Charmeleon
Charmeleon · #0005
Charmeleon is a Fire-type mons. Base stats: Attack 158 · Defense 126 · Stamina 151. Maximum CP at level 50 is 1891. The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game. Use the IV calculator below to lock the exact stats from your appraisal bars.
Hundo CP — Charmeleon at 100% IV
The exact CP a perfect 15/15/15 Charmeleon shows at each encounter type. If the CP matches, it can be a hundo — verify with the IV calculator.
| Field Research reward | CP 708 |
| Raid / egg / breakthrough | CP 944 |
| Weather-boosted raid | CP 1180 |
| Wild (L30 cap) | CP 1417 |
| Wild, weather-boosted (L35) | CP 1535 |
| Shadow (grunt catch) → purifies to hundo | CP 363 |
| Shadow (leader / shadow raid) → purifies to hundo | CP 921 |
Purify-to-hundo: a shadow Charmeleon caught at exactly these CPs is 13/13/13 — purification adds +2 to every IV, making it a guaranteed 15/15/15.
Base stats
CP tier
Lower-tier raid pick — better in PvP brackets (1891 max CP)
Is Charmeleon worth powering up?
Not for raids — with 1891 max CP, Charmeleon matters more in PvP brackets, where stat product beats raw power. Check its league ranks before investing.
Evolution line — stages and candy cost
Every stage of Charmeleon's evolution line with the candy cost between stages. IVs carry through evolution — a high-IV early stage is worth keeping and evolving.
Recommended movesets
Auto-ranked from the learnable-move pool by DPS scoring — a starting point, not a meta-tier verdict.
Legacy & Elite-TM moves
Charmeleon can still learn these retired moves — via an Elite TM, or free during events that re-feature them (Community Day classics, GO Fest). Often the difference between a bag-filler and a meta pick.
Weakness chart — what beats Charmeleon
Best counter recommendations
Frequently asked
Charmeleon reaches a maximum CP of 1891 at level 50 with perfect 15/15/15 IVs (weather-boosted or lucky). At level 40 the CP cap is roughly 88% of that.
The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game.
Charmeleon is not a top raid pick. It shines more in PvP brackets where stat-product matters more than raw power.
Not for raids — with 1891 max CP, Charmeleon matters more in PvP brackets, where stat product beats raw power. Check its league ranks before investing.
Evolve to unlock: functional Hundo IVs on Charizard →
Charmeleon has no functional-hundo spreads of its own — but IVs carry through evolution, and Charizard does. A near-perfect Charmeleon can be a functional Hundo one evolution away. Check the qualifying spreads before transferring.
Related tools
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Data last updated: 2026-07-15
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