Charizard counters

Gen 8 VGC 2022 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Charizard
#0006 Charizard
FireFlying
USAGE 24.9% #9
ABILITYSolar Power
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
Protect 95.8% Blast Burn 92.3% Hurricane 91.0% Ancient Power 74.7% Heat Wave 19.5% Solar Beam 9.6% Air Slash 7.0% Scorching Sands 5.6%
Items
Life Orb 50.6% Weakness Policy 37.1% Charti Berry 6.7% Lum Berry 4.3% Choice Scarf 0.3% Grassy Seed 0.3% Assault Vest 0.3% Sitrus Berry 0.2%
Abilities
Solar Power99.7%Blaze0.3%
Common Teammates
Groudon99.7%Grimmsnarl93.4%Gastrodon83.0%Incineroar64.3%Zacian-Crowned35.5%Urshifu30.2%Eternatus30.0%Lunala21.7%
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Ranked #9 with 24.85% usage. Sorted by reliability score.