#1002 Chien-Pao

dark ice

Height1.9 m(6'03")

Weight152.2 kg(335.5 lbs)

GenderGenderless

Gen 9

Chien-Pao Evolution

Chien PaoLevel 1

Chien-Pao's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	80		301
Attack	120		276
Defense	80		196
Sp. Atk	90		216
Sp. Def	65		166
Speed	135		306
		0/508	1461

Type Effectiveness

4xdamage

fighting

2xdamage

fire bug rock steel fairy

1xdamage

normal water electric grass poison ground flying dragon

0.5xdamage

ice ghost dark

0xdamage

psychic

Chien-Pao Abilities

Sword Of Ruin

Lowers Defense of all Pokémon except itself.

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Chien-Pao Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Spite	ghost	status	–	100	Level 1	The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.
Powder Snow	ice	special	40	100	Level 1	The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also leave opposing Pokémon frozen.
Mean Look	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	Level 5	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Payback	dark	physical	50	100	Level 10	The user stores power, then attacks. This move's power is doubled if the user moves after the target.
Mist	ice	status	–	–	Level 15	The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns.
Haze	ice	status	–	–	Level 15	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Ice Shard	ice	physical	40	100	Level 20	The user flash-freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.
Swords Dance	normal	status	–	–	Level 25	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Snowscape	ice	status	0	–	Level 30	The user summons a snowstorm lasting five turns. This boosts the Defense stats of Ice types.
Night Slash	dark	physical	70	100	Level 35	The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Dark Pulse	dark	special	80	100	Level 40	The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
Icicle Crash	ice	physical	85	90	Level 45	The user attacks by crashing large icicles onto the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Ruination	dark	special	1	90	Level 50	The user summons a ruinous disaster. This cuts the target’s HP in half.
Sucker Punch	dark	physical	70	100	Level 55	This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack.
Sacred Sword	fighting	physical	90	100	Level 60	The user attacks by slicing with a sword. The target's stat changes don't affect the damage inflicted by this move.
Recover	normal	status	–	–	Level 65	The user regenerates its cells, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP.
Throat Chop	dark	physical	80	100	Level 70	The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.
Sheer Cold	ice	special	–	30	Level 75	The target faints instantly. This move is less likely to hit the target if used by Pokémon other than Ice types.
Acrobatics	flying	physical	55	100	TM	The user nimbly strikes the target. This attack does massive damage if the user isn't holding an item.
Aerial Ace	flying	physical	60	–	TM	The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.
Avalanche	ice	physical	60	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the target has inflicted damage on the user in the same turn.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Crunch	dark	physical	80	100	TM	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
False Swipe	normal	physical	40	100	TM	A restrained attack that prevents the target from fainting. The target is left with at least 1 HP.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Hex	ghost	special	65	100	TM	This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Ice Fang	ice	physical	65	95	TM	The user bites with cold-infused fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it frozen.
Ice Spinner	ice	physical	80	100	TM	The user covers its feet in thin ice and twirls around, slamming into the target. This move's spinning motion also destroys the terrain.
Lash Out	dark	physical	75	100	TM	The user lashes out to vent its frustration toward the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's stats were lowered during this turn.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psychic Fangs	psychic	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by biting the target with its psychic capabilities. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	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.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Snarl	dark	special	55	95	TM	The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Taunt	dark	status	–	100	TM	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	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.

Chien-Pao Sprites

Normal

Pokedex Entries

Scarlet

This Pokémon can control 100 tons of fallen snow. It plays around innocently by leaping in and out of avalanches it has caused.

Violet

The hatred of those who perished by the sword long ago has clad itself in snow and become a Pokémon.

In Other Languages

Chien-Pao's Japanese name is Paojian (パオジアン). Here are all the official names for Chien-Pao across different languages:

JapaneseパオジアンPaojian

Korean파오젠

Chinese (Traditional)古劍豹

FrenchBaojian

GermanBaojian

SpanishChien-Pao

ItalianChien-Pao

Chinese (Simplified)古剑豹

Chien-Pao Breeding

Species

Ruinous Pokémon

Egg Groups

No Eggs

Hatch Time12,800 steps(50 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate6

Base Friendship0

Growth RateSlow

Base Experience285

How to Get Chien-Pao

Chien-Pao is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Chien-Pao in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers

Paldea #394

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