#358 Chimecho

psychic

Height0.6 m(1'12")

Weight1 kg(2.2 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 3

Chimecho Evolution

ChinglingLevel 1

ChimechoFriendship 220+, at night

Chimecho's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	75		291
Attack	50		136
Defense	80		196
Sp. Atk	95		226
Sp. Def	90		216
Speed	65		166
		0/508	1231

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

bug ghost dark

1xdamage

normal fire water electric grass ice poison ground flying rock dragon steel fairy

0.5xdamage

fighting psychic

Chimecho Abilities

Levitate

Evades Ground moves.

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Chimecho Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Wrap	normal	physical	15	90	Level 1	A long body, vines, or the like are used to wrap and squeeze the target for four to five turns.
Growl	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats.
Confusion	psychic	special	50	100	Level 1	The target is hit with a weak telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also confuse the target.
Astonish	ghost	physical	30	100	Level 1	The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch.
Healing Wish	psychic	status	–	–	Level 1	The user faints. In return, the Pokémon taking its place will have its HP restored and status conditions cured.
Yawn	normal	status	–	–	Level 13	The user lets loose a huge yawn that lulls the target into falling asleep on the next turn.
Stored Power	psychic	special	20	100	Level 16	The user attacks the target with stored power. The more the user's stats are boosted, the greater the move's power.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	Level 19	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Extrasensory	psychic	special	80	100	Level 22	The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. This may also make the target flinch.
Heal Bell	normal	status	–	–	Level 27	The user makes a soothing bell chime to cure the status conditions of all its fellow party Pokémon and allies.
Uproar	normal	special	90	100	Level 32	The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep.
Safeguard	normal	status	–	–	Level 37	The user creates a protective field that prevents status conditions for five turns.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	Level 42	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Heal Pulse	psychic	status	–	–	Level 47	The user emits a healing pulse that restores the target's HP by up to half its max HP.
Baton Pass	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting and passes along any stat changes.
Calm Mind	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Charge Beam	electric	special	50	90	TM	The user attacks the target with an electric charge. The residual electricity may also boost the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Charm	fairy	status	–	100	TM	The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat.
Dazzling Gleam	fairy	special	80	100	TM	The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash.
Disarming Voice	fairy	special	40	–	TM	Letting out a charming cry, the user does emotional damage to opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Draining Kiss	fairy	special	50	100	TM	The user steals the target's HP with a kiss. The user's HP is restored by over half the damage taken by the target.
Encore	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
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.
Energy Ball	grass	special	90	100	TM	The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Expanding Force	psychic	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks the target with its psychic power. When the ground is Psychic Terrain, this move's power is boosted and it damages all opposing Pokémon.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fake Tears	dark	status	–	100	TM	The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Future Sight	psychic	special	120	100	TM	Two turns after this move is used, a hunk of psychic energy attacks the target.
Grass Knot	grass	special	–	100	TM	The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Gravity	psychic	status	–	–	TM	Enables Flying types or Pokémon with the Levitate Ability to be hit by Ground-type moves for five turns. Moves that involve flying can't be used.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hyper Voice	normal	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Imprison	psychic	status	–	–	TM	If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it.
Knock Off	dark	physical	65	100	TM	The user slaps down the target's held item, making it unusable for that battle. This move does more damage if the target has a held item.
Light Screen	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns.
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.
Psybeam	psychic	special	65	100	TM	The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also confuse the target.
Psych Up	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Psychic	psychic	special	90	100	TM	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Psychic Noise	psychic	special	75	100	TM	The user attacks the target with unpleasant sound waves. For two turns, the target is prevented from recovering HP through moves, Abilities, or held items.
Psyshock	psychic	special	80	100	TM	The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.
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.
Reflect	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical moves for five turns.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Shadow Ball	ghost	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Skill Swap	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target.
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.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
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.
Thunder Wave	electric	status	–	90	TM	The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target.
Trick	psychic	status	–	100	TM	The user catches the target off guard and swaps the target's held item with its own.
Trick Room	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a bizarre area in which slower Pokémon get to move first for five turns.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	TM	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Ally Switch	psychic	status	–	–	Egg	The user teleports using a strange power and switches places with one of its allies. This move's chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Cosmic Power	psychic	status	–	–	Egg	The user absorbs a mystical power from space to boost its Defense and Sp. Def stats.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	Egg	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Disable	normal	status	–	100	Egg	For four turns, the target will be unable to use whichever move it last used.
Hypnosis	psychic	status	–	60	Egg	The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep.
Recover	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user regenerates its cells, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP.
Recycle	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user recycles a held item that has been used in battle so it can be used again.
Wish	normal	status	–	–	Egg	One turn after this move is used, the user's or its replacement's HP is restored by up to half the user's max HP.

Chimecho Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Ruby

CHIMECHO makes its cries echo inside its hollow body. When this POKéMON becomes enraged, its cries result in ultrasonic waves that have the power to knock foes flying.

Sapphire

In high winds, CHIMECHO cries as it hangs from a tree branch or the eaves of a building using a suction cup on its head. This POKéMON plucks berries with its long tail and eats them.

Emerald

They fly about very actively when the hot season arrives. They communicate among themselves using seven different and distinguishing cries.

FireRed

It travels by riding on winds. It cleverly uses its long tail to pluck nuts and berries, which it loves to eat.

Diamond

To knock foes flying, it makes the air shudder with its cries. It converses using seven cries.

In Other Languages

Chimecho's Japanese name is Chirean (チリーン). Here are all the official names for Chimecho across different languages:

JapaneseチリーンChirean

Korean치렁

Chinese (Traditional)風鈴鈴

FrenchÉoko