Chandelure

No. 0609 · Gen 5

Chandelure weakness and type

Hit CHANDELURE with Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost and Dark for 2× damage.

Moves against Chandelure

2×Super effective
½×Not very effective
¼×Barely scratches it
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Water deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • Flash FireImmune to Fire
  • Flame BodyNo change to type matchups
  • InfiltratorNo change to type matchups

The table on this page assumes no ability. Check which one it has before you commit.

Base stats

  • HP60
  • Attack55
  • Defense90
  • Sp. Atk145
  • Sp. Def90
  • Speed80
  • Total520

Best nature

ModestHits harder and drops Attack, which it won’t use.
TimidOutspeeds more opponents and drops Attack.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Chandelure gives 3 Sp. Atk EVs.

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How Chandelure evolves

LitwickGhostFire
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What Chandelure can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalHyper BeamSpecial150
FireOverheatsame typeSpecial130
GrassSolar BeamSpecial120
GhostPoltergeistsame typePhysical110
PsychicDream EaterSpecial100
DarkDark PulseSpecial80
BugSkitter SmackPhysical70
ElectricShock WaveSpecial60
PoisonClear SmogSpecial50

Type counters to Chandelure

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.

Other forms