What does Chingling evolve into?

Get Chingling to Chimecho by leveling up. At 285 BST, Chingling is just the starting point.

Where can you catch Chingling?

You can find Chingling in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

What games is Chingling in?

Yes, Chingling is in Platinum. It shows up in 13 games across the series.

Should I use Chingling?

For Platinum, 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.

Chingling - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and Defense carry most of Chingling's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP45

Attack30

Defense50

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def50

Speed45

Total285

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.2 m

Weight0.6 kg

Base XP57

Abilities

Levitate

Evades ground moves.

Levitate grants Ground immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

There is an orb inside its mouth. When it hops, the orb bounces all over and makes a ringing sound.

Platinum

Chingling Weakness

Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Chingling for super-effective damage. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Chingling Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Psychic

Type ChartVulnerable

3Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-4

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

How to Beat Chingling in Platinum (Best Counters)

Gengar GhostPoison	A
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 22 Shadow ClawTM65 Shadow PunchLv. 25 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Ball 2x 156-184%KO Sucker Punch 2x 53-63% Shadow Claw 2x 79-94% Shadow Punch 2x 69-81% View Gengar builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 31 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Ball 2x 117-138%KO Sucker Punch 2x 103-122%KO Feint Attack 2x 90-106%KO Ominous Wind 2x 90-106%KO View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 X-ScissorTM81 Shadow ClawTM65 BiteLv. 28 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Ball 2x 67-79% X-Scissor 2x 104-123%KO Shadow Claw 2x 92-108%KO Bite 2x 117-138%KO View Absol builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 31 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Ball 2x 56-67% Feint Attack 2x 71-84% Thief 2x 71-84% Payback 2x 60-72% View Nuzleaf builds →
Houndour DarkFire	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 BiteLv. 17 Feint AttackLv. 35 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Ball 2x 71-83% Bite 2x 64-75% Feint Attack 2x 64-75% Thief 2x 64-75% View Houndour builds →

Platinum Evolution

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

2 Forms

#433Chingling

High Friendship (Night)

#358Chimecho

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Chingling

Psychic

Chimecho

Psychic

75+30

ATK

50+20

DEF

80+30

SP.ATK

95+30

SP.DEF

90+40

SPE

65+20

BST

285D-Tier

455C-Tier+170

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Platinum Chingling Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Wrap

—158520Normal

Lv 6

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 9

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 14

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Lv 17

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Lv 22

Last Resort

D1301005Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

———10Normal

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Disable

——8020Normal

Egg

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

Egg

Future Sight

C12010010Psychic

Egg

Hypnosis

D—7020Psychic

Egg

Recover

C——10Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Last Resort

D1301005Normal

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Platinum Chingling Locations

decent spawn rates across 16 locations for Chingling in early-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Chingling in Platinum

Chingling won't take long. 16 walking spots from Lv. 13-39 with solid rates across most of them. The top locations at each game stage are listed first.

Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance

Grass Lv.13-15 Cave

UncommonEarly

Route 211 - West

Grass Lv.14-16 Route

UncommonEarly

Turnback Cave - Section 1

Grass Lv.16-18 Cave

UncommonMid

Mt. Coronet - Route 207 Entrance

Grass Lv.19 Cave

UncommonMid

Route 211 - East

Grass Lv.28-30 Route

UncommonMid

Mt. Coronet - B1F

Grass Lv.32-34 Cave

UncommonLate

Mt. Coronet - Route 216 Entrance

Grass Lv.32-34 Cave

UncommonLate

Mt. Coronet - 2F

Grass Lv.36-38 Cave

UncommonLate

Mt. Coronet - 3F

Grass Lv.36-38 Cave

UncommonLate

Mt. Coronet - 4F

Grass Lv.36-38 Cave

UncommonLate

Mt. Coronet - Top Cave

Grass Lv.36-38 Cave

UncommonLate

Turnback Cave - Section 2

Grass Lv.36-38 Cave

UncommonLate

Day

Mt. Coronet - Summit

Grass Lv.37-39 Cave

UncommonLate

Sendoff Spring

Grass Lv.37-39

UncommonLate

Mt. Coronet - 5F

Grass Lv.36-38 Cave

RareLate

Mt. Coronet - 6F

Grass Lv.36 Cave

RareLate

Chingling Guide

Get Chingling to Chimecho by leveling up. At 285 BST, Chingling is just the starting point.
You can find Chingling in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.
Yes, Chingling is in Platinum. It shows up in 13 games across the series.
For Platinum, 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

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Pineco Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 9 Damage vs Chingling Bug Bite 2x 70-83% View Pineco builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Upcoming Move Moves Fury CutterLv. 37 Learns Fury Cutter at Level 37 View Anorith builds →
Kricketot Bug	D
Upcoming Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 16 Learns Bug Bite at Level 16 View Kricketot builds →

Pineco Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 9 Damage vs Chingling Bug Bite 2x 74-89% View Pineco builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 13 Damage vs Chingling Bug Bite 2x 46-56% View Combee builds →
Burmy Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 15 Damage vs Chingling Bug Bite 2x 46-56% View Burmy builds →
Caterpie Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 15 Damage vs Chingling Bug Bite 2x 46-56% View Caterpie builds →
Weedle BugPoison	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 15 Damage vs Chingling Bug Bite 2x 52-61% View Weedle builds →

Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 1 Damage vs Chingling Feint Attack 2x 91-107%KO Ominous Wind 2x 91-107%KO Thief 2x 91-107%KO Pursuit 2x 60-72% View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow ClawTM65 ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 20 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Claw 2x 91-107%KO Thief 2x 118-139%KO Pursuit 2x 79-94% View Absol builds →
Kricketune Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 14 Fury CutterLv. 10 Damage vs Chingling Leech Life 2x 113-134%KO Fury Cutter 2x 60-72% View Kricketune builds →
Pineco Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 9 Damage vs Chingling Bug Bite 2x 67-81% View Pineco builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 13 Damage vs Chingling Bug Bite 2x 45-54% View Combee builds →

Gengar GhostPoison	A
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 22 Shadow ClawTM65 Shadow PunchLv. 25 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Ball 2x 161-189%KO Sucker Punch 2x 55-66% Shadow Claw 2x 83-99% Shadow Punch 2x 74-87% View Gengar builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Ball 2x 124-146%KO Feint Attack 2x 93-111%KO Ominous Wind 2x 93-111%KO Thief 2x 93-111%KO View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 BiteLv. 28 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Ball 2x 71-84% Shadow Claw 2x 93-111%KO Bite 2x 124-146%KO Thief 2x 124-146%KO View Absol builds →
Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 9 Fury CutterLv. 25 Damage vs Chingling U-turn 2x 124-146%KO Thief 2x 71-84% Pursuit 2x 49-58% Fury Cutter 2x 74-87% View Scyther builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Ball 2x 59-71% Thief 2x 76-91% Payback 2x 63-75% View Nuzleaf builds →

Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 31 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Ball 2x 117-138%KO Sucker Punch 2x 102-121%KO Feint Attack 2x 89-106%KO Ominous Wind 2x 89-106%KO View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 X-ScissorTM81 Shadow ClawTM65 BiteLv. 28 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Ball 2x 67-78% X-Scissor 2x 103-122%KO Shadow Claw 2x 91-108%KO Bite 2x 117-138%KO View Absol builds →
Sneasel DarkIce	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Feint AttackLv. 14 Damage vs Chingling X-Scissor 2x 79-94% Shadow Ball 2x 39-47% Shadow Claw 2x 70-82% Feint Attack 2x 89-106%KO View Sneasel builds →
Sableye DarkGhost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Knock OffLv. 29 Feint AttackLv. 32 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Ball 2x 89-106%KO Shadow Claw 2x 89-106%KO Knock Off 2x 82-97% Feint Attack 2x 77-91% View Sableye builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 31 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Chingling Shadow Ball 2x 56-67% Feint Attack 2x 72-85% Thief 2x 72-85% Payback 2x 60-71% View Nuzleaf builds →

Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Rapid Spin SpikesHazard Explosion Payback Damage vs Chingling Rapid Spin 25-30% Explosion 124-146%KO Payback 2x 51-60% View Forretress builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Chingling Ice Shard 47-55% Pursuit 2x 94-110%KO View Weavile builds →
Dusknoir Ghost	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Shadow Sneak Will O Wisp Ice Punch Pain Split Damage vs Chingling Shadow Sneak 2x 91-108%KO View Dusknoir builds →