Is Chatot Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Route 222 encounter. Normal/Flying with Chatter as a signature move. The novelty is fun but the stats are too low for gym battles. A curiosity.
Chatot trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Chatot resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Chatot has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Chatot trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Chatot trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Chatot's weaknesses hard.
Chatot has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Chatot trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Chatot has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Chatot trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Chatot trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Chatot trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Chatot trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Chatot can be received through an in-game trade on Eterna City. Trade Buizel to Norton in Eterna City for Chatot "Charap"
Catch Chatot on Route 222 (walking, Lv 40-41, common).
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Chatot Locations
Chatot starts showing up in late-game routes at decent spawn rates across 4 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Best Locations to Catch Chatot in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Chatot Weakness
Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Chatot for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Chatot leans toward special offense (base 92 Sp.Atk) instead of trying to wall anything.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
What is Chatot Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Chatot
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chatot View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x120-141%KO Rock Slide 2x63-75% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chatot View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x91-108%KO Thunderbolt 2x67-80% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chatot View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x91-108%KO Thunderbolt 2x67-80% | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chatot View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x120-141%KO Rock Slide 2x63-75% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chatot View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x173-204%KO Avalanche 2x69-82% Thunderbolt 2x46-55% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chatot View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x92-109%KO Thunderbolt 2x69-82% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Chatot for 80-94%. Tyranitar threatens a KO with Stone Edge (352-414%). Raikou's Thunderbolt also KOs at 180-212%.
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Chatot View Weavile builds →Knock Off64-76% Ice Shard 2x80-94% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Chatot View Tyranitar builds →Crunch141-166%KO Stone Edge 2x352-414%KO | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Chatot View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x180-212%KO Scald53-63% Aura Sphere53-63% | ||
Chatot Evolutions
No evolution chain to worry about here. Chatot is a standalone Pokemon with a decent partner pool for breeding through one egg group. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
BDSP Chatot Best Moveset
92 Sp. Atk at 91 Speed with Normal/Flying TermStab and hidden AbilityBig Pecks preventing Defense drops. The moveset runs fast special offense behind sound-based moves. 76/45/42 bulk folds to any strong hit. Speed and special power without the bulk to survive the counterattack.
Best Build
Chatot best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Boomburst
- Chatter
- Nasty Plot
- Defog
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Chatot picks up Agility and Air Cutter only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Boomburst and Hyper Voice while Steel and Dark coverage and more adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
They can learn and speak human words. If they gather, they all learn the same saying.
It keeps rhythm by flicking its tail feathers like a metronome. It also imitates human speech.
Chatot Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
Trade Buizel to Norton in Eterna City for Chatot "Charap". This is an NPC trade, so the Chatot you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, it depends on your team. Chatot at 411 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Normal/Flying coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Chatot has a 411 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's meta. It works best as a pivot. Boomburst with Focus Sash is the standard set.
Keen Eye prevents accuracy from being lowered. That's the one you want on Chatot. Big Pecks is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Tangled Feet works too if your team needs something different.
Game Availability
Chatot first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 11 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves