How to Get a Black Charizard in Pokémon

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Last Updated: December 6, 2018

A black Charizard is a rare, valuable shiny Pokémon that would make a great addition to your Pokémon collection. To get one of your own, follow these steps.

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Obtain a shiny Charmander. There are multiple methods to doing so; among them are:
- Have a game where you can get a Charmander, either as a starter or as a special Pokémon that you obtain, and soft reset (A+B+Start+Select on a Game Boy, Game Boy Color, or Game Boy Advance, and L+R+Start+Select on a DS or 3DS) until you get a shiny Charmander.
- Breed for one. The easiest method is through the Masuda method, which gives you a higher chance of breeding a shiny Pokémon if the two Pokémon you breed with come from different countries.
- (for X and Y) Find a Friend Safari with Charmander in it and go into it. Encounter Pokémon until you find a shiny Charmander.
- Find one on the GTS and trade for it.
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How do I get a shiny Charizard in Pokemon Ultra Sun?

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You could either trade (using the GTS, online connection, or by asking a friend) or use the Pokébank to transfer it from another game.

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How to catch shiny Charmander?

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You have to breed to get a shiny Charmander. The best method for this, the Masada method, involves breeding two Pokémon, which are different languages. So either breed two Charmanders from different languages, breed a female Charmander from one language with a Pokémon from the same egg group with another language, or breed a Charmander with a Ditto that are from different languages. With the Shiny Charm, your odds are even higher.

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If playing the sixth generation games, give your Charizard a Charizardite X or Y to Mega Evolve it.

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In 6th generation games, you have a higher chance of encountering shiny Pokémon (1/4096 compared to the previous 1/8192).

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To make encountering shiny Pokémon easier, activate the Shiny Charm, which you get after completing the National Pokédex.

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Make sure you have a lot of time on your hands before doing this. Shiny Pokémon will not always come quickly.

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