Chinchou
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Water
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Electric
0170
Size
Height
0.5 m
Weight
12.0 kg
Gender ratio
50 %
50 %
Catch rate
190 / 255
35.18 %
Breeding
Egg Groups
Water 2
Hatch Cycles
20
Growth rate
1,250,000 exp
slow
EV yield
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1 HP
Stats
HP75
Attack38
Defense38
Sp. Atk56
Sp. Def56
Speed67
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Total330
Type effectiveness
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
Abilities
Volt Absorb
If hit by an Electric-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.
Illuminate
Doubles the wild encounter rate.
Water Absorb
If hit by a Water-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.
Locations
Not encountered in Scarlet & Violet.
Evolution
Localization
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de Lampi
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en Chinchou
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es Chinchou
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fr Loupio
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it Chinchou
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ja チョンチー
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ja-hrkt チョンチー
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ja-roma Chonchie
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ko 초라기
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zh-hans 灯笼鱼
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zh-hant 燈籠魚
Moves
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Egg
Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | | Mist The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns. |  | — | —% | 30 |
60 | | Psybeam The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also confuse the target. |  | 65 | 100% | 20 |
352 | | Water Pulse The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. | | 60 | 100% | 20 |
389 | | Sucker Punch This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack. |  | 70 | 100% | 5 |
487 | | Soak The user shoots a torrent of water that changes the target's type to Water. | | — | 100% | 20 |
Level-Up
Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | Supersonic The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target. | | — | 55% | 20 |
1 | | Water Gun The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. | | 40 | 100% | 25 |
4 | | Electro Ball The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move's power. | | — | 100% | 10 |
8 | | Thunder Wave The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target. | | — | 90% | 20 |
12 | | Bubble Beam A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat. | | 65 | 100% | 20 |
16 | | Confuse Ray The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion. | | — | 100% | 10 |
20 | | Spark The user attacks the target with an electrically charged tackle. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | | 65 | 100% | 20 |
24 | | Charge The user becomes charged, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move it uses. This also boosts the user's Sp. Def stat. | | — | —% | 20 |
28 | | Discharge The user strikes everything around it by letting loose a flare of electricity. This may also leave those hit by the attack with paralysis. | | 80 | 100% | 15 |
32 | | Aqua Ring The user envelops itself in a veil made of water. It regains some HP every turn. | | — | —% | 20 |
36 | | Flail The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power. | | — | 100% | 15 |
40 | | Take Down A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little. | | 90 | 85% | 20 |
44 | | Hydro Pump The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. | | 110 | 80% | 5 |
Technical Machine
Item | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TM01 | | Take Down A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little. | | 90 | 85% | 20 |
TM04 | | Agility The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat. | | — | —% | 30 |
TM07 | | Protect This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM11 | | Water Pulse The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. | | 60 | 100% | 20 |
TM16 | | Psybeam The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also confuse the target. | | 65 | 100% | 20 |
TM17 | | Confuse Ray The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion. | | — | 100% | 10 |
TM22 | | Chilling Water The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat. | | 50 | 100% | 20 |
TM23 | | Charge Beam The user attacks the target with an electric charge. The residual electricity may also boost the user's Sp. Atk stat. | | 50 | 90% | 10 |
TM25 | | Facade This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. | | 70 | 100% | 20 |
TM34 | | Icy Wind The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats. | | 55 | 95% | 15 |
TM47 | | Endure The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM48 | | Volt Switch After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting. | | 70 | 100% | 20 |
TM50 | | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks. | | — | —% | 5 |
TM70 | | Sleep Talk The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM72 | | Electro Ball The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move's power. | | — | 100% | 10 |
TM77 | | Waterfall The user charges at the target and may make it flinch. | | 80 | 100% | 15 |
TM79 | | Dazzling Gleam The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash. | | 80 | 100% | 10 |
TM82 | | Thunder Wave The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target. | | — | 90% | 20 |
TM85 | | Rest The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions. | | — | —% | 5 |
TM96 | | Eerie Impulse The user's body generates an eerie impulse. Exposing the target to it harshly lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat. | | — | 100% | 15 |
TM103 | | Substitute The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM110 | | Liquidation The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. | | 85 | 100% | 10 |
TM123 | | Surf The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave. | | 90 | 100% | 15 |
TM126 | | Thunderbolt The user attacks the target with a strong electric blast. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | | 90 | 100% | 15 |
TM128 | | Amnesia The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat. | | — | —% | 20 |
TM135 | | Ice Beam The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen. | | 90 | 100% | 10 |
TM136 | | Electric Terrain The user turns the ground into Electric Terrain for five turns, powering up Electric-type moves. Pokémon on the ground can no longer fall asleep. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM142 | | Hydro Pump The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. | | 110 | 80% | 5 |
TM143 | | Blizzard A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen. | | 110 | 70% | 5 |
TM147 | | Wild Charge The user shrouds itself in electricity and smashes into its target. This also damages the user a little. | | 90 | 100% | 15 |
TM166 | | Thunder A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | | 110 | 70% | 10 |
TM171 | | Tera Blast If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user. | | 80 | 100% | 10 |
TM173 | | Charge The user becomes charged, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move it uses. This also boosts the user's Sp. Def stat. | | — | —% | 20 |
TM188 | | Scald The user attacks by shooting boiling hot water at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn. | | 80 | 100% | 15 |
TM196 | | Flip Turn After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting. | | 60 | 100% | 20 |
TM204 | | Double-Edge A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. | | 120 | 100% | 15 |
TM208 | | Whirlpool The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns. | | 35 | 85% | 15 |
TM209 | | Muddy Water The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy. | | 90 | 85% | 10 |
TM211 | | Electroweb The user captures opposing Pokémon in an electric net to inflict damage. This also lowers their Speed stats. | | 55 | 95% | 15 |
TM224 | | Curse A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not. | | — | —% | 10 |