Is Chinchou Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Water/Electric with AbilityVolt Absorb absorbing Electric for healing. Wild on surfing routes. Lanturn at level 27 adds bulk. The unique Water/Electric typing handles both Skyla and Marlon without switching.
Chinchou has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Chinchou has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Chinchou has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Chinchou has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Chinchou resists most of Skyla's coverage and hits back hard.
Drayden's team hits Lanturn's weaknesses hard.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Chinchou on Undella Bay (Super Rod fishing, Lv 40-70, common).
Your Chinchou should hit Level 27 before you reach Drayden, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Chinchou in Black 2 & White 2
high spawn rates across 2 locations for Chinchou in late-game fishing spots. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Chinchou in B2W2
The path to Chinchou starts with Chinchou at Lv. 40-70 via fishing and walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Chinchou ✓Undella BayLv.40-70Super RodRate 70%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve into LanturnUndella BayLv.50-70Rippling Water FishRate 60%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Chinchou (Step 1)
Chinchou Weakness
Type-wise, Chinchou takes extra damage from Grass and Ground. The Water/Electric typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Volt Absorb grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Grass, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Flying |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Chinchou Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Chinchou
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x154-182%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Leafeon builds →Dig 2x90-106%KO Razor Leaf 2x95-112%KO | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x156-183%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x178-210%KO Bulldoze 2x60-71% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x155-182%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x175-206%KO Bulldoze 2x59-69% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 11 Interact Encounter | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x154-181%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x154-181%KO Earthquake 2x104-123%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Landorus can KO Chinchou with Earthquake (120-141%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x120-141%KO U Turn28-33% Stone Edge40-47% | ||
Chinchou Evolutions
Chinchou is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Lanturn. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 130 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Chinchou Best Moveset
Water/Electric dual TermStab at 56 Sp. Atk can't threaten anything, but AbilityVolt Absorb absorbs Electric moves for healing. The moveset answers Electric attackers by switching in for HP instead of damage. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk. Lanturn one evolution away uses the unique typing better.
Best Build
Chinchou best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Wall Moveset
- Sleep Talk
- Scald
- Rest
- Volt Switch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Agility and Amnesia aren't available any other way for Chinchou, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Hydro Pump and Thunder for solid options.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It discharges positive and negative electricity from its antenna tips to shock its foes.
Chinchou Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Chinchou works as a placeholder. Water/Electric coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Lanturn. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Chinchou 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