Charmeleon's best moves in Pokémon GO

Charmeleon's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Charmeleon has access to 3 Fast Attacks (Ember, Scratch, and Fire Fang), which cover Fire and Normal-type attacks. When using Ember and Fire Fang you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Ember10101.0s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Bug
  • Steel
  • Grass
  • Ice

• 62.5%
• • Rock
  • Fire
  • Water
  • Dragon

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	10
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	7
Energy	6

Effects

Ember has no special effects.

See Ember details page ↗

Scratch *640.5s

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
• • Rock
  • Steel

• 39.1%
• • Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	2

Effects

Scratch has no special effects.

See Scratch details page ↗

Fire Fang1280.9s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Bug
  • Steel
  • Grass
  • Ice

• 62.5%
• • Rock
  • Fire
  • Water
  • Dragon

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	12
Energy	8
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	0.9s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	8
Energy	5

Effects

Fire Fang has no special effects.

See Fire Fang details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Ember	10	10.00	10	10.00	1.0s	7	6	-
Fire Fang	12	13.33	8	8.89	0.9s	8	5	-
Scratch *	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	4	2	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Charmeleon's Fast Attacks Type Coverage

Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Charmeleon's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Charmeleon has access to 3 Charge Attacks (Flamethrower, Flame Burst, and Fire Punch), which cover Fire-type attacks. When using Flamethrower, Flame Burst, and Fire Punch you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Flamethrower70502.2s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Bug
  • Steel
  • Grass
  • Ice

• 62.5%
• • Rock
  • Fire
  • Water
  • Dragon

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Flamethrower has no special effects.

See Flamethrower details page ↗

Flame Burst70502.6s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Bug
  • Steel
  • Grass
  • Ice

• 62.5%
• • Rock
  • Fire
  • Water
  • Dragon

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	1.0s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	55

Effects

Flame Burst has no special effects.

See Flame Burst details page ↗

Fire Punch55332.2s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Bug
  • Steel
  • Grass
  • Ice

• 62.5%
• • Rock
  • Fire
  • Water
  • Dragon

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	55
Energy	33
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	55
Energy	40

Effects

Fire Punch has no special effects.

See Fire Punch details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Fire Punch	55	25.00	33	-	2.2s	55	40	-
Flame Burst	70	26.92	50	-	2.6s	70	55	-
Flamethrower	70	31.82	50	-	2.2s	90	55	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

There are no Charmeleon moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Charmeleon's Charge Attacks Type Coverage

Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0