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==Reception==
Charizard has beenreceived featuredpositive inreviews linesform ofcriticise softsince toysits and action figures in the ''Pokémon'' franchise, made by [[Hasbro]], and [[Tomy]]debut.<ref name=tomy>"[http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04195.html Recall of Pokémon plush toys] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616131955/http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04195.html |date=June 16, 2006 }}" ''Cpsc.org''. Retrieved July 12, 2006.</ref> In 2004, the "Charizard Medium Plush" was part of a major recall of 13 plush toys due to a manufacturing fault where tips of needles were being found with the stuffing. This allowed Tomy to replace the toys with compensation or replacements.<ref name=tomy/> Charizard appears often in the ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]'', most notably in the series' initial release. Cards featuring the character have been stated to be the most desired of the series, quickly rising to high prices amongst collectors and retailers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=5 Most Valuable Charizard Pokemon Cards in The World|url=https://www.cardcollector.co.uk/charizard-pokemon-card/|access-date=November 10, 2020|website=Card Collector|date=November 10, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127220958/https://www.cardcollector.co.uk/charizard-pokemon-card/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Agnes"/><ref>{{cite book |page=[https://archive.org/details/tradingcardgames00kauf/page/93 93] |title=Trading Card Games for Dummies |author=Kaufield, John |author2=Jeremy Smith |publisher=For Dummies |year=2006 |isbn=0-471-75416-1 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/tradingcardgames00kauf/page/93 }}</ref> In 2005, search engine [[Yahoo!]] reported Charizard as "one of the top Pokémon-related [[Web search engine|web searches]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz_log/entry/2005/06/11/2100/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050614012829/http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz_log/entry/2005/06/11/2100/ |archive-date=June 14, 2005 |title=Pokémon Far From Passe |date=June 11, 2005 |work=[[Yahoo!]] |access-date=October 15, 2009}}</ref> David Caballero of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' listed Charizard as the best Ash Ketchum's Pokémon from each region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/pokemon-ash-ketchum-best-pokemon-from-each-region/|title=Pokémon: Ash's Best Pokémon From Each Region|date=June 20, 2021|website=ScreenRant|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204704/https://screenrant.com/pokemon-ash-ketchum-best-pokemon-from-each-region/|url-status=live}}</ref> Kevin Slackie of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' listed Charizard as fourth of the best Pokémon, and further stated that Charizard may seem like a giant scary dragon, but for many people this was the first Pokémon they ever fell in love with.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/pok-mon/the-top-100-pokemon-of-all-time/|title=The 100 Best Pokémon|date=February 27, 2017|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=December 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218143039/https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/pok-mon/the-top-100-pokemon-of-all-time/|url-status=live}}</ref> Dale Bishir of ''[[IGN]]'' described Charizard as the most important Pokémon that impacted the franchise's history, and further stated that Charizard has fared well in the past 25 years, having appearances in the anime, playable appearances in three different Smash games, and even having all kinds of forms, from Gigantamax to Mega Evolution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sea.ign.com/pokemon/169418/news/the-25-most-important-pokemon-that-impacted-the-franchises-history|title=The 25 Most Important Pokemon That Impacted the Franchise's History|date=March 4, 2021|website=IGN|access-date=July 10, 2021|archive-date=September 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921200318/https://sea.ign.com/pokemon/169418/news/the-25-most-important-pokemon-that-impacted-the-franchises-history|url-status=live}}</ref> Steven Bogos of ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'' listed Charizard as second of their favorite Pokémon, describing it as "awesome across {{em|all}} of the franchise's properties".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bogos |first1=Steven |title=The Top 10 Pokemon of All Time |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/the-top-10-pokemon-of-all-time/ |website=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]] |access-date=July 12, 2021 |date=February 27, 2016 |archive-date=July 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715095753/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/the-top-10-pokemon-of-all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Described by the media as "a lean, ferocious, fire-breathing dragon ... sleek, powerful, and utterly destructive", Charizard has been noted as one of the franchise's "most popular" characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/2.2756/pondering-pokemon-1.255952|title=Pondering Pokémon|date=February 24, 2009|work=The Observer|access-date=February 28, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714161821/http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/2.2756/pondering-pokemon-1.255952|archive-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref> Retailers have attributed the high sales of merchandise related to the character to the popularity of the character's dragon-like design with children.<ref name="Agnes">{{cite news |first=Agnes |last=Diggs |title=Valley Roundup; West Hills; Pokémon Tourney Draws Hundreds of Young Players |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 25, 1999}}</ref> Interviewed children have stated similar; they attributed its appeal to its "cool looking" appearance and associating the character with the "concepts of stubbornness and power".<ref>{{cite news |first=Chick |last=Jacobs |title=Pokémon Turns 10 |work=[[The Fayetteville Observer]] |publisher=Charles Broadwell |date=July 5, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Chick |last=Jacobs |title=A Friendly Ear and Some Pokémon Can Ease the Fear |work=[[The Fayetteville Observer]] |publisher=Charles Broadwell |date=November 24, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Tobin|first=Joseph Jay|year=2004|title=Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokémon|publisher=Duke University Press|page=180|isbn=0-8223-3287-6}}</ref> The book ''Rebuilding Attachments With Traumatized Children'' stated [[psychiatrists]] utilized the character as an empowered character traumatized children who were fans of the ''Pokémon'' series could relate to.<ref>{{cite book|title=Rebuilding Attachments With Traumatized Children|publisher=Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press |year=2004 |last=Kagan |first=Richard |isbn=0-7890-1544-7}}</ref> The book ''Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokémon'' cited Charizard as "popular" with older male children who tend to be drawn to "tough or scary" characters,<ref>{{cite book|last=Tobin|first=Joseph Jay|year=2004|title=Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokémon|publisher=Duke University Press|page=283|isbn=0-8223-3287-6}}</ref> and compared the character's evolution from Charmander into Charizard with the loss of "cuteness" as one leaves childhood.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tobin|first=Joseph Jay|year=2004|title=Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokémon|publisher=Duke University Press|page=178|isbn=0-8223-3287-6}}</ref>
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