Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: How to get Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, trainers can only encounter Charmander in the game's DLC, The Indigo Disk. The iconic fire-type evolution line from Generation 1 is entirely absent from Paldea, the base game's playing region. The developers did introduce a way of getting them by means of defeating and capturing Charizard in 7-star Tera Raid Battles and breeding with a Ditto.

But with the arrival of the second expansion of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, The Indigo Disk, trainers now can directly encounter Charmander in the wild and then evolve it to get their hands on Charmeleon and Charizard. They will need to have purchased the expansion for the same.

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How to get Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Charmander can be encountered in the Savanna Biome (specifically in the Southern Plains) in the Terarium. Trainers will need to boost the biodiversity of the particular biome to have a chance of spawning the fire-type Lizard Pokemon. This can be done by investing 3000 BP to complete the Boost Biodiversity in Savanna Biome request in the League Club Room's PC in the Support Boards.

Charizard in Pokemon Anime (Image via TPC)

Players will also be able to procure a shiny variant of Charmander in the same way. Players can evolve Charmander into Charmeleon after grinding the former to level 16 by engaging in battles or utilizing Rare Candy. Charmeleon will then further evolve into Charizard at level 36.

Similar to Charmander spawning in The Indigo Disk DLC, the Terarium plays host to other previous-generation Starter Pokemon that trainers can encounter. The Savanna Biome also hosts spawns of Totodile, Snivy, Fennekin, Rowlet, and Sobble.

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• Best starters for Scarlet and Violet
• Obedience level and badge requirements
• Indigo Disk BB Elite Four and Champion guide