Is Chingling Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only baby form. Chimecho shows up wild in Hoenn and skips the baby stage entirely. Neither form competes with Gardevoir as the local Psychic.
Chingling has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Chingling resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's typing presses Chingling's defenses.
Chingling has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Chingling's defenses.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Sidney's Pokemon outpace and outclass Chingling here.
Phoebe's team hits Chingling's weaknesses hard.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven'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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Grab Chimecho from the locations below, it shows up in the wild. Drop it at the nursery to hatch Chingling. From there, level the baby through the remaining stages to Chingling.
How to Obtain Chingling in ORAS
Chingling is your first catch on the way to Chingling. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 30+ across 4 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Chingling ✓Breed from Chimecho at the Day Care.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into ChimechoMt. Pyre - Area 6Lv.30CaveRate 5%Mt. Pyre - Area 7Lv.30CaveRate 2%or evolve from Chingling (Step 1)
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 |
What is Chingling Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Chingling
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x89-105%KO Feint Attack 2x76-90% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x100-119%KO Thief 2x59-70% Leech Life 2x32-38% | ||
 Zorua Dark | C | |
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x89-105%KO Knock Off 2x82-97% | ||
Zorua Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x107-126%KO U-turn 2x54-65% | ||
 Sandile GroundDark | C | |
Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x156-185%KO U-turn 2x78-92% Shadow Claw 2x78-92% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x110-131%KO Shadow Claw 2x65-77% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x91-108%KO Knock Off 2x85-100%KO | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x159-187%KO U-turn 2x78-93% Shadow Claw 2x78-93% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x111-132%KO | ||
Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x111-132%KO Shadow Claw 2x66-78% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x93-110%KO Knock Off 2x87-102%KO | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x177-209%KO Shadow Claw 2x88-105%KO | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x163-193%KO Shadow Claw 2x96-114%KO | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x163-193%KO Shadow Ball 2x103-121%KO U-turn 2x81-95% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x236-278%KO Night Slash 2x94-110%KO Shadow Claw 2x94-110%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x172-203%KO Shadow Claw 2x86-101%KO | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x158-186%KO Shadow Claw 2x93-110%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x158-186%KO Shadow Ball 2x99-117%KO U-turn 2x77-92% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x230-270%KO Night Slash 2x90-106%KO Shadow Claw 2x90-106%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x178-210%KO Shadow Claw 2x88-103%KO | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x159-187%KO U-turn 2x80-95% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x165-194%KO X-Scissor 2x110-129%KO Shadow Claw 2x96-113%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x237-279%KO Night Slash 2x93-110%KO Shadow Claw 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile can KO Chingling with Knock Off (151-178%). Volcarona's Flamethrower hits Chingling for 84-99%. Chandelure's Shadow Ball also KOs at 143-169%.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x151-178%KO Ice Shard47-55% Pursuit 2x94-110%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain46-55% Flamethrower84-99% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x143-169%KO Energy Ball54-63% Fire Blast98-116%KO Flamethrower81-95% | ||
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
ORAS Chingling Best Moveset
Psychic at 65 Sp. Atk with AbilityLevitate blocking Ground. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Chimecho one evolution away adds 95 Sp. Atk and 90 Sp. Def but still can't compete.
Best Build
Chingling best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Psychic
- Future Sight
- Trick
- Dream Eater
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Chingling picks up Cosmic Power and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Future Sight and Dream Eater while coverage across 9 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
Each time it hops, it makes a ringing sound. It deafens foes by emitting high-frequency cries.
There is an orb inside its mouth. When it hops, the orb bounces all over and makes a ringing sound.
Chingling Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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