Chesnaught in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Quilladin

Fennekin

#652

Chesnaught Pokédex

Normal

Shiny

1688

2110

Type

Grass

Fighting

Weather boost

Attack

201

Top 35.8%

Defense

204

Top 14.9%

Stamina

204

Top 22.1%

Total

609

Attacker Rank

B Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

1/15/15 · L19 · CP 1499

F Tier

#361

Ultra LeagueUltra

1/15/14 · L33.5 · CP 2500

D Tier

#214

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3340

C Tier

#175

Pokédex details

Raids

Lv. 20

1611 -1688 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2014 -2110 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1611 -1688 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1208 -1266 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3340 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Chesnaught is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Flying (2.56×)
Fire
Ice
Poison
Psychic
Fairy
Resists: Water
Electric
Grass
Ground
Rock
Dark

Chesnaught in Other Games

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How Chesnaught stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Grass	22.08 DPS Top 4.6%	B	#19	Vine Whip Frenzy Plant	22.08 TDO 505
Fighting	17.47 DPS Top 27.0%	F	#110	Low Kick Superpower	17.47 TDO 362
Overall
Overall	11.37 DPS Top 30.1%	F	#492	Vine Whip Frenzy Plant	11.37 TDO 196

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Chesnaught can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Vine Whip
Frenzy Plant
13.71
208.4
1094.0s
11.87
2
Low Kick
Frenzy Plant
13.02
197.8
1152.4s
11.23
3
Vine Whip
Solar Beam
12.02
182.7
1248.1s
10.37
4
Smack Down
Frenzy Plant
11.85
180.2
1265.4s
10.24
5
Vine Whip
Superpower
11.53
175.2
1301.1s
9.92
6
Low Kick
Solar Beam
11.25
171.1
1332.8s
9.70
7
Low Kick
Superpower
10.89
165.5
1377.6s
9.36
8
Vine Whip
Energy Ball
10.47
159.2
1432.4s
9.03
9
Smack Down
Superpower
10.16
154.4
1476.3s
8.73
10
Smack Down
Solar Beam
10.16
154.4
1476.6s
8.73

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Chesnaught in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
69.68
3901.2
0.9
51.7s
69.14
2
Mega Staraptor
Gust
Brave Bird+
57.46
2290.5
1.6
62.7s
56.50
3
Mega Skarmory
Air Slash
Drill Peck+
53.65
2321.6
1.6
67.1s
52.61
4
Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
53.44
2318.2
1.6
67.4s
52.49
5
Shadow Moltres
Wing Attack
Fly
53.37
1886.6
1.9
67.5s
52.07
6
Shadow Toucannon
Peck
Beak Blast
53.07
1064.4
3.4
67.8s
50.83
7
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
51.28
2299.3
1.6
70.2s
50.43
8
Shadow Staraptor
Gust
Fly
50.99
1021.3
3.5
70.6s
48.87
9
Shadow Salamence
Fire Fang
Fly
48.86
1765.8
2.0
73.7s
47.86
10
Mega Pidgeot
Gust
Brave Bird
46.18
1336.3
2.7
78.0s
44.91

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Chesnaught in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Low Kick

Multipurpose

Frenzy Plant

General

Superpower

Self-Debuff Spam

Rank 1 IVs

1499

1/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 19

117.62

Attack

127.52

Defense

127

Stat Product · 1,904,852

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
1/15/15	19	1499	100.00%
2/15/13	19	1500	99.70%
0/8/13	19.5	1500	99.64%
0/13/8	19.5	1500	99.60%
2/13/15	19	1500	99.58%
1/14/15	19	1496	99.54%
0/15/15	19	1492	99.50%
0/6/15	19.5	1499	99.47%
0/11/10	19.5	1500	99.47%
3/15/11	19	1500	99.40%
0/9/12	19.5	1500	99.32%
3/13/13	19	1500	99.28%
0/14/7	19.5	1500	99.25%
2/14/14	19	1500	99.25%
2/14/13	19	1496	99.25%
1/15/14	19	1496	99.21%
1/15/13	19	1493	99.21%
1/6/13	19.5	1500	99.19%
1/11/8	19.5	1500	99.17%
0/7/14	19.5	1500	99.17%
0/7/13	19.5	1496	99.17%
3/11/15	19	1500	99.15%
0/12/9	19.5	1500	99.14%
0/12/8	19.5	1496	99.14%
2/12/15	19	1496	99.12%
1/13/15	19	1493	99.09%
0/14/15	19	1489	99.05%
1/9/10	19.5	1500	99.03%
1/4/15	19.5	1500	99.01%
0/10/11	19.5	1500	99.01%
0/10/10	19.5	1496	99.01%
0/5/15	19.5	1496	98.99%
3/14/12	19	1500	98.95%
3/14/11	19	1497	98.95%
1/14/5	19.5	1500	98.94%
2/15/12	19	1496	98.91%
2/15/11	19	1493	98.91%
0/15/6	19.5	1499	98.91%
0/15/5	19.5	1496	98.91%
1/7/12	19.5	1500	98.88%
0/8/12	19.5	1496	98.86%
1/12/7	19.5	1500	98.83%
3/12/14	19	1500	98.82%
3/12/13	19	1497	98.82%
0/13/7	19.5	1496	98.80%
2/13/14	19	1496	98.79%
2/13/13	19	1493	98.79%
1/14/14	19	1493	98.76%
1/14/13	19	1489	98.76%
2/4/13	19.5	1500	98.73%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Every fast and charged attack Chesnaught can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Low Kick
5
5
0.5s
10
Smack Down
13
7
1.0s
13
Vine Whip
6
5
0.5s
12

Charged Attacks

Energy Ball
90
-50
4.0s
22.5
Frenzy Plant
100
-50
2.5s
40
Gyro Ball
85
-50
3.5s
24.29
Solar Beam
180
-100
5.0s
36
Superpower
85
-50
3.0s
28.33
Thunder Punch
50
-33
2.0s
25

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Chespin	25 Candy	Quilladin
Quilladin	100 Candy	Chesnaught
Chesnaught	300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Chesnaught

Ranges from 0.784 m to 2.8 m tall, averaging 1.6 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.784 m 2'07"	0.8 m 2'07"
XS	0.8 m 2'07"	1.2 m 3'11"
M	1.2 m 3'11"	2 m 6'07"
XL	2 m 6'07"	2.4 m 7'10"
XXL	2.4 m 7'10"	2.8 m 9'02"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.784 m

2'07"

0.8 m

2'07"

0.8 m

2'07"

1.2 m

3'11"

1.2 m

3'11"

2 m

6'07"

2 m

6'07"

2.4 m

7'10"

XXL

2.4 m

7'10"

2.8 m

9'02"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Movement timer

10s

Jump time

0.9s

Attack probability

20%

Attack timer

29s

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Chesnaught at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	41 CP	27	2279 CP
2	130 CP	28	2363 CP
3	220 CP	29	2448 CP
4	309 CP	30	2532 CP
5	398 CP	31	2574 CP
6	487 CP	32	2616 CP
7	576 CP	33	2659 CP
8	666 CP	34	2701 CP
9	755 CP	35	2743 CP
10	844 CP	36	2785 CP
11	928 CP	37	2827 CP
12	1013 CP	38	2870 CP
13	1097 CP	39	2912 CP
14	1181 CP	40	2954 CP
15	1266 CP	41	2991 CP
16	1350 CP	42	3029 CP
17	1435 CP	43	3067 CP
18	1519 CP	44	3105 CP
19	1603 CP	45	3144 CP
20	1688 CP	46	3183 CP
21	1772 CP	47	3221 CP
22	1857 CP	48	3261 CP
23	1941 CP	49	3300 CP
24	2025 CP	50	3340 CP
25	2110 CP	51	3380 CP
26	2194 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	41 CP	18	1519 CP	35	2743 CP
2	130 CP	19	1603 CP	36	2785 CP
3	220 CP	20	1688 CP	37	2827 CP
4	309 CP	21	1772 CP	38	2870 CP
5	398 CP	22	1857 CP	39	2912 CP
6	487 CP	23	1941 CP	40	2954 CP
7	576 CP	24	2025 CP	41	2991 CP
8	666 CP	25	2110 CP	42	3029 CP
9	755 CP	26	2194 CP	43	3067 CP
10	844 CP	27	2279 CP	44	3105 CP
11	928 CP	28	2363 CP	45	3144 CP
12	1013 CP	29	2448 CP	46	3183 CP
13	1097 CP	30	2532 CP	47	3221 CP
14	1181 CP	31	2574 CP	48	3261 CP
15	1266 CP	32	2616 CP	49	3300 CP
16	1350 CP	33	2659 CP	50	3340 CP
17	1435 CP	34	2701 CP	51	3380 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Chesnaught up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-

All of the Pokémon related to Chesnaught including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Chespin

#650

Shadow Chespin

#650

Quilladin

#651

Shadow Quilladin

#651

Chesnaught

#652

Mega Chesnaught

#652

Shadow Chesnaught

#652

All backgrounds

Chesnaught has 6 backgrounds in Pokémon GO.

GO Tour 2026 Mega

Sep 5, 2026

Team Leader Blue

Jul 21, 2026

Team Leader Red

Jul 21, 2026

Team Leader Yellow

Jul 21, 2026

GO Tour 2026 X

Feb 27, 2026

GO Tour 2026 Y

Feb 27, 2026

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Grass- and Fighting-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Chesnaught with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.