Is Chikorita Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Grass with AbilityOvergrow. The Johto starters need importing to reach BW2. Meganium at 32 is bulky but Grass struggles against half the gym lineup. Not a priority import.
Chikorita has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Roxie's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Chikorita trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Chikorita trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Chikorita has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Skyla's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Drayden's typing presses Chikorita's defenses.
Chikorita resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Chikorita trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Chikorita trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Chikorita trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Chikorita trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Iris's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Chikorita 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.
How to Get Chikorita in Black 2 & White 2
Chikorita can't be caught in Black 2 & White 2. Transfer Chikorita from Gold & Silver, Crystal, or Legends: Z-A and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Chikorita in B2W2
Step 1Chikorita ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · New Bark Town. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Gift · Littleroot Town · Gift from Professor Birch (complete Hoenn Pokédex). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Post-Elite Four. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sun & MoonNot TradeableAppears in Sun & Moon via Walking · Route 2 · Island Scan; Friday. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Bayleef
Step 3Evolve into Meganium
Chikorita Weakness
Chikorita is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Chikorita Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Chikorita
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Braviary builds →Wing Attack 2x96-114%KO | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x70-83% Venoshock 2x67-79% Leech Life 2x17-21% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Braviary builds →Fly 2x140-166%KO U-turn 2x73-87% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x155-184%KO Poison Tail 2x68-81% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x144-169%KO U-turn 2x58-68% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x206-244%KO U-turn 2x81-96% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x156-184%KO Poison Tail 2x69-81% | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 2x108-128%KO Aerial Ace 2x54-65% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Braviary builds →Fly 2x141-166%KO U-turn 2x74-88% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x210-248%KO U-turn 2x83-98% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x204-241%KO U-turn 2x63-75% Gust 2x47-55% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x191-225%KO Aerial Ace 2x64-76% Venoshock 2x30-36% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x158-186%KO Poison Tail 2x68-80% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x209-246%KO U-turn 2x82-97% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x202-239%KO Silver Wind 2x102-120%KO Gust 2x46-54% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x190-224%KO Aerial Ace 2x64-75% Venoshock 2x30-36% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x158-187%KO Poison Tail 2x66-79% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x100-118%KO X-Scissor 2x60-70% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x240-283%KO Bug Buzz 2x155-183%KO Hurricane 2x137-162%KO Poison Jab 2x48-56% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x256-301%KO Smog 2x25-29% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x155-182%KO Fire Blast 2x106-126%KO Ice Beam 2x84-100%KO | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x213-251%KO U-turn 2x83-98% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Genesect's Explosion hits Chikorita for 62-73%. Blaziken threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (129-152%). Lapras deals 60-71% with Ice Beam.
 Genesect BugSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Genesect builds →U Turn 2x53-63% Ice Beam 2x45-53% Explosion62-73% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x129-152%KO | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x60-71% Surf15-18% Ice Shard 2x19-23% Thunderbolt10-12% | ||
Chikorita Evolutions
Chikorita kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Bayleef all the way to Meganium. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 207 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Chikorita easily with 57 breeding partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Aromatherapy, Body Slam and 11 more to offspring.
B2W2 Chikorita Best Moveset
Grass typing at 49 Sp. Atk and 45 Speed can't threaten or answer anything at this stage. The moveset has no offensive identity. Meganium two evolutions away barely competes either, making this the weakest starter line competitively in this format.
Best Build
Chikorita best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Aromatherapy
- Giga Drain
- Toxic
- Reflect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Chikorita. Ancient Power and Aromatherapy come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Leaf Storm and Solar Beam and Normal and Rock coverage and more.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It uses the leaf on its head to determine the temperature and humidity. It loves to sunbathe.
Chikorita Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Chikorita works as a placeholder. Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Bayleef. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Chikorita 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