Chinchou

Normal

Shiny

Water

Electric

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

Pokédex #

170

Species

Angler

Height

1'08"

Weight

26.5 lbs

Base Exp

Catch Rate

190

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 5,120 steps (20 cycles)

Egg Groups

Water 2 / Water 2

Growth Rate

Slow (1,250,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

330

HP 75

Attack 38

Defense 38

Sp. Atk 56

Sp. Def 56

Speed 67

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	135-150	43-58	43-58	61-76	61-76	72-87
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	143	52	51	69	69	80
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	182	90	90	108	108	119

How To Get It

2 wild locations

0 special ways

Wild

2 places

Wild encounters up to Lv 30

Location	Method	Levels	Slot Odds
Underwater 1	Water	Lv 20-30	30%
Underwater 2	Water	Lv 20-30	30%

Held by wild Pokémon

Wild encounters can sometimes carry these items.

1 item

Yellow Shard

Rare wild held item.

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Ruby Version.

Special Ways

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Ground x2

Grass x2

Resistances

Steel x0.25

Flying x0.5

Fire x0.5

Water x0.5

Ice x0.5

Immunities

No immunities in Pokemon Ruby Version.

Evolution Chain

2 stages ending at Lanturn.

2 stages

1

Chinchou

#170
2

Lanturn

#171

Level 27

Chinchou

#170

→

Level 27

Lanturn

#171

Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
Bubble	Water	Special	20	100%	30	Slot 1
Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	0	100%	20	Slot 2

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv 5	Supersonic	Normal	Status	0	55%	20
Lv 13	Flail	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15
Lv 17	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25
Lv 25	Spark	Electric	Special	65	100%	20
Lv 29	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	0	100%	10
Lv 37	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
Lv 41	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5
Lv 49	Charge	Electric	Status	0	100%	20

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
Flail	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	Breed from a parent that knows it
Screech	Normal	Status	0	85%	40	Breed from a parent that knows it
Amnesia	Psychic	Status	0	—	20	Breed from a parent that knows it

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20	TM03 (Water Pulse)
Toxic	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
Hail	Ice	Status	0	—	10	TM07 (Hail)
Hidden Power	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10	TM13 (Ice Beam)
Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5	TM14 (Blizzard)
Protect	Normal	Status	0	—	10	TM17 (Protect)
Rain Dance	Water	Status	0	—	5	TM18 (Rain Dance)
Frustration	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100%	15	TM24 (Thunderbolt)
Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70%	10	TM25 (Thunder)
Return	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
Double Team	Normal	Status	0	—	15	TM32 (Double Team)
Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20	TM34 (Shock Wave)
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	TM42 (Facade)
Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	TM43 (Secret Power)
Rest	Psychic	Status	0	—	10	TM44 (Rest)
Attract	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM45 (Attract)
Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15	HM03 (Surf)
Flash	Normal	Status	0	70%	20	HM05 (Flash)
Waterfall	Water	Special	80	100%	15	HM07 (Waterfall)
Dive	Water	Special	60	100%	10	HM08 (Dive)