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Chinchou

chinchou
Angler Pokémon
#170
Water Electric
Chinchou ROM Changes

Ability (slot 2) Changes:

  • illuminatewater-absorb

Ability (slot 3) Changes:

  • water-absorbilluminate

Level-up Moves Changes:

  • 15 moves21 moves

Basic Information

  • Abilities


  • Physical Attributes


    Height: 0.5 m

    Weight: 12.0 kg

  • Training


    Base Experience: 66

    Base Happiness: 70

    Capture Rate: 190

    Growth Rate: Slow

    Habitat: Sea

    EV Yield: +1 HP

  • Breeding


    Gender Ratio: 50.0% ♂ / 50.0% ♀

    Egg Groups: Water2

    Hatch Counter: 20 cycles

  • Classification


    Generation: Generation II

    Color: Blue

    Shape: Fish

Wild Held Items

These items can be found when catching or defeating this Pokémon in the wild:

Item Black White Black 2 White 2
Deep Sea Scale Deep Sea Scale 5% 5% 5% 5%

Type Effectiveness

  • Weak To


    2× Damage

    Grass Ground

  • Resists


    ¼× Damage

    Steel

    ½× Damage

    Fire Flying Ice Water

Base Stats

Stat Base Min Max Distribution
HP 75 260 354
Attack 38 72 192
Defense 38 72 192
Sp. Atk 56 105 232
Sp. Def 56 105 232
Speed 67 125 256
Base Stat Total 330

Min/Max Stats: Calculated at Level 100.

  • Min: 0 IVs, 0 EVs, hindering nature (0.9×) for non-HP stats

  • Max: 31 IVs, 252 EVs, beneficial nature (1.1×) for non-HP stats

Evolution Chain

Stage 1

Stage 2

Pokédex Entries

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

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

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

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

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
1 Mist Ice Status 30
1 Supersonic Normal Status 55 20
1 Water Gun Water Special 40 100 25
1 Whirlpool Water Special 35 85 15
4 Spark Electric Physical 65 100 20
7 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 100 10
10 Shock Wave Electric Special 60 20
13 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100 20
16 Thunder Wave Electric Status 90 20
19 Charge Beam Electric Special 50 90 15
22 Bubble Beam Water Special 70 100 20
25 Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100 15
28 Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100 20
31 Aqua Ring Water Status 20
34 Soak Water Status 100 20
37 Amnesia Psychic Status 20
40 Heal Bell Normal Status 5
44 Discharge Electric Special 80 100 15
48 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
52 Agility Psychic Status 30
56 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Attract Normal Status 100 15
Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 5
Charge Beam Electric Special 50 90 15
Dive Water Physical 100 100 10
Double Team Normal Status 15
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Flash Normal Status 100 20
Frustration Normal Physical 100 20
Hail Ice Status 10
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100 10
Protect Normal Status 10
Rain Dance Water Status 5
Rest Psychic Status 5
Return Normal Physical 100 20
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Scald Water Special 80 100 10
Substitute Normal Status 10
Surf Water Special 90 100 15
Swagger Normal Status 85 15
Thunder Electric Special 110 70 5
Thunder Wave Electric Status 90 20
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 10
Toxic Poison Status 90 10
Volt Switch Electric Special 70 100 20
Waterfall Water Physical 80 100 10
Wild Charge Electric Physical 90 100 10
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Agility Psychic Status 30
Amnesia Psychic Status 20
Brine Water Special 65 100 10
Flail Normal Physical 100 15
Mist Ice Status 30
Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100 20
Screech Normal Status 85 40
Shock Wave Electric Special 60 20
Water Pulse Water Special 60 100 20
Whirlpool Water Special 35 85 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Bounce Flying Physical 85 85 5
Heal Bell Normal Status 5
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 15
Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100 15
Sleep Talk Normal Status 10
Snore Normal Special 50 100 15

Sprites

Normal

  • Front


    Front

  • Back


    Back

✨ Shiny

  • Front


    Front

  • Back


    Back

  • Normal


    Normal

  • ✨ Shiny


    ✨ Shiny

Cries

  • Legacy Cry


    Original legacy cry

  • Latest Cry


    Updated cry from recent games