- Attack
- 106
- Defense
- 97
- HP
- 181
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 639
- min 591
- Weather boostLv25
- 799
- min 739
- MaxLv50
- 1,265
- Lv40 1,119
At a glance
Basics
Chinchou is a Water/Electric-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 639 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 799 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,265 at level 50. It is weak to Grass/Ground attacks (1.6×). It resists Fire/Water/Ice/Flying/Steel attacks. In raids, Spark + Thunderbolt is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Lanturn with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Angler Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 50,000 Stardust · 50 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,265 / 1,280
Chinchou lets loose positive and negative electrical charges from its two antennas to make its prey faint. This Pokémon flashes its electric lights to exchange signals with others.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
SparkThunderboltBest100% efficiency7.4TDO 113 - 2
BubbleThunderbolt99% efficiency7.4TDO 112 - 3SparkBubble Beam84% efficiency6.2TDO 94
- 4BubbleBubble Beam83% efficiency6.2TDO 94
- 5SparkWater Pulse78% efficiency5.8TDO 87
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SparkBestElectric · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +6 | 9.6 | 12 |
| BubbleWater · 1s · STAB | 10 | +12 | 12 | 12 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThunderboltBestElectric · 2.5s · STAB | 80 | 50 | 38.4 | 1.92 |
| Bubble BeamWater · 2s · STAB | 45 | 33 | 27 | 1.64 |
| Water PulseWater · 3s · STAB | 65 | 50 | 26 | 1.56 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Chinchou's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 72.3
- Actual Defense
- 66.9
- Actual HP
- 117
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
SparkThunderboltBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 83% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,119 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Chinchou only reaches CP 1,265 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,265 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,262 | 99.4% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,259 | 99.4% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,255 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,260 | 99.1% |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 1,256 | 98.8% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,252 | 98.6% |
| 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,248 | 98.6% |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,256 | 98.5% |
| 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 1,253 | 98.5% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- ChinchouViewingBest movesSparkThunderbolt
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Grass
Ground - ×0.625
FireWater
Ice
Flying - ×0.39
Steel
Show all 18 types
Normal×1- Fire×0.625
- Water×0.625
- Electric×1
- Grass×1.6
- Ice×0.625
Fighting×1
Poison×1- Ground×1.6
- Flying×0.625
Psychic×1
Bug×1
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×0.39
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2023.11.07Spotlight Hour: Chinchou · 2× Candy for transferring
- 2021.11.09Spotlight Hour: Chinchou · 2× Candy for transferring