Is Chinchou Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 220 via Super Rod at level 20. Water/Electric is a unique typing in Sinnoh. AbilityVolt Absorb heals from Electric attacks. Lanturn at level 27 combines both types on one team slot. An interesting alternative to running Water and Electric separately.
Chinchou resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Chinchou's weaknesses hard.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's typing presses Chinchou's defenses.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Chinchou on Route 220 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 20-50, rare).
- After Roark
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDive120100%10
- LV 34ElectricDischarge120100%15
- After Crasher Wake
- TM25ElectricThunder16570%10
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM55WaterBrine98100%10
- LV 42WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
Your Chinchou should hit Level 27 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
- After Roark
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- After Fantina
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDive120100%10
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- LV 40ElectricDischarge120100%15
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- LV 52WaterHydro Pump16580%5
How to Get Chinchou in Platinum
high spawn rates in mid-game fishing spots across 1 locations. Chinchou's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Where To Catch Chinchou in Pt
Step 1Chinchou ✓Route 220Lv.20-50Super RodRate 40%
Step 2Evolve into LanturnBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Lanturn egg.
Chinchou Weakness
Type-wise, Chinchou takes extra damage from Grass and Ground. The Water/Electric typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Volt Absorb grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Grass, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Flying |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Chinchou Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Chinchou
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x197-232%KO Earthquake 2x165-194%KO | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x130-154%KO Dig 2x82-97% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x171-202%KO Earthquake 2x95-113%KO | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x195-230%KO Earthquake 2x163-192%KO | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x125-148%KO Dig 2x80-95% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x202-238%KO Earthquake 2x168-198%KO | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Chinchou Evolutions
Chinchou is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Lanturn. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 130 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Pt Chinchou Best Moveset
One of the rarest typing combinations in Water/Electric, and AbilityVolt Absorb heals on incoming Electric attacks. The moveset has some special output at 56 Sp. Atk but needs Lanturn's stats. Everything improves at Lanturn.
Best Build
Chinchou best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Surf
- Thunder Wave
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Agility and Amnesia aren't available any other way for Chinchou, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Hydro Pump and Thunder for solid options.
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
It discharges positive and negative electricity from its antenna tips to shock its foes.
Chinchou Platinum Guide
In Platinum, For a casual playthrough, Chinchou works as a placeholder. Water/Electric coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Lanturn. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Chinchou 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