Elite Redux LeafGreen
#170

Chinchou

The Angler Pokémon

Water Electric

When it senses danger, it discharges positive and negative electricity from its two antennae. It lives in depths beyond sunlight's reach.

Base stat total
330
Height
0.5 m
Weight
12 kg
Catch rate
190

Base stats

330 total
HP 75 291 354
Atk 38 100 192
Def 38 100 192
SpA 56 133 232
SpD 56 133 232
Spe 67 153 256

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Ground 2× Grass 2×
Takes less
Steel ¼× Flying ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Ice ½×

The other 11 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Takes more
Ground 2× Grass 2×
Takes less
Steel ¼× Flying ½× Fire ½× Ice ½×
No effect
Water 0× Electric 0×

The other 10 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Swift Swim Raises Speed in rain. Dazzling Protects from priority. Short Circuit Boosts Elec.-type moves by 1.2x, or 1.5x when below 1/3 HP.
Innate always active, all of them Illuminate Boosts accuracy by 20%. Water Absorb Changes water into HP. Volt Absorb Turns electricity into HP.

Evolution line

Chinchou Chinchou BST 330
Lanturn Lanturn BST 460 Level · 27

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities new Swift Swim Dazzling Short Circuit now innate Volt Absorb Illuminate Water Absorb

Details

Height
0.5 m
Weight
12 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Water 2
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
190
Base exp
66
Growth rate
Slow
EV yield
1 HP
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
Deep Sea Scale
Colour
Blue

Moves

8 level-up · 11 egg · 77 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Bubble Water Special 55 100 30
Thunder Wave Electric Status — 90 20
5 Supersonic Normal Status — 85 5
13 Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
17 Water Gun Water Special 40 100 25
25 Spark Electric Physical 40 100 15
29 Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100 10
37 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
41 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Screech Normal Status — 85 40
Amnesia Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100 20
Whirlpool Water Special 35 85 15
Agility Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Mist Ice Status — ∞ 30
Shock Wave Electric Special 60 ∞ 20
Brine Water Special 65 100 10
Water Pulse Water Special 80 100 20
Soak Water Status — 100 20
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Agility Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Amnesia Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Aqua Ring Water Status — ∞ 20
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 5
Bounce Flying Physical 85 85 5
Brine Water Special 65 100 10
Bubble Water Special 55 100 30
Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100 20
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Charge Electric Status — ∞ 20
Charge Beam Electric Special 50 100 15
Chilling Water Water Special 50 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100 10
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 80 100 10
Discharge Electric Special 80 100 15
Dive Water Physical 80 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Eerie Impulse Electric Status — 100 15
Electric Terrain Electric Status — ∞ 10
Electroweb Electric Special 55 95 15
Electro Ball Electric Special 1 100 10
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Flash Electric Special 60 100 20
Flip Turn Water Physical 60 100 20
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Hail Ice Status — ∞ 10
Heal Bell Normal Status — ∞ 5
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5
Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100 10
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 15
Ion Deluge Electric Status — ∞ 25
Liquidation Water Physical 85 100 10
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Mist Ice Status — ∞ 30
Muddy Water Water Special 90 85 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100 20
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Rising Voltage Electric Special 70 100 20
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Scald Water Special 80 100 15
Screech Normal Status — 85 40
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Shock Wave Electric Special 60 ∞ 20
Signal Beam Bug Special 85 100 15
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Soak Water Status — 100 20
Spark Electric Physical 40 100 15
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100 5
Supersonic Normal Status — 85 5
Surf Water Special 90 100 15
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thunder Electric Special 110 70 10
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 15
Thunder Wave Electric Status — 90 20
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Volt Switch Electric Special 70 100 20
Waterfall Water Physical 80 100 15
Water Gun Water Special 40 100 25
Water Pulse Water Special 80 100 20
Whirlpool Water Special 35 85 15
Wild Charge Electric Physical 90 100 15
Zap Cannon Electric Special 120 50 5

Where to find it

1 method
Fishing