Is Chesnaught Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Imported Chesnaught brings Grass/Fighting with 122 Defense and 107 Attack. Handles Norman, Sidney, and Wallace. Breloom already fills this exact role natively with better Speed. Strong import, but redundant.
Chespin has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Chespin trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Chespin's defenses.
Flannery's team hits Chespin's weaknesses hard.
Norman's typing presses Chespin's defenses.
Winona's team hits Chespin's weaknesses hard.
Chesnaught has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Chesnaught resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Chesnaught has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Chesnaught trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Chesnaught has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Chesnaught trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Chesnaught has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Chesnaught cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 36.
How to Get Chesnaught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Chesnaught isn't available in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Start by transferring Chespin from X & Y, Scarlet & Violet, or Legends: Z-A. The evolution path from Chespin to Chesnaught is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Chesnaught in ORAS
Step 1Obtain ChespinCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Gift · Aquacorde Town · Starter Pokémon, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Canyon Biome. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Legends: Z-ANot TradeableAppears in Legends: Z-A via Overworld · Wild Zone 17. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Quilladin
Step 3Chesnaught ✓
Chesnaught Weakness
Chesnaught is weak to Flying, Fire, Ice, Poison, Psychic, and Fairy. Watch out for Flying attacks, those deal 4x damage. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Chesnaught's physical bulk (base 122 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Flying |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Rock, Dark |
What is Chesnaught Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Chesnaught
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x51-61% Gust 4x34-41% Confusion 2x22-27% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Taillow Normal | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Zubat builds →Wing Attack 4x51-61% Sludge Bomb 2x42-51% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 4x80-94% Fire Fang 2x28-34% Ice Fang 2x28-34% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Beautifly builds →Air Cutter 4x110-130%KO | ||
 Chatot Normal | C | |
Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x48-58% Gust 4x33-39% Psybeam 2x24-29% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 4x108-127%KO | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 4x77-91% Fire Fang 2x27-32% Ice Fang 2x27-32% | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 4x67-79% Sludge Bomb 2x57-67% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 4x107-126%KO | ||
Ninjask Bug | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 4x77-91% Fire Fang 2x27-32% Ice Fang 2x27-32% | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 4x63-74% Sludge Bomb 2x58-69% | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Latios builds →Psychic 2x101-119%KO Fly 4x70-83% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Latias builds →Psychic 2x86-103%KO Fly 4x64-76% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 4x114-135%KO Fire Fang 2x29-34% Ice Fang 2x29-34% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Golbat builds →Fly 4x96-114%KO Sludge Bomb 2x59-70% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 4x110-130%KO | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Latios builds →Psychic 2x99-118%KO Fly 4x66-78% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Latias builds →Psychic 2x86-101%KO Fly 4x61-73% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Masquerain builds →Air Slash 4x134-158%KO Blizzard 2x65-77% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Golbat builds →Fly 4x93-109%KO Sludge Bomb 2x58-69% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Latios builds →Psychic 2x97-115%KO Fly 4x68-79% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Latias builds →Psychic 2x86-101%KO Fly 4x60-72% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Masquerain builds →Air Slash 4x131-155%KO Blizzard 2x64-75% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Golbat builds →Fly 4x91-107%KO Sludge Bomb 2x57-68% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Rayquaza builds →Fly 4x150-176%KO Overheat 2x107-126%KO Ice Beam 2x75-88% | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Braviary builds →Brave Bird 4x166-195%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Salamence builds →Fly 4x136-160%KO Fire Blast 2x69-82% Zen Headbutt 2x40-48% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x110-129%KO Fly 4x65-77% Ice Beam 2x66-78% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Clefable deals 44-52% with Moonblast.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Excadrill builds →Earthquake9-11% Rapid Spin9-11% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Chesnaught View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x44-52% | ||
Chesnaught Evolutions
End of the line. Chesnaught caps a three-stage chain that started at Chespin. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are average hatch time. Defense grew the most through evolution (+57 over Chespin), and Chesnaught peaks at 530 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Chesnaught to get Chespin eggs using 200 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Belly Drum, Curse, Defense Curl and 4 more.
ORAS Chesnaught Best Moveset
Grass/Fighting at 107 Attack and 122 Defense with AbilityBulletproof blocking MoveShadow Ball, MoveSludge Bomb, MoveFocus Blast, and other projectile moves entirely. The moveset earns A-tier through a unique defensive niche that ignores common special attacks most Fighting types have to absorb.
Best Build
Chesnaught best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Drain Punch
- Spiky Shield
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hammer Arm and Take Down bring the raw damage. But Chesnaught also picks up coverage across 12 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
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
Its Tackle is forceful enough to flip a 50-ton tank. It shields its allies from danger with its own body.
When it takes a defensive posture with its fists guarding its face, it could withstand a bomb blast.
Chesnaught Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, we rate Chesnaught C-Tier: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. At 530 BST, it fits the hazard setter role. Drain Punch with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Chesnaught's biggest threats include Braviary (Flying), Blaziken (Fire), and Weavile (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Braviary is the most dangerous since Flying moves deal 4x damage. Poison, Psychic, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Overgrow is the go-to ability for Chesnaught. It strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. Its hidden ability Bulletproof can work in specific setups.
At base 64 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Chesnaught is a physical attacker with base 107 Attack. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a hazard setter.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the core moveset is Drain Punch, Spikyshield, Spikes, and Leech Seed. Drain Punch leads at 0% usage. This set covers the hazard setter role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Chesnaught joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 6 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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 6XYDebut
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