the Dreams! The Shocking Zygarde VS Zygarde! The Breaking World!! Pics
937 The Right Hero for the Right Job! Attack on Lumiose Gym! The Clembot Forever!! Pics
938 Rocking Kalos Defenses! The Megalith Advances! A Fight to Protect Kalos!! Pics
939 Forming a More Perfect Union! Zygarde Fights Back! The Final Battle for Kalos!! Pics
940 Battling With a Clean Slate! We Start at Zero! Clemont's Decision!! Pics
943 Till We Compete Again A Zero With No End! Till the Day We Meet Again!! Pics
944 Alola to New Adventure! Alola! New Islands, New Pokémon!! Pics
950 That's Why Litten is a Scamp! The Marketplace Wanderer, Litten! Pics
951 Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge! Who's in Charge of the Egg? Pics
953 Trial and Tribulation Will the Z-Move Work?! Challenging the Grand Trial!! Pics
954 Young Kiawe Had a Farm Ash Visits Kiawe! Pics
957 Getting to Know You! The Fruit of Courage: Lillie and Vulpix! Pics
961 A Seasoned Search! For Real?! Mallow's Cooking Operation! Pics
963 Partner Promises! The Promise Between Ash and Pikachu!! Pics
965 A Shivering Shovel Search! Beware of Shovels!! Pics
968 A Team-on-Team Tussle! The Fight Over the Crystal! Team Rocket VS Team Skull!! Pics
969 So Long, Sophocles! Farewell, Sophocles! Pics
973 The Ol' Raise and Switch Lillie, Take Good Care of Pikachu Pics
974 The Island Whisperer! Enter Olivia! Cry and Laugh, Island Queen!! Pics
975 Treasure Hunt, Akala Style! We Found a Treasure! Stoutland Search!! Pics
M20 Pokémon I Choose You! Pokémon I Choose You! Pics
980 Rising from the Ruins! Rockruff and the Guardian Diety of the Ruins of Life! Pics
981 Mimikyu Unmasked Mimikyu's Disguise! Pics
985 Alola, Kanto An Alola! in Kanto! Brock & Misty! Pics
988 Now You See Them, Now You Don't! Nebby's Panic! The Teleport Happened Suddenly!! Pics
998 The Professors' New Adventure! Thank You, Solgaleo! You are Our Nebby!! Pics
1003 Getting a Jump on the Competition! Lillie is Soaring Through The Air! The PokéSled Jump Tournament! Pics
1004 A Mission of Ultra Urgency! Set Off! You Are Our Ultra Guardians!! Pics
1012 Rise and Shine, Starship! Shine On, Starship Celesteela! Pics
1013 The Young Flame Strikes Back! Protect the Farm! The Blue Flame Strikes Back!! Pics
1015 Sours for the Sweet! Ta-Dough! Burn with Passion, Mallow's Family! Pics
1021 Twirling with a Bang! Ultra Beast Clash! Operation: Boom Boom Crackle!! Pics
1026 Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids! Ash Becomes Tiny Pics
1028 The Long Vault Home! Leap 'n' Climb: Stakataka! Pics
1029 I Choose Paradise! I Choose Here! The Pokémon Steam Paradise!! Pics
1030 Filling the Light with Darkness! Crisis in Alola! The Darkness that Eats Radiance!! Pics
1031 Full Moon and Many Arms! Lunala VS UB: BLACK! A Battle at Full Moon!! Pics
1032 The Prism Between Light and Darkness! A Prism of Light and Darkness: Its name is Necrozma! Pics
1033 Securing the Future! Connect to the Future! The Legend of the Blinding One!! Pics
1038 Sparking Confusion! Wela Volcano: The Golem, the Graveler and the Hikers! Pics
1042 We Know Where You're Going, Eevee! Where is Eevee Going? To the End of the World for the Sake of a Meeting! Pics
1046 Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone! A Passionate Heart That Smashes Even Rocks! Olivia and Brock!! Pics
1049 Evolving Research! We Have the Sea and We Have Valleys! Pokémon Evolution Training!! Pics
1050 Run Heroes Run! Run, Kiawe! Surpass Yourself!! Pics
1055 Got Meltan? A New Species Has Been Discovered! I Got a Meltan!! Pics
1057 Beauty is Only Crystal Deep! Beauty and the Meowth Pics
1064 A Recipe for Success! Mallow's Valiant Effort! The Forest Pokémon Café!! Pics
1066 A Fiery Training Camp Trick! Master the Z-Move! Kiawe's Fierce Boot Camp!! Pics
1067 Living on the Cutting Edge! Perfect Sharpness! Kartana has Arrived! Pics
1076 Battling on the Wing! A Birdacious Battle! Brave Bird VS Sky Attack!! Pics
1077 The Road to the Semifinals! Everyone's Fully Powered! The Road to the Semifinals!! Pics
1078 The Final Four! The Semifinals! Kiawe VS Gladion! Pics
1080 The Wisdom Not to Run! Guzma the Undefeated! Pics
1081 Final Rivals! The Finals! The Ultimate Rival Showdown!! Pics
1082 Enter the Champion! He's Born! The Alolan League Winner! Pics
1083 Z-Move Showdown! Guzzlord Attacks! Decisive Z-Move Battle!! Pics
1084 Exhibition Unmasked! Final Battle! Ash VS Kukui!! Pics
1085 A Full Battle Bounty! Burn with Passion! Get Filled with Intensity! A Full Battle!!! Pics
1086 Fiery Surprises! Conclusion! Incineroar VS Torracat!! Pics
1087 From Z to Shining Z! The Greatest Z in Alola! Tapu Koko VS Pikachu! Pics
1088 Dreaming of the Sun and Moon! The Sun, the Moon and Everyone's Dreams! Pics
1089 Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues! Thank You, Alola! Respective Departures!! Pics
1090 Enter Pikachu! Pikachu is Born!! Pics
1091 Legend? Go! Friends? Go! On Lugia They Go, Ash and Gho! Pics
1101 Flash of the Titans Dynamax Battle! Leon, The Greatest of Them All!! Pics
1102 The Climb to Be the Very Best! Ash VS Leon! The Path to Power!! Pics
1113 A Little Rocket R & R! Rest, Team Rocket! Pics
1116 Toughing it Out! The Legend of Heroes! Leon's Ultimate Battle! Pics
1117 Sobbing Sobble! Sobble Sobs For What Reason? Pics
1131 Sword and Shield: Slumbering Weald Sword & Shield I: Slumbering Weald Pics
1132 Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day! Sword & Shield II: Darkest Day Pics
1133 Sword and Shield: From Here to Eternatus! Sword & Shield III: Eternatus Pics
1134 Sword and Shield: The Legends Awaken! Sword & Shield IV: Ultimate Sword & Shield Pics
1135 Getting More Than You Battled For! Battling & Getting! Mewtwo Comes Back Pics
1140 Trials of a Budding Master! The Great Farfetch'd Trial! Pics
1149 Beyond Chivalry... Aiming to be a Leek Master! Aim to Become Leek Master! Stay With Me, Chivalry!! Pics
1157 Advice for Goh! Rivals for Goh?! The Road to Mew!! Pics
1166 Excitement from the Ultra-Shocking Start! A Super-Electromagnetic Hyper Class Battle! Pics
1174 Battle Three with Bea! Rival Showdown! Ash VS Bea!! Pics
1175 A Battle of Mega vs Max! Mega Evolution VS Gigantamax! Pics
1188 Battling Turned Up to Eleven! Marnie from Spikemuth Pics
1189 Meeting Up with the Monarch! A Full Coverage of Leon's Special Training!! Pics
1192 The Future is Now, Thanks to Strategy! Ash & Clemont! Special Friendship Training!! Pics
1193 Taking Two For The Team! Ultra Class! VS Elite Four Drasna! Pics
1197 Catching the Aura of Fate! Lucario & Greninja! The Aura of Fate!! Pics
1201 Helping the Hometown Hero! A Triumphant Return! The Alola Champion!! Pics
1203 Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit! Fire Training Battle! Ash VS Paul!! Pics
1204 Curtain up! Fight the Fights! The Curtain Rises! The Masters Tournament!! Pics
1205 Pride of a Champion! Champions' Pride! Lance VS Diantha!! Pics
1207 Battling as Hard as Stone! Ash Heads Into Battle! VS Steven!! Pics
1210 TBC The Climax Begins: Ash's Masters Tournament Experience Pics
1211 It's Champion Time! The Semifinals I: Sweep Pics
1212 Bewitch, Battle, and Bewilder! The Semifinals II: Dazzle Pics
1213 Valor: A Strategic Part of Battling! The Semifinals III: Valor Pics
1214 Whittle While You Work! The Semifinals IV: Impact Pics
1216 Just a Scone's Throw From Here Goh and Cinderace! The Place Where It All Began!! Pics
1217 TBC Climax! The Night Before the Decisive Match: Ash VS Leon!! Pics
1218 A Flood of Torrential Gains The Finals I: Torrent Pics
1219 Toying With Your Motions! The Finals II: Toying Pics
1220 Paring Pokémon While Parrying! The Finals III: Smashing Pics
1221 Partners in Time! The Finals IV: Partner Pics
1224 Heroes Unite! Pokémon! I Am Glad I Got To Meet You Pics
1225 These Could be the Start of Something Big! Ash and Goh! Setting Off Anew!! Pics
1230 A Squad Worth of Passion! Enter the Squirtle Fire Brigade! Pics
1235 Ash and Latios Ash & Latios Pics
1236 The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master! Pics
1 The Pendant That Starts It All: Part One The Pendant It All Started With! (Part 1) Pics
2 The Pendant That Starts It All: Part Two The Pendant It All Started With! (Part 2) Pics
3 For Sure! Cause Sprigatito's with Me! As Long As I'm With Sprigatito... Pics
4 The Treasure After the Storm! The Treasure That Washed Ashore Pics
5 Found You, Fuecoco! I Found You, Fuecoco Pics
6 The Ancient Poké Ball! The Ancient Poké Ball Pics
7 Special Training with Cap! Training! Captain Pikachu Pics
8 The Door That Never Opens! The Secret Behind the Off-Limits Door Pics
9 Welcome to Paldea! Arrival in Paldea! Pics
10 Nemona and Brassius and... Nemona & Brassius Pics
12 The Future I Choose! The Future I Choose Pics
13 An Unexpected Picni A Sudden Picnic Pics
14 Fly! Wattrell Fly, Wattrel Pics
15 It's Someone You Can't See! Whosawhatsit? It's Someone You Can't See! Whosawhatsit? Pics
16 Quaxly, We Can Do It! As Long As I'm With Quaxly... Pics
17 Special Training Time! Wattrel & Fuecoco: Special Training Pics
18 Flying Pikachu, Rising Higher and Higher! The Sky Is The Limit For Flying Pikachu! Pics
22 Charge! Galar Mine! Clash! The Galar Mine Pics
23 Fiery Galarian Moltres Galarian Moltres Blazes Up Pics
24 TBC Reunion at the Old Castle Pics
25 TBC Rivals in the Moonless Night Pics
26 TBC Terapagos' Adventure Pics
28 TBC The Stolen Treasure Pics
29 TBC Orla & The Poké Ball Craftsman Pics
30 TBC The Mystery Pokémon Behind the Slipping and Clanging?! Pics
32 TBC Lapras' Thoughts for its Companions Pics
33 TBC The Roaring Black Rayquaza Pics
36 TBC Operation: Oinkologne Friendship! Pics
38 TBC The SOS Comes from Tandemaus? Pics
39 TBC Tinkatink and its Choice Hammer Pics
40 TBC Farewell, Sprigatito Pics
41 TBC Enter the Intense Mom! Pics
43 TBC A Letter of Challenge from the Explorers Pics