Chinchou
Artwork
Names
- English: Chinchou
- Japanese: チョンチー (Chonchie)
- German: Lampi
- French: Loupio
Number(s)
- National: 170
- Hoenn: 181
- Johto: 174
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Water 2
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One |
|---|---|
 ChinchouBase form |  LanturnLevel 27 |
Size
- Height: 0.5 m / 1’08”
- Weight: 12.0 kg / 26.5 lbs.
Damage Taken
- ×¼: Steel
- ×½: Flying, Fire, Water, Ice
- ×2: Ground, Grass
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 330 | ||
| HP | 29 | 1 | |
| Attack | 52 | 0 | |
| Defense | 50 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 35 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 35 | 0 | |
| Speed | 28 | 0 | |
Ability
- Volt Absorb
- Game's description
- Turns electricity into HP.
- Battle effect
- The POKéMON heals up to 1/4 of it's maximum Hit Points when hit with Electric-type moves.
- Illuminate
- Game's description
- Encounter rate increases.
- Map effect
- If the POKéMON is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild POKéMON increases to 200%.
Wild Item
- Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald
- Yellow Shard 5%
- Fire Red/Leaf Green
- Yellow Shard 5%
Habitat
Sea
Miscellaneous
- Species: Angler Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Blue
- Catch Rate: 190
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Slow
1,250,000 exp. points to Lv100
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Gold
- It shoots positive and negative electricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies.
- Silver
- On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights.
- Crystal
- Its antennae, which evolved from a fin, have both positive and negative charges flowing through them.
- Ruby
- 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.
- Sapphire
- CHINCHOU's two antennas are filled with cells that generate strong electricity. This POKéMON's cells create so much electrical power, it even makes itself tingle slightly.
- Emerald
- When it senses danger, it discharges positive and negative electricity from its two antennae. It lives in depths beyond sunlight's reach.
- Fire Red
- On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights.
- Leaf Green
- It shoots positive and negative electricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies.