Steelix vs Charizard: taller by how much?
Steelix measures 4.45 m (14.6 ft) from the ground up, and Charizard measures 1.7 m (5.58 ft) from the ground up. Charizard would have to grow by 162% to match Steelix, which is 2.62 times its height. Take 2 Charizards stacked up and you reach 3.4 m (11.2 ft), still 1.05 m (3.44 ft) short of Steelix; one more would overshoot by 65 cm (25.6 in). Steelix and Charizard are both written in single metres, so the 2.62-to-one gap has to be read off the digits rather than off the unit.
| Object | Real size | Axis measured | What the figure covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelix | 4.45 m 14.6 ft |
Height | Pokémon |
| Charizard | 1.7 m 5.58 ft |
Height | Ground to highest point |
Both figures, Steelix and Charizard, come from the Size It Up measurement set, one real-world size and one measured axis per object, last checked in September 2026; outline provenance is listed on the sources page.
Why this one is hard to judge by eye
Steelix is drawn about 2.50 times as wide as Charizard as well as 2.62 times its height, so the area it takes in the frame grows faster than the figure anyone quotes. Both shapes fit in a single glance here, which ought to make 2.62 to one obvious between Steelix and Charizard, and it is not: at this size the eye compares whole outlines while the figures above compare one axis.
What each figure covers
Steelix. The height given is for the coiled pose rather than the full body, which uncoiled runs more than twice as long. Both numbers describe the same creature.
Charizard. Charizard uses its official entry height, the same number across every game it appears in. Screen appearances vary wildly from it, which is a recurring problem with animated sizes.
Steelix and Charizard are both quoted as a height, which is what makes the ratio above a like-for-like figure.
What else is about that size?
Measured the same way, Steelix at 4.45 m sits within a quarter of Treebeard at 4.3 m, Bumblebee at 4.9 m and Giraffe at 5.3 m. Charizard at 1.7 m has Human at 1.71 m, American Bison at 1.75 m and C-3PO at 1.77 m for company, within a tenth. Swapping any of those in for Steelix would move its ratio to Charizard by less than 25%.