Chinchou
WaterElectric
In SDL
Base stats
HP75
Atk38
Def38
SpA56
SpD56
Spe67
BST330
Abilities
- Primary
- Volt Absorb
- Secondary
- Illuminate
- Hidden
- Water Absorb
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on National Dex role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 67 Speed sits in the middle tier: neither a natural revenge killer nor a slow pivot.
Pivoting
- Pivot (U-turn / Volt Switch / Flip Turn / Parting Shot / Chilly Reception)
- Volt Switch, Flip Turn
Recovery
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Cleric
- Cleric (Heal Bell / Aromatherapy / Healing Wish / Lunar Dance)
- Heal Bell
Setup
- Speed setup (Agility / Rock Polish / Autotomize)
- Agility
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Curse
Priority
- Sucker Punch (mind-gameable)
- Sucker Punch
Status
- Toxic
- Paralysis (Thunder Wave / Glare / Nuzzle)
- Thunder Wave
- Status chance riders (minor)
- Scald, Discharge
Stallbreak / utility
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Defense abilities
- Defensive ability
- Volt Absorb, Water Absorb
Moves — National Dex
77 of 77 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Raises the user's Speed by 2. | |
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Raises the user's Sp. Def by 2. | |
| Aqua Ring | Water | Status | — | — | 20 | User recovers 1/16 max HP per turn. | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated. | |
| Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | 10% chance to freeze foe(s). Can't miss in Snow. | |
| Bounce | Flying | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 | Bounces turn 1. Hits turn 2. 30% paralyze. | |
| Brine | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 | Power doubles if the target's HP is 50% or less. | |
| Bubble | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 | 10% chance to lower the foe(s) Speed by 1. | |
| Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1. | |
| Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lowers the foe(s) Sp. Atk by 2 if opposite gender. | |
| Charge | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 | +1 SpD, user's next Electric move 2x power. | |
| Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 | 70% chance to raise the user's Sp. Atk by 1. | |
| Chilling Water | Water | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance to lower the target's Attack by 1. | |
| Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1. | |
| Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Confuses the target. | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def. | |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | No additional effect. Hits adjacent foes. | |
| Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze adjacent Pokemon. | |
| Dive | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2. | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Raises the user's evasiveness by 1. | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Has 33% recoil. | |
| Eerie Impulse | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 2. | |
| Electric Terrain | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 | 5 turns. Grounded: +Electric power, can't sleep. | |
| Electro Ball | Electric | Special | — | 100 | 10 | More power the faster the user is than the target. | |
| Electroweb | Electric | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | 100% chance to lower the foe(s) Speed by 1. |