Chinchou

No. 0170 · Gen 2

Chinchou weakness and type

Hit CHINCHOU with Grass and Ground for 2× damage.

Moves against Chinchou

2×Super effective
½×Not very effective
¼×Barely scratches it

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

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Abilities

  • Volt AbsorbImmune to Electric
  • IlluminateNo change to type matchups
  • Water AbsorbImmune to Water

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

Base stats

  • HP75
  • Attack38
  • Defense38
  • Sp. Atk56
  • Sp. Def56
  • Speed67
  • Total330

Best nature

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

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

Defeating Chinchou gives 1 HP EV.

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How Chinchou evolves

ChinchouWaterElectric
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What Chinchou 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
NormalDouble-EdgePhysical120
ElectricZap Cannonsame typeSpecial120
WaterHydro Pumpsame typeSpecial110
IceBlizzardSpecial110
FlyingBouncePhysical85
FairyDazzling GleamSpecial80
BugSignal BeamSpecial75
DarkSucker PunchPhysical70
PsychicPsybeamSpecial65

Type counters to Chinchou

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.