Water Electric

Chinchou is a Water and Electric-type Pokémon with a Max CP of 1265 in Pokémon GO. Chinchou's best moveset is Spark and Thunderbolt. It is weather boosted by Rain weather, and it was originally found in the Johto region. Shiny Chinchou is available in Pokémon GO.

Chinchou is weak to Grass and Ground-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Fire, Flying, Ice, Water, and Steel-type moves.

Stats

Max CP	1265 CP
Attack	106 ATK
Defense	97 DEF
Stamina	181 STA
Weather Boost	Rain
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Buddy distance	3 km

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#170
Height	0.51 m
Weight	12 kg
Region	Johto Generation 2
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Chinchou type chart

Takes increased damage

Grass	160.0%
Ground	160.0%

Takes decreased damage

Steel	39.1%
Fire	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Water	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Chinchou's best moves and movesets

Chinchou's best moveset is Spark and Thunderbolt, with 7.94 DPS (damage per second) and 121.0 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Rain weather.

Best Chinchou moves

Spark

Thunderbolt

DPS7.94

TDO121.01

Score9.6

Weather Boost

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If you are unable to get Chinchou with its best moveset, we recommend to use Bubble/Thunderbolt. You will lose around 2.8% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Chinchou's strongest moveset (Spark/Thunderbolt).

Chinchou moves comparison

The following chart shows Chinchou's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Chinchou's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Spark	Thunderbolt	7.94	121.0	9.6
2.	Bubble	Thunderbolt	7.72	117.6	9.4
3.	Spark	Bubble Beam	6.85	104.4	8.3
4.	Bubble	Bubble Beam	6.70	102.1	8.1
5.	Spark	Water Pulse	6.45	98.3	7.8
6.	Bubble	Water Pulse	6.32	96.2	7.7

Fast Attacks

• Spark690.7s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Flying
    • Water

  • 62.5%
  • • Grass
    • Electric
    • Dragon

  • 39.1%
  • • Ground

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	6
  Energy	9
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	0.7s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	6
  Energy	7

  
  

  Effects

  Spark has no special effects.

  See Spark details page ↗
• Bubble12141.2s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Fire

  • 62.5%
  • • Water
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	12
  Energy	14
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.2s
  Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	11

  
  

  Effects

  Bubble has no special effects.

  See Bubble details page ↗

Charged Moves

• Bubble Beam45331.9s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Fire

  • 62.5%
  • • Water
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	45
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.9s
  Damage window	1.4s - 1.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	25
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Bubble Beam has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

  See Bubble Beam details page ↗
• Thunderbolt80502.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Flying
    • Water

  • 62.5%
  • • Grass
    • Electric
    • Dragon

  • 39.1%
  • • Ground

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.8s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	55

  
  

  Effects

  Thunderbolt has no special effects.

  See Thunderbolt details page ↗
• Water Pulse70503.2s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Fire

  • 62.5%
  • • Water
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.2s
  Damage window	2.2s - 2.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	55

  
  

  Effects

  Water Pulse has no special effects.

  See Water Pulse details page ↗

Chinchou Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Chinchou's has 1265 max CP (at Level 50). A Chinchou obtained from Raids can be encountered from 591 CP to 639 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 739 CP to 799 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Chinchou can be found in the 443 CP to 479 CP range.

Max CP	1265 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	443 CP - 479 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	591 CP - 639 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	591 CP - 639 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather Boost Rain	739 CP - 799 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Chinchou Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Chinchou Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

Chinchou evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Chinchou	50 Candy	Lanturn

• Chinchou evolves into Lanturn which costs 50 Candy.

Regular and Shiny Chinchou

• #170Chinchou
• #170Shiny Chinchou

Mega Pokémon that boost Chinchou

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Chinchou's Water and Electric-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Chinchou.

Mega Blastoise

Mega Slowbro

Mega Gyarados

Mega Ampharos

Mega Swampert

Mega Manectric

Primal Kyogre

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre and Groudon

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.

Chinchou Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Chinchou in Pokémon GO is 24.03%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 50.38% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 65.04%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Water medal

None↓

Electric medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Razz Berry	-	33.78%	37.75%	46.11%	53.35%
	Curve	50.38%	55.33%	65.04%	72.65%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	39.02%	43.38%	52.38%	59.95%
	Curve	56.87%	61.98%	71.67%	78.89%
Golden Razz Berry	-	49.69%	54.62%	64.32%	71.94%
	Curve	68.90%	73.89%	82.65%	88.47%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Chinchou, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

• CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
• CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Chinchou family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Chinchou in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Chinchou

Lanturn

List of Chinchou costumes

A list of Chinchou costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Chinchou high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Chinchou. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

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