Is Chien-Pao Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Dark/Ice Chien-Pao is one of the Treasures of Ruin. Sword of Ruin lowers all opponents' Defense. Massive Attack and Speed make it one of the most dangerous physical attackers in the game. Pull the blue stakes to unlock it.
Chien-Pao resists most of Katy's coverage and hits back hard.
Chien-Pao resists most of Brassius's coverage and hits back hard.
Chien-Pao resists most of Iono's coverage and hits back hard.
Chien-Pao has the type edge here and should clean up Kofu's team.
Chien-Pao resists most of Larry's coverage and hits back hard.
Chien-Pao resists most of Ryme's coverage and hits back hard.
Chien-Pao has the type edge here and should clean up Tulip's team.
Chien-Pao has the type edge here and should clean up Grusha's team.
Chien-Pao has the type edge here and should clean up Rika's team.
Chien-Pao trades roughly evenly with Poppy's team.
Chien-Pao has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Chien-Pao has the type edge here and should clean up Hassel's team.
Chien-Pao has the type edge here and should clean up Geeta's team.
Catch Chien Pao on West Province (Area One) (interact, Lv 60). Pull all 8 corresponding stakes in the region, then interact with the shrine
How to Get Chien-Pao in Scarlet & Violet
Chien-Pao is a fixed encounter, not a random spawn. Walk up to it, interact, and the battle starts immediately. Head to West Province (Area One) when your team is ready for the fight.
How to Get Chien-Pao in Scarlet & Violet
Chien-Pao Weakness
Type-wise, Chien Pao takes extra damage from Fighting, Fire, Bug, Rock, Steel, and Fairy. Watch out for Fighting attacks, those deal 4x damage. Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fighting |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Bug, Rock, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Chien Pao Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Chien-Pao
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Sudowoodo builds →Hammer Arm 4x128-151%KO Stone Edge 2x96-113%KO | ||
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Spidops Bug | C | |
 Vivillon Bug | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x112-132%KO Play Rough 2x58-68% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Sudowoodo builds →Hammer Arm 4x120-142%KO Stone Edge 2x90-107%KO | ||
 Klawf Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Klawf builds →Rock Tomb 2x56-66% Rock Smash 4x51-61% Metal Claw 2x31-37% | ||
 Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
 Crocalor Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x115-137%KO Play Rough 2x57-68% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Sudowoodo builds →Hammer Arm 4x120-142%KO Stone Edge 2x90-106%KO | ||
 Falinks Fighting | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x118-139%KO Play Rough 2x59-70% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Sudowoodo builds →Hammer Arm 4x123-144%KO Stone Edge 2x92-108%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Gallade builds →Sacred Sword 4x192-226%KO Fury Cutter 2x30-35% Draining Kiss 2x26-32% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Falinks Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Falinks builds →Brick Break 4x134-158%KO First Impression 2x54-63% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 4x293-345%KO | ||
 Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Quaquaval builds →Brick Break 4x150-177%KO U-turn 2x46-55% | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Primeape builds →Close Combat 4x212-250%KO U-turn 2x42-50% Overheat 2x59-70% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Gallade builds →Sacred Sword 4x185-218%KO Fury Cutter 2x28-33% Draining Kiss 2x26-30% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 4x313-369%KO | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Lucario builds →Aura Sphere 4x189-223%KO Metal Claw 2x51-60% | ||
Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Gallade builds →Sacred Sword 4x196-231%KO Fury Cutter 2x30-36% Draining Kiss 2x26-31% | ||
 Tinkaton FairySteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Tinkaton builds →Gigaton Hammer 2x114-135%KO Play Rough 2x65-77% Rock Smash 4x41-49% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 4x308-362%KO | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Quaquaval builds →Brick Break 4x157-185%KO U-turn 2x49-58% | ||
Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Lucario builds →Aura Sphere 4x188-221%KO Meteor Mash 2x87-103%KO | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Primeape builds →Close Combat 4x222-262%KO U-turn 2x43-51% Overheat 2x60-71% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 4x308-362%KO Iron Head 2x55-65% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 4x329-388%KO | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Crabominable builds →Close Combat 4x268-316%KO Iron Head 2x60-71% | ||
Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Quaquaval builds →Close Combat 4x246-290%KO U-turn 2x49-58% | ||
Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Lucario builds →Close Combat 4x230-271%KO Flash Cannon 2x94-111%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 4x298-351%KO Iron Head 2x53-63% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 4x319-375%KO | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Crabominable builds →Close Combat 4x259-305%KO Iron Head 2x58-69% | ||
Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Quaquaval builds →Close Combat 4x240-283%KO U-turn 2x47-56% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Infernape builds →Close Combat 4x212-249%KO Flare Blitz 2x106-125%KO U-turn 2x42-49% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 4x303-357%KO Iron Head 2x54-64% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 4x325-383%KO | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Crabominable builds →Close Combat 4x264-311%KO Iron Head 2x58-69% | ||
Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Quaquaval builds →Close Combat 4x242-285%KO U-turn 2x47-56% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Infernape builds →Close Combat 4x215-253%KO Flare Blitz 2x107-127%KO U-turn 2x42-50% | ||
In Scarlet & Violet, Cyclizar's U-turn hits Chien Pao for 50-58%. Cyclizar's U-turn hits Chien Pao for 50-58%.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Cyclizar builds →Rapid Spin18-21% U Turn 2x50-58% Knock Off11-14% Draco Meteor34-41% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Cyclizar builds →Rapid Spin18-21% U Turn 2x50-58% Knock Off11-14% Draco Meteor34-41% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Blissey builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityUnaware ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Clodsire builds →Earthquake23-27% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemDamprock NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Chien Pao View Pelipper builds →Hurricane36-42% U Turn 2x24-28% | ||
Chien-Pao Evolutions
No breeding, no evolution. Chien Pao is a Dark/Ice legendary with 570 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
SV Chien-Pao Best Moveset
120 Attack at 135 Speed on Dark/Ice with AbilitySword Of Ruin reducing every other Pokemon's Defense by 25%. Held ItemChoice Band with NatureJolly fires physical Dark and Ice TermStab against opponents with 75% of their normal Defense. The moveset outspeeds nearly everything and hits at effectively 160% normal damage through Sword of Ruin. S-Tier as the fastest physical attacker in the format.
Best Build
Chien-Pao best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Sacred Sword
- Sacred Sword
- Sucker Punch
- Sucker Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Chien Pao develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Sacred Sword and Blizzard show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
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
Event Moves
Base Stats
This Pokémon can control 100 tons of fallen snow. It plays around innocently by leaping in and out of avalanches it has caused.
The hatred of those who perished by the sword long ago has clad itself in snow and become a Pokémon.
Chien-Pao Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Chien-Pao is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 570 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Sacredsword with Choice Band is the standard set.
Chien-Pao is a static encounter at Paldea West Province Area One in Scarlet & Violet. Chien-Pao appears at level 60. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Scarlet & Violet, Chien-Pao's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), Charizard (Fire), and Pinsir (Bug), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Machamp is the most dangerous since Fighting moves deal 4x damage. Rock, Steel, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Sword Of Ruin is the go-to ability for Chien-Pao. It lowers Defense of all Pokémon except itself. It's Chien-Pao's only ability.
In Scarlet & Violet, Chien-Pao fills the sweeper role. It's a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Base 135 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Game Availability
Chien Pao has appeared in 1 games since Scarlet & Violet, spanning 2 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.
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 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 9SVDebut
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves