For Legends: Arceus, we rate Cherrim C-Tier: a niche pick in Legends: Arceus's meta. At 450 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Weatherball with Focus Sash is the standard set.

What is Cherrim weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Roserade (Poison) when using Cherrim. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Cherrim?

Flower Gift increases friendly Pokémon's Attack and Special Defense to 1.5× during strong sunlight. That's the one you want on Cherrim. It's the only ability Cherrim has.

What role does Cherrim play in battle?

Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Cherrim is leaning toward the special side (base 87 Sp. Atk). Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What counters Cherrim?

For Legends: Arceus, Cherrim has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fire, Ice, and Poison-type attackers hit hardest.

Cherrim - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

CTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and Speed carry most of Cherrim's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack60

Defense70

Sp. Atk87

Sp. Def78

Speed85

Total450

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight9.3 kg

Base XP158

Abilities

Flower GiftTop Pick

Increases friendly Pokémon's Attack and Special Defense to 1.5× during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Cheerfully active on sunny days. Immediately closes its petals and becomes immobile once the sun becomes hidden, however.

Legends: Arceus

Cherrim Weakness

Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Cherrim for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 5 weaknesses means you'll want teammates that can handle the coverage gaps.

Cherrim Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Cherrim in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Magmortar Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Cherrim Ember 2x 65-78% View Magmortar builds →
Flareon Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Cherrim Ember 2x 52-65% View Flareon builds →
Rapidash Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Cherrim Ember 2x 52-65% View Rapidash builds →
Staraptor NormalFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Cherrim Gust 2x 43-52% View Staraptor builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Cherrim Gust 2x 43-52% View Golbat builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

Evolved from Cherubi. Cherrim is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Speed grew the most through evolution (+50 over Cherubi), and Cherrim peaks at 450 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#420Cherubi

Level 25

#421Cherrim

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Cherubi

Grass

Cherrim

Grass

70+25

ATK

60+25

DEF

70+25

SP.ATK

87+25

SP.DEF

78+25

SPE

85+50

BST

275D-Tier

450C-Tier+175

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Cherrim Best Moveset

Cherrim leads with Focus Sash insurance. Even if it can't take a hit naturally, it'll survive long enough to deal early damage. Max Attack and Speed EVs go all-in on offense since bulk doesn't matter here.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

Not a lot to pick from. Cherrim gets Petal Dance and Energy Ball for same-type damage, and Normal and Fairy coverage rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 5

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 9

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 15

Draining Kiss

S5010010Fairy

Lv 21

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

Lv 29

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 37

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Lv 47

Petal Dance

B12010010Grass

TM Moves

Cherrim can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Cherrim doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

Tutor

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

Tutor

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

Tutor

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

Tutor

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

Tutor

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

How to Get Cherrim in Legends: Arceus

Cherrim requires shaking trees to encounter, and that means specific conditions at 5 spots across the map. These become available in mid-game encounter areas. Check the list below for exact locations and how to trigger each one.

Where To Catch Cherrim in Legends: Arceus

The path to Cherrim starts with Cherubi at special via special encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Cherubi
Fabled Spring
Shaking berry trees
Uncommon
Gapejaw Bog
Shaking berry trees Swamp
Uncommon
Lonely Spring
Shaking berry trees
Uncommon
Primeval Grotto
Shaking berry trees Cave
Uncommon
The Heartwood
Shaking berry trees
Uncommon
Train until Level 25
Step 2Cherrim ✓
Fabled Spring
Shaking berry trees
Uncommon
Gapejaw Bog
Shaking berry trees Swamp
Uncommon
Lonely Spring
Shaking berry trees
Uncommon
Primeval Grotto
Shaking berry trees Cave
Uncommon
The Heartwood
Shaking berry trees
Uncommon
or evolve from Cherubi (Step 1)

Cherrim Guide

For Legends: Arceus, we rate Cherrim C-Tier: a niche pick in Legends: Arceus's meta. At 450 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Weatherball with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In Legends: Arceus, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Roserade (Poison) when using Cherrim. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Flower Gift increases friendly Pokémon's Attack and Special Defense to 1.5× during strong sunlight. That's the one you want on Cherrim. It's the only ability Cherrim has.
Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Cherrim is leaning toward the special side (base 87 Sp. Atk). Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Legends: Arceus, Cherrim has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fire, Ice, and Poison-type attackers hit hardest.

Game Availability

Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Cherrim spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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