At 400 BST, Charjabug is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Vikavolt before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Charjabug weak to?

In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, watch for Blaziken (Fire) and Golem (Rock) when using Charjabug. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 36 Speed, Charjabug won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

How do you evolve Charjabug?

In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Grubbin evolves into Charjabug at level 20. Charjabug evolves into Vikavolt using a Thunder Stone. Charjabug is a middle-stage evolution in the Grubbin line.

What is the best ability for Charjabug?

Battery ally Pokémon's moves have their power increased to 1.3×. That's the one you want on Charjabug. It's the only ability Charjabug has.

What role does Charjabug play in battle?

Charjabug is a physical attacker with base 82 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 36 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the trick room role.

Charjabug - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

DTier

36Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Charjabug's built to absorb hits, not race for knockouts. Physical bulk with Defense doing the heavy lifting. And the medium-fast 1M XP curve means it won't take forever to bring up, worth 2 Defense EVs.

Base Stats

Above

HP57

Attack82

Defense95

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def75

Speed36

Total400

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight10.5 kg

Base XP140

Abilities

Battery

Ally Pokémon's moves have their power increased to 1.3×.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

It buries itself in fallen leaves and barely moves, munching away on humus. If you accidentally step on one, you’ll get a shock!

Charjabug Weakness

Fire and Rock moves hit Charjabug for super-effective damage. The Bug/Electric typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. With 57 HP and balanced defenses, Charjabug can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Charjabug Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Electric, Grass, Fighting, Steel

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Rock

½xResist

Electric Grass Fighting Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Grass Psychic Dark Water Flying

How to Beat Charjabug in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (Best Counters)

Volcarona BugFire	A
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Flare BlitzLv. 1 Heat WaveLv. 60 Fiery DanceLv. 1 Damage vs Charjabug Overheat 2x 183-216%KO Flare Blitz 2x 73-86% Heat Wave 2x 135-159%KO Fiery Dance 2x 114-134%KO View Volcarona builds →
Infernape FireFighting	A
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Flare BlitzLv. 1 Flame WheelLv. 19 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Charjabug Overheat 2x 146-173%KO Flare Blitz 2x 111-132%KO Flame Wheel 2x 58-68% Rock Tomb 2x 39-45% View Infernape builds →
Turtonator FireDragon	C
Available Moves Moves Shell TrapLv. 45 OverheatTM50 FlamethrowerLv. 29 IncinerateLv. 13 Damage vs Charjabug Shell Trap 2x 152-180%KO Overheat 2x 131-155%KO Flamethrower 2x 92-109%KO Incinerate 2x 61-73% View Turtonator builds →
Arcanine Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire FangLv. 1 Flame ChargeTM43 Damage vs Charjabug Overheat 2x 142-168%KO Fire Fang 2x 65-77% Flame Charge 2x 50-59% View Arcanine builds →
Blaziken FireFighting	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Flare BlitzLv. 1 Blaze KickLv. 1 Fire PunchLv. 1 Damage vs Charjabug Overheat 2x 155-182%KO Flare Blitz 2x 127-150%KO Blaze Kick 2x 90-107%KO Fire Punch 2x 81-95% View Blaziken builds →

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Evolution

Charjabug connects Grubbin to Vikavolt in this chain. At least one evolution here needs an evolution item. So far, Defense got the biggest boost (+50 from Grubbin). The final form adds another 100 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#736Grubbin

Level 20

#737Charjabug

Thunder Stone

#738Vikavolt

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Grubbin

Bug

Charjabug

BugElectric

Vikavolt

BugElectric

57+10

77+20

ATK

82+20

70-12

DEF

95+50

90-5

SP.ATK

145+90

SP.DEF

75+30

SPE

36-10

43+7

BST

300D-Tier

400D-Tier+100

500B-Tier+100

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Charjabug to get Grubbin eggs easily using 77 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Electroweb, Endure, Harden and 1 more.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Charjabug Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Charjabug picks up Electroweb and Endure only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Thunderbolt and Wild Charge while Dark and Ground coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 1

Charge

D——20Electric

Lv 1

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 1

String Shot

——9540Bug

Lv 1

Vise Grip

—5510030Normal

Lv 4

String Shot

——9540Bug

Lv 7

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 10

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 13

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Lv 16

Spark

—6510020Electric

Lv 19

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

Lv 25

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 31

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Lv 37

Dig

C8010010Ground

Lv 43

Discharge

C8010015Electric

Lv 49

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9010015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM72

Volt Switch

D7010020Electric

TM93

Wild Charge

C9010015Electric

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Electroweb

D559515Electric

Egg

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Egg

Harden

D——30Normal

Egg

Mud Shot

—559515Ground

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Tutor

Electroweb

D559515Electric

Tutor

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

Tutor

Magnet Rise

D——10Electric

Tutor

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

How to Get Charjabug in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

A few locations for Charjabug with moderate rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Where To Catch Charjabug in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

To get Charjabug, start by catching Grubbin through walking encounters at Lv. 2-32. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Grubbin
Route 5
Ultra SunGrass Lv.13-16 Route
20%Early
Route 5
Ultra MoonGrass Lv.13-16 Route
20%Early
Route 1 - East
Ultra MoonGrass Lv.2-3 Route
15%Early
Route 1 - East
Ultra SunGrass Lv.2-3 Route
15%Early
Route 4
Ultra SunGrass Lv.11-14 Route
10%Early
Route 4
Ultra MoonGrass Lv.11-14 Route
10%Early
Route 6 - North
Ultra SunGrass Lv.14-17 Route
10%Early
Route 6 - North
Ultra MoonGrass Lv.14-17 Route
10%Early
Route 6 - South
Ultra SunGrass Lv.14-17 Route
10%Early
Route 6 - South
Ultra MoonGrass Lv.14-17 Route
10%Early
Blush Mountain
Ultra MoonGrass Lv.29-32 Cave
Mid
DaySOS from Charjabug
Blush Mountain
Ultra SunGrass Lv.29-32 Cave
Mid
DaySOS from Charjabug
Train until Level 20
Step 2Charjabug ✓
Blush Mountain
Ultra SunGrass Lv.29-32 Cave
10%Mid
Blush Mountain
Ultra MoonGrass Lv.29-32 Cave
10%Mid
or evolve from Grubbin (Step 1)

Charjabug Guide

At 400 BST, Charjabug is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Vikavolt before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, watch for Blaziken (Fire) and Golem (Rock) when using Charjabug. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 36 Speed, Charjabug won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Grubbin evolves into Charjabug at level 20. Charjabug evolves into Vikavolt using a Thunder Stone. Charjabug is a middle-stage evolution in the Grubbin line.
Battery ally Pokémon's moves have their power increased to 1.3×. That's the one you want on Charjabug. It's the only ability Charjabug has.
Charjabug is a physical attacker with base 82 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 36 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the trick room role.

Game Availability

Since Sun & Moon, Charjabug has been obtainable in 4 games. A Generation 7 debut means a shorter history, but Charjabug has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Volcarona BugFire	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Quiver Dance Bug Buzz Hidden Power Ground Giga Drain Damage vs Charjabug Giga Drain 21-25% View Volcarona builds →
Terrakion RockFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Earthquake Swords Dance Damage vs Charjabug Close Combat 60-71% Stone Edge 2x 200-235%KO Earthquake 67-78% View Terrakion builds →
Blaziken FireFighting	C
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves ProtectPriority Flare Blitz High Jump Kick Swords Dance Damage vs Charjabug Flare Blitz 2x 217-255%KO High Jump Kick 59-69% View Blaziken builds →