Stats & Training
Nothing fancy in Chinchou's spread. It leans mixed with HP out front. And you'll get 1 HP EV per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.
It discharges positive and negative electricity from the tips of its antennae to shock its foes.
It discharges positive and negative electricity from the tips of its antennae to shock its foes.
Chinchou Weakness
Type-wise, Chinchou takes extra damage from Grass and Ground. The Water/Electric typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Volt Absorb grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Grass, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Flying |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Steel |
 Rillaboom Grass | S | |
Grass is super effective against ChinchouView Rillaboom → | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Ground is super effective against ChinchouView Excadrill → | ||
 Landorus Ground | S | |
Ground is super effective against ChinchouView Landorus → | ||
In Scarlet & Violet, Glimmet's Sludge Bomb hits Chinchou for 40-47%. Koffing deals 34-40% with Sludge Bomb.
 | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityToxicdebris ItemEviolite NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Glimmet builds →Power Gem36-42% Sludge Bomb40-47% | ||
 | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityWeakarmor ItemEviolite NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Vullaby builds →Knock Off23-27% Heat Wave6-7% | ||
 Koffing Poison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNeutralizinggas ItemEviolite NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Koffing builds →Thunderbolt23-27% Fire Blast14-16% Sludge Bomb34-40% | ||
 | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemEviolite NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Mareanie builds →Sludge Bomb31-36% Ice Beam10-12% Surf15-18% | ||
 | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityHydration ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Wingull builds →Hurricane25-29% Surf20-24% | ||
Scarlet & Violet Evolution
Chinchou is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Lanturn. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 130 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Chinchou easily with 24 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Mist, Psybeam, Soak and 2 more to offspring.
Scarlet & Violet Chinchou Best Moveset
Don't let the NFE status fool you. Chinchou with Eviolite hits bulk numbers that compete with final forms. Spread EVs and Timid nature maximize that, and Voltabsorb handles the rest.
Best Build
Chinchou best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Utility Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves
The egg pool carries weight here. Mist and Psybeam aren't available any other way for Chinchou, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Hydro Pump and Thunder for solid options.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
How to Get Chinchou in Scarlet & Violet
Chinchou Guide
Chinchou evolves into Lanturn at level 27. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 330 BST.
Chinchou evolves into Lanturn at level 27. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Chinchou works as a placeholder. Water/Electric coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Lanturn. That's where the stats start mattering.
Chinchou is catchable in Scarlet & Violet. 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, Chinchou 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves