For X & Y, we rate Cherrim C-Tier: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. At 450 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Solarbeam with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Cherrim weak to?

In X & Y, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Roserade (Poison) when using Cherrim. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Cherrim?

Flower Gift increases friendly Pokémon's Attack and Special Defense to 1.5× during strong sunlight. That's the one you want on Cherrim. It's the only ability Cherrim has.

What role does Cherrim play in battle?

Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Cherrim is leaning toward the special side (base 87 Sp. Atk). Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Cherrim?

In X & Y, run Solarbeam, Helpinghand, Protect, and Substitute on Cherrim. Solarbeam is the most common pick at 25% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Cherrim - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

CTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and Speed carry most of Cherrim's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack60

Defense70

Sp. Atk87

Sp. Def78

Speed85

Total450

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight9.3 kg

Base XP158

Abilities

Flower GiftTop Pick

Increases friendly Pokémon's Attack and Special Defense to 1.5× during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

During times of strong sunlight, its bud blooms, its petals open fully, and it becomes very active.

Cherrim Weakness

Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Cherrim for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 5 weaknesses means you'll want teammates that can handle the coverage gaps.

Cherrim Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Cherrim in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Cherrim for 64-75%. Zapdos deals 51-61% with Heat Wave.

Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Cherrim Knock Off 52-61% Ice Shard 2x 64-75% Pursuit 32-38% View Weavile builds →
Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Stealth Rock Lava Plume Earth Power TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Cherrim Heat Wave 2x 51-61% Thunderbolt 18-21% View Zapdos builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Cherrim Shadow Ball 61-72% Sludge Bomb 2x 137-161%KO Focus Blast 61-72% View Gengar builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Cherrim Giga Drain 14-17% Flamethrower 2x 104-122%KO View Volcarona builds →

X & Y Evolution

Evolved from Cherubi. Cherrim is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Speed grew the most through evolution (+50 over Cherubi), and Cherrim peaks at 450 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#420Cherubi

Level 25

#421Cherrim

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Cherubi

Grass

Cherrim

Grass

70+25

ATK

60+25

DEF

70+25

SP.ATK

87+25

SP.DEF

78+25

SPE

85+50

BST

275D-Tier

450C-Tier+175

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Cherrim to get Cherubi eggs easily using 47 partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aromatherapy, Defense Curl, Flower Shield and 11 more.

Egg Groups

FairyPlant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Cherrim Best Moveset

This build takes hits and hits back. Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn, Flowergift supports the gameplan, and spread EVs mean Cherrim doesn't crumble to chip damage. Plus utility options backing it up.

Best Build

Experimental

Bulky Support

Ability

Flower Gift

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Cherrim

Timid+SPE

Cherrim best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Bulky Support Moveset

Solar BeamSTAB
Helping Hand
ProtectFAST +4
SubstituteUtility

Recommended Teammates

VenusaurExcellent

EnteiExcellent

Moves

Without breeding, Cherrim misses out on Aromatherapy and Defense Curl. That's 14 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Petal Dance and Solar Beam, with Normal and Fairy coverage rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 1

Morning Sun

D——5Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 7

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 10

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 13

Helping Hand+5

S——20Normal

Lv 19

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

Lv 22

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Lv 25

Petal Dance

B12010010Grass

Lv 30

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Lv 35

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 43

Solar Beam

S12010010Grass

Lv 48

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Lv 50

Petal Blizzard

C9010015Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM17

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

S12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

S——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Aromatherapy

C——5Grass

Egg

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Egg

Flower Shield

———10Fairy

Egg

Grass Whistle

D—5515Grass

Egg

Heal Pulse

C——10Psychic

Egg

Healing Wish

C——10Psychic

Egg

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Egg

Nature Power

D——20Normal

Egg

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Egg

Rollout

D309020Rock

Egg

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Egg

Weather Ball

D5010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Cherrim can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

How to Get Cherrim in X & Y

No wild encounters for Cherrim in X & Y. Bring Cherubi over from Diamond or Platinum, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Cherrim in X & Y

Step 1Obtain Cherubi
Also found in:
Diamond Platinum
Train until Level 25
Step 2Cherrim ✓

Cherrim Guide

For X & Y, we rate Cherrim C-Tier: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. At 450 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Solarbeam with Leftovers is the standard set.
In X & Y, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Roserade (Poison) when using Cherrim. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Flower Gift increases friendly Pokémon's Attack and Special Defense to 1.5× during strong sunlight. That's the one you want on Cherrim. It's the only ability Cherrim has.
Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Cherrim is leaning toward the special side (base 87 Sp. Atk). Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In X & Y, run Solarbeam, Helpinghand, Protect, and Substitute on Cherrim. Solarbeam is the most common pick at 25% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Cherrim spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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