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Species guide · Ages 10+ · July 2026

Chinchou

Say it: CHI-nch-ou

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Chinchou is the Angler Pokémon — Water and Electric before Lanturn. In Pokémon GO it is usually candy on the way to Lanturn — not a finished raid attacker. Water/Electric hits Water and Flying well; Ground hits it hard (double weakness). Catch Chinchou from the wild, eggs, or events, then evolve.

Say it: CHI-nch-ou

Chinchou (#170) is a Water / Electric Pokémon in Pokémon GO — the pre-evolution of Lanturn. Trainers almost never power Chinchou for raids; the value is candy and IVs for Lanturn (Great League staple). Against Chinchou, lead with Ground. Stats, type chart, moves, and counter picks below use our Game Master snapshot.

WaterElectric#170

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Pokédex notes

Chinchou is a Water / Electric-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. National Dex #0170. Electric counters dominate Water raids — pair with weather when possible.

Where in GO: Wild spawns, eggs, Field Research, and seasonal events

Invest tip: Do not sink Stardust into Chinchou. Keep high-IV copies for Lanturn. Shadow Chinchou is the same — evolve toward Shadow Lanturn.

Type matchups

  • Water moves hit Fire, Ground, and Rock hard.
  • Electric moves hit Water and Flying hard.

When Chinchou is your opponent, Grass, Ground hits hard.

Full type matchup guide →

GO base stats

From Game Master snapshot — IVs, buddy, and power-ups change real battle stats.

Attack
106
Defense
97
Stamina
181

Weak to

GrassGround

Resists

FireWaterIceFlyingSteel

Best Pokémon to use against it

When this species is your opponent (Rocket battle, gym, raid, or PvP), these picks exploit its typings. Each list is a pool of options — not a required 12-Pokémon lobby.

Recommended

Strongest practical attackers for this matchup.

  1. 1. Kartana · beats Grass

    Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade

  2. 2. Mega Venusaur · beats Grass

    Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant · Elite TM

  3. 3. Shadow Tangrowth · beats Grass

    Vine Whip + Power Whip

  4. 4. Zarude · beats Grass

    Vine Whip + Power Whip

  5. 5. Roserade · beats Grass

    Razor Leaf + Grass Knot

  6. 6. Tangrowth · beats Grass

    Vine Whip + Power Whip

  7. 7. Sceptile · beats Grass

    Bullet Seed + Frenzy Plant · Elite TM

  8. 8. Venusaur · beats Grass

    Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant · Elite TM

  9. 9. Torterra · beats Grass

    Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant · Elite TM

  10. 10. Exeggutor · beats Grass

    Bullet Seed + Solar Beam

  11. 11. Breloom · beats Grass

    Bullet Seed + Grass Knot

  12. 12. Tsareena · beats Grass

    Magical Leaf + Grass Knot

Budget

Solid alternatives when you cannot build the Recommended picks.

  1. 1. Roserade · beats Grass

    Razor Leaf + Grass Knot

  2. 2. Exeggutor · beats Grass

    Bullet Seed + Solar Beam

  3. 3. Venusaur · beats Grass

    Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant · Elite TM

  4. 4. Sceptile · beats Grass

    Bullet Seed + Frenzy Plant · Elite TM

  5. 5. Vileplume · beats Grass

    Razor Leaf + Solar Beam

  6. 6. Victreebel · beats Grass

    Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade

  7. 7. Shiftry · beats Grass

    Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade

  8. 8. Cacturne · beats Grass

    Sucker Punch + Grass Knot

  9. 9. Leafeon · beats Grass

    Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade

  10. 10. Simisage · beats Grass

    Vine Whip + Grass Knot

  11. 11. Lilligant · beats Grass

    Hidden Power + Petal Blizzard

  12. 12. Serperior · beats Grass

    Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant · Elite TM

Recommended moves

Chinchou’s Game Master pool is temporary. Real investment is Lanturn — evolve before serious TMs and power-ups.

Fast

  • Spark · Standard

    Electric energy

  • Bubble · Standard

    Water energy

Charged

  • Thunderbolt · Standard

    Electric nuke

  • Water Pulse · Standard

    Water nuke

  • Bubble Beam · Standard

    Water alternate

Moves in GO

Always-available Game Master learnset (regular TMs). Community Day / Elite TM moves appear above when we have curated notes for this species.

Fast

  • bubble
  • spark

Charged

  • water pulse
  • thunderbolt
  • bubble beam

PvP league ranks (family snapshot)

  • Great League · rank #562 of 954 · CP 1265

    Spark + Thunderbolt

  • Master League · rank #767 of 1023 · CP 1265

    Spark + Thunderbolt

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Raid and PvP advice uses our Game Master snapshot (updated July 2026).

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