Can You Breed Charizard in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet? – Answered

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Charizard was added to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet as part of a brand-new Tera Raid. This Balck Crystal Tera Raid is currently the hardest fight in the game. It is against a level 100 Charizard with perfect IVs and a Dragon Tera-Type. It’s so powerful in fact that you’re only allowed to catch one per save data in pokemon Scarlet and Violet. So, are you able to breed Charizard in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet? Well, we have the answer for you below.

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Can You Breed Charizard in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?

With only 400 Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet, the addition of Charizard makes it 401. However, with the possibility to breed Charizard in this game, that means you also have the addition of Charmander and Charmeleon, bringing the count up to 403.

So the answer is, yes! You can breed this Charizard in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and it can be Shiny too. All you need to breed is a Ditto, a picnic, and some time. Charizard breeds the same way any other Pokemon in this game does. Since it’s difficult to get, you might need a friend to either help you with the raid or find someone with some Chamranders to trade over.

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The Charizard from the Tera Raid battle is already competitively ready, but you can breed more to find a Shiny or play around with its egg moves and other features like ability and nature. Of course, you can also do this with Nature Mints or Ability Capsules.

That’s everything you need to know about if you can breed Charizard in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. For more tips, tricks, and guides, be sure to check out Prima Games. Here’s how to teach Azumarill Belly Drum to help you out with the Charizard raid.


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