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Chinchou's Type

WATER

ELECTRIC

Chinchou's Pokédex #s

National #: 170

Galar #: 220

Armor #: 188

Crown #: --

Chinchou's Base Stats

HP:: 75

Attack:: 38

Defense:: 38

Sp. Atk:: 56

Sp. Def:: 56

Speed:: 67

Total:: 330

Misc. Info

Height:: 1'8" (0.5m)

Weight:: 26.5 lbs. (12 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Water 2

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,250,000

EV Yield:: 1 HP

Base EXP:: 66

Catch Rate:: 190

Base Happiness:: 70

Chinchou's Abilities

Here are what abilities Chinchou can possibly have, along with their effects.

Volt Absorb: Electric-type moves targeting Chinchou do no damage, lose their effect, and heal Chinchou by 25% of its max HP instead.

Illuminate: Doubles the encounter rate of wild Pokémon.

Water Absorb: Water-type moves targeting Chinchou do no damage, lose their effect, and heal Chinchou by 25% of its max HP instead.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Chinchou's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: GRASS

GROUND

½: FIRE

WATER

ICE

FLYING

¼: STEEL

Chinchou's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Chinchou evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Chinchou: starting form

Lanturn: at level 27

Chinchou's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Chinchou can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Chinchou learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
1	Supersonic Confuses the target.	NORMAL	--	55%	20	One Target
4	Electro Ball Power ranges from 60–150 based on Chinchou's Speed vs. the target's.	ELECTRIC	varies	100%	10	One Target
8	Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	ELECTRIC	--	90%	20	One Target
12	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
16	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
20	Spark Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	65	100%	20	One Target
24	Charge Raises Chinchou's Special Defense by one stage and doubles the power of its Electric moves next turn.	ELECTRIC	--	--	20	User
28	Discharge Has a 30% chance to paralyze all nearby Pokémon.	ELECTRIC	80	100%	15	All But Self
32	Aqua Ring Restores 1/16 the user's max HP between turns.	WATER	--	--	20	User
36	Flail Does more damage when Chinchou's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
40	Take Down Chinchou takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target
44	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Chinchou can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM14	Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	ELECTRIC	--	90%	20	One Target
TM16	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
TM21	Rest Chinchou restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Chinchou from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM35	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM36	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Chinchou is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM45	Dive Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	WATER	80	100%	10	One Target
TM52	Bounce Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn. Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.	FLYING	85	85%	5	One Target
TM55	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM80	Volt Switch Forces Chinchou to switch out after dealing damage.	ELECTRIC	70	100%	20	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Chinchou can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR03	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR05	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TR06	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TR08	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TR09	Thunder 30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	ELECTRIC	110	70%	10	One Target
TR12	Agility Raises Chinchou's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
TR16	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR17	Amnesia Raises Chinchou's Special Defense by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Chinchou's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Chinchou's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR80	Electro Ball Power ranges from 60–150 based on Chinchou's Speed vs. the target's.	ELECTRIC	varies	100%	10	One Target
TR84	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR86	Wild Charge Chinchou takes 25% of Wild Charge's damage as recoil damage.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TR92	Dazzling Gleam Damages all nearby enemies.	FAIRY	80	100%	10	Nearby Enemies

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Chinchou can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Chinchou.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Psybeam Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Mist Prevents stats from being lowered for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	30	User's Field
EGG	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Soak Changes the target's type to Water until it switches out.	WATER	--	100%	20	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Chinchou can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Rising Voltage If used during Electric Terrain, Rising Voltage does double damage.	ELECTRIC		70	100%	20	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Chinchou learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
1	Supersonic Confuses the target.	NORMAL	--	55%	20	One Target
4	Electro Ball Power ranges from 60–150 based on Chinchou's Speed vs. the target's.	ELECTRIC	varies	100%	10	One Target
8	Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	ELECTRIC	--	90%	20	One Target
12	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
16	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
20	Spark Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	65	100%	20	One Target
24	Charge Raises Chinchou's Special Defense by one stage and doubles the power of its Electric moves next turn.	ELECTRIC	--	--	20	User
28	Discharge Has a 30% chance to paralyze all nearby Pokémon.	ELECTRIC	80	100%	15	All But Self
32	Aqua Ring Restores 1/16 the user's max HP between turns.	WATER	--	--	20	User
36	Flail Does more damage when Chinchou's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
40	Take Down Chinchou takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target
44	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Chinchou can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM03	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
TM07	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM13	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TM14	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TM17	Protect Protects Chinchou from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM21	Dazzling Gleam Damages all nearby enemies.	FAIRY	80	100%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM24	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Thunder 30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	ELECTRIC	110	70%	10	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Chinchou's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM34	Shock Wave Doesn't miss the target.	ELECTRIC	60	--	20	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Chinchou is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM43	Volt Switch Forces Chinchou to switch out after dealing damage.	ELECTRIC	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Chinchou restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM49	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TM55	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
TM57	Charge Beam Has a 70% chance to raise Chinchou's Special Attack by one stage.	ELECTRIC	50	90%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM70	Flash Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
TM73	Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	ELECTRIC	--	90%	20	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Chinchou's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Chinchou's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM95	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TM99	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Chinchou can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Chinchou.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Psybeam Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Mist Prevents stats from being lowered for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	30	User's Field
EGG	Soak Changes the target's type to Water until it switches out.	WATER	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Chinchou's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
EGG	Amnesia Raises Chinchou's Special Defense by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
EGG	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
EGG	Agility Raises Chinchou's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User

Chinchou's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Chinchou's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Chinchou's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Chinchou is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	260	291	323	354	75
Attack	81	112	144	175	38
Defense	81	112	144	175	38
Sp. Atk	117	148	180	211	56
Sp. Def	117	148	180	211	56
Speed	139	170	202	233	67
Total					330

Where to Find Chinchou in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Chinchou, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Chinchou in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Chinchou in the Wild

Hulbury

Fishing Rod Encounters

20%			Lv. 20-24

East Lake Axewell

Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	70%	--	--	--	--	--
			Lv. 40-43

West Lake Axewell

Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	60%	--	--	--	--	--
			Lv. 38-40

Giant's Mirror

Fishing Rod Encounters

10%			Lv. 26-28

Workout Sea

Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	10%	--	--	--	--	--
			Lv. 40-45

Stepping-Stone Sea

Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	10%	--	--	--	--	--
			Lv. 40-45

Insular Sea

Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	10%	--	--	--	--	--
			Lv. 40-45

Honeycalm Sea

Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	10%	--	--	--	--	--
			Lv. 40-45

Honeycalm Island

Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	10%	--	--	--	--	--
			Lv. 40-45

Location information on where to find Chinchou in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Chinchou

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

Its antennae, which evolved from a fin, have both positive and negative charges flowing through them.

Shield

On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

Its two antennae were originally fins. It discharges electricity to stun its prey before attacking.

Moon

It lives in the depths beyond the reach of sunlight. It flashes lights on its antennae to communicate with others of its kind.

Ultra Sun

Its two antennae glow softly to lure in prey, making it a useful Pokémon for night fishing.

Ultra Moon

Chinchou blink their shining antennae at one another to claim their respective turf.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights.

Y

It shoots positive and negative electricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies.

Omega Ruby

Chinchou lets loose positive and negative electrical charges from its two antennas to make its prey faint. This Pokémon flashes its electric lights to exchange signals with others.

Alpha Sapphire

Chinchou's two antennas are filled with cells that generate strong electricity. This Pokémon's cells create so much electrical power, it even makes itself tingle slightly.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

It discharges positive and negative electricity from its antenna tips to shock its foes.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Pearl Platinum

It discharges positive and negative electricity from its antenna tips to shock its foes.

HeartGold

It shoots positive and negative electricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies.

SoulSilver

On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby

CHINCHOU lets loose positive and negative electrical charges from its two antennas to make its prey faint. This POKéMON flashes its electric lights to exchange signals with others.

Sapphire

CHINCHOU's two antennas are filled with cells that generate strong electricity. This POKéMON's cells create so much electrical power, it even makes itself tingle slightly.

Emerald

When it senses danger, it discharges positive and negative electricity from its two antennae. It lives in depths beyond sunlight's reach.

FireRed

On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights.

LeafGreen

It shoots positive and negative electricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies.

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

It shoots positive and negative electricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies.

Silver

On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights.

Crystal

Its antennae, which evolved from a fin, have both positive and negative charges flowing through them.