Charizard counters

Gen 9 ZU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Charizard
#0006 Charizard
FireFlying
USAGE 28.7% #3
ABILITYBlaze
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
Flamethrower 83.8% Hurricane 74.4% Focus Blast 50.7% Scorching Sands 42.3% Will-O-Wisp 41.0% Earthquake 24.5% Air Slash 19.2% Roar 14.9%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 83.0% Life Orb 6.8% Choice Specs 5.5% Sitrus Berry 4.2% Salac Berry 0.2% Power Herb 0.1% Eject Pack 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.0%
Abilities
Blaze94.8%Solar Power5.2%
Tera Types
Ground 53.6% Fighting 24.6% Fire 7.7% Steel 6.1% Dragon 3.0% Flying 2.2% Grass 1.9% Dark 0.5%
Common Teammates
Skuntank42.2%Mesprit38.6%Toxicroak32.3%Whiscash29.9%Jolteon26.7%Sandslash23.3%Whimsicott21.1%Venusaur20.7%

Checks & Counters

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

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #3 with 28.65% usage. Sorted by reliability score.