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170 - Chinchou

  Type Ability


(1) Volt Absorb
(2) Water Absorb
(HA) Illuminate

Evolutions


Chinchou 		Level 27
Lanturn

Defenses

Immune 0.25x Resist 0.5x Resist Neutral 2x Weak 4x Weak
 

















 

Stats

HPATKDEFSPASPDSPEBST
753838565667330

Wild Hold Items

  • 5%: DeepSeaScale

Level Up Moves

Level Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
1 Mist None None 30 Priority: 0. Pokémon on the user's side of the field are immune to stat-lowering effects for five turns. Defog used by an opponent will end this effect.
1 Supersonic None 55 20 Priority: 0. Confuses the target.
1 Water Gun 40 100 25 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage.
1 Whirlpool 35 85 15 Priority: 0. For the next 2–5 turns, the target cannot leave the field and is damaged for 1/16 its max HP at the end of each turn. Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use.

If the target is in the first turn of dive, this move will hit with double power.
4 Spark 65 100 20 Priority: 0. Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
7 Confuse Ray None 100 10 Priority: 0. Confuses the target.
10 Shock Wave 60 None 20 Priority: 0. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers.
13 Water Pulse 60 100 20 Priority: 0. Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.
16 Thunder Wave None 90 20 Priority: 0. Paralyzes the target.
19 Charge Beam 50 90 15 Priority: 0. Has a 70% chance to raise the user's Special Attack by one stage.
22 Bubble Beam 70 100 20 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
25 Signal Beam 75 100 15 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
28 Psybeam 65 100 20 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
31 Aqua Ring None None 20 Priority: 0. Restores 1/16 of the user's max HP at the end of each turn. If the user leaves the field, this effect ends.

This effect is passed on by baton pass.
34 Soak None 100 20 Priority: 0. Changes the target to pure water-type until it leaves the field. If the target has multitype, this move will fail.
37 Amnesia None None 20 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Special Defense by two stages.
40 Heal Bell None None 5 Priority: 0. Removes major status effects and confusion from every Pokémon in the user's party.
44 Discharge 80 100 15 Priority: 0. Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
48 Take Down 90 85 20 Priority: 0. User takes 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
52 Agility None None 30 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Speed by two stages.
56 Hydro Pump 110 80 5 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage.

TM Moves

Machine Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
TM10 Hidden Power 60 100 15 Priority: 0. Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM13 Ice Beam 90 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM14 Blizzard 110 70 5 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

During hail, this move has 100% accuracy.
TM17 Protect None None 10 Priority: 4. No moves will hit the user for the remainder of this turn. If the user is last to act this turn, this move will fail. Success rate drops by 1/2 on successive attempts.
TM18 Rain Dance None None 5 Priority: 0. Changes the weather to rain for five turns, during which water moves inflict 50% extra damage, and fire moves inflict half damage.
TM21 Frustration None 100 20 Priority: 0. Power increases inversely with happiness, given by (255 - happiness) * 2 / 5, to a maximum of 102. Power bottoms out at 1.
TM24 Thunderbolt 90 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
TM25 Thunder 110 70 5 Priority: 0. Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

During rain dance, this move has 100% accuracy.

During sunny day, this move has 50% accuracy.
TM27 Return None 100 20 Priority: 0. Power increases with happiness, given by happiness * 2 / 5, to a maximum of 102. Power bottoms out at 1.
TM32 Dazzling Gleam 80 100 10 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage.
TM42 Facade 70 100 20 Priority: 0. If the user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned, this move has double power.
TM44 Rest None None 10 Priority: 0. User falls to sleep for two turns, replacing any existing non-volatile status ailments, and immediately regains all its HP.
TM55 Scald 80 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 30% chance to burn the target.
TM57 Charge Beam 50 90 15 Priority: 0. Has a 70% chance to raise the user's Special Attack by one stage.
TM6 Toxic None 90 10 Priority: 0. Badly poisons the target. Never misses when used by a poison-type Pokémon.
TM7 Hail None None 10 Priority: 0. Changes the weather to hail for five turns, during which non-ice Pokémon are damaged for 1/16 their max HP at the end of every turn.
TM70 Flash None 100 20 Priority: 0. Lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
TM72 Volt Switch 70 100 20 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage, then the user immediately switches out, and the trainer selects a replacement Pokémon from the party. If the target faints from this attack, the user's trainer selects the new Pokémon to send out first. If the user is the last Pokémon in its party that can battle, it will not switch out.

The user may be hit by pursuit when it switches out, if it has been targeted and pursuit has not yet been used.

This move may be used even if the user is under the effect of ingrain. ingrain's effect will end.
TM73 Thunder Wave None 90 20 Priority: 0. Paralyzes the target.
TM90 Substitute None None 10 Priority: 0. Transfers 1/4 the user's max HP into a doll that absorbs damage and causes most negative move effects to fail.
TM93 Wild Charge 90 100 10 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage without recoil.
HM3 Surf 90 100 15 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage.

If the target is in the first turn of dive, this move will hit with double power.
HM5 Waterfall 80 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
HM6 Dive 100 100 10 Priority: 0. User dives underwater for one turn, becoming immune to attack, and hits on the second turn.

During the immune turn, surf, and whirlpool still hit the user normally, and their power is doubled if appropriate.

The user may be hit during its immune turn if under the effect of lock on, mind reader, or no guard.

This move cannot be selected by sleep talk.

Tutor Moves

  Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
Tutor Signal Beam 75 100 15 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
Tutor Bounce 85 85 5 Priority: 0. User bounces high into the air for one turn, becoming immune to attack, and hits on the second turn. Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

During the immune turn, gust, hurricane, sky uppercut, smack down, thunder, and twister still hit the user normally. gust and twister also have double power against the user.

The damage from hail and sandstorm still applies during the immune turn.

The user may be hit during its immune turn if under the effect of lock on, mind reader, or no guard.

This move cannot be used while gravity is in effect.
Tutor Icy Wind 55 95 15 Priority: 0. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Tutor Snore 50 100 15 Priority: 0. Only usable if the user is sleeping. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Tutor Heal Bell None None 5 Priority: 0. Removes major status effects and confusion from every Pokémon in the user's party.
Tutor Sleep Talk None None 10 Priority: 0. Only usable if the user is sleeping. Randomly selects and uses one of the user's other three moves. Use of the selected move requires and costs 0 PP.

Encounter Locations

Location     Level Spawn Percent
P2 Laboratory Fish   55 30.0
Route 18 Fish   55 30.0
Route 6 Spring, Summer, Autumn Fish 25 60.0
Route 6 Spring, Summer, Autumn Fish, Rippling Water 30 30.0
Route 6 Winter Fish 25 60.0
Route 6 Winter Fish, Rippling Water 30 30.0
Undella Bay Autumn, Spring, Summer Fish 40-46 30.0
Undella Bay Winter Fish 40-46 30.0
Virbank City Fish   13-15 5.0
Virbank City Fish, Rippling Water   13-17 30.0