Charizard counters

Gen 3 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Charizard
#0006 Charizard
FireFlying
USAGE 5.1% #24
BASE STATS
HP 78
ATK 84
DEF 78
SPA 109
SPD 85
SPE 100
BST534
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Rock
2×
WaterElectric
½×
FireFightingSteelFairy
¼×
GrassBug
0×
Ground
Moves
Hidden Power Grass 81.6% Fire Blast 69.7% Focus Punch 57.2% Dragon Claw 41.8% Beat Up 39.2% Substitute 37.1% Flamethrower 27.6% Hidden Power Ice 12.0%
Items
Leftovers 92.7% Salac Berry 4.6% Petaya Berry 2.0% Charcoal 0.5% Lum Berry 0.1% Chesto Berry 0.0% Black Belt 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar76.8%Metagross41.6%Swampert39.0%Skarmory32.6%Jirachi30.3%Celebi21.9%Snorlax19.1%Registeel18.9%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #24 with 5.12% usage. Sorted by reliability score.