Gigantamax Charizard Max Battle Guide

Charizard Gigantamax

Gigantamax Charizard is a Tier 6 Max Battle in Pokémon GO. It will cost 800 Max Particles to participate in this Max Battle, which will only be consumed if you defeat Charizard successfully. Gigantamax Charizard can be shiny from Max Battles.

Being a Fire and Flying type, it is weak to Rockx2, Electric, and Water moves.

Charizard can be caught with the following CP values:

• 1574 CP – 1651 CP at Level 20, no weather boost

We highly recommend making sure you are well prepared with levelled up counters with boosted Max Moves where possible. Talk to your battle squad and be prepared to use not only your attacking moves, but also the shielding and healing ones too. You will need between 10 and 40 players to take down Gigantamax Charizard, so preparation and top tier counters, are absolutely key!

Want more tips and tricks for Max Battles? Read this guide.

Gigantamax Charizard Counters

Don’t forget, for Dynamax Moves, your Fast Move is what determines the typing of your D-Max Move!

The best counters for Gigantamax Charizard are the following:

#	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charge Move
1.	Inteleon Dynamax	Water Gun Water	Surf Water
2.	Gengar Dynamax	Shadow Claw Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost
3.	Blastoise Dynamax or Gigantamax	Water Gun Water	Hydro Cannon Water
4.	Metagross Dynamax	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Psychic Psychic
5.	Dubwool Dynamax	Tackle Normal	Wild Charge Electric
6.	Charizard Dynamax or Gigantamax	Air Slash Flying	Dragon Claw Dragon
7.	Venusaur Dynamax or Gigantamax	Vine Whip Grass	Sludge Bomb Poison
8.	Rillaboom Dynamax	Scratch Normal	Earth Power Ground
9.	Cinderace Dynamax	Tackle Normal	Flamethrower Fire
10.	Greedent Dynamax	Tackle Normal	Body Slam Normal
11.	Greedent Dynamax	Counter Fighting

Max Battle Information

Max Battles can be participated in in-person only, at Power Spots, which are easily identified on the map by the purple marking and large ‘X’ above them.

You can challenge Max Battles with up to 4 people, including yourself. Each person can bring up to 3 Dynamax Pokémon in their team, but participation is possible with just one Dynamax Pokémon.

Up to 40 Trainers, split into groups of four or fewer, can band together to increase their chance of success. Each Trainer must use Max Particles to engage in battle—the more powerful the Power Spot Boss, the more Max Particles needed. But don’t worry—Max Particles are only used up once you successfully take down the boss, so keep pushing towards victory.

Only Dynamax Pokémon can participate in this Max Battle. Existing Pokemon are not eligible.

Max Battles are turn based, differing from both raiding and GO Battle League. More strategy will need to be implemented for harder Max Bosses.

In a Max Battle, tap the screen to use Fast Attacks, and build up energy to use Charged Attacks as usual. Attacking will also fill up the Max Meter at the top of the screen.

When three lines appear above a Pokemon’s head, it means it is being targeted by the Max Battle Boss. You can avoid this by swiping to Dynamax, you need to fill up the Max Meter at the top of the screen to its maximum, and the meter fills up by swiping towards an attack or the Max Charge (purple button) that appears from time to time.

In battle you will see a Max Meter. When it reaches its maximum, your Pokémon will automatically Dynamax your Pokémon. Keep an eye on the meter! Once it’s full, your Pokémon will Dynamax for 3 turns!

Once Dynamaxed you will be given the option to use any of your unlocked Max Moves, if battling harder difficulty bosses as a group, plan your use of your attack, Shield and Spirit moves together.

If you spot energy icons on the battlefield, swipe to collect them and fill up your meter even faster.

You can Dynamax more than once in a Max Battle, and will automatically Dynamax once your Max Meter refills.

If all of your Pokémon faint while battling a three-star or higher Power Spot Boss, you can still help your allies by cheering for your them so that their meters fill faster.

Stats and Max CP

As stats for Gigantamax Charizard are currently unknown, these are the stats for a normal Charizard.

Charizard FireFlying
Max CP at Level 40 2889 | Max CP at Level 50 3266
ATK 223		DEF 173		HP 186
Weak to			Strong Against
Rockx2 Electric Water			Grass Bug Steel Fighting Ice

Gigantamax Charizard Movepool

Gigantamax Charizard Sprites

Gigantamax Charizard	Shiny Gigantamax Charizard