Is Chingling Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Wild encounter in various locations. Baby Psychic with AbilityLevitate. Friendship at night evolves into Chimecho. Neither form competes with Alakazam, Espeon, or Gardevoir for the Psychic slot.
Falkner's typing presses Chingling's defenses.
Chingling has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Chingling has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Jasmine's typing presses Chingling's defenses.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Chimecho trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Chimecho resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Sabrina's team hits Chimecho's weaknesses hard.
Chimecho trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Chimecho has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Will's team hits Chingling's weaknesses hard.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Chingling trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Karen's team hits Chingling's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Chingling's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Chingling in Union Cave (walking, Lv 5, uncommon). Sinnoh Sound.
Recommended Moves
- LV 9GhostAstonishPower 30Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 14PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- LV 17NormalUproarPower 50Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 22NormalLast ResortPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- TM57ElectricCharge BeamPower 50Accuracy 90%PP 10Olivine City
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
Evolve Chingling to Chimecho
Chingling evolves into Chimecho with high friendship. Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Brock.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 41)
- LV 41PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- LV 41NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- LV 41NormalUproarPower 50Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 46PsychicExtrasensoryPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 30
How to Get Chingling in HeartGold & SoulSilver
44 encounter spots for Chingling at decent spawn rates starting from the available areas. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Wild Chingling may be holding when caught:
Colbur Berry (5% chance) If held by a Pokemon, it weakens a foe's supereffective Dark-type attack.15 locations to catch Chingling
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Chingling in HGSS
Chingling is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 2-50. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Chingling ✓Dark Cave - WestLv.2CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundUnion Cave - 1FLv.5CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSlowpoke Well - B1FLv.7CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundUnion Cave - B1FLv.7CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Moon - 1FLv.8CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Moon - 2FLv.8CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundRock Tunnel - 1FLv.12CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.14CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Mortar - 1F BackLv.15CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Mortar - B1FLv.16CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundRock Tunnel - B1FLv.16CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundCliff Cave - 1FLv.19-20CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSlowpoke Well - B2FLv.19CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundDiglett's Cave - B1FLv.19CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundIce Path - 1FLv.22CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundIce Path - B1FLv.22CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundUnion Cave - B2FLv.22CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundTohjo FallsLv.22GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundIce Path - B2FLv.23CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundIce Path - B3FLv.23CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundWhirl Islands - 1FLv.24GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundWhirl Islands - B1FLv.24GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundWhirl Islands - B2FLv.24GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundDark Cave - EastLv.25CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundWhirl Islands - B3FLv.25GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSeafoam Islands - 1FLv.30-32GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Mortar - 2FLv.31CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSeafoam Islands - B1FLv.32-34GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSeafoam Islands - B2FLv.33-35GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundVictory Road - 1FLv.33CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundVictory Road - 2FLv.33CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundVictory Road - 3FLv.33CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSeafoam Islands - B3FLv.34-36GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSeafoam Islands - B4FLv.38GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundCerulean Cave - 1FLv.39-40CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundCerulean Cave - 2FLv.41-42CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - 1FLv.43CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundCerulean Cave - B1FLv.45CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - 1F Central ChamberLv.47-48CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - 1F Upper ChamberLv.47-48CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - 3FLv.47CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - Upper mountainsideLv.47CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - 2FLv.48-50CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - Lower mountainsideLv.48CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh Sound
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Chimechoor evolve from Chingling (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver catch rate calculator with Chingling preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Chingling in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Chingling rings out through Mt. Moon and Rock Tunnel, so breed it Masuda-style with a foreign parent at 1 in 1,638. Compare Shiny Chingling odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Chingling 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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Chingling already selected.
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
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x145-171%KO Pin Missile 2x18-22% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Absol builds →Bite 2x122-144%KO Shadow Claw 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x96-114%KO Shadow Ball 2x79-94% Silver Wind 2x59-70% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x155-183%KO Thief 2x52-62% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x140-165%KO Pursuit 2x47-56% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x145-171%KO Sucker Punch 2x51-60% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Ninjask builds →U-turn 2x104-123%KO Shadow Ball 2x51-60% Thief 2x40-48% | ||
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Murkrow builds →Feint Attack 2x86-102%KO Shadow Ball 2x76-90% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x145-171%KO Shadow Ball 2x86-102%KO Thief 2x34-40% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Beedrill builds →U-turn 2x104-123%KO Assurance 2x51-60% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Butterfree builds →Bug Buzz 2x132-156%KO Shadow Ball 2x79-94% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Volbeat builds →U-turn 2x89-105%KO Shadow Ball 2x49-58% Thief 2x35-42% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chingling View Yanmega builds →Silver Wind 2x109-129%KO Shadow Ball 2x96-114%KO Night Slash 2x61-72% | ||
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
HGSS Chingling Best Moveset
65 Sp. Atk with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity at stats around 45. Can't compete at this stage. Evolve to Chimecho for the support toolkit.
Best Build
Chingling best EVs are Sp. Atk and Defense
Special Attacker Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Psychic
- Signal Beam
- Thunder Wave
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 7 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
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It emits high-frequency cries that people can’t hear. Once it starts, it can cry for an awfully long time.
Chingling HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Wild Chingling in HeartGold & SoulSilver can hold Colbur Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Colbur Berry.
Yes. Chingling is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Chingling becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Chingling has 285 BST and evolves into Chimecho. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Chingling spans 6 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 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
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