Charmander’s tail reflects its diet. Experts can guess area food sources from wild Charmander flames’ behavior, smoke, and color. Other Charmander follow individuals with strong flames, hoping to chow down.

Charmeleon hunt at night in packs by communicating with their tails as beacons. They get famously confused the first time they encounter city nightlife with its streetlamps, headlights, and neon signs.

Charizard seem to breathe more fire than needed when swooping at targets, using the thermals on their next approach to avoid tiring their wings. They were thought to prefer sparse, rocky terrain, but new evidence suggests Charizard habitats just end up that way.