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Chespin
Spiny Nut Pokémon
Such a thick shell of wood covers its head and back that even a direct hit from a truck wouldn’t faze it.
Details
Height0.4 m
Weight9.0 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium slow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
56
Attack
61
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
48
Sp. Def
45
Speed
38
Total
313
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Defensive Spikes
- Item
- Eviolite
- Ability
- Bulletproof
- Nature
- Impish
- EVs
- 68 HP / 236 Def / 156 SpD
- Tera
- SteelFairy
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Chespin can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Chespin.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 8 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 11 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 18 | Pin Missile | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| 27 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 32 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 35 | Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 39 | Bulk Up | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 42 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Pain Split | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 48 | Wood Hammer | Grass | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Chespin can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
