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-{{Infobox VG character
-| name   = Charmander
-| image   = [[File:004Charmander.png|150px]]
-| caption  ='''[[List of Pokémon|National Pokédex]]'''<br>[[Venusaur]] - '''Charmander (#4)''' - [[Charmeleon]]
-| series  =[[Pokémon (video game series)|''Pokémon'' series]]
-| firstgame =[[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']]
-| artist  =[[Ken Sugimori]]
-| voiceactor  = [[Michael HaigneyElisabeth Morinelli|Emily Williams]] (''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]'' special)
-| japanactor  = [[Shin'ichirō Miki]] (Ash's)<br>[[Yūji Ueda]] (Ritchie's)<br>[[Daisuke Sakaguchi]] (PMD special)
-}}
-'''Charmander''', known as {{nihongo|'''Hitokage'''|ヒトカゲ|}} in Japan, is a [[List of Pokémon|Pokémon species]] in [[Nintendo]] and [[Game Freak]]'s ''[[Pokémon]]'' franchise. Created by [[Ken Sugimori]], Charmander first appeared in the video games [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']] and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise. The end of a Charmander's tail is alight with a flame, and the flame's size reflects both the physical health and the emotions of the individual.
-Charmander is a starter Pokémon the player can choose from at the beginning of [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']], and their remakes, [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'']]. In the anime, [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]] acquires a Charmander early in the series, and it became one of Ash's most used Pokémon. In the ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'' manga, [[Pokémon Adventures protagonists#Blue|Blue]] receives a Charmander from his grandfather [[Professor Oak]]. Since it appeared in the ''[[Pokémon]]'' series, Charmander has received generally positive reception.
-Charmander is the pre-evolved form of [[Charmeleon]], which is the pre-evolved form of [[Charizard]].
-==Design and characteristics==
-[[File:SpottedSalamander.jpg|right|thumb|150px|A [[salamander]], upon which Charmander is based.]]
-Charmander was one of several different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by [[Ken Sugimori]] for the first generation of ''Pocket Monsters'' games ''Red'' and ''Green'', which were localized outside of Japan as [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/vol1/index2.html |title=2. 一新されたポケモンの世界 |page=2 |work=Nintendo.com |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |accessdate=2010-09-10 |author=Staff |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=91965 |title=Game Freak on Pokémon! |author=Stuart Bishop |publisher=CVG |date=2003-05-30 |accessdate=2008-02-07|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5VSJaR6xT|archivedate=2008-02-08}}</ref> Originally called "Hitokage" in Japanese, Nintendo decided to give the various Pokémon species "clever and descriptive names" related to their appearance or features when translating the game for western audiences as a means to make the characters more relatable to American children.<ref name="Time">{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/99/1122/cover2.html|title=PokéMania|last=Chua-Euan|first=Howard|date=November 22, 1999|publisher=TIME|accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> As a result, the species was renamed "Charmander", a combination of "char", meaning burnt, and "[[salamander]]".<ref name="charmanderign"/>
-Charmander is known as the [[Lizard]] Pokémon. Charmander are small, bipedal lizard-like Pokémon. Most have blue eyes, red-orange skin, three-clawed toes, yellow bellies, and yellow soles under its feet. The end of a Charmander's tail is alight with a flame, and the flame's size reflects both the physical health<ref name="dexcharmander1">'''Pokédex:''' Charmander are obedient Pokémon. The flame on its tail indicates Chamander's life force. If it is healthy, the flame burns brightly. {{cite video game|title=Pokémon Silver|developer=Game Freak |publisher=Nintendo |date=2000-10-15 |platform=Game Boy }}</ref> and the emotions of the individual.<ref name="dexcharmander2">'''Pokédex:''' The flame that burns at the tip of its tail is an indication of its emotions. The flame wavers when CHARMANDER is enjoying itself. If the POKéMON becomes enraged, the flame burns fiercely. {{cite video game|title=Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|developer=Game Freak |publisher=Nintendo |date=2003-03-17 |platform=Game Boy }}</ref> When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail.<ref name="dexcharmander3">'''Pokédex:''' Obviously prefers hot places. When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail. {{cite video game|title=Pokémon Red and Blue|developer=Game Freak |publisher=Nintendo |date=1998-09-30 |platform=Game Boy }}</ref> If the flame were to ever go out, the Charmander would die.<ref name="dexcharmander4">'''Pokédex:''' From the time it is born, a flame burns at the tip of its tail. Its life would end if the flame were to go out. {{cite video game|title=Pokémon Fire Red|developer=Game Freak |publisher=Nintendo |date=2004-09-09 |platform=Game Boy }}</ref> When Charmander receives enough [[Experience point|experience]] from battles, it evolves into [[Charmeleon]], and later [[Charizard]].
-==Appearances==
-===In the video games===
-Charmander is a starter Pokémon the player can choose from at the beginning of [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']], and their remakes, [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'']]. Charmander and the other starters from ''Red'' and ''Blue'' are replaced by [[Pikachu]] in ''[[Pokémon Yellow]]'', the only starter available in it. Instead, they are each obtained from certain [[Non-player character|NPC]]s. In [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|''Pokémon HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver'']], as a reward from [[Professor Oak]] after defeating the final boss, [[List of Pokémon characters#Protagonists|Red]], the player can choose from Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. Outside of the main series, Charmander has appeared in ''[[Hey You, Pikachu!]]'', ''[[Pokémon Snap]]'', the ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]'' games, and the ''[[Pokémon Ranger]]'' games. A stage in [[Super Smash Bros.]] called "Saffron City" features an area where various Pokémon pop out to attack players; one such Pokémon is a Charmander that sometimes uses Flamethrower.
-===In anime===
-In the anime, Ash acquires a Charmander early in the series. Ash's Charmander originally belonged to a trainer named Damien, who believed it was weak, and cruelly abandoned it, telling it to stay in one spot until he "returned". The Pokémon was very loyal to its trainer, and risked its life sitting in the rain, waiting for a trainer who'd never come back to it. Ash, Brock, and Misty had to rush it to a [[Pokémon Center]] to keep it alive. Upon seeing Damien's true colors, Charmander joined Ash.<ref name="Charmander – The Stray Pokémon">{{cite episode |title=Charmander – The Stray Pokémon |series=[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]] |credits=Junki Takegami (writer) |network=Various |airdate=September 22, 1998 |season=[[List of Pokémon: Indigo League episodes|Indigo League]] |number=11}}</ref> It was immediately one of Ash's most used Pokémon, defeating such opponents as [[Koga (Pokémon)|Koga]]'s [[Golbat]], [[Erika (Pokémon)|Erika]]'s [[Weepinbell]], and helping capture Ash's [[Primeape]]. Charmander evolved into [[Charmeleon]] during a battle against an army of [[Exeggutor]], and his personality changed completely, becoming a disobedient Pokémon and fighting only when and how he pleased.<ref name="The March of the Exeggutor Squad">{{cite episode |title=The March of the Exeggutor Squad |series=Pokémon |credits=Hideki Sonoda (writer) |network=Various |airdate=October 30, 1998 |season=Indigo League |number=43}}</ref> Charmander is also a deuteragonist of ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out Of The Gate!]]''. Along with a female [[Chikorita]], he works alongside a young boy who transformed into a [[Squirtle]] in helping fellow Pokémon.
-===In other media===
-In [[the Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga, the circumstances in which Ash captures a Charmander appear to be different. While Damian appears, he was separated from his Charmander because he was injured, not because he abandoned it. At the end of the chapter, the two reunite. Despite this difference, Ash is still seen owning a Charmander, whose capture is not shown. Later in the manga, Ash's Charmander reappears as a Charizard. In the ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'' manga, [[Pokémon Adventures protagonists#Blue|Blue]] receives a Charmander from his grandfather [[Professor Oak]]. Blue tried using it against [[Mew (Pokémon)|Mew]] but failed and withdrew his Pokémon. It is later shown to have evolved into a Charmeleon. In the [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]] manga series, [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters#Characters|Isamu Akai]]'s rival, [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters#Characters|Kai Midorikawa]], chose Charmander as his starter Pokémon. Kai's Charmander is mischievous and has a rivalry with Isamu Akai's [[Clefairy]].
-==Reception==
-Since it appeared in the ''[[Pokémon]]'' series, Charmander has received generally positive reception. It has appeared in several pieces of merchandise, including figures, plush toys, and the ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]''. It has been noted as a popular [[Halloween]] costume for the year of 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GVRB&p_theme=gvrb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=108DD61A464E0A3B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Greenville Daily Reflector |publisher=Nl.newsbank.com |date=1999-10-28 |accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref> Also in 1999, it was speculated by analysts that Pokémon species, in particular Charmander and others, would become sought-after toys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB05185AA665947&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=STLtoday - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Archives |publisher=Nl.newsbank.com |date=1999-04-06 |accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref>
-Controversy arose when it was mistakenly believed that Charmander's name, while in actuality being a combination of "char" and "[[salamander]]", meant "life without God." This was met with negative response, with one mother hosting a party consisting of her child and his friends, encouraging them to pledge to not play Pokémon anymore.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wr5EX7kuvY0C |title=Anthropology & mass communication ... - Google Books |publisher=|date= |accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref> In the book ''Dragonlore: From the Archives of the Grey School of Wizardry'', author Ash Dekirk described Charmander as a "fire-breathing dragon".<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Gkn0fkhiwS0C |title=Dragonlore: From the Archives of the ... - Google Books |publisher=|date= |accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref> Author Loredana Lipperini cited Charmander as a popular Pokémon, suggesting that its popularity comes from its fiery tail.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=MOQc163-XCcC |title=Generazione Pókemon: i bambini e l ... - Google Books |publisher=|date= |accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref> Author Mark Jacobson found the transition from Charmander to [[Charizard]] to be odd, questioning how a "baby" Pokémon can grow into a "two-hundred-pound monster whose breath can melt boulders."<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=iwzTVUMl6i4C |title=Teenage hipster in the modern world ... - Google Books |publisher=|date= |accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref> [[GamesRadar]] commented that while Charmander seems pitiful due to its flame tail, which burn more brightly depending on his mood/health, it grows into the cool-looking Charizard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-gut-wrenching-choices/a-2009050410717660001/p-4 |title=The Top 7... gut-wrenching choices |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2009-05-04 |accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref> GamesRadar editor Brett Elston stated that while it lacks the nuances of later similar starting Pokémon, it has "cutesy appeal" to it.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gamesradar.com/ds/f/the-complete-pokemon-rby-pokedex-part-1/a-200708209459101025/g-2006100415372930075/p-4 |title=The complete Pokemon RBY pokedex, part 1, Pokemon Diamond / Pearl DS Features |publisher= GamesRadar| author= Brett Elston| page=4 }}</ref> In a humour article, GamesRadar editor Dave Meikleham listed Charmander as a video game creature who would make an "awesome pet", stating that it could serve as a makeshift campfire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/10-video-game-creatures-that-would-make-awesome-pets/a-2010020316435584055 |title=10 video game creatures that would make awesome pets |publisher=GamesRadar |date= |accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref> IGN called Charmander a "great choice" for a player to choose; [[IGN]] editor "Pokémon of the Day Chick" in particular commented that while Charmander is at a disadvantage initially, it becomes great with patience. She added that it is popular amongst players who use it for its speed.<ref name="charmanderign">{{cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/12045/charmander.html |title=Pokemon Strategy Guide - IGNguides |publisher=Guides.ign.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://faqs.ign.com/articles/380/380290p1.html |title=Pokemon Crystal Version Pokemon of the Day: Charmander (#4) - IGN FAQs |publisher=Faqs.ign.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref> ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'' editor John Funk described Charmander as "cute", using its evolution into Charizard as an example of an extreme evolutionary change in the series.<ref>{{cite web|author=John Funk |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/103180-Update-Your-Pokemon-Black-White-Starters-Could-Evolve-Like-This |title=The Escapist : News : [Update&#93; Your Pokemon Black & White Starters Could Evolve Like This |publisher=Escapistmagazine.com |date=2010-09-04 |accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref> ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' editor Darryl E. Owens described Charmander as "adorable".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/42144137.html?dids=42144137:42144137&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+05%2C+1999&author=Darryl+E+Owens%2C+Knight&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=POKEMON+EPIDEMIC+REACHES+AMERICAN+TV&pqatl=google |title=Pokemon Epidemic Reaches American Tv |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date=1999-06-05 |accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref> ''San Antonio-Express News'' editor Susan Yerkes described Charmander as "disgustingly cute".<ref>{{cite web|author=November 20, 1999&nbsp;&nbsp;S.A. Life Page 1E (487 Words) |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE8F10B22E691&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=San Antonio Archives, News, Articles, Stories &#124; mySA.com |publisher=Nl.newsbank.com |date=1999-11-20 |accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref> ''[[Teen Ink]]'' editor Kathryn J. called Charmander her favorite Pokémon.<ref>http://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/all/article/50342/Toy-Story/</ref>
-==References==
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-==External links==
-* [http://www.pokemon.com/ Official Pokémon website]
-* [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Charmander_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29 Charmander on Bulbapedia]
-* {{imdb character|0041362}}
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