Is Chinchou Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Sevii Islands fishing after the National Dex. AbilityVolt Absorb gives Electric immunity. Water/Electric is a unique typing in FRLG. Lanturn at 27 handles Water and Flying trainers in the postgame. Arrives late but the type combination has value.
Chinchou resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's Pokemon outpace and outclass Chinchou here.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Chinchou here.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Chinchou has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Chinchou has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Chinchou cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- LV 25ElectricSpark98100%20
- After Erika
- TM25ElectricThunder16570%10
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 41WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Chinchou in FireRed & LeafGreen
Chinchou stays out of the wild pool in FireRed and LeafGreen. Trade one in from a Gen 3 game where it's fishable, usually Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald.
How to Obtain Chinchou in FRLG
Step 1Chinchou ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Surfing · Route 124, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCEHOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Chinchou can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Lanturn
Chinchou Weakness
Type-wise, Chinchou takes extra damage from Grass and Ground. The Water/Electric typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Volt Absorb grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Grass, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Flying |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Chinchou Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Chinchou
 Bulbasaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 2x138-163%KO Earthquake 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 2x93-110%KO Dig 2x58-69% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Trapinch threatens a KO with Earthquake (216-255%). Staryu deals 36-42% with Thunderbolt.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySwiftswim ItemPetayaberry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Horsea builds →Ice Beam19-23% Hydro Pump24-28% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Trapinch builds →Earthquake 2x216-255%KO Rock Slide81-96% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemFocusband NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Staryu builds →Thunderbolt36-42% Psychic36-42% Hydro Pump22-26% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEarlybird ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Houndour builds →Pursuit16-19% Fire Blast22-26% Crunch32-37% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWaterveil ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Wailmer builds →Earthquake 2x78-92% | ||
Chinchou Evolutions
Chinchou is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Lanturn. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 130 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
FRLG Chinchou Best Moveset
Water/Electric pre-evolution with AbilityVolt Absorb healing from Electric moves. 75 HP is solid for the stage. One evolution from Lanturn's defensive moveset and unique typing.
Best Build
Chinchou best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Hydro Pump
- Rain Dance
- Blizzard
- Thunder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Amnesia and Flail aren't available any other way for Chinchou, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Hydro Pump and Thunder for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights.
It shoots positive and negative electricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies.
Chinchou FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Chinchou isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Chinchou appears in 17 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves