Charizard inSuper Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Pokémon
Other playable appearances	inBrawl inUltimate
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Mega Evolution
Tier	E (42)

Charizard (リザードン,Lizardon) is a playable character inSuper Smash Bros. 4. Its return to the series was announced during aSuper Smash Bros. Direct on April 8th, 2014, during which its fellowPokémon fighterGreninja was also revealed.^[1] It is no longer a part ofPokémon Trainer, who, along withSquirtle andIvysaur, did not return. Shin'ichirō Miki reprises his role as Charizard's voice actor, albeit via re-recorded voice clips that match how it sounds in thePokémon anime.

Charizard is ranked 42nd out of 54 on thetier list, placing it in the E tier. This is a marginal improvement to Pokémon Trainer's placement inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, who was ranked 29th out of 38 characters. Due to now being a standalone character, Charizard's playstyle is much more consistent, and its moveset is no longer burdened bystamina. Fittingly for a super heavyweight, Charizard boasts an array of strong KOing options and impressive endurance, which are supplemented byrage and its varied recovery, respectively.

Charizard also boasts a potent grab game that allows for combos, KO set-ups, and even KOing outright; its up throw, in particular, is the second strongest throw of any kind in the game. Lastly, Charizard's overall mobility is quite fast for a super heavyweight. Itswalking anddashing speeds are among the fastest in the game, while a number of its moves boast minimal start-up lag alongside respectable utility.

However, Charizard has some very noticeable weaknesses. Despite having a number of regular moves with minimal start-up lag, its overall frame data is nevertheless below-average compared to most of the cast. Unsurprisingly for a super heavyweight, Charizard is susceptible to combos and juggling; although it has options to escape from a disadvantaged state, they are easily exploitable.

In the early stages ofSSB4's metagame, Charizard endured very poor tournament representation and results, to the point of being widely considered the single worst character in the game. Thanks to consistently receiving very useful buffs via game updates, however, Charizard's tournament presence has considerably improved at a gradual pace, particularly in regional tournaments outside of North America. This success has been reflected by Charizard's current status as a mid-tier character.

Attributes[edit]

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Unlike the other playable Pokémon, who are either lightweights (Pikachu,Jigglypuff andMewtwo) or middleweights (Lucario andGreninja), Charizard is a superheavyweight. Although its overall damage output and endurance are fittingly very high, it deviates from its weight class's archetype in a few ways. The most noticeable of these differences is its hurtboxes and mobility. Charizard does not have hurtboxes on its wings, and they only cover slightly more than the base of its tail.^[2][3] As a result, Charizard's wings and the majority of its tail are effectively immune to opposing hitboxes.

Regarding mobility, Charizard'sdashing speed is the ninth fastest in the game, whereas itswalking speed is tied with Mewtwo's for the fifteenth fastest in the game. LikePit andDark Pit, it has below-averagefalling speed andmultiple double jumps: the former makes itfloaty despite its weight and thus enables it to avoid certain set-ups, whereas the latter assists its recovery. However, Charizard's mobility also has very apparent flaws. Itstraction is tied with Mewtwo's for the second lowest in the game, while itsrolls are among the slowest in the game. By extension, Charizard's below-averageair speed hinders its otherwise varied recovery, and its falling speed makes it more susceptible to combos and being KO'd vertically because of its highgravity.

Charizard's greatest strength is its KO potential: thanks to its plethora of KOing options, it can easily and/or reliably KO opponents either on the ground or in the air. Sweetspotted forward smash, sweetspotted back aerial, and Flare Blitz are Charizard's strongest attacks: while near theedge ofFinal Destination, each of them KO middleweights below 85% and 75% inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, respectively. Alternatively, Charizard possesses a few safer, albeit somewhat weaker KOing options in sweetspotted forward tilt, up tilt, down smash, sweetspotted forward aerial, up aerial, up smash, and up throw.

Out of these weaker KOing options, up smash and up throw are the most effective. Up smash hits grounded and aerial opponents on frames 6 and 7, respectively; deals respectable damage; and reliably KOs either grounded or aerial opponents. Conversely, up throw is the second strongest throw of any kind in the game (surpassed only byNess' back throw), which enables it to KO reliably, even without the aid of aplatform.

Another of Charizard's strengths is the utility of its moveset. Neutral attack is a prime example of this utility: it is among the most damaging of its kind in the game; possesses deceptive speed and range; and is decent atjab canceling. Down tilt, neutral aerial, and forward aerial have significant ranges and fairly minimal lag, which makes them useful for spacing like neutral attack. These three particular attacks also have specific perks: down tilt and sweetspotted forward aerial are useful edge-guarding options thanks to beingsemi-spikes, whereas neutral aerial is a useful combo starter from low to medium percentages, yet decently safe on shield or when missed thanks to its auto-cancel window and hitbox placements.

Forward smash and up aerial grantintangibility throughout their durations, which essentially enables Charizard to use them to retaliate against incoming attacks. Up tilt and up smash are reliable anti-air attacks, thanks to their ranges and Charizard's wings not having hurtboxes. Down smash simultaneously hits in front of and behind Charizard. When coupled with its quake hitboxes and its sweetspot being a semi-spike, it is very useful for punishing rolls and edge-guarding. In addition to up throw's aforementioned KO potential, the remainder of Charizard's grab game possesses respectable utility: its forward and back throws have decent damage outputs and are reliable for setting up edge-guards, whereas its down throw is a reliable combo starter from low to medium percentages.

The respectable level of utility within Charizard's moveset also extends to itsspecial moves.Flamethrower is a short-rangedprojectile that can be angled to safely rack up damage; intercept approaches and some other projectiles; or gimp recoveries. Rock Smash grants 18 frames of superarmor beginning on frame 5, which makes it useful against incoming attacks and a somewhat safe landing option. Lastly, Flare Blitz and Fly are both highly protective recovery options. Flare Blitz covers a great amount of horizontal distance, and grants 30 frames of armor that begin on frame 23 and can withstand a maximum of 15%. Conversely, Fly has fairly minimal start-up lag and grants 11 frames of super armor beginning on frame 4.

However, Charizard has significant flaws. Like its fellow super heavyweights, it suffers from a lack of reliable landing options; when coupled with its slow air speed and air acceleration, weakening its landing mix-ups, Charizard has only neutral aerial and Rock Smash as fairly safe landing options. Charizard'sneutral game is also limited because of its lack of safety on shield. Although its neutral game has decent defensive potential, it suffers against opponents that can pressure it safely and force it to approach unsafely, such asZero Suit Samus.

Although several Charizard's normal moves have minimal start-up lag, its overall frame data is below-average compared to most of the cast. This is especially apparent with several of its most useful and/or potent attacks: up aerial and Flamethrower have considerable amounts of start-up lag, whereas forward/down smashes, back/down aerials, Flare Blitz, and Rock Smash each have considerable amounts of start-up and ending lag. In addition, some of Charizard's most useful and/or potent attacks have specific flaws aside from lag. Flamethrower's decay can prevent it from spacing effectively when used frequently. Flare Blitz'srecoil damage makes it best used strictly as a punishment option. Forward smash, forward aerial, back aerial, down aerial, and Rock Smash require their sweetspots to KO reliably, whereas up throw's KO potential can be hindered viadirectional influence.

A few of Charizard'scustom moves alleviate some of its weaknesses. Dragon Rush is effectively its best custom move: although it deals slightly less damage and has very minimal KO potential, it hits multiple times, cannot be blocked by opponents when recovering, has less lag, and lacks recoil damage. Rising Cyclone is drastically stronger, to the point that it is capable of KOing most characters under 80%. However, it covers much less distance, to the point that it travels roughly as high asRising Uppercut. Fly High covers slightly more distance, but at the cost of not dealing any damage. Lastly, Sinking Skull is slightly faster,buries grounded opponents and, when sweetspotted, meteor smashes aerial opponents. However, it does not have any super armor, so it worsens Charizard's already poor landing options.

Overall, Charizard is essentially an "all-rounder" version of a super heavyweight, yet it is also comparable toBowser in certain ways: its air physics and a number of its moves are similar to his, while its grab game is very useful for combos and KOing. Unlike Bowser, however, Charizard possesses faster grounded mobility, greater moveset utility, and a better recovery at the cost of raw power and balanced aerial mobility.

These traits make Charizard's playstyle require patience like Bowser's, yet deviate from his by requiring an appropriate balance of offense and defense, instead of being largely defensive.Reads andbaits can also be very beneficial for Charizard's most potent punishment options, particularly its smash attacks and sweetspotted back aerial. However, its other useful assets enable it not be as dependent on mindgames like Bowser is.

From a competitive standpoint, Charizard is currently placed in the lower portion of the mid-tier. While it had been previously regarded as a bottom-tier character, and even the single worst character in the game before update1.0.6, the substantial buffs it consistently received from game updates led it to be widely regarded as a potential low-tier or mid-tier character even before its improved results and tier reassessment.

Despite being well-rounded for a super heavyweight, many players cite Charizard as one of the more complex heavyweights to utilize, which was reflected by its generally below-average tournament representation in North America before 2017. Nevertheless, Charizard has managed to achieve sparse but notable results in tournaments outside of North America, such as winning some regional tournaments. In addition, its tournament success in North America began to show improvement in 2017, as shown byBloodcross andSharpy placing 17th and 33rd, respectively, atCEO Dreamland.

Changes fromSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Charizard has received a mix of buffs and nerfs in the transition fromBrawl toSSB4. Direct comparisons to its appearance inBrawl are somewhat abstract because it could not be played as an individual character; however, it is generally agreed that Charizard itself has been buffed. Charizard's playstyle is drastically different from that ofPokémon Trainer as a whole: in general, the loss of its teammates makes its playstyle much more consistent than Pokémon Trainer's, but less capable of adapting to matchups.

Charizard has received some notable buffs. The removal ofstamina grants its moveset consistent power, which is further supplemented by therage mechanic, enabling its wide array of KOing options to become even more potent. Regarding individual buffs, Charizard's grounded mobility has greatly improved: its already fast dashing speed has become the ninth fastest inSSB4, while itswalking speed has gone from being the slowest inBrawl to being tied withMewtwo's as the fifteenth fastest inSSB4.

Charizard's grab game has also improved: up throw is now a reliable KOing option and the second strongest throw of any kind in the game, whereas down throw has been re-purposed from a KOing option into a reliable combo starter at low to medium percentages. Lastly, Rock Smash now grants superarmor and Flare Blitz, its new side special, boasts KO and recovery potential.

However, Charizard has also received nerfs. The removal ofgliding has greatly weakened its recovery, while Flare Blitz is not as flexible for horizontal recovery as gliding was. Flare Blitz is also burdened withrecoil damage, regardless of whether or not it hits a target, and its extremely slow nature makes it very difficult to connect, and it is highly punishable if it misses. Regarding individual nerfs, Charizard's heavier weight, fasterfalling speed, and slowerair speed collectively make it more vulnerable to combos and juggling, especially when combined with the removal ofhitstun canceling, which overall does not benefit Charizard much as its combo grab is limited outside of its throws. While some of its moves deal more knockback and are thus able to KO earlier, this in turn makes them less suitable for combos past medium percentages, and despite having stronger KO options, some of Charizard's move such as down tilt, down throw, andRock Smash, have reduced KO potential. Charizard's aerial game has also seen some nerfs. Not only is its air speed slower, but its neutral aerial has smaller hitboxes, forward aerial is less effective as an edgeguarding tool, back and up aerials are much slower, down aerial has considerably decreased range, and Charizard has lost its glide attack. Lastly, Charizard's overall grab range has been shortened, and all of its grabs are slower, meaning that despite its stronger grab game, Charizard has more difficulty actually getting the grabs it needs.

Aesthetics[edit]

• Charizard's design has changed. It has smaller teeth and a slightly less pronounced snout; the corners of its mouth are curved upward; and its wings' metacarpal joints are slightly longer and slightly thinner. Additionally, Charizard's teeth are now white instead of beige; its patagium's interior is now midnight green instead of Persian green; and its tail's flame is now orange instead of vermilion. Lastly, the aesthetic used inSSB4 has resulted in Charizard having a sleeker design, and the orange portion of its skin being more vibrant. Altogether, these changes make Charizard appear virtually identical to its appearance inPokédex 3D Pro.
• Charizard has received three newalternate costumes.
• Charizard is slightly more expressive. Its irises now shrink during itssidestep and when it is hit or launched. The majority of Charizard's animations are also more fluid.
• Charizard has new voice clips. Its grunts and roars now match how they sound in thePokémon anime.
• Due to being separate fromPokémon Trainer, Charizard has a newvictory pose that replaces the one that involves Pokémon Trainer petting it. Its new victory pose consists of Charizard using its new side special,Flare Blitz, to descend from the air and crash into the ground before striking a pose.
• Charizard's body now faces the screen regardless of whether it's facing left or right.
• Dash's animation has slightly changed. Charizard now flaps its wings while dashing.

Attributes[edit]

• Due to the limitations of theNintendo 3DS' processing power,^[4] Charizard is no longer connected to Pokémon Trainer viaPokémon Change orcharacter selection screen input.^[1]
  • As a result, Charizard is no longer affected bystamina ortype effectiveness (although the former is far more beneficial than the latter), allowing Charizard to be consistently powerful throughout an entire match.
  • However, Charizard can no longer switch toSquirtle (and subsequentlyIvysaur) to adapt to different matchups and cover up its own weaknesses.
• Charizardwalks much faster (0.7 → 1.2), going from the slowest out of 39 characters to the 15th fastest out of 58.
• Charizarddashes faster (1.8 → 2.0).
• Charizard's initial dash is slower (1.3 → 1), now being tied with Bowser for the slowest initial dash in the game.
• Charizard'sair speed is slower (0.987 → 0.92), going from the 14th fastest to the 12th slowest.
• Charizardfalls faster (1.35 → 1.4). This slightly improves its vertical endurance, but makes it slightly more susceptible to combos.
• Charizard's gravity is higher (0.085 → 0.11).
  • Despite this, Charizard's mid airjumps are higher.
• Charizard is heavier (110 → 116).
• Charizard'straction is lower (0.055 → 0.04). When combined with Charizard's slower grab and up smash, this significantly hinders Charizard's ability to punishout of shield.
• Rolls have decreased ending lag (FAF 35 (forward)/FAF 36 (backward) → 33 (both)).
• Roll have decreased intangibility (frames 4-19 → 4-18).
• Spot dodge has more startup lag with a short duration (frames 2-20 → 3-18) and it has increased ending lag (FAF 26 → 28).
• Air dodge has less startup (frame 4 → 3) and ending lag (FAF 40 → 34).
• Item throw is stronger (1.198 → 1.208).
• Charizard no longer hashurtboxes on its wings. This makes it harder to hit from above, especially during animations such as its midair jumps, and causes its wing attacks to effectively be fully disjointed.
• The removal ofgliding significantly hinders Charizard's recovery.^[1] This also means that Charizard no longer has a glide attack, removing Charizard's safest aerial/KO option.
• The removal of meteor canceling significantly improves Charizard's endurance against meteor smashes, as it previously had one of the least effective meteor cancel windows inBrawl, while its down aerial is also a more effective meteor smash.

Ground attacks[edit]

• Neutral attack:
  • The first two hits transition into the next hit slightly faster (frame 10 → 9).
  • The final hit deals more knockback (40 (base), 110 (scaling) → 60/130).
  • The far hitbox for the first two hits now takes priority (ID #3 → 0).
  • All hits have a shorter duration (frames 4-7 → 4-5 (hit 1), frames 5-7 → 5-6 (hit 2), frames 7-10 → 7-9 (hit 3)).
  • The far hitbox for the first two hits is smaller (5u → 4.5u) and has been moved closer to Charizard.
  • The hitbox the furthest inside Charizard's body (for the first two hits) has been removed.
  • The final hit deals less damage (6% → 5%).
• Forward tilt:
  • Forward tilt has less startup lag (frame 12 → 11).
  • Forward tilt has increased base knockback (35 → 40), improving the sweetspot's KO potential.
  • The sweetspot launches opponents at a more favorable angle (361° → 40°).
  • Forward tilt now has two sweetspot hitboxes rather than just one.
  • The sourspot deals less damage (10% → 7%).
  • The original sweetspot has a smaller hitbox (5.5u → 4u).
  • Forward tilt has more ending lag (FAF 42 → 43).
• Up tilt:
  • Up tilt's animation has changed. Charizard now slightly fans out its wings while thrusting them upward.
  • The wing hitbox reaches higher (y offset: 28 → 30).
  • Up tilt's hitboxes have been moved backwards (z offset: 2.5 → 0). This increases its range behind Charizard but reduces its range in front of Charizard.
  • Up tilt no longer grants intangibility to Charizard's wings, although since Charizard's wings now lack hurtboxes, this change has no impact.
  • Up tilt has a shorter duration (frames 9-15 → 9-13).
• Down tilt:
  • Charizard's down tilt has an altered animation. While Charizard still thrusts its head forward, it no longer bites.
  • Down tilt now has one extended hitbox rather than three normal hitboxes (3.5u/5u/5u → 3.5u).
    • This makes the move consistently powerful, and it is now disjointed; rather than failing to fully cover Charizard's head.
    • However, this slightly decreases the move's vertical range.
  • Down tilt now has a windbox from frames 5-7.
  • Charizard's neck deals more damage (8% → 10%), although its knockback was compensated (20 (base), 100 (scaling) → 60/60).
  • Down tilt is now asemi-spike (361°/65°/75° → 30°).
  • Down tilt has a reducedtrip chance (40%/50% → 30%), although it is still incapable of tripping due to its knockback and angle.
  • Down tilt has more startup (frame 8 → 9) and ending lag (FAF 28 → 31).
  • Charizard's head deals less damage (12% → 10%) and knockback (40 (base), 100 (scaling) → 60/60), significantly hindering its KO potential.
• Dash attack:
  • Dash attack has less ending lag (FAF 45 → 40).
  • Dash attack deals more knockback (70 (base), 50 (scaling) → 100/45 (clean), 45/30 → 100/30 (late)).
  • Dash attack launches opponents at a lower angle (80°/90°/100° → 50°/60° (clean), (80°/90°/110° → 60°/75° (late)).
  • Dash attack has smaller hitboxes (4.5u/4.5u/4.5u → 4.5u/4u (clean), 4u/4u/4u → 4u/3.5u (late)) and it has lost its hitbox, which was the furthest inside Charizard.
• Forward smash:
  • Forward smash's animation has slightly changed. Charizard now swings its head in a more pronounced motion. This new animation increases its horizontal range.
    • However, the move now has two extended hitboxes rather than four normal hitboxes (6u/6u/6u/6u → 6u/5.5u), decreasing its vertical range and making it cover less of Charizard's body.
  • Forward smash deals more knockback (40 (base), 98 (scaling) → 60/94), improving the neck hitbox's KO potential.
  • Forward smash has lost its initial hit, shortening its duration (frames 22-27 (hit 1)/28-30 (hit 2) → 22-24) and making it deal less damage overall (22% → 17%).
    • This also increases its ending lag as its total duration was unchanged.
    • Additionally, the head hitbox has a shorter duration (3 frames → 2) and deals less damage (17% → 14%), hindering its KO potential.
  • Charizard starts charging forward smash slightly earlier (frame 17 → 16).
  • Forward smash has decreased intangibility (frames 22-26 → 22-25).
  • Forward smash now launches opponents at a consistent angle (45°/40°/35°/361° → 45°), no longer being able to semi-spike opponents.
  • The 1.19x damage multiplier againstshields, and the increase toshieldstun significantly improve forward smash's shield pressuring potential, although it remains easily punishable on shield.
• Up smash:
  • Due to Charizard's wings no longer possessing hurtboxes, up smash is a much safer anti-air option, allowing it to always beat out attacks from opponents above Charizard.
  • The first hit's upper wing hitbox is larger (4u → 5u).
  • The second hit has less startup lag with a longer duration (frames 17-21 → 16-21).
  • The second hit has larger hitboxes (5.5u/4.5u/3.5u/2.5u → 5.5u/5u/4.5u).
  • The second hit no longer has sourspots on the top of Charizard's wing with lower knockback scaling (100/90 → 107).
  • Charizard no longer slides nearly as far when performing a dashing up smash (although Charizard still travels further than itsDACUS variant inBrawl). This makes its hits connect better. However, this hinders its approach potential.
  • The first hit's launching hit has higher set knockback (90/80 → 100) and its angle has been altered 115°/105° → 110°).
  • The first hit's lower wing hitboxes have altered set knockback (60 (lower wing)/40 (middle wing) → 30/60).
  • The first hit's middle wing hitbox now takes priority over the lower wing hitbox (ID#1 → 0).
  • The first hit's middle and upper wing hitboxes have altered angles (100° → 140°/280°).
    • This allows them to connect more reliably into the second hit against aerial opponents.
    • However, this hinders the move's ability to lead into the second hit against smaller characters.
  • The first hit has more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 5-11 → 6-11), no longer being tied for the fastest up smash.
  • Up smash no longer hastranscendent priority.
  • Charizard starts charging up smash smash slightly earlier (frame 4 → 3).
  • The first hit now only has one launching hitbox, with the hitbox positioned within Charizard being removed.
  • The first hit's middle wing hitbox is smaller (5u → 4.2u).
  • The second hit's previous sweetspots have decreased knockback scaling (110 → 107).
• Down smash:
  • Down smash's animation has slightly changed. Charizard now stomps the ground with one foot, instead of both feet.
  • Down smash has increased knockback scaling (75 (all) → 79 (sweetspot)/85 (sourspot)), improving its KO potential.
  • Down smash can now hit aerial opponents.
  • The sweetspot is now a semi-spike (80° → 33°), improving its KO and edgeguarding potential.
  • The sourspot's angle has been altered (80° → 46°). While this improves its KO potential near the horizontal blastzone, it also significantly hinders its KO potential near the vertical blastzone, as well as its overall KO potential.
  • The sweetspot's have smaller hitboxes (10u/10u → 6u/6u). As the sweetspots are positioned at the end of Charizard's wings, this significantly decreases down smash's range despite the sweetspots being repositioned further horizontally (z offset: 19/-13 → 21/-15).
  • Charizard starts charging down smash smash slightly earlier (frame 3 → 2).

Aerial attacks[edit]

• All aerials except back aerial have decreased landing lag (22 frames → 20 (neutral/up), 32 frames → 22 (forward), 35 frames → 33 (down)).
• Neutral aerial:
  • Neutral aerial has smaller hitboxes (4u/4u/4u/4u/4u → 3.5u/3u/1.5u/3.5u), as well as losing the hitbox on Charizard's body.
  • Neutral aerial has more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 8-27 → 9-25).
  • Neutral aerial has decreased knockback scaling (90 → 78).
• Forward aerial:
  • Charizard has a new forward aerial, a downward slash with its claws. Compared to the previous forward aerial, it deals more damage (4% (near)/3% (mid)/2% (far/farthest)/11% (total) → 12% (early)/13% (clean tip)), significantly improving its KO potential despite dealing less knockback than the first hit of the previous forward aerial (70 (base), 100 (scaling) → 35/92 (early), 37/92 (clean tip)).
  • Forward aerial has less startup (frame 9 → 8) and ending lag (FAF 48 → 47).
  • Forward aerial has a shorter duration (frames 9-16 → 8-11).
  • Forward aerialauto-cancels later (frame 26 → 35), now requiring perfect timing to be auto-cancelled in a short hop.
  • Forward aerial has smaller hitboxes (6u/8u/11u/13u → 4.6u/4u/3u/4.8u).
  • Forward aerial launches opponents at a less favorable angle (25° → 361° (early)/34° (clean)), which, along with its lower base knockback, hinders its edgeguarding potential.
• Back aerial:
  • Back aerial has a new animation where Charizard thrusts its tail much further, with its hitboxes being re-positioned accordingly. This significantly increases its range.
    • However, this new animation is longer (41 frames → 52), increasing the amount of time Charizard cannot grab the ledge after using the move.
  • Back aerial deals more damage (9% (flame)/7% (tail)/5% (wing) → 16%/14%/11%), significantly improving its KO potential despite its decreased knockback (30 (base), 130/100 (scaling) → 50/90).
  • Back aerial no longer has an initial wing hitbox, which in turn:
    • Significantly increases its startup lag and shortens its duration (frame 7-9 (hit 1)/10-12 (hit 2) → 14-16).
    • Removes its ability to link into the clean hit, making the sweetspot harder to land.
  • Back aerial has smaller hitboxes (6u/6u/6u/6u (hit 2) → 5u/4u/4u/2.8u).
  • Back aerial has more ending lag (FAF 42 → 46).
  • Back aerial has more landing lag (22 frames → 24).
  • Back aerial auto-cancels much later (frame 24 → 44), removing its ability to auto-cancel with a short hop.
    • Altogether, these changes greatly hinder back aerial's approach potential despite its increased range.
  • The changes to shields as well as back aerial's increased range and damage significantly improve its shield pressuring potential, especially the sweetspot.
• Up aerial:
  • Charizard has a new up aerial. Charizard swings its head in an upwards arc (similar toBowser's). It deals more damage (10% (clean)/7% (late) → 13%) and has increased base knockback (20 → 30), significantly improving its KO potential compared to the previous up aerial.
  • Up aerial has more horizontal range due to its new animation.
  • Up aerial has much more startup lag with a much shorter duration due to no longer possessing a late hit (frames 6-8 (clean)/9-27 (late) → 12-15).
  • Up aerial grants less intangibility to Charizard's head/neck (frames 6-11 → 11-15).
  • Up aerial has a shorter initial auto-cancel window despite its increased startup lag (frames 1-5 → 1-3).
  • Up aerial has a longer animation (46 frames → 59). This increases the amount of time Charizard cannot grab the ledge after using the move, although it now hasinterruptibility frames to compensate for its total duration.
• Down aerial:
  • Down aerial's upper hitbox can now hit aerial opponents, increasing the move's upwards reach against aerial opponents.
  • Down aerial has received a late hitbox that deals 8% and launches at a horizontal angle. This lengthens its duration (frames 18-20 → 18-20 (clean)/21-26 (late)).
    • However, the late hit has had its knockback uncompensated, so the move is more susceptible to punishment at lower percents.
  • Down aerial's animation has slightly changed. Charizard now performs a stomp with one foot, instead of adouble foot stomp. This animation is still the same length, so this has no practical effect.
  • Down aerial's upper hitbox has an altered angle (361° → 270°). This improves its edgeguarding potential but hinders its KO potential on stage.
  • Down aerial's main hitbox is smaller (8u → 6u) and has been repositioned higher (y offset: -7 → -3), significantly reducing its downwards range (despite now being an extended hitbox). This removes Charizard's ability to hit the entire cast with down aerial out of a full hop at max height and still auto-cancel the down aerial.
  • Down aerial's main hitbox nowmeteor smashes grounded opponents rather than sending them vertically (70° → 270°). While this means that down aerial can potentiallytrip opponents at lower percents, this also hinders its KO potential on stage, especially since grounded opponents can nowtech the down aerial, combined with the upper hitbox now also being a meteor smash.

Throws/other attacks[edit]

• All grabs have larger grabboxes (4u/3.5/3.5u (all) → 5.4u (standing/pivot)/4.3u (dash)). This increases pivot grab's range despite it not being extended as far out (z offset: -18 → z stretch: -17.6).
• All grabs have increased start-up (frame 6 → 8 (standing), frame 8 → 10 (dash), frame 10 → 11 (pivot)) and ending lag (FAF 30 → 34 (standing), FAF 37 → 42 (dash), FAF 36 → 40 (pivot)).
• Standing and dash grabs do not extend as far out (z offset: 17 (standing)/14 (dash)) → z stretch: 13.6/12.3), reducing their range despite their larger grabboxes.
  • In addition to this, Charizard no longer takes a large step forward while performing standing grab, greatly reducing its range.
• Forward throw:
  • Charizard releases opponents earlier from forward throw (frame 40 → 27).
    • This makes the throw harder to DI.
    • However, this significantly increases its ending lag as its total duration was unchanged.
• Back throw:
  • Charizard releases opponents later from back throw (frame 16 → 29). While this makes back throw easier to DI, it also significantly decreases its ending lag as its total duration was unchanged, with the throw now being almost lagless.
• Up throw:
  • Charizard has a new up throw, a dive-bombing slam, similar toKirby andMeta Knight's up throws. Compared to the previous up throw, it deals much more knockback (70 (base), 140 (scaling) → 50/220), greatly improving its KO potential (now being the strongest up throw).
    • Additionally, due to its new properties, Charizard can now land on a platform above it, further improving up throw's KO potential.
  • The collateral hit has a longer duration (frames 29-30 → 52-58) and has increased base knockback (40 → 60).
  • Charizard releases opponents much later from up throw (frame 30 → 58), and it has more ending lag (FAF 50 → 80).
  • Up throw launches opponents at a less favorable angle (90° → 70°), hindering its KO potential and making DI more effective against it (especially when combined with the previous point).
• Down throw:
  • Down throw has less ending lag (FAF 82 → 71).
  • Down throw has more base knockback but much less knockback scaling (40 (base), 300 (scaling) → 70/130).
    • This significantly improves its combo potential, especially with its lower ending lag.
    • However, this greatly hinders its KO potential.
  • Down throw's visual effects have changed. Its flames are now orange, instead of vermilion.

Special moves[edit]

• Flamethrower andFly are higher pitched.
• Flamethrower:
  • Flamethrower has more base knockback (12/10 → 30/15) and larger hitboxes (4.0u → 5.0u).
  • The flames have a lowerSDI multiplier (1.2x → 0.5x). When combined with the weakening of said mechanic, this makes Flamethrower significantly more difficult to escape from.
  • Charizard no longer steps back when performing Flamethrower, increasing its range.
    • However, this also makes Charizard easier to hit when it is initiating Flamethrower.
  • Flamethrower's visual effects have changed. It now appears as a consistent stream of orange flames, instead of individual vermilion flames separated by small gaps.
  • Flamethrower has increased ending lag (FAF 69 → 71).
  • The flames have an increased hitlag multiplier (0.5x → 1.0x).
  • Charizard now gets pushed backwards when it lands Flamethrower. This significantly hinders Flamethrower's damage-racking ability.
    • Charizard can also easily slide off platforms when this occurs.
• Flare Blitz:
  • Due to the removal ofPokémon Change, Charizard has a new side special, Flare Blitz. It is aflaming, corkscrew tackle that deals respectable damage; propels Charizard far horizontally; and grants 30 frames ofarmor that can withstand a maximum of 15%. This move grants Charizard a new and powerful KO option and recovery tool; however, it is rather laggy, causesrecoil damage, and Charizard can easily self-destruct while using the move.
• Fly:
  • Fly covers more vertical distance, improving its recovery potential.
  • The weakening ofSDI makes Fly significantly more difficult to escape from.
• Rock Smash:
  • Rock Smash is now Charizard's down special move, instead of its side special move.
  • Rock Smash now grants super armor on frames 5-23.
  • The weakening ofSDI makes Rock Smash significantly more difficult to escape from.
  • The 1.19x damage multiplier against shields overall improves Rock Smash's shield pressuring potential, even with its reduced damage output.
  • Rock Smash has more ending lag (FAF 62 → 72).
  • If Charizard is prematurely hit out of Rock Smash (before the move gains super armor), the rock will no longer immediately break and trigger the fragments, hindering its use as a fast attack to use in pressure situations.
  • Rock Smash deals less damage (18% (boulder)/5% (fragments) → 14%/3%). This hinders the rock's KO potential while also reducing the fragment's damage-racking potential.
  • The rock hitbox is smaller (8.5u (ground)/8u (air) → 7.8u (both)).
  • The fragments deal more knockback (55 (base), 30 (scaling) → 70/50), which makes them connect less reliably while still being far too weak to KO.
• Mega Charizard X:
  • Charizard has a newFinal Smash,Mega Charizard X. Charizard undergoesMega Evolution to become Mega Charizard X. LikeTriple Finish, Mega Charizard X can useFire Blast. Unlike Triple Finish, Mega Charizard X is a transformation-based Final Smash that can fly freely across the stage; use Fire Blast as a projectile, similarly toSuper Dragon; useDragon Rush, regardless of whether or notcustom moves are enabled; and grants both super armor andflinch resistance throughout its duration. However, Mega Charizard X's duration will shorten upon receiving damage.

Update history[edit]

Initially considered one of the worst characters in the game, Charizard has been buffed significantly via game updates. Update1.0.8 granted Charizard arguably its most beneficial buffs: it improved neutral attack's reliability; increased back aerial's range; and re-purposed up and down throws into a viable KOing option and Charizard's best combo starter, respectively. Although the buffs granted by update1.1.0 were not as prominent in comparison, they nevertheless improved the utility of Charizard's moveset.

The changes to shield mechanics brought about by updates 1.1.0 and1.1.1 are a mixed bag for Charizard: they make its highhitlag attacks safer and more threatening against shields, yet worsen itsout of shield options. Lastly, update1.1.5 followed a similar route to 1.0.8 by granting very beneficial buffs for Charizard: it increased itsair speed; increased the damage outputs and decreased the landing lag of its aerials; and gave Flare Blitz an additional hitbox that can allow it to punish a wider variety of maneuvers.

1.0.4

• Four frames of intangibility have been added to Charizard's head for its shielding animation. This leaves Charizard less susceptible toshield stabbing, as its head is not covered by the shield during these first frames even at full health, and could therefore be hit prior to the change.
• Dragon Rush deals less damage: 15% → 11%.
• Some properties of what appear to be the headbutt inRock Hurl andFlamethrower have been adjusted.

1.0.6

• Down tilt's startup (frame 11 → 9) and total duration decreased (FAF 33 → 31).
• Neutral aerial has more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 8-28 → 9-25).
• Neutral aerial has smaller hitboxes (4u/4u/4u/4u/4u → 3.5u/3u/1.5u/3.5u), with the move losing one of its hitboxes.
• Except the late claw hitbox, forward aerial deals less knockback (45 (base)/100 (scaling) → 35/92), hindering its KO potential.
• Forward aerial's late claw hitbox deals more knockback (25 (base)/80 (scaling) → 32/97), significantly improving its KO potential to the point of now being the move's sweetspot.
• Back aerial's sweetspot is larger (4u → 4.5u) and it has been positioned further along Charizard's tail (z offset: 0 → -1), improving its range.
• Up throw deals 3% more damage (8% → 11%), restoring its damage output fromBrawl and improving its KO potential.
• Flare Blitz deals 1% morerecoil damage (4% (no contact)/9% (contact) → 5%/10%).

1.0.8

• Neutral attack's first hit has higher set knockback (15/10 → 26/22). This notably means it is no longer possible for the opponent to shield the second hit if they are hit by the near first hit.
• The first two hits of neutral attack transition slightly faster (frame 11 → 10).
• The third hit of neutral attack has higher knockback scaling (110 → 130), improving its KO potential.
• Forward aerial's claw hitbox is larger (4.3u (early)/4.5u (late) → 4.6u/4.8u).
• Forward aerial has a longer duration (frames 8-11 → 8-12).
• Up throw launches opponents at a higher angle (60° → 70°) and it has much higher knockback scaling (160 → 220). This not only greatly improves its KO potential (to the point of becoming the strongest up throw in the game without DI), but it also improves its combo potential at lower percents.
• Down throw has less ending lag (FAF 82 → 73).
• Down throw deals drastically less knockback (40 (base)/300 (scaling) → 70/130) and it launches opponents at a higher angle (361° → 70°). This completely removes its KO potential, but when combined with its lower ending lag, this grants it combo potential.

1.1.0

• Forward tilt deals more damage on its sweetspot (10% → 11%), improving its KO potential.
• The second furthest hitbox on forward tilt is now a sweetspot, dealing much more damage (7% → 11%) and having higher base knockback (30 → 40), greatly improving its KO potential.
• Down tilt has received awindbox from frames 5-7 that pushes opponents forwards. This notably prevents down tilt from whiffing at close range.
• Back aerial has less landing lag (36 frames → 33).
• Down throw has less ending lag (FAF 73 → 71).

1.1.1

• Rock Smash has more ending lag (FAF 62 → 72).
• Sinking Skull has less startup lag (frame 23 → 21).
  • However, its total duration was unchanged, giving it slightly more ending lag.
• Sinking Skull deals more damage (10% (grounded)/9% (aerial) → 12%/10%).
• Rock Hurl has more ending lag (FAF 56 → 64).

1.1.3

• Dash attack has less ending lag (FAF 45 → 40).
• Dash attack launches opponents at a lower angle: 70°/80° (near/far) → 50° (near clean)/60° (near late/far clean)/75° (far late)).
• Up smash has received several minor tweaks.
• Down smashhas higher knockback scaling (76 (far)/82 (near) → 79/85), improving its KO potential.

1.1.4

• First hit of up smash's hitbox placements modified significantly and have angle modifications and/or increased knockback.
• Second hit of up smash deals more knockback.
• Trip invincibility and all trip followups except floor attack have one less frame of invincibility.

1.1.5

• Air speed: 0.87 → 0.92
• Weight: 115 → 116
• Neutral (22 → 20), forward (31 → 22), back (33 → 24), up (22 → 20), and down air (35 → 33) all have less landing lag.
• Neutral aerial deals 2% more damage: 10%/7%/7%/7% → 12%/9%/9%/9% but with knockback compensated (90 → 78).
• Forward aerial deals 1% more damage: 11%/12% → 12%/13%.
• Back aerial deals 1% more damage: 15%/13%/10%/10% → 16%/14%/11%/11% and has a larger sweetspot (4.5u → 5u).
• Flare Blitz explosion knockback growth: 78 → 84
• Flare Blitz has an additional hitbox that extends its reach to behind Charizard.
• Max Walk speed with heavy items increased: 1.198 → 1.208

Moveset[edit]

For a gallery of Charizard's hitboxes, seehere.

Stats[edit]

Announcer call[edit]

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• English

• Japanese/Chinese

On-screen appearance[edit]

• Emerges from aPoké Ball, then stomps once.

Taunts[edit]

• Up taunt: Stomps once and then rears back to roar upward while flapping its wings.
• Side taunt: Faces the camera while stomping once and growling while spreading its wings out.
• Down taunt: Violently stomps twice while facing the camera.

Up taunt	Side taunt	Down taunt

Idle poses[edit]

• Leans back and then stomps once.
• Turns its head to the side and quickly spits an ember onto the ground.

Crowd cheer[edit]

	Cheer (English)	Cheer (Japanese)	Cheer (Spanish)
Cheer
Description	Charizard!	Li - zar - don!	Chaaa - rizaa - ard!
	Cheer (French)	Cheer (German)	Cheer (Italian)
Cheer
Description	Feu Feu Feu ! Dracaufeu !	Glu - rak! *claps 3 times*	Cha - ri - zard! *claps 3 times*

Victory poses[edit]

• Roars and then strikes a pose.
• Stomps forward before rearing its head back to roar upward while expelling flames from its mouth, and then strikes a pose.
• UsesFlare Blitz to descend from the sky and crash into the ground before striking a pose.

Incompetitive play[edit]

Official Custom Moveset Project[edit]

Character	Custom sets available
Charizard	1311	1313	1331	1333	1113
	1211	1213	3311	2311	1321

Most historically significant players[edit]

See also:Category:Charizard players (SSB4)

•  Chuck Nasty - The best Charizard player in the United States. Known better for his regional performances, especially placing 4th atNo Man's Land, 9th atKing of the Springs 2, and 13th atLow Tier City 5 defeatingKonga and defeatingLima atAftershock 2016.
•  Fire - The best Charizard player in Europe and one of the few Charizard players officially ranked in a superregion, ranking 40th on theEuropean Smash 4 Power Rankings. He is best known for placing 2nd atICARUS III and 5th atGeneva Gaming Convention 2016.
•  Sharpyzard - One of the best Charizard players of all time best known for winningBeSmash 2016, the largest tournament won by a Charizard player. In addition, he is recognized outside his region for his consistency at North American majors, having placed 33rd atCEO Dreamland,GENESIS 5, andCEO 2018, defeatingAC at GENESIS 5, as well as 49th atCEO 2017.
•  Tosshi - One of the best Charizard players of all time, best known for his run to 4th atUmebura 31 defeatingNietono andKome, which remains the best Charizard performance, while his 25th-place finish atUmebura Japan Major is tied for the highest placement for a Charizard player at a major. Outside of those events, he has also placed 13th atSingle Game Championships: Umebura X Single-Chu defeatingRanai and 17th atUmebura 28.
•  Virum - Although known better as a commentator, he is also considered the second-best Charizard players in Europe, having placed 25th atBEAST 7 andSyndicate 2017, two of Europe's largestSmash 4 events. Internationally, he notably placed 25th atSwitchFest, tied for the highest placement for a Charizard player at a major, and 49th at both2GGC: Nairo Saga andShine 2017.

Tier placement and history[edit]

Due to its sluggish moveset; predictable and exploitable recovery; very slow air speed; susceptibility to combos; and newfound lack of teammates, Charizard initially garnered a very poor reputation by the majority of players duringSSB4's early metagame. Update1.0.8, however, began a trend in which game updates consistently granted Charizard buffs that were substantial at best and decent at worst. The buffs from this particular update noticeably improved Charizard's KO potential, combo game and frame data to the point that it lost its candidacy for the worst character in the game. Although some players even argued in favor of Charizard now becoming somewhat viable, it was still widely attested that these buffs were not sufficient enough to significantly improve its representation and results. As a result, Charizard was ranked 49th on the firsttier list, confirming its status as a bottom-tier character.

Despite this placement, Charizard's viability became heavily contested ever since update1.1.5, thanks to its sporadic instances of success and strengths as a character. Numerous professionals, includingZeRo andESAM, believed Charizard to be somewhat viable and labeled it as a potential low-tier or even mid-tier character. This perception persisted into the second tier list, but was not reinforced by the second tier list itself, as Charizard was ranked 51st and thus placed at the top of the bottom-tier.

Despite this placement, many players kept arguing in favor of Charizard's viability. Notably,MkLeo has claimed that Charizard can fare well against top-tier characters, thanks to it having some niche matchups against some of them, such asCloud. Arguments in favor of Charizard's viability were further supplemented by its tournament results slowly, but noticeably, improving; dedicated players likeChuck Nasty,Sharpy andSerge would go on to actually win regional tournaments while exclusively using Charizard.

Thanks to its newfound success, Charizard was ranked 45th on the third tier list, which reassessed it as a low-tier character. International players likeTosshi,Fire andSilentDoom would also achieve significant wins and results while using Charizard, such as the latter placing 25th atB.E.A.S.T 7 while using both Charizard and Cloud. Although Charizard's results in North America have been more sparse than other regions, they eventually improved in a similar manner. Notable examples includeBloodcross and Sharpy placing 17th and 33rd, respectively, atCEO Dreamland, and Chuck Nasty placing 13th atLow Tier City 5. Thanks to this steady amount of tournament success, Charizard has been ranked 42nd on the fourth and final tier list, which has reassessed it as a mid-tier character.

In Solo Modes[edit]

All-Star Mode[edit]

In All-Star Mode, Charizard is fought in Stage 5 in the 3DS version or Stage 3 in the Wii U version alongsidePikachu,Ness,Jigglypuff,Sheik,Ganondorf,Mewtwo,Diddy Kong, andCloud.

Event Matches[edit]

Solo Events[edit]

• All-Star Battle: Brawl: Charizard is one of the opponents fought in this event. All of the opponents debuted inBrawl.
• Fire-Type Frenzy: Charizard must defeatGreninja,Lucario, andPikachu.Fire Bars,Fire Flowers, andSuperspicy Curry are the onlyitems that appear.
• Pokémon Battle: As Greninja, the player must defeat Charizard, Pikachu, and Lucario.
• The Falchion's Seal: AsRobin, the player must defeat a giant Charizard using theirFinal Smash,Pair Up. Defeating it in any other way causes it to respawn.

Co-Op Events[edit]

• Poisonous Planet:Olimar andSamus must defeat two giant Charizard in aStamina Battle before their own health is depleted viaflowering.
• Pokémon Multi Battle!: Charizard and Pikachu must defeat a team of Lucario and Greninja, and then a team of Charizard and Pikachu each appearing after one opponent is defeated.
• Robots vs. Dragons:Mega Man andR.O.B. must defeat a team of a giant Charizard, a giantYoshi, andRidley in a Stamina Battle.
• The Ultimate Battle: Two players select characters and must defeat the entire roster.

Congratulations Screens[edit]

Trophies[edit]

Charizard's default trophy is obtained by clearing Classic Mode as Charizard. Its alternate trophy is obtained by clearing All-Star Mode as Charizard in the 3DS version or purchasing it in the Trophy Shop for 1000G in the Wii U version (the latter can only appear after clearing Classic or All-Star as Charizard). The Mega Evolution (Charizard) trophy is obtained only in the Wii U version by clearing All-Star Mode as Charizard.

3DS Classic Mode trophy

Wii U Classic Mode trophy

Charizard

The iconic Fire/Flying-type Pokémon. Charizard's scorching breath can melt anything in its path. It soars through the air, seeking only worthy foes to test itself against. In Smash Bros., Charizard unleashes the destructive Flare Blitz special move—a move so strong, it even injures the user!

The iconic Fire/Flying-type Pokémon. Charizard's scorching breath can melt anything in its path. It soars through the air seeking only worthy foes to test itself against. In Smash Bros., Charizard unleashes the destructive Flare Blitz special move—a move so strong, it even injures the user!

:Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue (09/1998)

:Pokémon X & Pokémon Y (10/2013)

Charizard, a Fire- and Flying-type Pokémon, can burn through anything with the flames it breathes. It is constantly on the lookout for powerful opponents, and where better to find them than in this game? Its huge build and special moves mean it can inflict massive damage, and its Flare Blitz is so powerful, it even hurts Charizard itself!

:Pokémon Red/Blue (10/1999)

:Pokémon X/Y (10/2013)

3DS All-Star Mode trophy

Wii U alternate trophy

Charizard (Alt.)

Charizard's Flamethrower attack can be sustained by holding the button. The flames will gradually die, but a short break will recharge them. Charizard's down special Rock Smash crushes a rock and hits foes with the pieces. Charizard won't flinch while crushing, but others can break the rock...

:Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue (09/1998)

:Pokémon X & Pokémon Y (10/2013)

When using Charizard's Flamethrower move, hold the button to keep breathing fire. The flames gradually die down, but you just need to rest for a bit before doing it again. If you get hit while you're using the down special Rock Smash, you won't flinch, but someone else can break the rock instead, making your attack fail.

:Pokémon Red/Blue (10/1999)

:Pokémon X/Y (10/2013)

Mega Evolution (Charizard) trophy

Mega Evolution (Charizard)

In this powerful Final Smash, Charizard Mega Evolves into Mega Charizard X and takes to the air. In this form, it can charge violently in any direction or shoot horizontal blasts of fire that launch foes. Mega Charizard X isn't invulnerable, though—in fact, taking damage will actually reduce the time you can stay transformed.

For this powerful Final Smash, Charizard Mega Evolves into Mega Charizard X and takes to the air. In this form, it can charge violently in any direction and shoot horizontal blasts of fire that launch foes. Mega Charizard X isn't invulnerable, though – taking attacks will reduce the length of time it stays transformed.

Alternate costumes[edit]

Reveal trailer[edit]

Gallery[edit]

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  Charizard's splash art.

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  Charizard'samiibo.

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  Charizard alongsidePikachu and various Pokémon during Charizard andGreninja's trailer.

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  Using its new forward aerial onMario.

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  UsingFlare Blitz, its new side special, alongsideDiddy Kong.

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  Landing after using its back aerial.

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  Using its forward tilt against Mario'sF.L.U.D.D.

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  Footstool jumping onYoshi.

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  Rolling away fromLittle Mac'sJolt Haymaker.

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  Sidestepping Greninja'sWater Shuriken.

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  Using its down taunt.

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  Charizard andLucariosleeping after coming into contact withBellossom'sSweet Scent.

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  Teetering whileKirby is in the foreground aftercopying it.

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  Crouching onPrism Tower inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Alongside Pikachu.

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  UsingMega Charizard X, its newFinal Smash.

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  Taunting alongside Lucario, Greninja and Pikachu.

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  Using Flare Blitz on Diddy Kong andWii Fit Trainer and displaying its recoil effect.

Trivia[edit]

• Compared to its appearance inBrawl, Charizard now draws inspiration not only fromAsh's Charizard, but alsoRed's Charizard.:
  • Its up throw's animation is similar to Ash and Red's when they useSeismic Toss.
  • It knowsFlare Blitz like Red's inPokémon HeartGold andSoulSilver Versions.
  • It can useBlast Burn like Red inPokémon HeartGold andSoulSilver Versions.
  • It can undergoMega Evolution like Red.
• Due to having access to both X Attack and Fake Nails in the attack category, Charizard is the only character capable of using two types of specialized/non-badgeequipment within the same category.
  • This also makes it the only Pokémon that can equip something other than badges and Pokémon equipment.
• Charizard knows eight official Pokémonmoves inSSB4, all of which it can learn legally in thePokémoncore series. In addition toFlamethrower,Flare Blitz,Fly andRock Smash, it can useFire Fang and Blast Burn ascustom moves, Fire Blast as part of itsFinal Smash, andDragon Rush either as a custom move or as part of its Final Smash.
  • AsSquirtle did not return fromBrawl, Charizard is also the only playable Pokémon inSSB4 to know moves that wereHMs prior toGeneration VII (Fly and Rock Smash).
• In thePAL version ofSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, one of thetips about Rock Smash refers to Charizard using masculine pronouns: "Right before smashing a rock, Charizard gets super armor, meaninghe won't even flinch ifhe's attacked!"
• Charizard is the only Pokémon that lacks both achargeable special move and an aerial attack that hits more than once.
• Charizard is the first character to have one of its special move inputs changed between games since the transition fromSuper Smash Bros. toMelee, with the second beingPalutena inUltimate.
• Charizard is supposed to have a 6-frame jumpsquat according to its parameters. Due to a float precision error involving the original animation's length, however, it ends up being 7 instead.
• Due to Charizard going from part of Pokémon Trainer to a standalone character, it is the only non-DLC veteran to have unique splash art. While Zero Suit Samus, Sheik, and Yoshi also had taglines upon their reveals in the 2014 Direct, they instead used their official renders.
• In between the 3DS and Wii U versions, Charizard is the only character who uses a different victory pose when being on a winning team in Team Battles.^[5][6]
  • This makes it the only character to use all three of its victory poses in Team Battles when concluding both versions of the game.

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