Charizard Name Generator
Fiery nicknames for Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard
Nicknames for Charizard and the whole Charmander line, all 12 characters or fewer: Char puns like Charcoal and Charmageddon, fire and volcano names like Scorch and Krakatoa, small cozy picks for Charmander, plus names for shiny, Mega X, Mega Y and Gigantamax Charizard.
About Charizard names
A Charizard usually gets its nickname long before it has wings. You name a small orange Charmander with a flame on its tail, it becomes a moody red Charmeleon at level 16 and a fire-breathing Charizard at level 36, so the name has to work on all three. Every entry here is 12 characters or fewer, the nickname limit in the current games and in Pokemon GO.
The list runs in a few styles. Char and Zard puns (Charcoal, Charbecue, Charmageddon, Haphazard, El Zardo) are the classic choice. Fire words, volcanoes and fire gods (Scorch, Krakatoa, Hephaestus) suit a battle-ready Charizard, while spicy food names (Cayenne, Sriracha, Ghost Pepper) and small cozy names (Tiny Flame, Matchstick, Smores) fit a new Charmander. Dragons of myth such as Fafnir and Ladon are here too, with one caveat: Charizard is a Fire and Flying type, and only Mega Charizard X is part Dragon, which is why Not A Dragon made the list.
There are also sets for particular forms: dark names for the black shiny Charizard, blue-flame names for Mega X, sun names for Mega Y and its Drought ability, giant names for Gigantamax, and the line's own names in Japanese, French and German (Lizardon, Dracaufeu, Glurak).
How to choose Charizard names
- Pick the name with the final form in mind, then test it on the first stage. Tiny Flame is sweet on a Charmander and a good joke on a full-grown Charizard; Juggernaut works the other way round.
- Stay inside 12 characters. Flamethrower and Charmageddon use all 12, but names of 8 or fewer, such as Scorch, Zard or Cayenne, are the easiest to read in battle text.
- Match the form you are building toward: Nightfire or Black Ember for a shiny, Blue Blaze or Coldfire for Mega Charizard X, Solaris or Sunflare for Mega Charizard Y, Colossus or Gigazard for Gigantamax.
- Say it with a move: "Charbecue used Flamethrower" tells you at once whether the name is a keeper.
- For a themed team, take one style and carry it across the party: all spices (Paprika, Harissa, Sriracha), all volcanoes (Etna, Fuji, Kilauea) or all puns.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good nickname for a Charizard?
Char puns are the favorites: Charcoal, Charbecue, Sir Charles and Charmageddon are all in the list. For something more serious, fire and volcano names such as Scorch, Inferno, Vesuvius and Krakatoa suit the final form, and Zard or Big Zard keep it short.
Is Charizard a Dragon type?
No. Charizard is Fire and Flying, although it belongs to the Dragon Egg Group and learns several Dragon-type moves. Mega Charizard X is the one form that is Fire and Dragon; Mega Charizard Y stays Fire and Flying. That is the joke behind names like Not A Dragon and Fake Dragon.
What should I name a shiny Charizard?
Shiny Charizard is black with red wings, so dark names work well: Nightfire, Darkflame, Black Ember, Cinderblack, Bloodmoon or Midnight. Shiny Charmander and Charmeleon are golden yellow instead, and the black coloring only arrives with the last evolution, so choose a name you will still like before then.
How long can a Charizard nickname be?
The current games and Pokemon GO allow 12 characters, and the games before Pokemon X and Y allowed 10. Every name in this list is 12 characters or fewer, spaces included, so all of them fit without trimming.
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All 500 Charizard names
A: 20 names
- Ace
- Aero
- Afterburn
- Afterglow
- Agama
- Agni
- Air Slash
- Airheart
- Aleppo
- Altitude
- Ancho
- Apex
- Apophis
- Ash
- Ash Cloud
- Ashen
- Ashfang
- Atlas
- Azul
- Azure
B: 33 names
- Backdraft
- Bahamut
- Barrel Roll
- Basilisk
- BBQ
- Behemoth
- Big Char
- Big Flame
- Big Guy
- Big Red
- Big Wings
- Big Zard
- Biohazard
- Black Ember
- Black Flame
- Black Opal
- Black Pepper
- Blackout
- Blast Burn
- Blaze
- Bloodmoon
- Blue Blaze
- Blue Fire
- Blue Moon
- Blue Nova
- Blueflame
- Bonnet
- Boomer
- Brazier
- Broiler
- Buddy
- Burnt Toast
- Buzzard
C: 77 names
- Cajun
- Caldera
- Campfire
- Candle
- Carbon
- Cayenne
- Char Char
- Char Siu
- Charade
- Charbecue
- Charbon
- Charbonara
- Charbroil
- Charcade
- Charcane
- Charcher
- Charchitect
- Charcoal
- Charcuterie
- Chard
- Charger
- Chargrill
- Chariot
- Charis
- Charisma
- Charity
- Charking
- Charlatan
- Charlequin
- Charles
- Charleston
- Charlie
- Charlock
- Charlord
- Charlotte
- Charmada
- Charmageddon
- Charmed One
C, continued
- Charmer
- Charming
- Charmonica
- Charmony
- Charmor
- Charon
- Charred
- Charsenal
- Chartillery
- Chartreuse
- Charybdis
- Charzilla
- Chaz
- Chief Char
- Chili Dog
- Chili Oil
- Chip
- Chipotle
- Chuckwalla
- Cinder
- Cinder Cone
- Cinderblack
- Cinnabar
- Claws
- Cloudburner
- Cobalt
- Cold Blood
- Coldfire
- Colossus
- Combust
- Contrail
- Corona
- Cotopaxi
- Cozy
- Crater
- Crimson
- Crimson Wing
- Cupcake
- Cyan Flare
D: 19 names
- Dark Roast
- Darkflame
- Darkstar
- Day One
- Daybreak
- Ddraig
- Dog Days
- Dracaufeu
- Drache
- Draco
- Draconis
- Dragon Claw
- Dragon Dance
- Dragonfire
- Dragonheart
- Dragonish
- Drake
- Drought
- Dynamite
E: 8 names
- Ebony
- Eclipse
- El Zardo
- Ember
- Emberling
- Etna
- Extra Crispy
- Extra Hot
F: 32 names
- Fafnir
- Fajita
- Fake Dragon
- Falkor
- Fangs
- Fire Fang
- Fire Hazard
- Fire Newt
- Fire Spin
- Firebreath
- Firecracker
- Firefly
- First Pick
- Flambe
- Flambeau
- Flamelet
- Flamethrower
- Flametongue
- Flamewing
- Flamme
- Flare
- Flare Blitz
- Flicker
- Flight Risk
- Flint
- Flyboy
- Fresno
- Fuego
- Fuji
- Full Odds
- Fuoco
- Fury
G: 20 names
- G Max
- Gecko
- Ghost Pepper
- Giga
- Giga Flame
- Gigazard
- Gingersnap
- Gizzard
- Glide
- Glowstick
- Glumanda
- Glurak
- Glutexo
- Gochujang
- Goldhoard
- Goliath
- Grande
- Graphite
- Grillmaster
- Guajillo
H: 27 names
- Handwarmer
- Haphazard
- Harissa
- Hatchling
- Havoc
- Hazard
- Heat Haze
- Heat Lamp
- Heat Wave
- Hekla
- Helios
- Hephaestus
- Hibachi
- Hinokami
- Hitokage
- Horned Toad
- Hot Pot
- Hot Rock
- Hot Rod
- Hot Stuff
- Hot Take
- Hot Tamale
- Hot Wing
- Hotcake
- Hothead
- Hotshot
- Hypernova
I: 5 names
- Ifrit
- Igneous
- Ignis
- Ignite
- Inferno
J: 6 names
- Jalapeno
- Jet Black
- Jetstream
- Juggernaut
- Jumbo
- Junior
K: 10 names
- Kaboom
- Kaen
- Kaiju
- Kazan
- Kiddo
- Kilauea
- Kindling
- Komodo
- Krakatoa
- Kumquat
L: 22 names
- Ladon
- Lagarto
- Lahar
- Lava
- Lava Cake
- Lava Lamp
- Lavaflow
- Lazuli
- Leviathan
- Lezard
- Licorice
- Lil Char
- Lil Ember
- Lil Zard
- Little Wick
- Lizardbreath
- Lizardo
- Lizardon
- Lizzard
- Lizzie
- Lord Char
- Lucky Charm
M: 29 names
- Mach One
- Madras
- Magma
- Mammoth
- Mander
- Maroon
- Marshmallow
- Masala
- Matches
- Matchstick
- Mauna Loa
- Maverick
- Max Heat
- Maximus
- Medium Rare
- Mega X
- Mega Y
- Megaton
- Meleon
- Menace
- Merapi
- Meteor
- Midday
- Midnight
- Mittens
- Monitor
- Monolith
- Muspel
- Mustard
N: 5 names
- Nidhogg
- Night Flight
- Nightfire
- Nightlight
- Not A Dragon
O: 5 names
- Obsidian
- Old Friend
- Orange Peel
- Orange Pop
- Overheat
P: 17 names
- Paprika
- Paricutin
- Pele
- Pendragon
- Peri Peri
- Pilot
- Pilot Light
- Pinatubo
- Pitch
- Poblano
- Popocatepetl
- Prometheus
- Pumpkin
- Punk
- Pyre
- Pyro
R: 23 names
- Rainier
- Rampage
- Rascal
- Ravage
- Reaper
- Rebel
- Red Eft
- Red Eye
- Red Flame
- Red Kite
- Red Wing
- Reptincel
- Ring Of Fire
- Rizard
- Roast
- Rojo
- Rotisserie
- Rowdy
- Ruckus
- Russet
- Rusty
- Ryu
- Ryujin
S: 64 names
- Salameche
- Sally
- Sally Mander
- Sambal
- Sapphire
- Satsuma
- Saurus
- Scales
- Scamp
- Scary Face
- Scorch
- Scoville
- Scrapper
- Serrano
- Shadow
- Shasta
- Shiny Hunt
- Shishito
- Singe
- Sir Charles
- Sir Zard
- Sizzler
- Skillet
- Sky High
- Sky Lizard
- Sky Tyrant
- Skyblaze
- Skyfire
- Skylar
- Skyscorch
- Skyward
- Smaug
S, continued
- Smoke
- Smolder
- Smores
- Snaggle
- Snout
- Snuggles
- Soar
- Solar Flare
- Solar Power
- Solaris
- Soot
- Sparkles
- Sparklet
- Sparks
- Spectre
- Spicy
- Spicy Boi
- Sprinkle
- Sriracha
- Starter
- Stompy
- Stratos
- Stromboli
- Sunburn
- Sunburst
- Sundown
- Sunflare
- Sunny Day
- Sunstrike
- Supersize
- Surtr
- Szechuan
T: 33 names
- T Rex
- Tail Light
- Tailflame
- Tailspark
- Tall Order
- Talon
- Tambora
- Tandoor
- Tatsu
- Temper
- Tenebris
- Thai Chili
- Thermal
- Thorny
- Tiamat
- Tikka
- Tinderbox
- Tiny Flame
- Tiny Tail
- Titan
- Toasty
- Togarashi
- Tokage
- Too Hot
- Toothless
- Top Flight
- Torch
- Tot
- Tough Claws
- Towering
- Tuatara
- Typhon
- Tyrant
U: 2 names
- Uncle Char
- Updraft
V: 6 names
- Vesta
- Vesuvius
- Vindaloo
- Volcan
- Vritra
- Vulcano
W: 16 names
- Wasabi
- Wee Flame
- Well Done
- Whelp
- Whelpling
- Why Not
- Wick
- Wildfire
- Wing Cmdr
- Wing Lizard
- Wingspan
- Wisp
- Wizzard
- Wrath
- Wyrmling
- Wyvern
X: 5 names
- X Factor
- Xander
- Xcalibur
- Xeno
- Xenon
Y: 3 names
- Y Knot
- Yamata
- Yami