- Attack
- 158
- Defense
- 126
- HP
- 151
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 944
- min 842
- Weather boostLv25
- 1,180
- min 1,053
- MaxLv50
- 1,868
- Lv40 1,653
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Charmeleon is a Fire-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 944 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 1,180 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,868 at level 50. It is weak to Water/Ground/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Fire/Grass/Ice/Bug/Steel/Fairy attacks. In raids, Fire Fang + Flamethrower is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Charizard with 100 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Flame Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,868 / 1,891
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Charmeleon mercilessly destroys its foes using its sharp claws. If it encounters a strong foe, it turns aggressive. In this excited state, the flame at the tip of its tail flares with a bluish white color.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Fire FangFlamethrowerBest100% efficiency11.8TDO 159 - 2Fire FangFlame Burst97% efficiency11.4TDO 154
- 3Fire FangFire Punch95% efficiency11.1TDO 150
- 4EmberFlamethrower91% efficiency10.7TDO 144
- 5EmberFlame Burst88% efficiency10.4TDO 140
Top 5 of 9 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire FangBestFire · 1s · STAB | 13 | +9 | 15.6 | 9 |
| EmberFire · 1s · STAB | 10 | +10 | 12 | 10 |
 Scratch*Normal · 0.5s | 6 | +4 | 12 | 8 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlamethrowerBestFire · 2s · STAB | 65 | 50 | 39 | 1.56 |
| Flame BurstFire · 2.5s · STAB | 70 | 50 | 33.6 | 1.68 |
| Fire PunchFire · 2s · STAB | 50 | 33 | 30 | 1.82 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
- * Exclusive move: a move that was only available during events such as Community Day. It now requires an Elite TM.
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Charmeleon's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 124.0
- Actual Defense
- 70.2
- Actual HP
- 99
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Fire FangFlamethrowerBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 76% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,653 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 1,499 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 1,499 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 39.5 | 1,498 | 99.9% |
| 4 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 1,500 | 99.9% |
| 5 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 40.5 | 1,499 | 99.9% |
| 6 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 1,497 | 99.9% |
| 7 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 40.5 | 1,500 | 99.8% |
| 8 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 39.5 | 1,499 | 99.8% |
| 9 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 40.5 | 1,500 | 99.7% |
| 10 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 40 | 1,500 | 99.7% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Stage 1
- Shadow CharmeleonViewing25 CandyBest movesFire FangFlamethrower
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Water
Ground
Rock - ×0.625Fire
Grass
Ice
Bug
Steel
Fairy
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.625
- Water×1.6
Electric×1- Grass×0.625
- Ice×0.625
Fighting×1
Poison×1- Ground×1.6
Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×0.625
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves