No.0170 · Angler Pokémon
Chinchou
チョンチー
Absorbs electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Doubles the wild encounter rate.
Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
02 //Base stats
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 39%
- Attacktop 93%
- Defensetop 92%
- Sp. Atktop 62%
- Sp. Deftop 65%
- Speedtop 47%
03 //Type matchups
04 //Evolution
05 //Easily confused with
Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
06 //Where to find it
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SV | Canyon BiomeAtlas The Indigo Disk | Wild |
SV | Tera Raid Battles The Indigo Disk · 1★ | Tera Raid |
SV | Tera Raid Battles The Indigo Disk · 3★ | Tera Raid |
ZA | Not in this game | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
07 //Moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | 55 | 20 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Water | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 4 | Page → | Electric | — | 100 | 10 | ||
| 8 | Page → | Electric | — | 90 | 20 | ||
| 12 | Page → | Water | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 16 | Page → | Ghost | — | 100 | 10 | ||
| 20 | Page → | Electric | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 24 | Page → | Electric | — | — | 20 | ||
| 28 | Page → | Electric | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 32 | Page → | Water | — | — | 20 | ||
| 36 | Page → | Normal | — | 100 | 15 | ||
| 40 | Page → | Normal | 90 | 85 | 20 | ||
| 44 | Page → | Water | 110 | 80 | 5 |
Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.
08 //Pokédex entries
Chinchou blink their shining antennae at one another to claim their respective turf.
Its two antennae glow softly to lure in prey, making it a useful Pokémon for night fishing.
It lives in the depths beyond the reach of sunlight. It flashes lights on its antennae to communicate with others of its kind.
Its two antennae were originally fins. It discharges electricity to stun its prey before attacking.
It discharges positive and negative electricity from its antenna tips to shock its foes.
When it senses danger, it discharges positive and negative electricity from its two antennae. It lives in depths beyond sunlight’s reach.
09 //Names in other languages
- Japanese
- チョンチー
- Rōmaji
- Chonchie
- Korean
- 초라기
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 灯笼鱼
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 燈籠魚
- French
- Loupio
- German
- Lampi
- Spanish
- Chinchou
- Italian
- Chinchou
10 //Training & breeding
Training
Breeding
Other names
Regional Pokédex numbers
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