Chinchou in Pokémon Sword & Shield
Galar Pokédex #220 • Angler Pokémon
Chinchou in the National Pokédex
Pokédex entries
Sword
Its antennae, which evolved from a fin, have both positive and negative charges flowing through them.
Shield
On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights.
Pokémon details
Types
Category
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Pokédex
Chinchou in Other Games
National Dex pageMin
Max
HP
75
260
354
Attack
38
72
192
Defense
38
72
192
Sp. Atk
56
105
232
Sp. Def
56
105
232
Speed
67
125
256
Total
330
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
| Pokédexes | Galar #220Isle of Armor #188 |
|---|---|
| EV yield | 1 HP |
| Catch rate | 190 |
| Base Exp. | 66 |
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 20 cycles |
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Chinchou Galar #220 | Level 27 |  Lanturn Galar #221 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Supersonic The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target. |  |  | - | 55 | 20 |
| Start | Water Gun The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. | |  | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 4 | Electro Ball The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move’s power. | | | - | 100 | 10 |
| 8 | Thunder Wave The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target. | | | - | 90 | 20 |
| 12 | Bubble Beam A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target’s Speed stat. | | | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Confuse Ray The target is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion. |  | | - | 100 | 10 |
| 20 | Spark The user throws an electrically charged tackle at the target. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | |  | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Charge The user boosts the power of the Electric move it uses on the next turn. This also raises the user’s Sp. Def stat. | | | - | - | 20 |
| 28 | Discharge The user strikes everything around it by letting loose a flare of electricity. This may also cause paralysis. | | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 32 | Aqua Ring The user envelops itself in a veil made of water. It regains some HP every turn. | | | - | - | 20 |
| 36 | Flail The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move’s power. | | | - | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Take Down A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little. | | | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 44 | Hydro Pump The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. | | | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM14 | Thunder Wave The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target. | | | - | 90 | 20 |
| TM16 | Screech An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat. | | | - | 85 | 40 |
| TM21 | Rest The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status conditions. |  | | - | - | 10 |
| TM24 | Snore This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. | | | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Protect This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TM27 | Icy Wind The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon’s Speed stats. |  | | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM31 | Attract If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. | | | - | 100 | 15 |
| TM33 | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. It lowers the power of Fire-type moves. | | | - | - | 5 |
| TM35 | Hail The user summons a hailstorm lasting five turns. It damages all Pokémon except Ice types. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TM36 | Whirlpool The user traps the target in a violent swirling whirlpool for four to five turns. | | | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| TM39 | Facade This attack move doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. | | | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM45 | Dive Diving on the first turn, the user floats up and attacks on the next turn. | | | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM52 | Bounce The user bounces up high, then drops on the target on the second turn. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |  | | 85 | 85 | 5 |
| TM55 | Brine If the target’s HP is half or less, this attack will hit with double the power. | | | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM76 | Round The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round to increase the power of the attack. | | | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM80 | Volt Switch After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting. | | | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TR03 | Hydro Pump The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. | | | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| TR04 | Surf The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave. | | | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TR05 | Ice Beam The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR06 | Blizzard A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen. | | | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TR08 | Thunderbolt A strong electric blast crashes down on the target. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | | | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TR09 | Thunder A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | | | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| TR12 | Agility The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply raises the Speed stat. | | | - | - | 30 |
| TR16 | Waterfall The user charges at the target and may make it flinch. | | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TR17 | Amnesia The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply raises the user’s Sp. Def stat. | | | - | - | 20 |
| TR20 | Substitute The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its HP. The substitute serves as the user’s decoy. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR26 | Endure The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR27 | Sleep Talk While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR80 | Electro Ball The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move’s power. | | | - | 100 | 10 |
| TR84 | Scald The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. This may also leave the target with a burn. | | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TR86 | Wild Charge The user shrouds itself in electricity and smashes into its target. This also damages the user a little. | | | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TR92 | Dazzling Gleam The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash. |  | | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| Class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Voltage The user attacks with electric voltage rising from the ground. This move’s power doubles when the target is on Electric Terrain. | | | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| Class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mist The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns. | | | - | - | 30 |
| Psybeam The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also leave the target confused. | | | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| Soak The user shoots a torrent of water at the target and changes the target’s type to Water. | | | - | 100 | 20 |
| Water Pulse The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. | | | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| Class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charge Beam The user attacks the target with an electric charge. The user may use any remaining electricity to raise its Sp. Atk stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| Confide The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 20 |
| Curse A move that works differently for the Ghost type than for all other types. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 10 |
| Double Team By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 15 |
| Double-Edge A reckless, life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| Heal Bell The user makes a soothing bell chime to heal the status conditions of all the party Pokémon. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 5 |
| Mimic The user copies the target’s last move. The move can be used during battle until the Pokémon is switched out. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 10 |
| Shock Wave The user strikes the target with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack never misses. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 60 | - | 20 |
| Sucker Punch This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |  | | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| Swagger The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target’s Attack stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 85 | 15 |
| Toxic A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |  | | - | 90 | 10 |
| Zap Cannon The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 120 | 50 | 5 |
Volt Absorb
Ability Slot 1
Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move instead of taking damage.
Absorbs Electric-type moves and restores one-quarter maximum HP.
Illuminate
Ability Slot 2
Raises the likelihood of meeting wild Pokémon by illuminating the surroundings.
Doubles the wild encounter rate.
Water Absorb(Hidden Ability)
Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move instead of taking damage.
Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
