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Charizard (リザードン Rizādon?, Lizardon in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise. In Pokémon games, anime, and manga, Charizard battles wild Pokémon and Pokémon owned by other Pokémon trainers, like all pokemon. Charizard was designed by Ken Sugimori, and debuted in 1996 in Pokémon Red.
The name Charizard is a combination of the words char, referring to the act of incinerating objects with flames, and "lizard". Charizard evolve from one of the three species of Pokémon players can choose from at the beginning of their adventure in the Pokémon Red and Blue (and their remakes, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen) versions of the Pokémon series. The name Charizard refers to both the overall species, and to individual Charizard within the games, anime and manga series. more...
