Special
Balanced
CTier
65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and Sp. Def carry most of Chimecho's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 2 Sp. Atk and Sp. Def EVs. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats
Above
HP65
C
Attack50
D
Defense70
C
Sp. Atk95
B
Sp. Def90
B
Speed65
C
Total435
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Fast800,000 XP
Height0.6 m
2'00"Small
Weight1.0 kg
2.2 lbsFeather
Base XP159
Average
Abilities
LevitateTop Pick
Evades ground moves.
Levitate grants Ground immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+1SpD+1Spe
Special Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

It uses the sucker on its head to hang from a tree or from eaves. It can produce seven different tones.

Chimecho Weakness

Type-wise, Chimecho takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 65 HP and balanced defenses, Chimecho can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Chimecho Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)Fighting, Psychic
Type ChartVulnerable
3Weak
2Resist
1Immune
Score-4
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
BugGhostDark
½xResist
FightingPsychic
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Ground
STAB (2)
FightingPoison
How to Beat Chimecho in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Weavile's Knock Off hits Chimecho for 81-96%. Gengar threatens a KO with Shadow Ball (128-151%). Volcarona deals 54-64% with Flamethrower.

Weavile
Weavile
DarkIce
A
Recommended Build
AbilityPressure
ItemChoice Band
NatureJolly
Moves
  • Knock Off
  • Icicle Crash
  • Ice Shard
  • PursuitSTAB
Damage vs Chimecho
Knock Off 2x
81-96%
Ice Shard
25-30%
Pursuit 2x
51-60%
View Weavile builds →

X & Y Evolution

Evolved from Chingling. Chimecho is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Sp.Def grew the most through evolution (+40 over Chingling), and Chimecho peaks at 435 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Chingling
#433Chingling
High Friendship (Night)
Chimecho
#358Chimecho
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Chingling
Psychic
Chimecho
Psychic
HP
45
75+30
ATK
30
50+20
DEF
50
80+30
SP.ATK
65
95+30
SP.DEF
50
90+40
SPE
45
65+20
BST
285D-Tier
455C-Tier+170
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Special
Special

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Chimecho to get Chingling eggs easily using 49 partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Notable egg moves include Cosmic Power, Curse, Disable and 6 more.

Egg Groups
Indeterminate
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
25 cycles·6,425 steps
Moderate~6 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
9moves
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirgalladegastrodonstunfisktrevenantshellosphantumpcofagriguskirliacastformraltsyamask
12 of 49·

X & Y Chimecho Best Moveset

the remaining moves keeps opponents guessing about Chimecho's real targets. Sitrus Berry provides a one-time health recovery at low HP while max HP and Defense EVs and Bold nature handle the stat profile. Levitate ties it together.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Levitate
Item
Sitrus BerryRECOVERY
Best Nature for Chimecho
Bold+DEF

Chimecho best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Doubles Wall Moveset

  • Heal Bell
  • Healing WishSTAB
  • Heal PulseSTAB
  • ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

Pachirisu
PachirisuExcellent
Gothitelle
GothitelleExcellent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Cosmic Power and Curse give Chimecho options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Ghost coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Synchronoise and Future Sight. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Healing Wish
S——10Psychic
Lv 1
Synchronoise
—12010010Psychic
Lv 1
Wrap
—159020Normal
Lv 6
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 9
Astonish
—3010015Ghost
Lv 14
Confusion
—5010025Psychic
Lv 17
Uproar
C9010010Normal
Lv 22
Take Down
—908520Normal
Lv 25
Yawn
C——10Normal
Lv 30
Psywave
D—10015Psychic
Lv 33
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Lv 38
Heal Bell
S——5Normal
Lv 41
Safeguard
C——25Normal
Lv 46
Extrasensory
S8010020Psychic
Lv 49
Heal Pulse
S——10Psychic
Lv 54
Synchronoise
—12010010Psychic
Lv 57
Healing Wish
S——10Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
D—10015Normal
TM04
Calm Mind
S——20Psychic
TM57
Charge Beam
D509010Electric
TM100
Confide
———20Normal
TM99
Dazzling Gleam
B8010010Fairy
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
B10010015Psychic
TM49
Echoed Voice
D4010015Normal
TM53
Energy Ball
C9010010Grass
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
D—10020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
S——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
D——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
B9010010Psychic
TM03
Psyshock
B8010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM33
Reflect
C——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM20
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
C8010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM12
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM73
Thunder Wave
B—10020Electric
TM41
Torment
——10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM92
Trick Room-7
C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Cosmic Power
D——20Psychic
Egg
Curse
C——10Ghost
Egg
Disable
C—10020Normal
Egg
Future Sight
B12010010Psychic
Egg
Hypnosis
D—6020Psychic
Egg
Recover
C——10Normal
Egg
Skill Swap
C——10Psychic
Egg
Stored Power
D2010010Psychic
Egg
Wish
C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Chimecho can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem
Rem
Entrainment
D—10015Normal
Rem
Last Resort
C1401005Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 4
Captivate
——10020Normal
Gen 3
Defense Curl
———40Normal
Gen 4
Endure+4
D——10Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
———10Normal
Gen 4
Natural Gift
D—10015Normal
Gen 4
Rollout
D309020Rock
Gen 4
Swift
—60—20Normal
Gen 5
Telekinesis
———15Psychic

How to Get Chimecho in X & Y

You're catching Chingling first, not Chimecho. Chingling appears at decent rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Chimecho in X & Y

The path to Chimecho starts with Chingling at Lv. 21-22 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Chingling
    Step 1Catch Chingling
    Reflection Cave - 1F
    XGrass Lv.21-22 Cave
    UncommonMid
    Reflection Cave - 1F
    YGrass Lv.21-22 Cave
    UncommonMid
    Reflection Cave - B1F
    XGrass Lv.21-22 Cave
    UncommonMid
    Reflection Cave - B1F
    YGrass Lv.21-22 Cave
    UncommonMid
    Reflection Cave - B2F
    YGrass Lv.21-22 Cave
    UncommonMid
    Reflection Cave - B2F
    XGrass Lv.21-22 Cave
    UncommonMid
    Reflection Cave - B3F
    YGrass Lv.21-22 Cave
    UncommonMid
    Reflection Cave - B3F
    XGrass Lv.21-22 Cave
    UncommonMid
    Route 11
    YGrass Lv.21 Route
    RareMid
    Route 11
    XGrass Lv.21 Route
    RareMid
  2. Chimecho
    Step 2Chimecho ✓

Chimecho Guide

  • In X & Y, Chimecho's biggest threats include Heracross (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Tyranitar (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

  • In X & Y, Chingling evolves into Chimecho by leveling up. Chimecho is the fully evolved form. It sits at 435 BST in its evolved form.

  • In X & Y, Chimecho can work for a story run. 435 BST is average, but Psychic typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

  • In X & Y, Levitate changes the entire equation for Chimecho. The 435 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier. Heal Bell with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.

  • Levitate is what you want on Chimecho. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind.

Game Availability

Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Chimecho spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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