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Movesets for Singles Physical Sweeper Charizard-Mega-X (Tough Claws) Special Sweeper Charizard-Mega-X (Tough Claws) Movesets for Doubles Doubles Physical Sweeper Charizard-Mega-X (Tough Claws) Doubles Special Sweeper Charizard-Mega-X (Tough Claws) Movepool Combo List Competitive XY Move and Ability Combos for Charizard-mega-x Moves that boost Charizard-mega-x's stats Most notable and possible best moves for Charizard-mega-x Common Effort Values for Charizard-mega-x in X and Y Related Videos Videos
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Base Stats for Charizard-Mega-X


Fire / Dragon

Abilities:

Tough ClawsTough Claws: This Pokemon's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3.

Evolutions / Family:
Charizard
Charizard-mega-x


Weakness Chart for Fire/Dragon-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

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Flying

Ghost

0.5x

2x

0.5x

0.25x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

0.25x

2x

2x

0.5x

¼x

½x

2x

4x

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Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Charizard-mega-x? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the X/Y generation metagame.

Charizard is a decent Fire and Dragon-typed Pokemon. Charizard is a almost common Pokemon to see in Generation 6. Charizard can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Charizard is weak to Dragon, Ground, and Rock-typed attacks.


Species: Charizard-Mega-X
Item: Charizardite X
Ability: Tough Claws
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Earthquake / Brick Break
- Shadow Claw

Physical Sweeper Charizard-Mega-X (Tough Claws)

Charizard is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Tough Claws, Charizard's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3. Earthquake or Brick Break are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Charizardite X equipped to it, if held by a charizard, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.

◆ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Charizard afterwards).
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws Charizard).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).

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Species: Charizard-Mega-X
Item: Charizardite X
Ability: Tough Claws
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Dragon Pulse / Twister
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Hyper Beam

Special Sweeper Charizard-Mega-X (Tough Claws)

Charizard is pretty popular Special Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Tough Claws, Charizard's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3. With a Charizardite X equipped to it, if held by a charizard, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.

◆ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Charizard's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Twister is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
◆ Air Cutter is a special 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Charizard cannot move next turn).

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Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Charizard-mega-x? These builds have been optimized for X/Y Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the X/Y generation metagame.


Species: Charizard-Mega-X
Item: Charizardite X
Ability: Tough Claws
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake

Doubles Physical Sweeper Charizard-Mega-X (Tough Claws)

Charizard is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Tough Claws, Charizard's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3. With a Charizardite X equipped to it, if held by a charizard, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.

◆ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Charizard afterwards).
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws Charizard).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).

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Species: Charizard-Mega-X
Item: Charizardite X
Ability: Tough Claws
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Dragon Pulse / Twister
- Hyper Beam

Doubles Special Sweeper Charizard-Mega-X (Tough Claws)

Charizard is a notable Special Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Tough Claws, Charizard's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3. With a Charizardite X equipped to it, if held by a charizard, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.

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◆ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Incinerate is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
◆ Air Cutter is a special 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Twister is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Charizard cannot move next turn).

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Movepool

Wondering what moves can Charizard-mega-x learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.


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Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Charizard-mega-x can perform in X/Y. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.


Competitive XY Move and Ability Combos for Charizard-mega-x

  • Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
  • Moves: Belly drum + Rest
  • Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
  • Moves: Rest + Snore
  • Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
  • Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
  • Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
  • Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
  • Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
  • Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
  • Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
  • Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Inferno
  • Contact moves boosted by Tough Claws: Bite, Counter, Dig, Double-Edge, Fly, Rage, Seismic Toss, Slash, Wing Attack, Body Slam, Cut, Fire Punch, Headbutt, Mega Kick, Mega Punch, Quick Attack, Scratch, Strength, Thunder Punch, Outrage, Crunch, Rock Smash, Fury Cutter, Frustration, Return, Dynamic Punch, False Swipe, Iron Tail, Metal Claw, Steel Wing, Brick Break, Focus Punch, Facade, Aerial Ace, Dragon Claw, Fire Fang, Flare Blitz, Dragon Rush, Giga Impact, Shadow Claw, Sky Drop, Acrobatics, Dragon Tail, Flame Charge, Power-Up Punch
  • Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect
  • Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break, Defog
  • Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp

Moves that boost Charizard-mega-x's stats

  • Ancient Power
  • Belly Drum
  • Defense Curl
  • Dragon Dance
  • Flame Charge
  • Hone Claws
  • Howl
  • Metal Claw
  • Ominous Wind
  • Power-Up Punch
  • Rage
  • Steel Wing
  • Swords Dance

Most notable and possible best moves for Charizard-mega-x

  • Blast Burn
  • Earthquake
  • Howl
  • Protect
  • Rest
  • Roost
  • Toxic

Common Effort Values for Charizard-mega-x in X and Y

  • Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
  • Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
  • Optimize Charizard-mega-x's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y

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