Is Chikorita Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Professor Birch gift after completing the Hoenn Pokedex. Chikorita evolves into Meganium by 32 with AbilityOvergrow. Arrives postgame, so the gym circuit and E4 are already finished. Battle Frontier and rematches are where the Johto starter reward finds its purpose.
Chikorita resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Chikorita trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Chikorita's defenses.
Flannery's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Chikorita trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Chikorita trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Chikorita has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Meganium's weaknesses hard.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Gift
Chikorita is given to you as a gift in Littleroot Town at Lv 5. From Professor Birch after completing Hoenn Pokédex. Gift from Professor Birch in Littleroot Town after completing the Hoenn Pokedex.
Recommended Moves
- LV 8GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- LV 29NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- After Juan
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
- LV 50GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Chikorita to Meganium
Bayleef evolves into Meganium at Level 32. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Wallace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 32NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by the Tunnel Man in Rusturf Tunnel
- After Norman
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 61GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Chikorita in Emerald
Professor Birch hands you Chikorita back in Littleroot Town, but only after you beat the league and fill out all 202 entries of the Hoenn Pokedex. You pick one of the three Johto starters, so grabbing Chikorita locks out Cyndaquil and Totodile.
1 location to catch Chikorita
Badge 8How to Obtain Chikorita in E
- Step 3Evolve into Meganium
How to Get Shiny Chikorita in Emerald
Chikorita is handed to you in Littleroot Town, so stand in front of the gift and soft-reset before accepting, studying each fresh Chikorita for shiny colors across the same long full-odds grind. Compare Shiny Chikorita odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Chikorita Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Emerald shiny odds calculator with Chikorita already selected.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Chikorita Weak Against
Fragile
Chikorita Evolutions
Chikorita kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Bayleef all the way to Meganium. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool 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 35 breeding partners from the Grass and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Counter, Flail and 5 more to offspring.
E Chikorita Best Moveset
Grass pre-evolution with AbilityOvergrow boosting Grass moves at low HP. The moveset cannot function competitively at this stat level. Two evolutions from Meganium.
Best Build
Chikorita best EVs are Speed and Attack
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Giga Drain
- Leech Seed
- Ancient Power
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Chikorita. Ancient Power and Counter come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Solar Beam and Giga Drain and Normal and Steel 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
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It waves its leaf around to keep foes at bay. However, a sweet fragrance also wafts from the leaf, creating a friendly atmosphere that becalms the battlers.
Chikorita Emerald Guide
In Emerald, Chikorita has 318 BST and evolves into Bayleef. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Chikorita is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Chikorita becomes available after the main story is complete in Emerald.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Chikorita appears in 17 games across 8 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 7Let's Go
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
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