Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX Switch

Charmander Starting Stats and Moves

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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
Charmander Image
Type 1 Type 2
Fire -

Base Stats

HP Attack Defense Special Attack Special Defense Speed
43 15 13 15 13 17

Ability

Ability Effect
Blaze When the Pokemon's HP is low, the power of Fire-type moves goes up.

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 ImageSkitty
Type 1: NormalNormal

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 FlyingFlying It damages an enemy. It never misses.
Flamethrower FireFire It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
Rock Tomb RockRock It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
Shadow Claw GhostGhost 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 DarkDark It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Dragon Rage DragonDragon It inflicts a set amount of damage on an enemy. The greater your level, the further this move can reach.
Flame Burst FireFire It even damages a faraway Pokemon. It also damages Pokemon around the target.
Scratch NormalNormal It damages an enemy.

Moves Learned By Level Up

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

Moves Learned By TM

Move Type Effect
Aerial Ace FlyingFlying It damages an enemy. It never misses.
Attract NormalNormal It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Brick Break FightingFighting It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Confide NormalNormal It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Double Team NormalNormal It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Dragon Claw DragonDragon It damages an enemy.
Echoed Voice NormalNormal 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 NormalNormal 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 FireFire It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
Flame Charge FireFire It damages an enemy. It could also boost your Travel Speed.
Flamethrower FireFire It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
Fling DarkDark 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 NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Hidden Power NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Overheat FireFire 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 NormalNormal 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 PsychicPsychic 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 NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Rock Slide RockRock It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Rock Tomb RockRock It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
Round NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Shadow Claw GhostGhost It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Sleep Talk NormalNormal 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 NormalNormal 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 FireFire 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 NormalNormal It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Swords Dance NormalNormal It sharply boosts your Attack. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Toxic PoisonPoison 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 FireFire It leaves an enemy with a Burn.
Work Up NormalNormal 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
CharmanderCharmander -
CharmeleonCharmeleon Evolves from Charmander at Lv. 16
CharizardCharizard 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

Rescue Camp Price
Mt. Cleft 700

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