Charizard (SSB4)

Charizard in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Pokémon
Other playable appearance	in Brawl
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Mega Evolution

Charizard (リザードン, Lizardon) returns as a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. 4, revealed with Greninja in a trailer during the April 8th, 2014 Super Smash Bros. Direct. Unlike in Brawl, where it was used as one of Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon, it is now a stand-alone character. Charizard's skin appears to be a brighter orange and its proportions are more in-line with its recent three-dimensional appearances in the Pokémon franchise. For example, Charizard's fangs are smaller than they were in Brawl, which now makes them more proportional to their size in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. Its voice actor, Shinichiro Miki, returns to voice Charizard in this installment, with new voice clips.

Changes from Brawl

Charizard appears to be buffed from Brawl, and the most significant change made to Charizard is that it is no longer part of the Pokémon Trainer, so it is now its own character.

Aesthetics

• Charizard now flaps its wings while dashing.
• Without Pokemon Trainer, all of Charizard's victory poses have changed.

Attributes

• Charizard is heavier.
• Type effectiveness no longer applies, thus removing Charizard's water weakness and grass resistance. While this is a buff overall due to no characters having grass attacks, the amount of water attacks is still minimal (as most of Greninja's water-based attacks are instead Slash), and unlike in Brawl, none of them are KO moves.
• Charizard, along with Pit and Meta Knight, can no longer glide.

Ground attacks

• Forward and down tilts deal less damage.
• Forward smash has a new animation and is stronger.
• Down smash has an altered animation.

Air attacks

• Charizard's new forward aerial, a claw slash, deals slightly less damage.
• Back aerial is stronger and has a new animation.
• Up aerial has a somewhat tweaked animation, with Charizard thrusting its head sideways instead of straight up.
• Down aerial is stronger, and deals 1% more damage. It has also been sped up a bit.
• Down aerial can now be sourspotted by hitting late, dealing less damage and weaker horizontal knockback.

Throws/other attacks

• Forward throw is slightly stronger.
• Back throw deals slightly more damage, has strengthened a little, and has slightly less ending lag, so it can combo into a forward air or dash attack more reliably at lower percentages.
• Charizard has a new up throw, where it brings its opponent into the air and crashes them into the ground, similarly to Kirby's up throw. Possibly based on Seismic Toss. The new up throw deals less damage but can combo into a neutral air or forward air on most characters under 45%.
• Down throw is slightly weaker (can only start KO'ing starting at 185%), though it's still Charizard's strongest throw.

Special moves

• With no need for Pokémon Change, Charizard has a new special move: Flare Blitz, which is a very powerful attack with recoil damage. It also gives Charizard a new horizontal recovery option.
• Fly grants much more vertical distance.
• Rock Smash is now Charizard's down special, replacing Pokémon Change.
• Charizard's new Final Smash involves Mega Evolving into Mega Charizard X.

Moveset

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			3%	Charizard slashes twice with its claws, followed by a smack with its right wing.
			4%
			5%
Forward tilt			10% (flame), 7% (tail)	Charizard sweeps its tail forward.
Up tilt			8%	Charizard stabs upward with both of its wings.
Down tilt			10%	Charizard headbutts forward at the ground in front of it.
Dash attack			11% (clean), 8% (late)	Charizard slides forwards and raises one leg for a sliding kick.
Forward smash			17% (clean, late body), 14% (late head)	Charizard sweeps its head forward from bottom to top.
Up smash			5% (hit 1), 11% (hit 2)	Charizard bats upward with both of its wings, hitting twice.
Down smash			16%	Charizard stomps the ground once with both feet, causing the ground to erupt from either side of it.
Neutral aerial			10% (flame), 7% (tail)	Charizard spins its entire body in a somersault, hitting with its tail.
Forward aerial			11% (early, clean arm), 12% (clean tip)	Charizard slashes in front of it.
Back aerial			10% (body), 13% (tail), 15% (flame)	Charizard swings its tail backwards.
Up aerial			13%	Charizard headbutts upward.
Down aerial			14% (clean), 8% (late)	Charizard stomps downward with one of its feet.
Grab			—	Charizard grabs its opponent with its mouth.
Pummel			2%	Charizard bites the opponent.
Forward throw			10%	Charizard spins the opponent once with its mouth, then throws them forward.
Back throw			10%	Charizard throws the opponent backwards with its mouth.
Up throw			6% (hit 1), 2% (throw)	Charizard jumps with the foe skyward to the upper blast line, then drops down with them against the floor. Similar to Kirby's.
Down throw			1% (loop hits), 1% (throw)	Charizard sets its opponent on the floor, and then breathes fire on them.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)			7%	Swings tail backwards, then headbutts forward.
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)			7%	Gets up performing a half-circle claw swipe.
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)			5%	Similar to the back floor attack.
Edge attack Edge getups			8%	Gets up and headbutts.
Neutral special	Default	Flamethrower	2% (clean), 1% (late)	Charizard spits repeated flames that gradually weaken if the attack is held, similar to Bowser's Fire Breath.
	Custom 1	Fire Fang	2% (flames), 8% (finish)	A short-range fire-breathing attack that hits quickly. Releasing the button finishes the move with a small explosion.
	Custom 2	Fireball Cannon	3% (clean), 2% (late)	Fires distinct balls of fire that travel far and will not weaken over time, but does less damage than Flamethrower.
Side special	Default	Flare Blitz	4% (collision), 15% (explosion)	Charizard does a very powerful dashing tackle that causes recoil damage at the beginning of the move and again on contact.
	Custom 1	Blast Burn	4% (collision), 5% (explosion loop), 9% (explosion last)	A slower, shorter ranged version of Flare Blitz that deals more damage to both Charizard and its opponent.
	Custom 2	Dragon Rush	1.2% (per hit)	Does multiple hits with less power overall, but Charizard takes no recoil damage and will not stop moving if it hits an opponent.
Up special	Default	Fly	5% (hit 1), 2% (loop hits), 4% (last hit)	Charizard rises upward while performing a corkscrew. The final hit has great knockback.
	Custom 1	Rising Cyclone	4% (hit 1), 2% (loop hits), 6% (last hit)	Recovery distance is reduced, but Charizard can suck in opponents and launch them.
	Custom 2	Fly High	0%	Deals no damage, but has an increased vertical distance.
Down special	Default	Rock Smash	14% (headbutt), 3% (fragments)	Charizard pulls out a giant rock and headbutts it, breaking it into pieces.
	Custom 1	Sinking Skull	10% (ground), 12%/9% (air)	Charizard headbutts the opponent, causing them to get stuck in the floor.
	Custom 2	Rock Hurl	8% (headbutt), 2% (fragments)	The rock fragments fly further than Rock Smash, but deal less damage.
Final Smash		Mega Charizard X	2% (charge loop), 10% (charge last), 5% (blast collision), 1% (blast loop), 5% (blast last)	Charizard transforms into its powerful Mega Evolution from Pokémon X. Similar to Super Dragon, Charizard consistently hovers around the stage. It has two attacks: a physical one where it spins in any given direction, and a projectile, allowing Charizard to shoot Fire Blasts at opponents.

Taunts

• Stomps and roars to the sky, while flapping its wings.
• Stomps and growls, and also flaps its wings once.
• Stomps violently.

On-Screen Appearance

Charizard is released from a Poké Ball, then stomps.

Victory Fanfare

A small excerpt of the music that would play on the title screen of Pokémon Red, Blue and Green Versions, a track which would go on to become the Pokémon Main Theme, which also appears as a standalone track in Brawl. It is shared with Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Lucario, and Greninja.

Reveal Trailer

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Trophies

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy descriptions

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!

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...

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  Classic

• CharizardAllStarTrophy3DS.png

  Alt.

Update history

1.0.4

• Dragon Rush (Side-B Custom 3) now does 11% damage instead of 15%.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Charizard's splash art.

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  Charizard's amiibo

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  Charizard and Pikachu atop a cliff, overlooking various Pokémon.

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  Charizard's new aerial attack, slashing Mario in the air.

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  Charizard using Flare Blitz.

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  Striking a pose

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  Defending against Mario's F.L.U.D.D.

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  Footstool jumping on Yoshi

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  Sidestepping against Little Mac's attack

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  Being attacked by Greninja

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  Striking a pose

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  Under the sleep effects of Bellossom's attack with Lucario

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  Glaring at Kirby after copying Charizard's Flamethrower

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  In front of the Prism Tower in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  With Pikachu

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  Mega Charizard X

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  Lucario, Charizard, Greninja, and Pikachu.

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  Charizard using Flare Blitz, along with knockback recoil.

Trivia

• Charizard is the only veteran in Smash 4 to receive splash art and a unique pose (that is, different from the pose in its official artwork) in its introduction. It is also the only veteran to be introduced as a challenger in a trailer.