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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(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP63
Base stats
HP
56
Attack
61
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
48
Sp. Def
45
Speed
38
Total
313
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Chespin
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Chespin can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 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 |
| 8 | Rollout Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 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 |
| 18 | Pin Missile Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| 27 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 32 | Seed Bomb Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 35 | Mud Shot Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 39 | Bulk Up Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 42 | Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 48 | Wood Hammer User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | 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.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Chespin.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Chespin”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/chespin.
Species data from PokéAPI.