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[[File:Ash Charmeleon M20.png|thumb|250px|left|Charmeleon in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

{{Ash}}'s Charmander evolved into Charmeleon in ''[[EP043|March of the Exeggutor Squad]]'', which also marked the species' debut. It quickly grew unruly and [[Obedience|disobedient]]. It evolved into Charizard soon after, in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]''.

Charmeleon also appeared in ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', which is set in a different continuity from the main series. In this continuity, it previously belonged to [[Cross]] and evolved from Charmander after defeating a {{p|Jigglypuff}} in {{pkmn|battle}}. It later evolved into Charizard after battling Cross's {{p|Lycanroc}}.

[[Ritchie]]'s Charmander, nicknamed [[Zippo]], evolved into a Charmeleon sometime prior to the events of ''[[EP221|A Parent Trapped!]]''.

A Charmeleon appeared in a flashback in ''[[XYS02|Mega Evolution Special II]]'' as the pre-evolved form of [[Alain]]'s Charizard.

{{an|Trevor}}'s Charmeleon appeared in ''[[XY086|A Legendary Photo Op!]]'' after having evolved from a Charmander. It was later revealed to have evolved into Charizard during ''[[XY125|A League of His Own!]]''.

A Charmeleon appeared in ''[[EP087|The Crystal Onix]]'', under the ownership of [[Mateo]]. He would commonly use it to make glass. It was also used to battle the titular [[Crystal Onix]], during which it set it alight and defeated it.

A Charmeleon appeared in ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', under the ownership of [[Sam]]. It was used to battle the [[Iron-Masked Marauder]]'s {{p|Sneasel}} and won.

A Charmeleon appeared in ''[[AG092|Judgment Day]]'', under the ownership of {{OBP|Jimmy|AG092}}. It would help Jimmy with a variety of odd jobs on [[Bomba Island]]. It was later targeted by {{TRT}} in one of their schemes, but it was rescued by Jimmy's newly-evolved {{p|Blastoise}}.

A Charmeleon appeared in ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]'' as part of a TV advertisement for [[Cassidy]] and [[Butch]]'s breeding center, in which it evolved from a Charmander and then into Charizard.

A Charmeleon appeared in ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'' as one of the Pokémon seen at the [[Pokémon Theme Park]].

A {{pkmn|Coordinator}}'s Charmeleon appeared in ''[[AG191|Once More With Reeling!]]'', where it was seen participating in the {{to|Terracotta}} {{pkmn|Contest}}.

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{{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s Charmander evolved into a Charmeleon some time after Red beat [[Misty]] but before he faced [[Lt. Surge]] between ''[[PO01|File 1: Red]]'' and ''[[PO02|File 2: Cubone]]''. It later evolved into a Charizard after Red defeated [[Koga]] between ''[[PO02|File 2: Cubone]]'' and ''[[PO03|File 3: Giovanni]]''.

In [[Pokémon Zensho]], {{Zensho|Satoshi}} has a Charmeleon that evolved from the Charmander he received from [[Professor Oak]]. It later evolves again into Charizard.

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====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====

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===={{Trading Card Game}}-exclusive moves====

|fast={{m|Ember}}, {{m|Fire Fang}}{{tt|*|From February 16, 2017 onward}}

:{{m|Scratch}}{{tt|*|Prior to February 16, 2017}}

|special={{m|Fire Punch}}, {{m|Flame Burst}}, {{m|Flamethrower}}

:{{m|Frustration}}{{tt|*|Shadow form only}}, {{m|Return}}{{tt|*|Purified form only}}

|evo1={{bag|Rare Candy}} <br>{{color2|000|Level|Level 16}}

|evo2={{bag|Rare Candy}} <br>{{color2|000|Level|Level 36}}

Charmeleon resembles a small dinosaur with remnants of Charmander's {{wp|Salamanders in folklore|salamander}}-like appearance, with the body plan of a {{wp|Theropoda|theropod}} and a single horn on the top of the head, itself bearing a resemblance with theropod's crests such as the one of ''{{wp|Parasaurolophus}}''.

 

Although its nomenclature suggests commonality with the {{wp|chameleon}}, its Japanese name, ''Lizardo'', clarifies that Charmeleon is rather based on {{wp|lizard}}s, with the ''chameleon'' term being used to make a word play in the English name. As such, Charmeleon doesn't have the traits that set chameleons apart from lizards, with the main traits derived from it having an appearance which is intermediate between that of Charmander and that of Charizard, reflecting its role in Charmander's evolutionary family.

Charmeleon is a portmanteau of the word ''char'' (to burn) and ''{{wp|chameleon}}''.

Lizardo is the transliteration of the English word ''lizard''.

|th=ลิซาร์โดะ ''Lizardo''|thmeaning=From Japanese name