Game ⇓ | Flavour Text ⇓ |
| Red/Blue | When it swings its burning tail, it elevates the temperature to unbearably high levels. |
| Yellow | Tough fights could excite this POKéMON. When excited, it may blow out bluish- white flames. |
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| Gold | It is very hot headed by nature, so it constantly seeks opponents. It calms down only when it wins. |
| Silver | It has a barbaric nature. In battle, it whips its fiery tail around and slashes away with sharp claws. |
| Crystal | If it becomes agitated during battle, it spouts intense flames, incinerating its surroundings. |
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| Ruby/Sapphire | CHARMELEON mercilessly destroys its foes using its sharp claws. If it encounters a strong foe, it turns aggressive. In this excited state, the flame at the tip of its tail flares with a bluish white color. |
| Emerald | Without pity, its sharp claws destroy foes. If it encounters a strong enemy, it becomes agitated, and the flame on its tail flares with a bluish white color. |
| FireRed | It lashes about with its tail to knock down its foe. It then tears up the fallen opponent with sharp claws. |
| Leaf Green | When it swings its burning tail, it elevates the air temperature to unbearably high levels. |
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| Diamond/Pearl | In the rocky mountains where CHARMELEON live, their fiery tails shine at night like stars. |
| Platinum | In the rocky mountains where CHARMELEON live, their fiery tails shine at night like stars. |
| Heart Gold | It is very hotheaded by nature, so it constantly seeks opponents. It calms down only when it wins. |
| Soul Silver | It has a barbaric nature. In battle, it whips its fiery tail around and slashes away with sharp claws. |
| Black | In the rocky mountains where Charmeleon live, their fiery tails shine at night like stars. |
| White | In the rocky mountains where Charmeleon live, their fiery tails shine at night like stars. |
