Is Wo-Chien Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Dark/Grass Wo-Chien is one of the Treasures of Ruin. Tablets of Ruin lowers all opponents' Attack. High HP and Special Defense. Found by pulling stakes scattered across Paldea. More defensive than offensive.
Wo-Chien has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Wo-Chien resists most of Brassius's coverage and hits back hard.
Wo-Chien resists most of Iono's coverage and hits back hard.
Wo-Chien resists most of Kofu's coverage and hits back hard.
Wo-Chien has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Wo-Chien resists most of Ryme's coverage and hits back hard.
Wo-Chien has the type edge here and should clean up Tulip's team.
Wo-Chien has the type edge here and should clean up Grusha's team.
Wo-Chien resists most of Rika's coverage and hits back hard.
Wo-Chien trades roughly evenly with Poppy's team.
Wo-Chien trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Wo-Chien trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Wo-Chien has the type edge here and should clean up Geeta's team.
Catch Wo Chien on South Province (Area One) (interact, Lv 60). Pull all 8 corresponding stakes in the region, then interact with the shrine
How to Get Wo-Chien in Scarlet & Violet
Wo-Chien waits at a fixed spot in this game. Head to South Province (Area One) for a one-time encounter. No random spawns or encounter rates involved — it's a set battle at a known location.
How to Get Wo-Chien in Scarlet & Violet
Wo-Chien Weakness
Bug, Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, and Fairy moves hit Wo Chien for super-effective damage. Bug hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Psychic-type moves can't touch it at all. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Wo Chien's special bulk (base 135 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Wo Chien Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Wo-Chien
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x92-108%KO Play Rough 2x46-56% | ||
 Flamigo Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Flamigo builds →Wing Attack 2x49-59% Double Kick 2x28-34% | ||
 Vivillon Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Vivillon builds →Struggle Bug 4x57-69% Gust 2x25-30% | ||
 Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Scyther builds →Fury Cutter 4x66-79% Wing Attack 2x49-59% | ||
 Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Lokix BugDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Lokix builds →Lunge 4x117-139%KO Double Kick 2x16-20% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x93-110%KO Play Rough 2x48-56% | ||
 Florges Fairy | B | |
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Houndoom builds →Incinerate 2x40-48% Smog 2x13-17% | ||
 Bombirdier Dark | C | |
Lokix BugDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Lokix builds →Lunge 4x122-144%KO Double Kick 2x17-20% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x96-114%KO Play Rough 2x49-58% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Houndoom builds →Incinerate 2x40-48% Smog 2x15-18% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Venomoth builds →Bug Buzz 4x95-112%KO Air Slash 2x25-31% Acid Spray 2x24-28% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Houndoom builds →Heat Wave 2x58-69% Smog 2x14-17% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Gallade builds →Sacred Sword 2x77-92% Fury Cutter 4x48-58% Aerial Ace 2x36-42% Draining Kiss 2x14-17% | ||
Lokix BugDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Lokix builds →Lunge 4x116-137%KO Brick Break 2x37-44% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x120-141%KO Poison Jab 2x43-51% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x76-90% Smog 2x13-16% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Venomoth builds →Bug Buzz 4x93-110%KO Air Slash 2x26-31% Acid Spray 2x22-26% | ||
 Frosmoth IceBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Frosmoth builds →Bug Buzz 4x120-141%KO Ice Beam 2x60-71% | ||
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x126-149%KO | ||
Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 4x126-149%KO Wing Attack 2x49-58% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Venomoth builds →Bug Buzz 4x94-112%KO Air Slash 2x27-32% | ||
Vivillon Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Vivillon builds →Bug Buzz 4x94-112%KO Gust 2x23-27% Draining Kiss 2x19-22% | ||
Lokix BugDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Lokix builds →First Impression 4x133-157%KO Double Kick 2x16-19% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x124-146%KO Poison Jab 2x45-53% | ||
Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 4x125-148%KO Wing Attack 2x47-56% Brick Break 2x40-47% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x77-92% Smog 2x13-16% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Venomoth builds →Bug Buzz 4x92-109%KO Air Slash 2x26-31% Acid Spray 2x21-25% | ||
Frosmoth IceBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Frosmoth builds →Bug Buzz 4x122-144%KO Ice Beam 2x61-72% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x206-243%KO Close Combat 2x103-122%KO Aerial Ace 2x35-41% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Volcarona builds →Bug Buzz 4x128-152%KO Overheat 2x92-109%KO Hurricane 2x53-62% Poison Jab 2x26-31% | ||
Frosmoth IceBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Frosmoth builds →Bug Buzz 4x121-142%KO Ice Beam 2x60-71% Hurricane 2x49-58% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x133-156%KO Poison Jab 2x48-57% | ||
 Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Chi-Yu builds →Overheat 2x92-109%KO Bounce 2x34-40% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x199-234%KO Close Combat 2x100-117%KO Aerial Ace 2x34-40% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Volcarona builds →Bug Buzz 4x125-148%KO Overheat 2x89-105%KO Hurricane 2x50-59% Poison Jab 2x24-29% | ||
Frosmoth IceBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Frosmoth builds →Bug Buzz 4x117-138%KO Ice Beam 2x59-69% Hurricane 2x48-56% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x128-151%KO Poison Jab 2x46-55% | ||
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Chi-Yu builds →Overheat 2x89-105%KO Bounce 2x32-38% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x203-239%KO Close Combat 2x102-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x34-41% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Volcarona builds →Bug Buzz 4x126-149%KO Overheat 2x91-107%KO Hurricane 2x51-60% Poison Jab 2x25-30% | ||
Frosmoth IceBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Frosmoth builds →Bug Buzz 4x118-139%KO Ice Beam 2x59-69% Hurricane 2x48-57% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x131-154%KO Poison Jab 2x47-55% | ||
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Chi-Yu builds →Overheat 2x91-107%KO Bounce 2x33-39% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Alomomola builds →Flip Turn3-4% Scald3-3% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVesselofruin ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Ting-Lu builds →Earthquake7-9% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityQuarkdrive ItemBooster Energy NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Wo Chien View Iron Treads builds →Rapid Spin10-11% Earthquake9-11% Knock Off6-7% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Blissey builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityUnaware ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves View Dondozo builds →
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Wo-Chien Evolutions
A Dark/Grass-type legendary, Wo Chien doesn't evolve or breed. At 570 total stats, it's meant to stand on its own. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
SV Wo-Chien Best Moveset
Dark/Grass at 135 Sp. Def and 100 Defense with AbilityTablets Of Ruin reducing every other Pokemon's Attack by 25%. The moveset absorbs damage from both sides while passively weakening all physical attackers on the field. 95 Sp. Atk fires Dark and Grass TermStab at moderate power. C-Tier through Tablets of Ruin team support.
Best Build
Wo-Chien best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Knock Off
- Ruination
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Wo Chien's Fighting and Normal coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Leaf Storm and Solar Blade for same-type damage.
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
The grudge of a person punished for writing the king’s evil deeds upon wooden tablets has clad itself in dead leaves to become a Pokémon.
It drains the life-force from vegetation, causing nearby forests to instantly wither and fields to turn barren.
Wo-Chien Scarlet & Violet Guide
For the Scarlet & Violet meta, At 570 BST, Wo-Chien is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a balanced. Leech Seed with Leftovers is the standard set.
Wo-Chien is a static encounter at Paldea South Province Area One in Scarlet & Violet. Wo-Chien 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, watch for Genesect (Bug), Cinderace (Fire), and Lapras (Ice) when using Wo-Chien. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Genesect is the most dangerous since Bug moves deal 4x damage. Fighting, Poison, Flying, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Wo-Chien has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Tablets Of Ruin lowers Attack of all Pokémon except itself. That's the one you want on Wo-Chien. It's the only ability Wo-Chien has.
Wo-Chien is a mixed attacker with base 85 Attack and 95 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.
Game Availability
Since Scarlet & Violet, Wo Chien has appeared in 1 games. Legendary Pokemon like Wo Chien are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.
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