  We present an analysis of the role of the charge within the self-complete
quantum gravity paradigm. By studying the classicalization of generic
ultraviolet improved charged black hole solutions around the Planck scale, we
showed that the charge introduces important differences with respect to the
neutral case. First, there exists a family of black hole parameters fulfilling
the particle-black hole condition. Second, there is no extremal particle-black
hole solution but quasi extremal charged particle-black holes at the best. We
showed that the Hawking emission disrupts the condition of particle-black hole.
By analyzing the Schwinger pair production mechanism, the charge is quickly
shed and the particle-black hole condition can ultimately be restored in a
cooling down phase towards a zero temperature configuration, provided
non-classical effects are taken into account.
