#0652
Chesnaught
Spiny Armor Pokémon
When it takes a defensive posture with its fists guarding its face, it could withstand a bomb blast.
Details
Height1.6 m
Weight90.0 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium slow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
88
Attack
107
Defense
122
Sp. Atk
74
Sp. Def
75
Speed
64
Total
530
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Defensive
- Item
- Rocky Helmet
- Ability
- Bulletproof
- Nature
- Impish
- EVs
- 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
- Tera
- GhostSteel
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Chesnaught can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Chesnaught.






Across the games







Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Spiky Shield | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Needle Arm | Grass | Physical | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 11 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 19 | Pin Missile | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| 29 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 35 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 48 | Bulk Up | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 54 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 60 | Pain Split | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 66 | Wood Hammer | Grass | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 78 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Chesnaught can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.