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chinchou
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Chinchou

Angler Pokémon

WaterElectric

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

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 38
Defense 38
Sp. Atk 56
Sp. Def 56
Speed 67
Total 330

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
ground 2xgrass 2x
Resistant to
steel ¼xflying ½xfire ½xwater ½xice ½x

Abilities

Volt Absorb Illuminate Water Absorb (Hidden)

Held Items

Yellow Shard 5%Deep Sea Scale 5%

Evolution Chain

chinchou Chinchou
→
lanturn Lanturn Lv. 27

Moves

Locations

Sinnoh Sea Route 220

Details

Category Angler Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 12.0 kg
Base Exp 66
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water2

Sprites

chinchou Front Front
chinchou Back Back
chinchou Front Shiny Front Shiny
chinchou Back Shiny Back Shiny
chinchou Official Art Official Art
chinchou Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.7%
LCNFE
Offensive Pivot
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 132
SpA 148
Spe 228

Most Used Moves

Volt Switch
99.9%
Scald
86.0%
Thunderbolt
82.4%
Ice Beam
77.0%
Dazzling Gleam
34.3%
Surf
13.9%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
54.2%
Choice Scarf
29.5%
Berry Juice
13.1%
Damp Rock
1.5%
Choice Specs
0.8%

Common Teammates

Mienfoo 62.3%Grookey 59.2%Magnemite 45.6%Koffing 41.0%Larvesta 37.5%Diglett 29.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc