Is Chimecho Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Psychic from Hoenn with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. Trade-only. Decent Special but falls behind Alakazam and Starmie in every category. Kanto's Psychic roster doesn't need imports.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Chimecho resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Chimecho resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Chimecho trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Chimecho resists most of Agatha's coverage and hits back hard.
Chimecho trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Chimecho trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Chimecho 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 14PsychicConfusion75100%25
- LV 17NormalTake Down9085%20
- LV 22NormalUproar90100%10
- After Erika
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- LV 33NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 46PsychicPsychic135100%10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Chimecho in FireRed & LeafGreen
Chimecho has no FRLG spawn. Mt. Pyre's summit is where the wind chime lives in Hoenn, making it the third Mt. Pyre Pokemon needing a Hoenn trade to reach Kanto.
Chimecho cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed & LeafGreen, but you can still get it via these paths:
Pokemon HOME · Switch Rerelease
Playing the Switch version of FireRed & LeafGreen? Pokemon HOME compatibility is post-launch but deposit-only by design (FRLG → HOME). Inbound HOME transfer of Chimecho into FRLG is not possible — an original GBA cartridge with a Link Cable is the only inbound route.
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Also Obtainable In:
Direct cartridge trade across generations isn't possible — but the Pokemon HOME path above bridges this gap once Switch support launches.
Chimecho Weakness
Type-wise, Chimecho takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 65 HP and balanced defenses, Chimecho can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| 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
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Paras BugGrass | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x53-64% Thief 2x27-33% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x33-40% Thief 2x24-28% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x24-28% Thief 2x18-21% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x26-32% Thief 2x15-19% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x50-59% Thief 2x24-29% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thief 2x28-33% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x33-40% Thief 2x24-29% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x23-28% Thief 2x18-21% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x29-34% Pursuit 2x16-19% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x50-59% Thief 2x24-29% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thief 2x28-33% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x33-40% Thief 2x24-29% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x23-28% Thief 2x18-21% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x29-34% Pursuit 2x16-19% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x46-55% Thief 2x23-27% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x36-43% Shadow Ball 2x30-36% Thief 2x23-27% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x50-59% Thief 2x27-32% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x23-27% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x27-32% Pursuit 2x14-17% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x47-56% Thief 2x23-27% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x38-45% Shadow Ball 2x32-39% Thief 2x23-27% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x52-62% Thief 2x28-33% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x24-28% Thief 2x16-20% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x27-32% Pursuit 2x14-17% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x156-184%KO Thief 2x12-15% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x52-61% Thief 2x27-32% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x46-55% Thief 2x23-27% | ||
 Yanma Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Yanma builds →Shadow Ball 2x41-49% Thief 2x19-23% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Roselia builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Quagsire builds →Earthquake25-30% Ice Beam10-11% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Haunter builds →Thunderbolt21-25% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityInsomnia ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Hypno builds →Psychic6-7% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Chimecho View Hitmonchan builds →Mach Punch8-10% | ||
Chimecho Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Chimecho. A decent partner pool through one egg group, eggs are average hatch time, 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 with Chimecho to get Chingling eggs easily using 22 partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Notable egg moves include Curse, Disable, Dream Eater and 1 more.
FRLG Chimecho Best Moveset
Psychic type with AbilityLevitate providing Ground immunity. 95 Sp. Atk fires MovePsychic for TermStab. MoveHeal Bell clears team status conditions. The moveset provides Psychic support with Ground immunity and team healing, a useful combination on a modest stat frame.
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 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It travels by riding on winds. It cleverly uses its long tail to pluck nuts and berries, which it loves to eat.
Chimecho FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Chimecho isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
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.
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 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