Charmander Starting Stats and Moves

This is a page about the Pokemon Charmander in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Read on to find out about Charmander's Base Stats, Abilities, and Moves on starting the game.

Basic Information

Type

Charmander
Type 1	Type 2
Fire	-

Base Stats

Ability

Is Recruiting Charmander Worth It?

Check out our list on Best Pokemon for the Story to find out which Pokemon are best to recruit!

Best Pokemon for the Story

Best Partner for Charmander

Pokemon	Type
Skitty	Type 1: Normal Type 2:

Considering, Charmander's weaknesses, Skitty is the best partner. With access to Charge Beam and Grass Knot from the beginning, Skitty starts out already covering Charmander's weaknesses to Water-, Rock-, and Ground-type moves.

On top of that, Skitty also has access to a wide range of moves like Ice Beam that cover Pokemon types that Charmander can't hit as hard.

Best Moveset

Move	Type	Effect
Aerial Ace	Flying	It damages an enemy. It never misses.
Flamethrower	Fire	It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
Rock Tomb	Rock	It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
Shadow Claw	Ghost	It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.

Notes

• This moveset provides Charmander with excellent coverage and a ranged STAB option with Flamethrower.
• Other moves to consider are Fire Blast, Dragon Claw, Overheat and Brick Break.

Learned Moves

Starting Moves

Move	Type	Effect
Bite	Dark	It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Dragon Rage	Dragon	It inflicts a set amount of damage on an enemy. The greater your level, the further this move can reach.
Flame Burst	Fire	It even damages a faraway Pokemon. It also damages Pokemon around the target.
Scratch	Normal	It damages an enemy.

Moves Learned By Level Up

Lv.	Move	Type	Effect
Base	Scratch	Normal	It damages an enemy.
Base	Growl	Normal	It lowers the Attack of enemies in the same room.
7	Ember	Fire	It damages an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
10	Smokescreen	Normal	It lowers the enemy's accuracy.
16	Dragon Rage	Dragon	It inflicts a set amount of damage on an enemy. The greater your level, the further this move can reach.
19	Scary Face	Normal	It reduces the enemy's Travel Speed.
25	Fire Fang	Fire	It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
28	Flame Burst	Fire	It even damages a faraway Pokemon. It also damages Pokemon around the target.
34	Slash	Normal	It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
37	Flamethrower	Fire	It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
43	Fire Spin	Fire	It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Fire Spin condition.
46	Inferno	Fire	It damages an enemy. It also leaves the enemy with a Burn.

Moves Learned By TM

Move	Type	Effect
Aerial Ace	Flying	It damages an enemy. It never misses.
Attract	Normal	It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Brick Break	Fighting	It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Confide	Normal	It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Double Team	Normal	It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Dragon Claw	Dragon	It damages an enemy.
Echoed Voice	Normal	It damages enemies. It causes more damage if its used repeatedly. The power also goes up when you use it after a teammate uses it.
Facade	Normal	It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
Fire Blast	Fire	It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
Flame Charge	Fire	It damages an enemy. It could also boost your Travel Speed.
Flamethrower	Fire	It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
Fling	Dark	You throw an item in an arc, hitting another Pokemon with it. It causes the same effect as throwing an item at an enemy.
Frustration	Normal	It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Hidden Power	Normal	It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Overheat	Fire	It damages nearby enemies, but it also sharply lowers your Sp. Atk. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Protect	Normal	You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Rest	Psychic	You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return	Normal	It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Rock Slide	Rock	It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Rock Tomb	Rock	It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
Round	Normal	It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Shadow Claw	Ghost	It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Sleep Talk	Normal	If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Substitute	Normal	You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Sunny Day	Fire	It changes the floor's weather to Sunny. The power of Fire-type moves goes up, and the power of Water-type moves goes down.
Swagger	Normal	It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Swords Dance	Normal	It sharply boosts your Attack. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Toxic	Poison	It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	It leaves an enemy with a Burn.
Work Up	Normal	It boosts your Attack and Sp. Atk. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon	How to Evolve
Charmander	-
Charmeleon	Evolves from Charmander at Lv. 16
Charizard	Evolves from Charmeleon at Lv. 36

Can Charmander Mega Evolve?

This Pokemon can not Mega Evolve.

How to Get Charmander

Dungeons Where Charmander is Found

This Pokemon is not found in any Dungeons.

Charmander's Rescue Camp

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Starter Pokemon

Cyndaquil	Totodile	Pikachu	Mudkip
Treecko	Psyduck	Chikorita	Charmander
Bulbasaur	Torchic	Cubone	Machop
Eevee	Squirtle	Skitty	Meowth

Pokemon by Type

Pokemon by Type
Fire	Water	Grass
Electric	Ice	Fighting
Poison	Ground	Flying
Psychic	Bug	Rock
Ghost	Dragon	Dark
Fairy	Steel	Normal

Legendary Pokemon

List of Legendary Pokemon