Is Chikorita Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
The hardest starter choice in Gold and Silver. Grass typing struggles against Falkner's Flying-types right away, and the mid-game gym circuit (Bugsy, Morty, Jasmine, Pryce) doesn't get much better. Chikorita's bulk keeps it alive, but the offensive matchups are an uphill climb. The kind of starter that rewards stubbornness over efficiency.
Falkner's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Chikorita trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Bayleef trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Bayleef trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Bayleef trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Bayleef has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Meganium's weaknesses hard.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Meganium resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Koga's team hits Meganium's weaknesses hard.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Chikorita is available as a starter at Lv 5.
- LV 8GrassRazor Leaf8395%25
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- HM01NormalCut5095%30
- After Whitney
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- LV 29NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- LV 50GrassSolar Beam180100%10
Your Chikorita should hit Level 16 before you reach Whitney, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 16)
- LV 16GrassRazor Leaf8395%25
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- LV 31NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- LV 55GrassSolar Beam180100%10
Your Bayleef should hit Level 32 before you reach Jasmine, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32GrassRazor Leaf8395%25
- LV 32NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- LV 61GrassSolar Beam180100%10
How to Get Chikorita in Gold & Silver
No searching required for Chikorita. You receive it at New Bark Town from an NPC. No wild encounters exist in this game, so just head to the right spot when you're ready and it's yours.
Chikorita Weakness
Chikorita is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Chikorita Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Chikorita
 Spearow Normal | C | |
 Spinarak BugPoison | D | |
 Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Hoothoot Normal | D | |
 Cyndaquil Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x152-181%KO Smog 2x17-22% | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x129-152%KO Fury Cutter 2x10-13% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Ledian Bug | C | |
 Growlithe Fire | A | |
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x159-188%KO Smog 2x19-23% | ||
 Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x87-104%KO Fury Cutter 2x19-23% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x133-158%KO Fury Cutter 2x8-10% | ||
 Golbat Poison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x68-81% Leech Life 2x17-21% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x153-180%KO Smog 2x19-23% | ||
Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x85-101%KO Fury Cutter 2x19-23% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x130-154%KO Fury Cutter 2x8-10% | ||
Golbat Poison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x66-79% Leech Life 2x16-20% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x153-180%KO Smog 2x19-23% | ||
Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x85-101%KO Fury Cutter 2x19-23% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Beedrill builds →Sludge Bomb 2x108-128%KO Twineedle 2x35-41% | ||
 Ariados BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Ariados builds →Sludge Bomb 2x108-128%KO Leech Life 2x28-34% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Venomoth builds →Sludge Bomb 2x85-101%KO Gust 2x28-33% Leech Life 2x21-26% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x153-180%KO Smog 2x19-23% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x85-101%KO Fury Cutter 2x19-23% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Beedrill builds →Sludge Bomb 2x108-128%KO Twineedle 2x35-41% | ||
Ariados BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Ariados builds →Sludge Bomb 2x108-128%KO Leech Life 2x28-34% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x121-143%KO Fire Blast 2x107-127%KO Blizzard 2x107-127%KO Fury Cutter 2x12-15% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Lugia builds →Aeroblast 2x123-145%KO Blizzard 2x98-116%KO | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x174-205%KO Fury Cutter 2x9-11% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Houndoom builds →Fire Blast 2x174-205%KO Sludge Bomb 2x74-88% | ||
Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x88-104%KO Fury Cutter 2x17-20% | ||
In Gold & Silver, Lapras can KO Chikorita with Ice Beam (105-123%).
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x105-123%KO Surf26-31% Thunder21-25% | ||
Chikorita Evolutions
Chikorita kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Bayleef all the way to Meganium. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 207 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Chikorita easily with 23 breeding partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Counter, Flail and 2 more to offspring.
GS Chikorita Best Moveset
Grass starter pre-evolution with stats too low for any competitive format. MoveRazor Leaf and MoveReflect exist in the movepool at reduced power. Meganium is the destination, though Grass faces an uphill battle with Fire and Ice coverage everywhere.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Body Slam
- Synthesis
- Giga Drain
- Leech Seed
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Chikorita. Ancient Power and Counter come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Solar Beam and Giga Drain and Normal and Steel coverage and more.
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
A sweet aroma gently wafts from the leaf on its head. It is docile and loves to soak up the sun’s rays.
Its pleasantly aromatic leaves have the ability to check the humidity and temperature.
Chikorita Gold & Silver Guide
In Gold & Silver, For a casual playthrough, Chikorita works as a placeholder. Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Bayleef. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Chikorita 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 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves