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Chinchouin Pokémon Red++

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Pokédex Entry

Angler Pokémon

It shoots positive and negative electricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies

Chinchou in Pokémon Red++

Chinchou is #170 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Red++. This page covers its water/electric typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 1 encounter location.

Front
chinchou sprite
Normal
chinchou sprite
Shiny
chinchou sprite
Animated
chinchou sprite
Shiny Animated
Back
chinchou sprite
Normal
chinchou sprite
Shiny
Type
WaterElectric
Dex
#188 Regional Dex · #170 National
Growth Rate
mediumslow
Gender Ratio
Genderless
Egg Groups
Unknown
Hatch Rate
Unknown
Catch Rate
190
pokeball
Poké Ball15.6%
greatball
Great Ball21.3%
ultraball
Ultra Ball26.1%
Base Exp
90
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
grass ×2ground ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5flying ×0.5steel ×0.25

How to Obtain

Chinchou can be found common in Route 10 while surfing. Expect to find it at level 18.

Wild Encounters (1)

Level Up Moves (16)

BubbleLevel: 1water
PWR40ACC100PP30
SupersonicLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC55PP20
Thunder WaveLevel: 6electric
PWR0ACC90PP20
ThundershockLevel: 9electric
PWR40ACC100PP30
Water GunLevel: 12water
PWR40ACC100PP25
Confuse RayLevel: 17ghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
BubblebeamLevel: 20water
PWR65ACC100PP20
ThunderboltLevel: 23electric
PWR90ACC100PP15
Signal BeamLevel: 28bug
PWR75ACC100PP15
Water PulseLevel: 31water
PWR60ACC100PP20
DischargeLevel: 34electric
PWR80ACC100PP15
Take DownLevel: 39normal
PWR90ACC85PP20
RecoverLevel: 42normal
PWR0ACC100PP10
Hydro PumpLevel: 45water
PWR110ACC80PP5
Electro BallLevel: 47electric
PWR80ACC100PP10
Light ScreenLevel: 50psychic
PWR0ACC100PP30
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Type Summary

2
Weaknesses
5
Resistances
0
Immunities
11
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Chinchou. Use these types to counter it effectively.

grass2×ground2×

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Chinchou resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

steel0.25×fire0.5×water0.5×ice0.5×flying0.5×
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