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* Charizard shares the same [[species]] name as {{p|Charmeleon}}, {{p|Flareon}}, {{p|Moltres}}, and {{p|Infernape}}. They are all known as Flame Pokémon. | * Charizard shares the same [[species]] name as {{p|Charmeleon}}, {{p|Flareon}}, {{p|Moltres}}, and {{p|Infernape}}. They are all known as Flame Pokémon. | ||
* Charizard is of a few Pokémon whose shiny form is of a vastly different palette from its previous forms. In this case, Charmander's and Charmeleon's shiny form are golden while Charizard's shiny form is black. | * Charizard is of a few Pokémon whose shiny form is of a vastly different palette from its previous forms. In this case, Charmander's and Charmeleon's shiny form are golden while Charizard's shiny form is black. | ||
*Charizard and its pre-evolutions are similar to the pokemon Bagon, Shelgon, and Salamence, as both evolutionary lines end with the final being able to fly, and Charizard and Salamence are both dragon-like. | |||
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Charizard resembles the {{wp|European dragon}}, which had many forms in the legends that described it. It also closely resembles the fabled {{wp|Jersey Devil}} from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Although it is a {{type2|Fire}} Pokémon, it can learn {{type2|Dragon}} attacks, such as {{m|Dragon Rage}}. | Charizard resembles the {{wp|European dragon}}, which had many forms in the legends that described it. It also closely resembles the fabled {{wp|Jersey Devil}} from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Although it is a {{type2|Fire}} Pokémon, it can learn {{type2|Dragon}} attacks, such as {{m|Dragon Rage}}. | ||
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