Charizardite X

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	Introduced in Generation VI
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Generation VI	Items
Generation VII	Items
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Power	80

The Charizardite X (Japanese: リザードナイトX Lizardonite X) is a type of held item introduced in Generation VI. It is the Mega Stone that allows Charizard to Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
X	$10,000-1,000,000	N/A
YORAS SM USUM PE	N/A	N/A

Effect

In battle

If held by a Charizard (or is present in the player's Bag)^PE, allows it to Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X if its Trainer has a Key Stone. Each Trainer can only Mega Evolve one Pokémon per battle.

Unaffected by item negating effects (such as Embargo and Klutz). Item manipulating effects (such as Trick and Fling) cannot give Charizard a Charizardite X or remove a Charizardite X from Charizard.

Outside of battle

If held by a Charizard, allows it to Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X when it performs a Spectacular Talent during a Pokémon Contest Spectacular while its Trainer has a Key Stone. Charizard will remain a Mega Charizard X until the Talent Round ends.

Description

Games	Description
XY	One variety of the mysterious Mega Stones. Have Charizard hold it, and this stone will enable it to Mega Evolve during battle.
ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP LA SV	One of a variety of mysterious Mega Stones. Have Charizard hold it, and this stone will enable it to Mega Evolve during battle.
PE	One of a variety of mysterious Mega Stones. This stone will enable Charizard to Mega Evolve during battle.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
X	Sycamore Pokémon Lab (if Charmander is chosen) Stone Emporium (if Charmander is not chosen)
Y	Event	Trade
ORAS	Fiery Path (after defeating or capturing Groudon^OR/Kyogre^AS)
SM USUM	Battle Tree (from Red after defeating him in a Single Challenge^SM, or him or Blue in any Challenge^USUM)
PE	Professor Oak's Laboratory (from Blue after earning seven Badges)

Distribution

As a held item

Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
Y	CoroCoro Charizard	Japanese	March 15 to August 29, 2014
	2014 Olleh TV Charizard	Korean	April 11 to May 31, 2014
	GAME 2014 Charizard	PAL	July 11 to August 10, 2014
	Olleh TV Charizard	Korean	July 26, 2014
	XY Charizard	Japanese, PAL, Taiwanese	July 29 to October 31, 2014
	GameStop 2014 Charizard	PAL	August 15, 2014 to January 15, 2015
ORAS	2016 World Championships Charmander	United States	August 19 to 21, 2016

In spin-off games

Pokémon Shuffle

In Pokémon Shuffle, the Charizardite X allows the player to Mega Evolve Charizard and Shiny Charizard to Mega Charizard X.

The player can obtain the Charizardite X by reaching Trainer Rank 26. It is also available on Week 23 of the event rotation.

The Charizardite X was also available as a prize during the Mega Charizard competitive stage. This competitive stage ran on the Nintendo 3DS version from February 23 to March 1, 2016; August 30 to September 6, 2016; August 2 to 8, 2017 and January 2 to 9, 2018. It ran on the Pokémon Shuffle Mobile from August 30 to September 6, 2016; August 2 to 8, 2017 and January 2 to 9, 2018.

The Charizardite X enables the following Mega Evolutions:

Stone	Pokémon			Type	Effect	Gauge	Max
			Mega Charizard	Dragon	Erases all Pokémon in an X-shaped pattern.	16	13
			Mega Charizard	Dragon	Erases Pokémon and disruptions around two spots you tap. Erases five tiles in a + shape surrounding each spot. Does not activate if the foe is defeated. Only gives 3 seconds to tap. Can erase fewer than 2.	20	15

In animation

A Charizardite X in Pokémon Origins

A Charizardite X in Pokémon the Series: XY

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: XY

Alain once owned a Charizardite X that he obtained from Lysandre along with his Mega Ring, giving it to his Charizard to wear around its neck. After realizing Lysandre's true intentions and the error of his own ways, Alain disposed of the Charizardite X sometime before Till We Compete Again!, promising to start from a clean slate.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!, Alain was revealed to have acquired a new Charizardite X.

Pokémon Origins

In File 2: Cubone, Mr. Fuji gave Red a Mega Stone and a Key Stone, although he did not tell Red what they truly were, merely saying that he would find out soon enough. In File 4: Charizard, during Red's battle against Mewtwo, one of the stones was revealed to be a Charizardite X from Kalos. Together, it and the Key Stone allowed Red's Charizard to Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X and weaken Mewtwo to a point where it could be caught.

In the manga

A Charizardite X in Pokémon Adventures

Pocket Monsters XY: The Legend of the Pokémon Dragon King

In Pocket Monsters XY: The Legend of the Pokémon Dragon King, Akira owns both a Charizardite X and a Charizardite Y.

Pokémon Adventures

X & Y arc

In Chesnaught Protects, X's Charmeleon, Salamè, was revealed to keep a Charizardite X hidden within his tail flame, explaining his habit of holding onto his tail. After evolving into Charizard, he became able to use the stone to Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	噴火龍進化石X Panfólùhng Jeunfa Sehk X
Chinese	Mandarin	噴火龍進化石X / 喷火龙进化石X Pēnhuǒlóng Jìnhuà Shí X
French		Dracaufite X
German		Gluraknit X
Italian		Charizardite X
Korean		리자몽나이트X Rizamonnite X
Spanish		Charizardita X