What does Chikorita evolve into?

Chikorita becomes Bayleef at level 16, then Meganium at level 32. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Chikorita evolve?

Chikorita evolves into Bayleef at level 16. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

Should I use Chikorita?

In Diamond & Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Chikorita works as a placeholder. Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Bayleef . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Chikorita?

Chikorita is catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Chikorita - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Chikorita's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Leaf Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Sp. Def EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack49

Defense65

Sp. Atk49

Sp. Def65

Speed45

Total318

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight6.4 kg

Base XP64

Abilities

Overgrow

Strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Leaf GuardHANot in game

Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

It uses the leaf on its head to determine the temperature and humidity. It loves to sunbathe.

Chikorita Weakness

Chikorita is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.

Chikorita 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

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

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 Chikorita in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

In Diamond & Pearl, Gliscor's Ice Fang hits Chikorita for 56-66%. Forretress's Explosion also KOs at 101-119%.

Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Chikorita Earthquake 32-38% Ice Fang 2x 56-66% View Gliscor builds →
Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Rapid Spin SpikesHazard Explosion Payback Damage vs Chikorita Rapid Spin 20-24% Explosion 101-119%KO Payback 20-24% View Forretress builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Chikorita Ice Shard 2x 77-91% Pursuit 39-45% View Weavile builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Chikorita Air Slash 2x 175-206%KO Flamethrower 2x 209-246%KO View Charizard builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

Chikorita kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Bayleef all the way to Meganium. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 207 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#152Chikorita

Level 16

#153Bayleef

Level 32

#154Meganium

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Chikorita

Grass

Bayleef

Grass

Meganium

Grass

60+15

80+20

ATK

62+13

82+20

DEF

80+15

100+20

SP.ATK

63+14

83+20

SP.DEF

80+15

100+20

SPE

60+15

80+20

BST

318D-Tier

405D-Tier+87

525C-Tier+120

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Easy

Breed Chikorita easily with 45 breeding partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Aromatherapy, Counter and 8 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

PlantMonster

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Chikorita Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Chikorita. Ancient Power and Aromatherapy come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Leaf Storm and Solar Beam and Normal and Steel coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 6

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 9

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 12

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Lv 17

Reflect

D——20Psychic

Lv 20

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Lv 23

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Lv 28

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 31

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Lv 34

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Lv 39

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Lv 42

Aromatherapy

D——5Grass

Lv 45

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D6010010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Aromatherapy

D——5Grass

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Egg

Ingrain

———20Grass

Egg

Leaf Storm

C140905Grass

Egg

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Egg

Nature Power

———20Normal

Egg

Vine Whip

—4510015Grass

Egg

Wring Out

——1005Normal

Tutor Moves

Chikorita can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

How to Get Chikorita in Diamond & Pearl

Chikorita can't be caught in Diamond & Pearl. Bring it over from Gold, Crystal, or Brilliant Diamond instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Chikorita is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Receive as a gift in:

HeartGoldGift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon

Then trade to Diamond & Pearl.

Also found in:

Gold Crystal Emerald Omega Ruby Sun Brilliant Diamond

Chikorita Guide

Chikorita becomes Bayleef at level 16, then Meganium at level 32. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Chikorita evolves into Bayleef at level 16. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.
In Diamond & Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Chikorita works as a placeholder. Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Bayleef. That's where the stats start mattering.
Chikorita is catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Chikorita appears in 17 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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