Pokken Tournament DX/Charizard (PTDX)

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Introduction

Charizard is a powerful but high execution character who relies on the threat of his powerful mix ups and long ranged normals to condition and bait his opponents into making a mistake, then proceeding to wreak havoc on their health bar.

Unlike traditional fighting game grapplers, Charizard primarily excels at playing at mid range in neutral, poking opponents with his long ranged normals such as j6Y and 2X. He also has jump and special cancels on some of his grounded normals, namely 2X and 5Y, giving him multiple ways to pressure or frame trap shielding opponents and open them up.

While Charizard's grounded walk is fairly slow, he has plenty of movement options in the air, allowing him to be rather elusive. His glide, jR, has high horizontal speed, allowing him to quickly fade in and out, bait anti airs, and whiff punish with j6Y or dropping down in anticipation of them. This aspect of his gameplay is further enchanced when he has Synergy Burst, due to having a double jump and the ability to use his Burst Attack while in midair.

Naturally as a grappler, Charizard's mix up game is very powerful. Once he wins neutral, the opponent must guess right if they do not want to take absolutely horrifying damage. Both Charizard's standard grab and his command grab Seismic Toss are among the most damaging grabs in the game, the latter allowing him to continue maintaining pressure in duel phase. If the opponent does not block, Charizard can wreak havoc on their health bar with a jY starter combo, which is technically demanding but can also lead into very damaging combo routes ending with Flare Blitz or another Seismic Toss.

Charizard's shortcomings include his slow frame data and lack of consistent answers to certain forms of zoning or pressure. While his moves are not terribly slow by any means, they are still slower than those of most of the cast. In addition, his reversal options such as Fire Punch are rather punishable if predicted.

Flying Stance

Holding the input during Homing Attack 1, 6X, and 6A or holding R before 5X and 4A come out transitions into Flying Stance, a unique state where Charizard is Airborne, hovering slightly above the stage. During Flying Stance, Charizard can't block, but can slowly move forward or backward. Pressing R ends Flying Stance, returning Charizard to the ground.

There are also a number of Pokemon Moves exclusive to Flying Stance with very combo friendly properties, from powerful extenders in Air Slash and Dragon Claw to FS Flare Blitz, one of Charizard's primary combo enders. Flying Stance can also be used to make Charizard safe with attacks that transition into it, letting him continue his pressure with Flying Stance moves or end Flying Stance after a block string to steal his turn back.

Charizard #PTDX_ZRD
Vitals
HP	600
Shield Health	600 SH (Normal)
Synergy Gauge	150 CC
Burst Mode Duration	660F (11 sec)
Movement
Back Dash	37F, 1-8F Strike/Throw Invuln, Cancelable on Frame FP 32 / DP Frame 30
Side Dash	45F, 5-14F Projectile Invuln, Cancelable on Frame 31
Forward Dash	33F, Cancelable on Frame 25
Unique Movement Options	Flying Stance, Glide
Stances
High Stance	Special Mid/Throw Red Armor on Frame 5
Low Stance	High Invuln. on Frame 1

General Moves

Burst Mode

Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv.	Block	Properties
Burst Wave	0	-12	Mid	BA (projectile)	i18	48	+8	0	1-48F Total Invuln, Pierce

In Burst Mode, Charizard can perform double jump in any direction. HP Recoil is reduced by half. Moves that transition into Flying Stance do so 4F earlier.

Burst Attack: Searing Blaze

Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames / Recovery	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Burst L+R: Searing Blaze	Normal (projectile)	217 (55)	12	Mid	S+, S (Landing)	i21	FP 102 / DP 90	FP Knockdown / DP Shift	FP -18 / DP -6	6-33F Total Invuln, Pierce
Burst j.L+R: Searing Blaze (Air)	Normal (projectile)	235 (60)	12	Mid	S+, S (Landing)	i14	Until landing FP +27 / DP +13	FP Knockdown / DP Shift	FP -23 / DP -10	5-28F Total Invuln, Pierce

Charizard fires a horizontal carpet of flame.

j.R Glide

Recovery	Properties
Until landing FP +27 / DP +13	Air Actionable on Frame 3

Charizard freely glides in the air, slowly descending downwards. Pressing R causes Charizard to drop straight down.

Y+B Grab Attack

Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv.
Grab	FP 100 / DP 150	12	Ground only	1	i15	53	FP Shift (+8) / DP Knockdown

X+A Counter Attack

Version	Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
X+A Counter Attack	Counter (strike)	73	40%	3	Mid	5	i35	73	Soft Launch	-8	1-28F Counter Armor, Destroys Projectiles while active, Forward/Side Dash Cancelable on Frame 9, Back Dash Cancelable on Frame 17
[X+A] Charged Counter Attack	Counter (strike)	100	40%	3	Mid	6	i55	93	Soft Launch	+8	1-48F Counter Armor, Pierce, Destroys Projectiles while active, Forward/Side Dash Cancelable on Frame 9, Back Dash Cancelable on Frame 17

Field Phase Attacks

nY

Version	Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
nY	Normal (projectile)	39	10%, 20%	Special Mid, Mid (Blast)	6, 8 (Blast)	i19	9	57	0	-5	fY Cancelable on Frame 35
Charged - n[Y]	Normal (projectile)	64	10%x4	Special Mid, Mid (Blast)	7, 9 (Blast)	i39	9	77	+10	+5	fY Cancelable on Frame 55

Charizard fires a fireball straight ahead. Explodes when coming in contact with the opponent or after a set distance.

sY

Version	Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
sY	Normal (projectile)	30	0%	Mid Low	7	i23	9	61	+10	-10	Airborne on Frame 19
sYY	Normal (projectile)	40	40%	Mid Low	7	i46	N/A	86	+8	-12	Airborne, fY Cancelable on Frame 66

Charizard swoops to the side and fires a fireball, swooping and firing another one if Y is pressed again.

fY

Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (projectile)	80	Mid Low	S+	i19	9	71	Shift (+8)	-12	Airborne on Frame 9

Charizard charges ahead and breathes fire.

bY

Version	Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
bY	Counter (projectile)	91	High	S+	i35	61	Shift (Launch)	+2	1-21F Counter Armor
Charged - b[Y]	Counter (projectile)	91	High	S+	i55	81	Shift (Launch)	+2	1-41F Counter Armor, Pierce

Charizard leans back and preps itself, then breathes fire in an upwards angle.

j.Y

Version	Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
j.Y	Normal (projectile)	49	10%	Mid	7, 8 (Blast)	i15	5	Until landing +27	-10	-12
Charged - j.[Y]	Normal (projectile)	70	10%x4	Mid	8, 9 (Blast)	i35	5	Until landing +27	Soft Launch	-2

Charizard fires a fireball from above. Explodes when coming in contact with the opponent or the ground. Can be charged to launch the opponent and increase in size and damage. Charging from a jump causes Charizard to retain air movement. Charging from a Glide halts Charizard's aerial movement. Can change the trajectory to fire the fireball closer or farther away from Charizard.

Homing Attack

Version	Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
X Homing Attack 1	Normal (strike)	56	10%, 20%	Mid	6	i25	1	63	+8	-12	Throw Blast, Block/Jump Cancelable on Frame 1, Airborne on Frame 17
[X] Homing Attack 1	Normal (strike)	56	10%, 20%	Mid	6	i25	1	51 / 47 (Burst)	+20 / +24 (Burst)	+0 / +4 (Burst)	Throw Blast, Block/Jump Cancelable on Frame 1, Airborne on Frame 17, Transitions into Flying Stance once complete
XX Homing Attack 2	Normal (strike)	70	N/A	Mid	6	i57	N/A	91	Shift (+8)	-12	Airborne
X[X] Charged Homing Attack 2	Normal (strike)	150	N/A	Mid	6	i77	N/A	111	Shift (+8)	Guard Break (+26)	Airborne, Pierce, Guard Break

Charizard homes in on the opponent and whips them with Its tail. Holding the input for Homing Attack 1 transitions Charizard into Flying Stance. If Homing Attack 1 was blocked, there is a 26 frame window to punish a charged Homing Attack 2.

j.X

Version	Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
j.X	Normal (strike)	90	Mid High	4	i30 / i29 (j.bX)	2 / 1 (j.bX)	Until landing +27	Shift (Knockdown)	+1	1-27F Glide Cancelable
Charged - j.[X]	Normal (strike)	120	Mid High	4	i50 / i49 (j.bX)	2 / 1 (j.bX)	Until landing +27	Shift (Knockdown)	+9	1-47F Glide Cancelable, Pierce

Charizard flies towards the opponent and footdives on them. Inputting j.bX causes Charizard to immediately footdive.

Duel Phase Weak Attacks

5Y

Version

Attack Type

Damage

Scaling

PSP

Height

Priority

Impact

Throw Crush Frame

Total Frames

Hit Adv

Block

Properties

5Y

Normal (strike)

30

10%

0

Mid Low

3

i19

9

41

+4

-4

Special/Jump Cancelable on Frame 20

5YY

Normal (strike)

54

20%

4

Mid Low

4

i42

N/A

79

0

-12

Special/Jump Cancelable on Frame 47

Two forward-advancing claw jabs.

6Y

Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	80	30%	3	Mid Low	4	i11	1	49	Knockdown	-16	Throw Blast

A belly bump that knocks the opponent down.

8Y

Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	20	0%	2	High	4	i15	5	68	-3	-27	5-16F High/Mid High Invuln, Airborne on Frame 14, Low Invuln. on Frame 17, Air Actionable on Frame 43

Charizard launches itself into the air.

2Y

Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	40	20%	0	Low	3	i11	1	43	+4	-8	Throw Blast, High Invuln. on Frame 1

Charizard attacks with a double-hit bite.

j.Y

Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	20, 20 (2nd hit)	0%	0	High, Mid High (2nd Hit)	3	i15	5	Until landing +13	+19	-1	Special Cancelable on Frame 17, Frame 20 (2nd hit)

Charizard attacks with a two-hit tail swipe.

j.6Y

Version	Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block
j.6Y	Normal (strike)	30	20%	0	High	5	i15	5	Until landing +13	+12	-1
j.6YY	Normal (strike)	80	20%	4	Mid High	5	i15	N/A	Until landing +13	Hard Launch	-2

Charizard attacks with a spinning tail motion followed by a downward claw swipe.

Duel Phase Strong Attacks

5X

Version

Attack Type

Damage

Scaling

PSP

Height

Priority

Impact

Throw Crush Frame

Total Frames

Hit Adv

Block

Properties

5X

Normal (strike)

130

40%, 20%

1, 3

Mid Low, Mid

4

i23

9

61

Hard Launch*

-12

Launch Straight on Crit 5XR: [Transitions into Flying Stance on Frame 38 / 34 (Burst)]

Charged - 5[X]

Normal (strike)

138

20%, 0%, 0%, 30%

1 per hit

Mid Low, Mid

5

i43

9

81

Hard Launch

0

5XR: [Transitions into Flying Stance on Frame 38 / 34 (Burst)]

Charizard throws Its tail upwards and launches the opponent. Can be charged to deal additional hits and make it safer on block.

6X

Version

Attack Type

Damage

Scaling

PSP

Height

Priority

Impact

Throw Crush Frame

Total Frames

Hit Adv

Block

Properties

6X

Normal (strike)

74

0%

3

Mid

6

i27

9

79

Hard Launch

-30

Airborne on Frame 19

6[X]

Normal (strike)

74

0%

3

Mid

6

i27

9

52 / 48 (Burst)

Hard Launch

-2 / +2 (Burst)

Airborne on Frame 19, Transitions into Flying Stance once complete

6XX

Normal (strike)

90

20%

4

Mid

6

i59

N/A

95

Hard Launch

-16

Airborne

Charizard hops and flails Its tail upwards before flying at the opponent headfirst. Holding the input transitions Charizard into Flying Stance.

8X

Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	120	40%	5	Mid High	6	i31	1	69	Knockdown	-8	Throw Blast, Airborne on Frame 15, 17-30F Mid Low Invuln.

An advancing forward dropkick.

2X

Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	60	10%	4	Low	4	i19	9	53	Hard Launch	-12	High Invuln. on Frame 1, Special/Jump Cancelable on Frame 23

Charizard sweeps the opponent with Its tail.

j.X

Version

Attack Type

Damage

Scaling

PSP

Height

Priority

Impact

Throw Crush Frame

Recovery

Hit Adv

Block

Properties

j.X

Normal (strike)

80

40%

0

Mid High

4

i28 / i27 (j.4X)

2 / 1 (j.4X)

Until landing +13

+28

+12

1-27F Glide Cancelable

Charged j.[X]

Normal (strike)

120

40%

0

Mid High

4

i48 / i47 (j.4X)

2 / 1 (j.4X)

Until landing +13

+28

+12

Pierce, 1-47F Glide Cancelable

Charizard flies towards the opponent and footdives on them. Inputting j.4X Throw Blasts and causes Charizard to immediately footdive. Can cancel into Glide with R before the attack comes out.

Pokemon Moves

5A Flamethrower

Version	Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
5A Flamethrower	Normal (projectile)	69 (40)	30% x 5	3	Mid Low	S+	i31	9	79	0	-12
Burst 5A Flamethrower	Normal (projectile)	75 (55)	30% x 6	3	Mid Low, Mid	S+	i31	9	79	Soft Launch	0

Charizard breathes fire from a distance that knocks the opponent back.

6A Fire Punch

Version	Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
6A Fire Punch	Counter (strike)	100 (25)	60%	3	High	5	i27	73 / 67 (Burst)	0 / +6 (Burst)	FP (-24/-18 (Burst)) / DP (-16/-10 (Burst))	1-25F Counter Armor, Airborne on Frame 26, Crumple on Crit 6AR: [1-23F Counter Armor, Transitions into Flying Stance on Frame 38 / 34 (Burst)]
6[A] Fire Punch	Counter (strike)	100 (25)	60%	3	High	5	i27	FP (61/57 (Burst)) / DP (59/55 (Burst))	FP (+12/+18 (Burst)) / DP (+14/+20 (Burst))	FP (-11/-8 (Burst)) / DP (0/+4 (Burst))	1-25F Counter Armor, Airborne on Frame 26, Crumple on Crit, Transitions into Flying Stance once complete 6[A]R: [1-23F Counter Armor, Transitions into Flying Stance on Frame 38 / 34 (Burst)]

Charizard winds up, then flies ahead with a punch. Can cancel into Flying Stance with R before the attack comes out. Holding the input transitions Charizard into Flying Stance.

4A Inferno

Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (projectile)	108 (30)	FP 10%, 10%, 40% / DP 30% x 4	4	Mid Low	S+	i39	9	95	Stun	-26	Low Invuln. on Frame 1, Airborne on Frame 5, Speed Down (opponent) for 450F on Hit 4AR: [Transitions into Flying Stance on Frame 30 / 26 (Burst)]

Charizard breathes a wave of flame that stuns. Gives the opponent a Speed debuff that lasts for 7.5 seconds. Can cancel into Flying Stance with R before the attack comes out.

8A Seismic Toss

Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv.	Properties
Grab	160	0	High	1	i19	61	Knockdown	Airborne on Frame 13, Air Actionable on Hit

Charizard grapples the opponent, spins them around, and tosses them to the ground. Can grab both grounded and aerial opponents. Charizard and the opponent swap sides upon landing.

j.A Flare Blitz: Fall

Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (projectile) (Spinning and Landing), Normal (strike) (Traveling)	148 (70)	10% x 5	5	Mid High, Mid (Landing)	S+ (Spinning), 6 (Traveling), S (Landing)	i15	5	Until landing +59	Soft Launch	-8	60 HP Recoil, Destroys Projectiles while active (Traveling)

Charizard surrounds itself with fire and spins multiple times in the air. Afterwards, Charizard lands on the ground and creates a dome of fire.

j.fA / j.8A Flare Blitz: Direct

Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (projectile) (Spinning), Normal (strike) (Traveling)	150	10% x 5, 20%	5	Mid High	S+ (Spinning), 6 (Traveling)	i15	5	Until landing FP +27 / DP +13	Soft Launch	FP -41 / DP -24	30 HP Recoil, Destroys Projectiles while active (Traveling)

Charizard surrounds itself with fire and spins multiple times in the air. Afterwards, Charizard jets straight ahead and launches the opponent back.

FS A Flare Blitz: Direct

Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	120 (30)	20%	1 per hit	Mid High	5	i19	9	FP 79 / DP 67	+12	FP -16 / DP -4	50 HP Recoil, Destroys Projectiles while active

Charizard jets straight ahead with a multi-hit attack. Transitions out of Flying Stance once complete.

FS fA / 8A Flare Blitz: Boost

Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Properties
Normal (strike)	162	20%	1 per hit	Air Only	6	i19	9	FP 94 / DP 82	Soft Launch	30 HP Recoil, Destroys Projectiles while active

Charizard jets straight up in the air with a multi-hit attack. Transitions out of Flying Stance once complete.

FS Y Air Slash

Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike), Normal (projectile)	68 (7)	10% x 4	1 per hit	Mid High, Air Only (projectile)	5, S (projectile)	i17	FP 5 / DP 9	64	Soft Launch	FP -20 / DP -16	FS [Y]: [Transitions back into Flying Stance on Frame 50 / 46 (Burst)]

Charizard swipes the air with Its wings and creates a projectile. The projectile can only hit opponents who are in the air. Transitions out of Flying Stance once complete. Holding Y keeps Charizard in Flying Stance.

FS X Dragon Claw

Attack Type	Damage	Scaling	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	120 (60)	20%	3	Mid	5	i25	9	63	Hard Launch	+4	Destroys Projectiles while active, FS [X]: [Transitions back into Flying Stance on Frame 57 / 53 (Burst)]

Charizard strikes with an extended claw attack. Transitions out of Flying Stance once complete. Holding X keeps Charizard in Flying Stance.

Combos

Charizard Combo Guide

Notable Players

• Brett (NA): Twitter

• Bryan (SG): Twitter

• Char (NA)

• Kamaal (NA): Twitter

• Messa (JP): Vods

• Raikel (NA): Twitch, Twitter

• Tokage (JP): Vods

• Zyril (NA): Twitter

• VannyStar (EU): Twitter Twitch

External Resources

Charizard Resource Hub

Pokken Arena: Charizard