Charcadet (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Charcadet (disambiguation).

Charcadet (Japanese: カルボウ Carbou) is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

Charcadet Fire Child Pokémon カルボウ Carbou #0935 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Fire Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Flash Fire Cacophony Cacophony Flame Body Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 90 (20.1%)
Breeding Egg Group Human-Like Hatch time 35 cycles
Height 2'00" 0.6 m Charcadet 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 23.1 lbs. 10.5 kg Charcadet 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 51	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Charcadet 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Red	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

It evolves into Armarouge when exposed to a set of Auspicious Armor or Ceruledge when exposed to a set of Malicious Armor.

Biology

Charcadet is a humanoid Pokémon said to have been born from burnt charcoal. Its body is mostly black, except for its torso and extremities, which are red; and its head, which, apart from the face, is orange with red colorations on the top and back. The head is large and has a fire-like plume above it, tipped with pink and dark blue colors. Charcadet's forehead is covered with a black plate-like mask with three holes at the center that becomes dark red while it attacks, and its eyes have wisps emanating from its red-and-yellow pupils. Charcadet's head is connected to its body by a very tiny neck. Its torso resembles a tunic, with an orange protrusion at the front that seems to connect to its neck. Its hands and feet are cylindrical, and it has a fiery "cape" on its back. It has small, teardrop-shaped indents on its soles.

Charcadet has a fiery fighting spirit, and will battle opponents tougher than itself. Its firepower increases as it fights, reaching temperatures of over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius or 1,273 Kelvins). It enjoys eating Berries that are rich in fat. As revealed in The Terapagos I Don't Know, Charcadet lived in Paldean lands since ancient times, where they formed bonds with humans because it was highly prized for its exceptional skill in manipulating flames. In the same episode, it is also said to have accompanied nobility and knights in the past. Charcadet's Evolution is influenced by old sets of armor: one with auspicious wishes living within it and one with malicious will lurking within it.

Evolution

Charcadet evolves into either Armarouge or Ceruledge.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Charcadet  Fire	→	First Evolution Armarouge  Fire  Psychic
	→	First Evolution Ceruledge  Fire  Ghost

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: A Charcadet nicknamed Charlos (Japanese: ボウジロウ Bōjirō) is one of the Pokémon taken care of in the Naranja Academy^S/Uva Academy^V. He has an attachment to Mela in particular and helps convince her to come back to the academy.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea #165 Kitakami #— Blueberry #— Lumiose #— Hyperspace #097 Scarlet Burnt charcoal came to life and became a Pokémon. Possessing a fiery fighting spirit, Charcadet will battle even tough opponents. Violet Its firepower increases when it fights, reaching over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. It likes Berries that are rich in fat. Legends: Z-A This Pokémon is skilled at manipulating flames. Humans have prized it highly since ancient times.
Spin-off games Pokopia #200 Pokopia Its firepower increases when it fights, reaching over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. It likes Berries that are rich in fat.

Charcadet in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Scarlet Violet South Province: Area Three, Area Four, Area Five East Province: Area One, Area Two, Area Three, Tagtree Thicket West Province: Area One, Area Two, Area Three, Asado Desert Tera Raid Battles (1★, 3★) Legends: Z-A TradeVersion 2.0.0+ Mega Dimension Hyperspace Lumiose

In events

Games	Event	Region/Language	Location	Level	Distribution period
SV	Pokémon Center Birthday Charcadet	All	Online	5	November 1, 2023 to January 31, 2025

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 40		100 - 147	190 - 284
Attack: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Defense: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Atk: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Sp. Def: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Speed: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Total: 255	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Flash Fire, the effectiveness of  Fire-type  moves is 0×.

Learnset

Charcadet is available in Scarlet and Violet and Legends Z-A Version 2.0.0+.

By leveling up

SV

Generation IX Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Ember Fire Special 04040 100100% 25 011 Leer Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 011 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 15 088 Clear Smog Poison Special 05050 00——% 15 1212 Fire Spin Fire Special 03535 08585% 15 1616 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 08585% 15 2020 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100100% 15 2424 Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 100100% 20 2828 Incinerate Fire Special 06060 100100% 15 3232 Lava Plume Fire Special 08080 100100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Charcadet Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Charcadet

ZA

Generation IX Other generations: None

Learn Plus  Move   Type   Cat.   Power   CD  1 10 Leer Normal Status 0000— 6 1 10 Ember Fire Special 04040 6 8 11 Smokescreen Normal Status 0000— 10 10 13 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 6 12 15 Fire Spin Fire Special 02020 7 16 19 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 10 24 27 Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 6 32 35 Lava Plume Fire Special 08080 8

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Charcadet Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Charcadet

By TM

SV

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM024 TM024 Fire Spin Fire Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM038 TM038 Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM085 TM085* Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM107 TM107 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM118 TM118 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TM125 TM125 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM141 TM141 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM157 TM157 Overheat Fire Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM165 TM165 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Charcadet Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Charcadet

ZA

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   CD  TM017 TM017 Protect Normal Status 0000— 15 TM035 TM035 Endure Normal Status 0000— 12 TM038 TM038 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 10 TM050 TM050 Overheat Fire Special 130130 10 TM057 TM057 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 10 TM062 TM062 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 8 TM068 TM068 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 9 TM072 TM072 Fire Spin Fire Special 02020 7 TM085 TM085 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 10 TM104 TM104 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120120 8 TM109 TM109 Facade Normal Physical 07070 7 TM114 TM114 Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 6 TM119 TM119 Ominous Wind Ghost Special 06060 6

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Charcadet Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Charcadet

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Destiny Bond Ghost Status — —% 5 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 * Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Charcadet Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Charcadet Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Charcadet

Side game data

Pokémon GO Base HP: 120 Base Attack: 92 Base Defense: 74 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: 50 + Defeat 30 Ghost-type and/or Psychic-type Pokémon Fast Attacks: Ember, Incinerate Charged Attacks: Flame Charge, Heat Wave, Flamethrower

Evolution data

Unevolved Charcadet  Fire	Auspicious Armor →	First Evolution Armarouge  Fire  Psychic
	Malicious Armor →	First Evolution Ceruledge  Fire  Ghost

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Charcadet images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Main series

Charcadet in Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Major appearances

Amethio's Charcadet

Amethio's Ceruledge was shown to have been a Charcadet during his childhood, as revealed in The Truth Revealed!.

Liko's Charcadet

Charcadet debuted in The Terapagos I Don't Know, where one quickly bonded with Terapagos at ancient Paldean fort ruins. It reappeared in The Knight in the Ruins, where it was caught by Liko. It received a set of Auspicious Armor in HZ123 and evolved into Armarouge in HZ124.

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

A Charcadet briefly appeared in Breathe Together, under the ownership of a Trainer.

POKÉTOON

Charcadet and its Shiny form in POKÉTOON

Main article: Yūto's Charcadet

Main article: Charcadet (POKÉTOON)

Two Charcadet appeared in PT16, with one being Shiny. They were childhood friends until the regular one joined a Trainer named Yūto. It eventually evolved into Armarouge after touching a suit of Auspicious Armor, while the Shiny one remained wild and evolved into Ceruledge after touching a set of Malicious Armor.

In the manga

Charcadet in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Charcadet debuted in a flashback in Challenge! The Avant-Garde Gym Leader!!, where Scarlet received one from Mela, along with an Auspicious Armor, which she would go on to use to evolve Charcadet into Armarouge.

Multiple Charcadet that hang around the Schedar Squad's Base appeared in a flashback in PASV14. They physically appeared in the next chapter.

In the TCG

Main article: Charcadet (TCG)

Trivia

• Charcadet and its Evolutions were designed by Tomohiro Kitakaze.
• Charcadet is the only Pokémon introduced in Generation IX to have a branched Evolution.
• Charcadet was briefly shown in a pre-release trailer on 6 October 2022, though it remained officially unrevealed until the release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
• In Japanese, Charcadet shares its category with Simisear and Fletchinder, namely ひのこポケモン Hinoko Pokémon (Sparks Pokémon). For Charcadet specifically, the category can also be read as 火の子 hinoko (fire child), hence its English category.
• Charcadet is tied with Slugma, Litten, Salandit, Scorbunny, and Fuecoco for the lowest base Special Defense stat of all Fire-type Pokémon.

Origin

Charcadet appears to be based on burning charcoal and a cadet or squire, who are boys in training.

Name origin

Charcadet may be a combination of char (to burn), charcoal, and cadet.

Carbou may be a combination of carbón (Spanish for "charcoal"), carbon (main constituent element of charcoal) and 坊 bō (boy).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese カルボウ Carbou From carbón (Spanish for "charcoal"), carbon, and 坊 bō (boy) French Charbambin From charbon (coal) and bambin (toddler) Spanish Charcadet Same as English name German Knarbon From Knappe (squire) and carbón (Spanish for "charcoal") Italian Charcadet Same as English name Korean 카르본 Kareubon From carbón (Spanish for "charcoal") Mandarin Chinese 炭小侍 Tànxiǎoshì From 炭 tàn (coal), 小 xiǎo (small; young), and 侍 shì (attendant) Cantonese Chinese 炭小侍 Taansíusih From 炭 taan (coal), 小 síu (small; young), and 侍 sih (attendant) Brazilian Portuguese Charcadet Same as English name

More languages Hindi कोयलाइट Koylight From कोयला koylā (coal, charcoal) and light or lite Thai คาร์โบ Khabo Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Amethio's Charcadet
• Liko's Charcadet
• Yūto's Charcadet
• Charcadet (POKÉTOON)
• Ceruledge (UNITE)
• Armarouge (UNITE)

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