#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(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP239
Base stats
HP
88
Attack
107
Defense
122
Sp. Atk
74
Sp. Def
75
Speed
64
Total
530
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Chesnaught
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Chesnaught can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Spiky Shield Blocks damaging attacks and damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP. | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Belly Drum User pays half its max HP to max out its Attack. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Feint Hits through Protect and Detect. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Hammer Arm Lowers user’s Speed by one stage. | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Needle Arm Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Grass | Physical | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Rollout Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Vine Whip Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 11 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Leech Seed Seeds the target, stealing HP from it every turn. | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 19 | Pin Missile Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| 29 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 35 | Seed Bomb Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Mud Shot Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 48 | Bulk Up Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 54 | Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 60 | Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 66 | Wood Hammer User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Grass | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 78 | Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | 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.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Chesnaught.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Chesnaught”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/chesnaught.
Species data from PokéAPI.