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Chinchou チョンチー Chonchie #170
Artwork from GSC
Type Water Electric Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Angler Pokémon
Abilities Volt Absorb or Illuminate Illuminate Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #174 Hoenn #181 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Water 2 group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 90 Battle Exp.: 901*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=chinchou|ndex=170|name=Chinchou }}

Chinchou (Japanese: チョンチー Chonchie) is a Water/Electric-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold/Pokémon LeafGreen

It shoots postive and negative electricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies.

Pokémon Silver/Pokémon FireRed

On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights.

Pokémon Crystal

Its antennae, which evolved from a fin, have both positive and negative charges flowing through them.

Pokémon Ruby

Chinchou lets loose positive and negative electrical charges from its two antennas to make its prey faint. This Pokémon flashes its electric lights to exchange signals with others.

Pokémon Sapphire

Chinchou's two antennas are filled with cells that generate strong electricity. This Pokémon's cells create so much electrical power, it even makes itself tingle slightly.

Pokémon Emerald

When it senses danger, it discharges positive and negative electricity from its two antennae. It lives in depths beyond sunlight's reach.

Name origin

Chinchou's name is a play 提灯 chōchin, lantern. Its Japanese name is also a corruption of chōchin. Also, the チョウチンアンコウ chouchin-anko is the name of the footballfish, a deep-sea fish similar to Lanturn.

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Evolution

In other languages

• German: Lampi
• French: Loupio
• Korean: 초라기 Choragi

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