Utility
Balanced
DTier
45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and Defense carry most of Chingling's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP45
D
Attack30
F
Defense50
D
Sp. Atk65
C
Sp. Def50
D
Speed45
D
Total285
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate120 / 255
Growth Rate
Fast800,000 XP
Height0.2 m
0'08"Tiny
Weight0.6 kg
1.3 lbsFeather
Base XP57
Low Yield
Abilities
LevitateTop Pick
Evades ground moves.
Levitate grants Ground immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe
Special Attack training source
Pokedex Entries
No Sun Moon entries available

This Pokémon gave me an excruciating headache when it seemingly cried out without making a sound. Perhaps there are some sounds that the human ear is simply incapable of hearing.

Legends: Arceus

Chingling Weakness

Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Chingling for super-effective damage. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Chingling 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 Chingling in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Volcarona
Volcarona
BugFire
A
Bug is super effective against ChinglingView Volcarona →

Sun & Moon Evolution

This is the baby stage. Chingling grows into Chimecho by leveling up. Want more? Breed the adults. Baby Pokemon sit in the Undiscovered egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 170 total stats over Chingling. 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

Unavailable
Undiscovered egg group

Sun & Moon Chingling Best Moveset

Still unevolved, still relevant. Chingling's Eviolite bulk with spread EVs creates a defensive profile that punches above its stage. Levitate adds passive value. Skillswap gives it offensive presence.

Best Build

Experimental
Bulky Support
Ability
Levitate
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Chingling
HardyNEUTRAL

Chingling best EVs are Sp. Def and Defense

EVs

Bulky Support Moveset

  • Skill SwapSTAB
  • EntrainmentUtility
  • DisableUtility
  • Ally SwitchSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Carbink
CarbinkExcellent
Shedinja
ShedinjaExcellent
Togedemaru
TogedemaruGood

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Chingling picks up Cosmic Power and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Future Sight and Dream Eater while Normal and Ghost coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Wrap
—159020Normal
Lv 4
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 7
Astonish
—3010015Ghost
Lv 10
Confusion
—5010025Psychic
Lv 13
Yawn
C——10Normal
Lv 16
Last Resort
D1401005Normal
Lv 19
Entrainment
S—10015Normal
Lv 32
Uproar
—9010010Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM04
Calm Mind
C——20Psychic
TM57
Charge Beam
D509010Electric
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM99
Dazzling Gleam
D8010010Fairy
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
C10010015Psychic
TM49
Echoed Voice
D4010015Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
C——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
C9010010Psychic
TM03
Psyshock
C8010010Psychic
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
D8010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM12
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM73
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
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
S—10020Normal
Egg
Future Sight
C12010010Psychic
Egg
Hypnosis
C—6020Psychic
Egg
Recover
C——10Normal
Egg
Skill Swap
S——10Psychic
Egg
Stored Power
D2010010Psychic
Egg
Wish
C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Chingling can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 4
Captivate
——10020Normal
Gen 4
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Gen 6
Flash
D—10020Normal
Gen 4
Natural Gift
——10015Normal
Gen 4
Rollout
D309020Rock
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
Gen 4
Swift
D60—20Normal

How to Get Chingling in Sun & Moon

No wild encounters for Chingling in Sun & Moon. It's available in Diamond, Platinum, or HeartGold and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

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

Also found in:

DiamondPlatinumHeartGold

Chingling Guide

  • Get Chingling to Chimecho by leveling up. At 285 BST, Chingling is just the starting point.

  • You can find Chingling in Sun & Moon. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

  • Yes, Chingling is in Sun & Moon. It shows up in 13 games across the series.

  • For Sun & Moon, you can run Chingling through the first few routes without issues. 285 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Chimecho as fast as you can.

Game Availability

Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Chingling spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

Was this page helpful?
Thanks for your feedback!
Want to tell us more?
What was most useful?
What could be improved?
Thanks for your feedback