Utility
Balanced
CTier
65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and Sp. Def carry most of Chimecho's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 2 Sp. Atk and Sp. Def EVs. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats
Above
HP75
C
Attack50
D
Defense80
C
Sp. Atk95
B
Sp. Def90
B
Speed65
C
Total455
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Fast800,000 XP
Height0.6 m
2'00"Small
Weight1.0 kg
2.2 lbsFeather
Base XP159
Average
Abilities
LevitateTop Pick
Evades ground moves.
Levitate grants Ground immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+1SpD+1Spe
Special Attack training target
Pokedex Entries
No Legends Z A entries available

Can emit waves of air powerful enough to knock out prey taller than itself. I hypothesize that it amplifies the faint sound of wind within its body.

Legends: Arceus

Chimecho Weakness

Type-wise, Chimecho takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 75 HP and balanced defenses, Chimecho can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Chimecho Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)Fighting, Psychic
Type ChartVulnerable
3Weak
2Resist
1Immune
Score-4
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
BugGhostDark
½xResist
FightingPsychic
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Ground
STAB (2)
FightingPoison
How to Beat Chimecho in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)
Annihilape
Annihilape
FightingGhost
A
Ghost is super effective against ChimechoView Annihilape →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

Evolved from Chingling. Chimecho is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Sp.Def grew the most through evolution (+40 over Chingling), and Chimecho peaks at 455 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Chingling
#433Chingling
High Friendship (Night)
Chimecho
#358Chimecho
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Chingling
Psychic
Chimecho
Psychic
HP
45
75+30
ATK
30
50+20
DEF
50
80+30
SP.ATK
65
95+30
SP.DEF
50
90+40
SPE
45
65+20
BST
285D-Tier
455C-Tier+170
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Special
Special
Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Chimecho Best Moveset

Levitate gives Chimecho passive value while it walls. Calm nature boosts Sp. Def, max HP and Sp. Def EVs maximize the special wall profile, and Leftovers keeps it in the game.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Levitate
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Chimecho
Calm+SPD

Chimecho best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Wall Moveset

  • RecoverRecovery
  • Dazzling Gleam
  • Cosmic PowerSTAB
  • Stored PowerSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Sableye
SableyeDecent

Moves

Stall teams hate this. Chimecho can spread damage across 10 types, with Normal and Fairy punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Future Sight and Psychic keeps the pressure honest on everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
D—10040Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 7
Confusion
C5010025Psychic
Lv 10
Disarming Voice
D40—15Fairy
Lv 12
Supersonic
——5520Normal
Lv 15
Take Down
D908520Normal
Lv 18
Screech
C—8540Normal
Lv 23
Amnesia
C——20Psychic
Lv 25
Wish
B——10Normal
Lv 29
Metal Sound
D—8540Steel
Lv 34
Psychic
A9010010Psychic
Lv 38
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Lv 48
Boomburst
B14010010Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM06
Calm Mind
A——20Psychic
TM130
Charge Beam
B509010Electric
TM91
Curse
C——10Ghost
TM92
Dazzling Gleam
S8010010Fairy
TM56
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
TM35
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM26
Energy Ball
C9010010Grass
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM84
Flash Cannon
C8010010Steel
TM60
Future Sight
B12010010Psychic
TM97
Heal Block
——10015Psychic
TM71
Hyper Voice
A9010010Normal
TM49
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
TM45
Knock Off
A6510020Dark
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM126
Magnet Bomb
—60—20Steel
TM156
Meteor Beam
C1209010Rock
TM119
Ominous Wind
D601005Ghost
TM17
Protect+4
S——10Normal
TM63
Psychic
A9010010Psychic
TM03
Psyshock
C8010010Psychic
TM31
Reflect
C——20Psychic
TM51
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM48
Self-Destruct
C2001005Normal
TM74
Shadow Ball
A8010015Ghost
TM85
Substitute
A——10Normal
TM27
Swift
D60—20Normal
TM95
Taunt
S—10020Dark
TM08
Thunder Wave
B—9020Electric
TM41
Water Pulse
D6010020Water
TM59
Zen Headbutt
D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Chimecho doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Chimecho can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Chimecho in Legends: Z-A

Chimecho can't be caught in Legends: Z-A. Transfer Chingling from Diamond, Platinum, or HeartGold and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Chimecho in Legends: Z-A

  1. Chingling
    Step 1Breed Chingling from Chimecho

    Also found in:

    DiamondPlatinumHeartGold
  2. Chimecho
    Step 2Chimecho ✓

Chimecho Guide

  • In Legends: Z-A, Levitate changes the entire equation for Chimecho. The 455 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier. Recover with Leftovers is the standard set.

  • In Legends: Z-A, Chimecho's biggest threats include Heracross (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Tyranitar (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

  • Levitate is what you want on Chimecho. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind.

  • At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Chimecho is leaning toward the special side (base 95 Sp. Atk). Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.

  • For Legends: Z-A, the core moveset is Recover, Dazzling Gleam, Cosmicpower, and Storedpower. Recover leads at 17% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Chimecho spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.

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