Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.4 m
- Weight
- 9.0 kg
Training & breeding details
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
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Chespin
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Chespin can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
14 of 14
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| 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
14 sprites & renders for Chespin.
Across the games
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Chespin”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/chespin.
Species data from PokéAPI.