Is Chinchou Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Water/Electric. Lanturn has great typing with only two weaknesses (Grass, Ground). Handles Wake's mirror and Volkner comfortably. Bulk lets it take hits that Jolteon can't survive.
Chinchou resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Chinchou's weaknesses hard.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Chinchou has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Candice's team hits Chinchou's weaknesses hard.
Volkner's typing presses Chinchou's defenses.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Chinchou on Route 220 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 15-25, common).
Your Chinchou should hit Level 27 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Chinchou in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Chinchou is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 8 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Where To Catch Chinchou in BDSP
Chinchou is your first catch on the way to Chinchou. You'll find walking and fishing encounters from Lv. 15-63 across 16 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Chinchou ✓Route 220Lv.15-25Super RodRate 30%Fountainspring CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameGlacial CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameIcy CaveLv.58-63CavePost-game
Step 2Catch or Evolve into LanturnRoute 220Lv.20-45Super RodRate 5%Fountainspring CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameGlacial CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameIcy CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameor 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 |
What is Chinchou Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Chinchou
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Kartana's Knock Off hits Chinchou for 42-49%. Landorus's Rock Slide hits Chinchou for 39-46%.
 Kartana GrassSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Kartana builds →Knock Off42-49% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Landorus builds →Rock Slide39-46% | ||
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
BDSP Chinchou Best Moveset
Water/Electric typing with AbilityVolt Absorb healing on Electric hits and hidden AbilityWater Absorb healing on Water hits. 56/56 mixed offenses at 67 Speed on a pre-evo. The moveset can't compete. One evolution from Lanturn where 125 HP gives the defensive typing real application.
Best Build
Chinchou best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Volt Switch
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
Base Stats
It discharges positive and negative electricity from the tips of its antennae to shock its foes.
Chinchou Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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