Is Chespin Good in X & Y Playthrough?
The Grass starter. AbilityOvergrow boosts Grass at low HP. Chesnaught adds Fighting at 36. The defensive option among the three starters. Handles Grant and Siebold through Grass, Wulfric through Fighting. Struggles against Valerie's Fairy gym and Olympia's Psychic. Solid but not the easiest first pick.
Chespin trades roughly evenly with Viola's team.
Quilladin trades roughly evenly with Grant's team.
Quilladin trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Ramos's team hits Quilladin's weaknesses hard.
Clemont's team hits Quilladin's weaknesses hard.
Chesnaught trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Chesnaught trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Chesnaught has the type edge here and should clean up Wulfric's team.
Chesnaught trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
Chesnaught trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
Drasna's team hits Chesnaught's weaknesses hard.
Chesnaught has the type edge here and should clean up Siebold's team.
Chesnaught trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Chespin is available as a starter at Lv 5.
Your Chespin should hit Level 16 before you reach Grant, at typical leveling pace.
Your Quilladin should hit Level 36 before you reach Valerie, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Chespin in X & Y
Chespin is a gift in this game. Pick it up at Aquacorde Town — no wild encounters or spawn rates to deal with. The details below cover exactly when it becomes available.
How to Obtain Chespin in XY
To get Chespin, start by catching Chespin through gift encounters at Lv. 5+. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Chespin ✓Aquacorde TownLv.5Gift from NPCLimitedStarter choiceVaniville TownLv.5In-game tradeLimitedTrade any (post-Elite Four, Fennekin starter)
Step 2Evolve into QuilladinBREEDINGAvailableLeave Chesnaught with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Quilladin egg.
Step 3Evolve into Chesnaught
Chespin Weakness
Type-wise, Chespin takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
What is Chespin Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Chespin
 Pansear Fire | D | |
 Fennekin Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift | ||
 Combee Bug | D | |
 Fletchling Normal | D | |
 Ledyba Bug | C | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Ninjask builds →Bug Bite 2x74-88% Aerial Ace 2x74-88% | ||
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Fletchinder builds →Aerial Ace 2x60-72% Flame Charge 2x52-62% | ||
 Simisear Fire | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Vileplume builds →Venoshock 2x108-128%KO Infestation 2x25-30% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x97-114%KO Bug Bite 2x72-86% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Beedrill builds →Poison Jab 2x87-103%KO Aerial Ace 2x45-53% Twineedle 2x32-38% | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Hawlucha builds →Bounce 2x97-114%KO Poison Jab 2x60-71% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Vileplume builds →Venoshock 2x108-128%KO Infestation 2x25-30% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x97-114%KO X-Scissor 2x97-114%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Vileplume builds →Venoshock 2x108-128%KO Infestation 2x25-30% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x97-114%KO X-Scissor 2x97-114%KO | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Charizard builds →Flare Blitz 2x127-150%KO Air Slash 2x129-153%KO | ||
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x125-147%KO Fly 2x94-112%KO | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x97-115%KO X-Scissor 2x97-115%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Charizard builds →Flare Blitz 2x128-151%KO Air Slash 2x128-151%KO | ||
Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x126-149%KO Fly 2x95-112%KO | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x100-118%KO X-Scissor 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Chandelure builds →Fire Blast 2x241-284%KO Smog 2x45-53% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x190-224%KO Air Slash 2x130-153%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x179-211%KO Aerial Ace 2x60-72% Venoshock 2x36-43% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Salamence builds →Fly 2x144-169%KO Fire Blast 2x127-150%KO | ||
Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x124-147%KO Fly 2x95-112%KO U-turn 2x49-58% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x286-337%KO Smog 2x45-53% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Salamence builds →Fly 2x143-168%KO Fire Blast 2x127-150%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x223-263%KO Air Slash 2x130-153%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodSea Spirits Den Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x252-297%KO Sky Attack 2x171-202%KO U-turn 2x57-68% | ||
 Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fennekin (Aquacorde Town Gift) | ||
In X & Y, Kyurem can KO Chespin with Ice Beam (215-253%). Talonflame threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (161-190%). Genesect's Explosion also KOs at 144-170%.
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x215-253%KO | ||
Talonflame Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x161-190%KO | ||
 Genesect BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Genesect builds →U Turn 2x123-145%KO Ice Beam 2x113-133%KO Explosion144-170%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Chespin View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x251-296%KO Air Slash 2x209-247%KO Dragon Pulse79-93% Fire Blast 2x306-360%KO | ||
Chespin Evolutions
Chespin kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Quilladin all the way to Chesnaught. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 217 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
XY Chespin Best Moveset
Grass at 61 Attack with AbilityBulletproof as a hidden ability blocking ball and bomb moves. The moveset fires at pre-evolution levels. Chesnaught two evolutions away brings Grass/Fighting and A-tier status.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Energy Ball
- Giga Drain
- Grass Knot
- Sludge Bomb
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Chespin threatens 10 types beyond its own STAB, with Normal and Rock standing out. Pair that with Wood Hammer and Solar Beam and switchins need to think twice.
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
The quills on its head are usually soft. When it flexes them, the points become so hard and sharp that they can pierce rock.
Such a thick shell of wood covers its head and back that even a direct hit from a truck wouldn’t faze it.
Chespin X & Y Guide
In-game trade: Trade any Pokémon (after beating Elite Four, if Fennekin as starter). This is an NPC trade, so the Chespin you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
In X & Y, For a casual playthrough, Chespin works as a placeholder. Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Quilladin. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since X & Y, Chespin has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Chespin has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
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