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#0935 · Paldea · Generation 9

# Charcadet

Fire Child Pokémon · Fire-type

![Charcadet official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/935.webp)

Charcadet is a [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire)-type Pokémon, the Fire Child Pokémon, number 935 (#0935) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the [Paldea](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/paldea) region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 10.5 kg.

Charcadet is the Fire Child Pokémon, said to be burnt charcoal that came to life, and it will fight opponents far tougher than itself. It is also the start of a fork: two old suits of armour wait to turn it into one of two very different knights.

## How to pronounce Charcadet

Charcadet is pronounced **CHAR-kuh-det**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Charcadet said out loud:

[Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/935.mp3)

In Japanese it is カルボウ (Carbou).

Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce).

## Lore

### Biology

Charcadet is a small humanoid, 0.6 m (2'00") tall and 10.5 kg (23.1 lbs), mostly black with a red torso and extremities and an orange head topped by a flame-like plume tipped in pink and dark blue. The Pokédex says its firepower rises as it fights, reaching over 1,000 °C (1,800 °F).

### Behaviour

Charcadet is a fighter at heart and will take on even tough opponents. The Legends: Z-A Pokédex says it is good at manipulating flames, and that humans have valued it greatly since ancient times.

### Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in forests, mountains, caves and rocky ground, including the Asado Desert and Tagtree Thicket.

### Diet

The Pokédex says it likes berries rich in fat.

### Powers

Its Ability is Flash Fire, with Flame Body hidden. It attacks with Ember, Fire Spin and Lava Plume and annoys foes with Will-O-Wisp. Its base stats total just 255, the lowest of any Fire type introduced in Generation IX, so it is really a stepping stone to its evolutions.

### Name origin

Charcadet may combine char, charcoal and cadet. The Japanese name is Carbou (カルボウ), which may draw on the Spanish carbón (charcoal), English 'carbon' and bō, meaning 'boy'.

### Design inspiration

Tomohiro Kitakaze designed Charcadet and both its evolutions, according to Bulbapedia. Charcadet looks like a mix of glowing charcoal and a cadet or squire, a boy in training.

### Evolution notes

It evolves into Armarouge with an Auspicious Armor or into Ceruledge with a Malicious Armor, with no level involved. In Scarlet a Zapapico trader swaps Auspicious Armor for ten Bronzor Fragments, in Violet Malicious Armor for ten Sinistea Chips, and the other armour has to be traded.

### In the games

A pet Charcadet nicknamed Charlos lives at the school in Scarlet and Violet, where the line debuted. In Legends: Z-A it is wild in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose, in 2-star Fire-type zones, and Side Mission 132, 'Bitter Blue Flames vs. Blazing Crimson', lets you choose one of the two armours.

### In the anime

Liko's Charcadet debuted in 'The Terapagos I Don't Know' and joined her in 'The Knight in the Ruins'. In the short 'A Tale of Two Charcadet', two childhood friends split when the ordinary one joins a Trainer and finds Auspicious Armor, while the Shiny one stays wild and finds Malicious Armor.

### Fun facts

- Its Japanese category, Hinoko Pokémon, is shared with Simisear and Fletchinder and can also be read as 'fire child', which gives its English category.
- Bulbapedia says Charcadet is the only Pokémon introduced in Generation IX with a branched evolution.
- In Pokémon UNITE both evolutions start a match as Charcadet and evolve at level 5.

Sources: [Bulbapedia: Charcadet (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Charcadet_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Charcadet (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/charcadet/)

## Base stats

- HP: **40**
- Attack: **50**
- Defense: **40**
- Sp. Atk: **50**
- Sp. Def: **40**
- Speed: **35**

Charcadet’s base stat total is **255**. Its highest stat is Attack and Sp. Atk.

## Type matchups

### What is Charcadet weak to?

Charcadet takes extra damage from [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water) (2×), [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground) (2×), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock) (2×) moves.

It resists [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire) (½×), [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (½×), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice) (½×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (½×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (½×), [Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/fairy) (½×).

## Evolution

### How does Charcadet evolve?

Charcadet evolves into [Armarouge](https://pokee.si/pokemon/armarouge) (Auspicious Armor). Charcadet evolves into [Ceruledge](https://pokee.si/pokemon/ceruledge) (Malicious Armor).

The whole family: **Charcadet**, [Armarouge](https://pokee.si/pokemon/armarouge), [Ceruledge](https://pokee.si/pokemon/ceruledge).

## Abilities

- [Flash Fire](https://pokee.si/abilities/flash-fire): Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
- [Flame Body](https://pokee.si/abilities/flame-body) (hidden ability): Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.

## Moves

### Moves Charcadet learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Leer](https://pokee.si/moves/leer) | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | [Ember](https://pokee.si/moves/ember) | Fire | Special | 40 |
| 1 | [Astonish](https://pokee.si/moves/astonish) | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 8 | [Clear Smog](https://pokee.si/moves/clear-smog) | Poison | Special | 50 |
| 12 | [Fire Spin](https://pokee.si/moves/fire-spin) | Fire | Special | 35 |
| 16 | [Will-O-Wisp](https://pokee.si/moves/will-o-wisp) | Fire | Status | — |
| 20 | [Night Shade](https://pokee.si/moves/night-shade) | Ghost | Special | — |
| 24 | [Flame Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/flame-charge) | Fire | Physical | 50 |
| 28 | [Incinerate](https://pokee.si/moves/incinerate) | Fire | Special | 60 |
| 32 | [Lava Plume](https://pokee.si/moves/lava-plume) | Fire | Special | 80 |

### TM moves (20)

Charcadet can learn 20 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Confuse Ray](https://pokee.si/moves/confuse-ray), [Fire Spin](https://pokee.si/moves/fire-spin), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Flame Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/flame-charge), [Night Shade](https://pokee.si/moves/night-shade), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Will-O-Wisp](https://pokee.si/moves/will-o-wisp), [Heat Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/heat-wave), [Flamethrower](https://pokee.si/moves/flamethrower), [Helping Hand](https://pokee.si/moves/helping-hand), [Fire Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/fire-blast), [Overheat](https://pokee.si/moves/overheat), [Flare Blitz](https://pokee.si/moves/flare-blitz), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Spite](https://pokee.si/moves/spite).

Egg moves (3):[Destiny Bond](https://pokee.si/moves/destiny-bond), [Disable](https://pokee.si/moves/disable), [Spite](https://pokee.si/moves/spite).

## Breeding & training

- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Human-Like.
- Egg cycles: 35 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 4,480).
- Catch rate: 90 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Atk effort value.
- Base experience yield: 51.

## Pokédex entries

Its firepower increases when it fights, reaching over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. It likes berries that are rich in fat. *(Violet)*

Burnt charcoal came to life and became a Pokémon. Possessing a fiery fighting spirit, Charcadet will battle even tough opponents. *(Scarlet)*

## Names around the world

- **Japanese**: カルボウ
- **Romaji**: Carbou
- **French**: Charbambin
- **German**: Knarbon
- **Spanish**: Charcadet
- **Italian**: Charcadet
- **Korean**: 카르본
- **Chinese (Simplified)**: 炭小侍
- **Chinese (Traditional)**: 炭小侍

## Trivia

- Slowest Fire type in Gen 9: 35 Speed.
- Lowest base stat total among Fire types in Gen 9: 255.
- Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
- Heavier than 29% of all Pokémon (10.5 kg).
- Base stat total 255, ranked #960 of 1,025.
- One of 81 Fire-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 97 red Pokémon.
- Number 30 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 28 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 90: about 11.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.

## Sources and fact-checking

- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Charcadet (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Charcadet_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Charcadet (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/charcadet/).
- Pronunciation (CHAR-kuh-det): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.

**Last checked:** 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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