Chinchou can be obtained in: Gold (Good Rod, Super Rod – New bark town, Johto sea route 41, Kanto sea route 20, Cinnabar island, Vermilion city), Silver (Good Rod, Super Rod – New bark town, Johto sea route 41, Kanto sea route 20, Cinnabar island, Vermilion city), Crystal (Good Rod, Super Rod – New bark town, Johto sea route 41, Kanto sea route 20, Cinnabar island, Vermilion city), Ruby (Seaweed – Hoenn route 124 underwater, Hoenn route 126 underwater), Sapphire (Seaweed – Hoenn route 124 underwater, Hoenn route 126 underwater), Emerald (Seaweed – Hoenn route 124 underwater, Hoenn route 126 underwater), Diamond (Super Rod – Sinnoh sea route 220), Pearl (Super Rod – Sinnoh sea route 220), Platinum (Super Rod – Sinnoh sea route 220), HeartGold (Good Rod, Super Rod – New bark town, Johto sea route 41, Johto route 47, Kanto sea route 20, Cinnabar island), SoulSilver (Good Rod, Super Rod – New bark town, Johto sea route 41, Johto route 47, Kanto sea route 20, Cinnabar island), Black (Super Rod, Fishing Spot – Driftveil city, Unova route 18), White (Super Rod, Fishing Spot – Driftveil city, Unova route 18), Black 2 (Super Rod, Fishing Spot – Undella bay), White 2 (Super Rod, Fishing Spot – Undella bay), X (Good Rod – Shalour city, Azure bay), Y (Good Rod – Shalour city, Azure bay), Sun (Bubbling Spots, Super Rod – Alola route 8 main), Moon (Bubbling Spots, Super Rod – Alola route 8 main), Ultra Sun (Bubbling Spots, Super Rod – Alola route 8 main, Akala outskirts), Ultra Moon (Bubbling Spots, Super Rod – Alola route 8 main, Akala outskirts). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#170 Chinchou

water electric

Height0.5 m(1'08")

Weight12 kg(26.5 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 2

Chinchou Evolution

ChinchouLevel 1

LanturnLevel 27

Chinchou's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	75		291
Attack	38		112
Defense	38		112
Sp. Atk	56		148
Sp. Def	56		148
Speed	67		170
		0/508	981

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

grass ground

1xdamage

normal electric fighting poison psychic bug rock ghost dragon dark fairy

0.5xdamage

fire water ice flying

0.25xdamage

steel

Chinchou Abilities

Volt Absorb

Absorbs Electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Illuminate

Doubles the wild encounter rate.

Water AbsorbHidden

Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

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Chinchou Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Supersonic	normal	status	–	55	Level 1	The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target.
Water Gun	water	special	40	100	Level 1	The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Electro Ball	electric	special	–	100	Level 4	The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.
Thunder Wave	electric	status	–	90	Level 8	The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target.
Bubble Beam	water	special	65	100	Level 12	A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.
Confuse Ray	ghost	status	–	100	Level 16	The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion.
Spark	electric	physical	65	100	Level 20	The user attacks the target with an electrically charged tackle. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Charge	electric	status	–	–	Level 24	The user becomes charged, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move it uses. This also boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Discharge	electric	special	80	100	Level 28	The user strikes everything around it by letting loose a flare of electricity. This may also leave those hit by the attack with paralysis.
Aqua Ring	water	status	–	–	Level 32	The user envelops itself in a veil made of water. It regains some HP every turn.
Flail	normal	physical	–	100	Level 36	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	Level 40	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Hydro Pump	water	special	110	80	Level 44	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Amnesia	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
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.
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100	TM	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.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	TM	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Dazzling Gleam	fairy	special	80	100	TM	The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Eerie Impulse	electric	status	–	100	TM	The user's body generates an eerie impulse. Exposing the target to it harshly lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat.
Electric Terrain	electric	status	–	–	TM	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.
Electroweb	electric	special	55	95	TM	The user captures opposing Pokémon in an electric net to inflict damage. This also lowers their Speed stats.
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.
Flip Turn	water	physical	60	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Liquidation	water	physical	85	100	TM	The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Muddy Water	water	special	90	85	TM	The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy.
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.
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.
Scald	water	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks by shooting boiling hot water at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.
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.
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.
Surf	water	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
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	electric	special	110	70	TM	A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Thunderbolt	electric	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks the target with a strong electric blast. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Volt Switch	electric	special	70	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Waterfall	water	physical	80	100	TM	The user charges at the target and may make it flinch.
Whirlpool	water	special	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Wild Charge	electric	physical	90	100	TM	The user shrouds itself in electricity and smashes into its target. This also damages the user a little.
Mist	ice	status	–	–	Egg	The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns.
Psybeam	psychic	special	65	100	Egg	The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also confuse the target.
Soak	water	status	–	100	Egg	The user shoots a torrent of water that changes the target's type to Water.
Sucker Punch	dark	physical	70	100	Egg	This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack.
Water Pulse	water	special	60	100	Egg	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.

Chinchou Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Ultra Moon

Chinchou blink their shining antennae at one another to claim their respective turf.

Gold

It shoots positive and negative elec tricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies.

Silver

On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communi cation is its constantly flash ing lights.

Crystal

Its antennae, whi ch evolved from a fin, have both po sitive and neg ative charges flo wing through them.

Ruby

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

In Other Languages

Chinchou's Japanese name is Chonchie (チョンチー). Here are all the official names for Chinchou across different languages:

Korean초라기

JapaneseチョンチーChonchie

Chinese (Traditional)燈籠魚

FrenchLoupio

GermanLampi

SpanishChinchou

ItalianChinchou

Chinese (Simplified)灯笼鱼

Chinchou Breeding

Species

Angler Pokémon

Egg Groups

Water2

Hatch Time5,120 steps(20 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate190

Base Friendship70

Growth RateSlow

Base Experience66

How to Get Chinchou

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

Regional Pokedex Numbers