Chinchou

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.

Dex No

#170

Chinchou Weaknesses and Strengths

Chinchou is a dual-type Pokemon of types Water and Electric. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Grass	160%
Ground	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Steel	39.1%
Fire	62.5%
Water	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Flying	62.5%

Best Moves for Chinchou in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Chinchou.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Bubble	Thunderbolt	50.40	229.33
Spark	Thunderbolt	48.69	224.99
Bubble	Bubble Beam	40.42	197.41
Bubble	Water Pulse	38.25	194.34
Spark	Bubble Beam	38.71	192.25
Spark	Water Pulse	36.54	185.04

All Moves for Chinchou

Below are all the moves that Chinchou can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Bubble Beam	Charged	45	28.42	1900ms	-33
Water Pulse	Charged	70	26.25	3200ms	-50
Thunderbolt	Charged	80	32	2500ms	-50
Bubble	Quick	12	12	1200ms	14
Spark	Quick	6	8.57	700ms	9

Chinchou Evolution

Chinchou

Requires
50x Candy

Lanturn

Best Chinchou Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Chinchou Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Chinchou in a raid.