Is Chikorita Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Trade-only in FRLG. AbilityOvergrow boosts Grass at low health, same as Bulbasaur. Kanto already has Bulbasaur, Vileplume, Victreebel, and Exeggutor filling the Grass role. Chikorita's line doesn't add anything the local roster can't cover.
Chikorita resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Chikorita has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Chikorita trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Koga's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Sabrina's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Blaine's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Chikorita has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Chikorita has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Chikorita has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Terry'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. 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 8GrassRazor Leaf8395%25
- LV 29NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Erika
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- LV 50GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Chikorita in FireRed & LeafGreen
Chikorita doesn't appear in FireRed or LeafGreen wilds. The Gen 2 grass starter can only join Kanto through a Gen 3 trade, usually pulled from Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness.
How to Obtain Chikorita in FRLG
Step 1Chikorita ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Gift · Littleroot Town · Gift from Professor Birch (complete Hoenn Pokédex), then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Post-Elite Four.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Grassland Cave · After National Dex obtained.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Chikorita can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
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 |
- 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
FragileBest Pokemon Against Chikorita
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Weedle BugPoison | D | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x51-62% Poison Sting 2x27-33% | ||
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x49-60% Aerial Ace 2x40-49% | ||
 Spearow Normal | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x51-62% Poison Sting 2x27-33% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x49-60% Aerial Ace 2x40-49% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x69-81% Leech Life 2x18-22% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x107-126%KO Aerial Ace 2x38-46% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Parasect builds →Aerial Ace 2x53-62% Leech Life 2x30-36% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x102-121%KO Wing Attack 2x71-84% Leech Life 2x18-22% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Beedrill builds →Sludge Bomb 2x111-132%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-59% Twineedle 2x34-40% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Nidoking builds →Sludge Bomb 2x124-146%KO Flamethrower 2x74-88% Ice Beam 2x74-88% Peck 2x33-39% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x102-121%KO Wing Attack 2x71-84% Leech Life 2x18-22% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Beedrill builds →Sludge Bomb 2x111-132%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-59% Twineedle 2x34-40% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Nidoking builds →Sludge Bomb 2x124-146%KO Flamethrower 2x74-88% Ice Beam 2x74-88% Peck 2x33-39% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x196-231%KO Fly 2x81-96% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x173-204%KO Smog 2x24-28% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x124-146%KO Fire Blast 2x75-88% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x99-117%KO Wing Attack 2x67-80% Leech Life 2x16-19% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x227-268%KO Fly 2x95-113%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x202-238%KO Fly 2x83-98% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x180-213%KO Smog 2x23-28% | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x123-145%KO Fly 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x204-240%KO Fly 2x118-139%KO | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x227-267%KO Fly 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x202-238%KO Fly 2x82-97% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Blaziken can KO Chikorita with Fire Blast (160-188%). Lapras threatens a KO with Ice Beam (150-177%).
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemSalacberry NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Blaziken builds →Fire Blast 2x160-188%KO | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Chikorita View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x150-177%KO Thunderbolt25-29% Thunder30-36% | ||
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 Plant and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Counter, Flail and 5 more to offspring.
FRLG Chikorita Best Moveset
AbilityOvergrow boosts Grass at low HP on this Grass starter. Stats too low for competitive play. Meganium's defensive moveset is two evolutions away.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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A sweet aroma gently wafts from the leaf on its head. It is docile and loves to soak up the sun’s rays.
Chikorita FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Chikorita isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Obtain it as a gift in Emerald, then trade it over.
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