Charizard build and sets

Q: What is the best Charizard build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Charizard @ Charizardite Y with Blaze and Heat Wave, Protect, Solar Beam and Weather Ball (929 teams).

Q: What item should Charizard hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Charizardite Y (96.4%), Charizardite X (3.2%) and Choice Scarf (0.1%).

Q: What spread (SP) should Charizard run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe with a Timid nature (as EVs: 12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe).

Q: What counters Charizard?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Dragonite, Excadrill and Arcanine-Hisui have the best results against it.

Tier SReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

Fire

FlyingAbilities: Blaze · Solar Power

#1 tournament set

929 teams · has won a tournament

Items: Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Timid
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe

Heat Wave
Protect
Solar Beam
Weather Ball

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SP and nature: the most used spread on the Showdown 1760+ ladder (tournaments publish item, ability and moves, not the spread).

#1 tournament set

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Tournament usage: 16.7%
Win rate: 52.5%
Top cuts: 373
Games: 14,494

Base stats

HP78
Attack84
Defense78
Sp. Atk109
Sp. Def85
Speed100
Total534

In Reg M-C, Charizard showed up on 16.7% of tournament teams (3,118 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 52.5% win rate and 373 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Charizard sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Charizardite Y

Blaze

Heat Wave
Protect
Solar Beam
Weather Ball

929 teams · has won a tournament

Charizardite Y

Blaze

Ancient Power
Heat Wave
Protect
Weather Ball

858 teams · has won a tournament

Charizardite Y

Blaze

Heat Wave
Hurricane
Protect
Weather Ball

588 teams · has won a tournament

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Charizardite Y96.4%
Charizardite X3.2%
Choice Scarf0.1%
Charcoal0.1%
Life Orb0.1%

Moves

Protect99.4%
Heat Wave95.9%
Weather Ball92.6%
Solar Beam39.4%
Ancient Power34.1%
Hurricane22.7%
Dragon Claw2.5%
Flare Blitz2.5%

Abilities

Blaze84.1%
Solar Power10.8%
Drought4.7%

Nature (stat alignment)

Modest58.7%
Timid36.6%
Adamant2.5%

Most used spread (SP)

Spreads from the Showdown 1760+ ladder. Champions gives you 66 Stat Points (max 32 per stat); the EV equivalent is just for reference.

Nature	SP	As EVs	Stats at level 50	usage
Timid	2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe	155 / 93 / 98 / 161 / 105 / 167	47%
Modest	2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe	155 / 93 / 98 / 177 / 105 / 152	16.3%
Modest	32 SpA / 32 Spe	252 SpA / 252 Spe	153 / 93 / 98 / 177 / 105 / 152	13.1%
Modest	5 HP / 31 SpA / 30 Spe	36 HP / 244 SpA / 236 Spe	158 / 93 / 98 / 176 / 105 / 150	9.1%
Modest	6 HP / 32 SpA / 28 Spe	44 HP / 252 SpA / 220 Spe	159 / 93 / 98 / 177 / 105 / 148	5%

Charizard Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

Pokémon	Base	Min (TR)	0 SP	32 SP	Max	Scarf
Charizard	100	108	120	152	167	250
Mega Charizard X	100	108	120	152	167	—
Mega Charizard Y	100	108	120	152	167	—

See the full Speed tier table

Mega Charizard

Mega Charizard X

Tough Claws

Stone: Charizardite X. Held by 3.2% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

HP78
Attack130
Defense111
Sp. Atk130
Sp. Def85
Speed100
Total634

Mega Charizard Y

Drought

Stone: Charizardite Y. Held by 96.4% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

HP78
Attack104
Defense78
Sp. Atk159
Sp. Def115
Speed100
Total634

Most common partners

% of teams with Charizard that also bring each Pokémon.

Good and bad matchups

Win rate of teams with this Pokémon against teams with each opponent (only matchups with 100+ games).

Does well against

Golisopod58.4% · 1,607 games
Volcarona55.7% · 1,590 games
Torkoal55.7% · 560 games

Struggles against

Dragonite46.9% · 836 games
Excadrill48.2% · 948 games
Arcanine-Hisui48.5% · 1,360 games

Weaknesses and resistances

Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

4x weakness

Rock

2x weakness

Water
Electric

Resists (½)

Fire
Fighting
Steel
Fairy

Resists (¼)

Grass
Bug

Immune

Ground

In Showdown games

1,994 rated games (1500+) with this Pokémon on the team.

brought to battle

49.6%

in the lead

33.4%

Most used moves in games

Heat Wave61.4%
Protect49%
Weather Ball41.7%
Ancient Power12.2%
Solar Beam7.6%
Hurricane2%

Leads alongside

Garchomp27.9%
Venusaur11.4%
Kingambit10.4%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Charizard build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Charizard @ Charizardite Y with Blaze and Heat Wave, Protect, Solar Beam and Weather Ball (929 teams).

What item should Charizard hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Charizardite Y (96.4%), Charizardite X (3.2%) and Choice Scarf (0.1%).

What spread (SP) should Charizard run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe with a Timid nature (as EVs: 12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe).

What counters Charizard?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Dragonite, Excadrill and Arcanine-Hisui have the best results against it.

What is Charizard's Speed at level 50?

Base 100: 108 at minimum (Trick Room), 152 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 167 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.