If you want to learn how to evolve Charcadet, we’re here to help. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet contain a stellar selection of new monsters, with the region of Paldea home to some of the best designs to hit the series in years. Charcadet’s evolutions, Ceruledge and Armarouge, are chiefs among those new ‘mons, both looking like a cross between Mega Man and a suit of armor.
We have to admit that Paldea is one of the most beautiful Pokémon regions to explore, and if you need some help getting to grips with things in the latest generation of Pokémon, our Pokémon Scarlet and Violet legendaries, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet multiplayer, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet mystery gift codes, and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet shiny Pokémon are full of useful information.
Here’s everything you need to know about how to evolve Charcadet:
How to evolve Charcadet
Charcadet evolves into either Armarouge or Ceruledge, but unlike with Eevee, you can’t get both evolutions in one game. To get Armarouge, you need to play Scarlet, while Ceruledge is exclusive to Violet. So, if you want to get both gen 9 Pokémon to help complete your Pokédex, you need to trade with a pal who owns the opposite game to you. Luckily, Charcadet is readily available in both games and appears somewhat regularly.
Where can I catch Charcadet?
Charcadet is in the following areas in Scarlet and Violet:
- South Province – Area Three, Area Four, and Area Five
- East Province – Area One, Area Two, Area Three, and Tagtree Thicket
- West Province – Area One, Area Two, Area Three, and Asado Desert
- Tera Raid battles
For some extra help, check out our fire Pokémon weakness guide. While a normal pokéball is likely to get the job done, especially in the earlier areas of Paldea, you should also consider a great ball, even if it’s just to save yourself a bit of time.
How do I evolve Charcadet into Armarouge in Pokémon Scarlet?
In Pokémon Scarlet, you need to get yourself a Charcadet and head to Zapacico, a city in the Eastern region of Paldea. Make your way to the middle of the town; you’ll see a man standing next to the fountain. Once you speak to him, he offers to give you the auspicious armor item in exchange for ten Bronzor fragments. Getting your hands on those is simple enough: Bronzor appears in ruins, of which there are plenty spread throughout the region.
Once you get the ten Bronzor fragments, return to the man to complete the trade; now, all you need to do is give the auspicious armor to Charcadet, and it’ll evolve in Armarouge. Alternatively, you can take your chances and try to find Armarouge wandering around in the South Province, though it’s a very rare sight and absolutely requires you to have some ultra balls. You might also get lucky and stumble across Armarouge in a six-star terra raid battle.
How do I evolve Charcadet into Ceruledge in Pokémon Violet?
As for Pokémon Violet, you still need to make your way to Zapcico after you get a Charcadet. However, there isn’t a man standing at the fountain; it’s a woman. Upon speaking to her, she offers you a trade: her malicious armor item in exchange for ten Sinistea chips. While it’s basically the same as Scarlet at its core, Sinistea is a rarer Pokémon than Bronzor, meaning it can take longer to get the chips. Your best bet is to head to the city of Alfornada, the main place in which Sinistea roams.
The city of Alfornada is on the bottom left of Paldea and is difficult to reach until you unlock all of Koraidon or Miraidon’s abilities. We recommend that you either unlock all abilities or enter Alfornada through the cave to the north of the city once you and your Pokémon are comfortably over level 40. Then grab ten Sinistea chips and swap them with the woman in Zapacico for the malicious armor. Give this to Charcadet to evolve it into Ceruledge.
We have bad news for you if all of that sounds like too much effort; you can’t bump into Ceruledge in the open world. Unlike Armarouge, you can only get this Charcadet evolution if you complete the trade and get the malicious armor. Actually, you might get extremely lucky and encounter one in a six-star terra raid battle, but that is an exceedingly rare occurrence.
How do I get both Charcadet evolutions?
Once you nab Armarouge or Cereludge in Pokémon Scarlet or Violet, respectively, it‘s difficult to grab the other evolution to complete the Pokédex, but not impossible. The easiest way is to trade and if you have a friend with the opposing version, this is a great way to both fill up the Pokédex and get the other Charcadet evolution as well as those pesky Pokémon Scarlet and Violet paradox Pokémon.
Alternatively, if your friends all buy the same version of Pokémon as you (Violet for the win), it’s time to hop into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet tera raid battles as your next move. However, exploring Paldea and interacting with tera crystals only allows you to find Pokémon native to your version of the game, so you need to join an online raid by following these instructions:
- From anywhere in the overworld, press start to open the menu
- Press L to connect to the internet
- Once online, select the Poké Portal option
- Click on tera raid battle
- If you see the silhouette of the Pokémon you need, join the raid
- If not, wait until the ‘check for new postings’ button lights up
- Keep checking for new postings until you see the Pokémon you want
- Defeat the raid
- Catch Armarouge or Cereludge
- Enjoy your Pokémon!
How do I evolve Charcadet in Pokémon Go?
If you’re lucky enough to have a Charcadet in Pokémon Go, you probably want to know how to evolve it. As with any evolution in PoGo, you need to have candies at the ready, though there’s also another stipulation to getting Armarouge or Ceruledge – you need to defeat certain enemies, too.
To be specific, you need 50 candies and to beat 30 psychic-types with Charcadet as your buddy to evolve it into Armarouge. Or, to evolve Charcadet into Ceruledge, you need 50 candies and must defeat 30 ghost-types instead. It’s worth noting that you just need Charcadet as your buddy. It doesn’t need to win the battles itself.
There we are with our how to evolve Charcadet guide, folks. To get other powerful ‘mon, check out our how to evolve Pawmo, how to evolve Inkay, how to evolve Riolu, and how to evolve Primeape guides.