Is Chinchou Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 220 via Super Rod at level 20. Water/Electric is a unique typing in Sinnoh. AbilityVolt Absorb heals from Electric attacks. Lanturn at level 27 combines both types on one team slot. An interesting alternative to running Water and Electric separately.
Chinchou resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's Pokemon outpace and outclass Chinchou here.
Fantina'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 Byron's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's typing presses Chinchou's defenses.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up 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 resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Chinchou on Route 220 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 20-50, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 212
- LV 34ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- LV 42WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Chinchou to Lanturn
Chinchou evolves into Lanturn at Level 27. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- LV 40ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 52WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Chinchou in Platinum
Chinchou is a Super Rod catch, uncommon at one deep-water spot at levels 20 to 50. The strongest rod is the only way to hook it, since it stays out in the depths away from shore.
Wild Chinchou may be holding when caught:
Deep Sea Scale (5% chance) Doubles Clamperl’s Special Defense. Traded on a Clamperl: Holder evolves into Gorebyss.1 location to catch Chinchou
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 6Where To Catch Chinchou in Pt
- Step 1Chinchou ✓
- Step 2Evolve into LanturnBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Chinchou egg.
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Platinum for Chinchou.
How to Get Shiny Chinchou in Platinum
Chinchou bites the Super Rod off Route 220, though breeding one with a foreign Ditto is the surer shiny. Compare Shiny Chinchou odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Chinchou Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 Platinum shiny odds for Chinchou.
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
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x156-184%KO Earthquake 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x202-238%KO Earthquake 2x168-198%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Shiftry builds →Leaf Storm 2x155-182%KO Dig 2x83-99% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chinchou View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x175-206%KO Earthquake 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
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 take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 130 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Chinchou easily with 19 breeding partners from the Water 2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Amnesia, Flail and 4 more to offspring.
Pt Chinchou Best Moveset
One of the rarest typing combinations in Water/Electric, and AbilityVolt Absorb heals on incoming Electric attacks. The moveset has some special output at 56 Sp. Atk but needs Lanturn's stats. Everything improves at Lanturn.
Best Build
Chinchou best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Surf
- Thunder Wave
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
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
28 of 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It discharges positive and negative electricity from its antenna tips to shock its foes.
Chinchou Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Chinchou in Platinum can hold Deep Sea Scale (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Deep Sea Scale.
In Platinum, Chinchou has 330 BST and evolves into Lanturn. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Chinchou is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Chinchou becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Chinchou appears in 17 games across 8 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 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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