Being a Pokémon fan can sometimes feel like watching a neverending popularity contest. Pikachu is the mascot, so he gets all the attention and merch, but it’s Charizard—the original Fire-type starter ...

While Ash Ketchum is the face of the Pokémon anime, Red is considered the strongest Trainer in the games and later appears as ...

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States who has been working with GameRant since August 2023 and self-publishing since May 2025. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has ...

Pokémon is celebrating its 30th anniversary throughout the year, and that includes a new - and official - look for some fan-favorites like Charizard.

The set comes in three separate boxes. Each contains one of the three Kanto Starters, plus its native environment. Venusaur poses in a jungle. Blastoise poses on a beach. And Charizard poses on an ...

After Pikachu, Charizard might be the Pokemon most closely associated with Ash Ketchum. While the Fire/Flying-type was mainly responsible for Ash’s loss in the Indigo League, the two formed a close ...