Is Chingling Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Psychic with AbilityLevitate. Chimecho at friendship during night. The double requirement makes it a slow investment for a weak Psychic-type.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Chingling resists most of Roxie's coverage and hits back hard.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's team hits Chingling's weaknesses hard.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's Pokemon outpace and outclass Chingling here.
Caitlin's team hits Chingling's weaknesses hard.
Chingling has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Iris's team hits Chingling's weaknesses hard.
Chingling cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Chingling in Black 2 & White 2
No wild encounters for Chingling in Black 2 & White 2. Bring Chingling over from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or HeartGold & SoulSilver, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Chingling in B2W2
Step 1Chingling ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Mt. Coronet. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 211. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Mt. Silver · Radio: Sinnoh Sound. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Chimecho
Chingling Weakness
Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Chingling for super-effective damage. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Chingling Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Chingling
 Purrloin Dark | C | |
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x74-87% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
 Liepard Dark | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Jellicent builds →Ominous Wind 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x149-176%KO Thief 2x52-61% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x186-219%KO Pursuit 2x44-52% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x68-81% U-turn 2x53-64% | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Liepard builds →Snarl 2x80-95% U-turn 2x67-80% | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x151-178%KO Thief 2x51-60% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x189-222%KO Pursuit 2x44-52% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x69-81% U-turn 2x53-63% | ||
Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 2x129-153%KO Shadow Claw 2x76-90% | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Crustle builds →X-Scissor 2x129-153%KO Shadow Claw 2x76-90% Feint Attack 2x65-77% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x233-274%KO Night Slash 2x91-107%KO Shadow Claw 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x176-207%KO Shadow Claw 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x142-168%KO Shadow Claw 2x95-112%KO | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Mandibuzz builds →Dark Pulse 2x83-98% U-turn 2x53-64% Shadow Ball 2x55-66% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x156-184%KO Thief 2x53-62% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x234-275%KO Night Slash 2x92-108%KO Shadow Claw 2x92-108%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x175-207%KO Shadow Claw 2x86-102%KO | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x142-167%KO X-Scissor 2x107-126%KO Shadow Claw 2x94-111%KO | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Mandibuzz builds →Dark Pulse 2x81-96% U-turn 2x54-64% Shadow Ball 2x54-64% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x119-140%KO X-Scissor 2x79-93% Shadow Ball 2x58-69% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x168-197%KO Shadow Claw 2x98-115%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x177-208%KO Shadow Claw 2x87-102%KO | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Hydreigon builds →Crunch 2x135-160%KO U-turn 2x79-94% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x163-192%KO X-Scissor 2x109-128%KO Shadow Claw 2x95-112%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x235-277%KO Night Slash 2x92-108%KO Shadow Claw 2x92-108%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Volcarona's Fire Blast hits Chingling for 74-87%. Chandelure threatens a KO with Shadow Ball (114-134%).
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain33-40% Fire Blast74-87% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x114-134%KO Energy Ball43-50% Flamethrower64-76% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Weavile builds →Ice Shard22-26% | ||
Chingling Evolutions
This is the baby stage. Chingling grows into Chimecho by leveling up. Want more? Breed the adults. Baby Pokemon sit in the Undiscovered egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 170 total stats over Chingling. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
B2W2 Chingling Best Moveset
Psychic at 65 Sp. Atk with AbilityLevitate giving Ground immunity. The moveset fires Psychic TermStab at pre-evolution power. Chimecho one evolution away adds Sp. Atk and defensive stats.
Best Build
Chingling best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Thunder Wave
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Wish
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Chingling picks up Curse and Disable only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Future Sight and Dream Eater while coverage across 8 types adds range.
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
There is an orb inside its mouth. When it hops, the orb bounces all over and makes a ringing sound.
Chingling Black 2 & White 2 Guide
Chingling isn't catchable in Black 2 & White 2. Obtain one in Black or White, then trade it to Black 2 & White 2.
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Chingling through the first few routes without issues. 285 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Chimecho as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Chingling spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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