#1004
Chi-Yu
Ruinous Pokémon
The envy accumulated within curved beads that sparked multiple conflicts has clad itself in fire and become a Pokémon.
Details
Height0.4 m
Weight4.9 kg
GenderGenderless
Catch rate6(2.6%)Very hard
Base friendship0None
Hatch time50 cycles · ~13,005 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP285
Abilities
Base stats
HP
55
Attack
80
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
135
Sp. Def
120
Speed
100
Total
570
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Choice Scarf
UBERS
Nasty Plot
UBERS
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Chi-Yu can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Mean Look Prevents the target from leaving battle. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 5 | Flame Wheel Has a chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves. | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn. | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 15 | Will-O-Wisp Burns the target. | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 20 | Flame Charge Inflicts regular damage. Raises the user’s Speed by one stage. | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Incinerate Destroys the target’s held berry. | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 30 | Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 35 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 40 | Dark Pulse Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Lava Plume Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Ruination | Dark | Special | 1 | 90 | 10 |
| 55 | Bounce User bounces high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Flying | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 |
| 60 | Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 65 | Inferno Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 70 | Memento Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 75 | Overheat Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage. | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
6 sprites & renders for Chi-Yu.
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Cite this page
“Chi-Yu”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/chi-yu.
Species data from PokéAPI.