Is Chimecho Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Mt. Pyre summit rare encounter. Psychic with AbilityLevitate giving Ground immunity. Chimecho has decent Special but falls behind Gardevoir and Alakazam in every category. The rarity makes catching it feel important. The performance doesn't match the effort.
Chimecho resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Chimecho resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Chimecho's defenses.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Sidney's team hits Chimecho's weaknesses hard.
Chimecho trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Chimecho trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Catchable
Catch Chimecho in Mt. Pyre (walking, Lv 28, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- LV 28NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- After Norman
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 33NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 46PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
Emerald Chimecho Locations
Chimecho is a famously rare level 28 catch at the summit of Mt. Pyre, with a spawn rate so thin that many players walk right past it. That single peak slot is the only Chimecho in Emerald, so expect a long stretch of grass before it chimes in.
1 location to catch Chimecho
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6Best Locations to Catch Chimecho in Emerald
How to Get Shiny Chimecho in Emerald
Chimecho rings out only rarely near the summit of Mt. Pyre; make the long climb to the top, then work that grass patch, resetting every encounter until the little wind-chime shows up shiny. Compare Shiny Chimecho odds across every game
Shiny Chimecho Evolution
Does Not EvolveEmerald Shiny Chimecho Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Emerald shiny odds for Chimecho.
Chimecho Weakness
Type-wise, Chimecho takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Chimecho Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Chimecho
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x73-86% Bite 2x49-58% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Houndoom builds →Bite 2x67-79% Shadow Ball 2x54-65% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x100-118%KO Feint Attack 2x35-42% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Sableye builds →Shadow Ball 2x71-84% Feint Attack 2x45-53% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x60-70% Thief 2x38-45% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x69-82% Pin Missile 2x13-16% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Mightyena builds →Shadow Ball 2x54-65% Bite 2x42-50% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x64-76% Shadow Ball 2x46-54% Thief 2x16-19% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Ninjask builds →Shadow Ball 2x54-65% Leech Life 2x22-26% Thief 2x18-21% | ||
 Dusclops Ghost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Dusclops builds →Shadow Ball 2x67-79% Pursuit 2x19-23% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Beautifly builds →Silver Wind 2x51-61% Shadow Ball 2x45-53% Thief 2x28-33% | ||
 Illumise Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Illumise builds →Shadow Ball 2x34-40% Thief 2x22-26% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Chimecho Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Chimecho. A decent partner pool through one egg group, eggs take an average time to hatch, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 4 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Chimecho easily with 22 breeding partners from the Amorphous egg group. Pass egg moves like Curse, Disable, Dream Eater and 1 more to offspring.
E Chimecho Best Moveset
95 base Sp. Atk and AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity give Chimecho a passable special attacking profile. The moveset runs Psychic TermStab with MoveHeal Bell support for clearing team status, filling a cleric role that few other Psychic types offer.
Best Build
Chimecho best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Psychic
- Heal Bell
- Toxic
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Curse and Disable give Chimecho options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Ghost coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Dream Eater and Psychic. The egg moves push it further.
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
23 of 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
They fly about very actively when the hot season arrives. They communicate among themselves using seven different and distinguishing cries.
Chimecho Emerald Guide
In Emerald, Chimecho can work for a story run. It rates C-Tier, a middle-of-the-pack pick, so the Psychic typing decides whether it earns a team slot.
In Emerald, Chimecho plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Psychic is the primary attack.
In Emerald, Calm is the go-to nature for Chimecho. That's +Sp. Def / -Attack. Pair it with 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Chimecho spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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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