Chimecho
チリーン Chirean
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Artwork from R/S/E
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HP
0
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1
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1
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| Exp.
147
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Chimecho (Japanese: チリーン Chirean) is a Psychic-type Pokémon.
It evolves from Chingling via happiness during the night.
Biology
Physiology
Chimecho is a light-blue Pokémon with a round body and three stubby feet. Chimecho has a red stripe running across the horizontal length of its body and has yellow suction-cup-like growth on top. Like Chingling, It has ribbon-like tail which appears to be underneath Chimecho's body intead of on top of the head like Chingling, the tail ends with a red tip.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
These Pokémon have mostly have sound-based abilities such as creating soundwaves in the ultrasonic range and other noises. They use their echoing cries to attack or to communicate with others.
Behavior
They communicate using seven distinct cries. These cries may convey different feelings.
Habitat
Chimecho usually live in grasslands and woods at night. They can also be be found in mountainous regions, but are significantly rarer in those places.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Chimecho eat berries, which they pluck using their long tails. They seem to like the Colbur Berry since they are sometimes found with it.
In the anime
James has a Chimecho that was obtained in Who's Flying Now? at the Fortree City Feather Carnival. It said its name in the Team Rocket motto right after Jessie's Wobbuffet, and James cherished it so much that he did not allow it to battle. In Sweet Baby James, James left his Chimecho with an elderly couple to recover from illness at his old vacation home in Saffron City.
A Chimecho appears in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness special in the Wigglytuff Guild.
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Chimecho (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
| Gen
| Game
| Pokédex entry
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| I
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
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| II
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation II.
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| III
| Ruby
| Chimecho makes its cries echo inside its hollow body. When this Pokémon becomes enraged, its cries result in ultrasonic waves that have the power to knock foes flying.
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| Sapphire
| In high winds, Chimecho cries as it hangs from a tree branch or the eaves of a building using a suction cup on its head. This Pokémon plucks berries with its long tail and eats them.
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| Emerald
| They fly about very actively when the hot season arrives. They communicate among themselves using seven different and distinguishing cries.
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| FireRed
| It travels by riding on winds. It cleverly uses its long tail to pluck nuts and berries, which it loves to eat.
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| LeafGreen
| It travels by riding on winds. It cleverly uses its long tail to pluck nuts and berries, which it loves to eat.
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| IV
| Diamond
| To knock foes flying, it makes the air shudder with its cries. It converses using seven cries.
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| Pearl
| Emitting ultrasonic cries, it floats on winds to travel great distances.
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| Platinum
| Its cries echo inside its hollow body to emerge as beautiful notes for startling and repelling foes.
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Game locations
In side games
Base stats
Type effectiveness
| Weak to
| Resistant to
| Immune to
| Normal effectiveness
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Learnset
Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: III
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| Father
| Move
| Type
| Cat.
| Pwr.
| Acc.
| PP
| Contest
| Appeal
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Grimer, Muk
Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Koffing, Weezing
Misdreavus, Mismagius
Slugma, Magcargo
Gulpin, Swalot
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Shellos, Gastrodon
Spiritomb
| Curse
| ???
| Status
| —
| —%
| 10
| Tough
| 0 |
Grimer, Muk
Castform
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Drifloon, Drifblim
| Disable
| Normal
| Status
| —
| 80%
| 20
| Smart
| 2 ♥♥
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Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir
Spiritomb
| Dream Eater
| Psychic
| Special
| 100
| 100%
| 15
| Smart
| 1 ♥
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Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Gallade
Castform
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
| Future Sight
| Psychic
| Special
| 80
| 90%
| 15
| Smart
| 2 ♥♥
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Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Gallade
Drifloon, Drifblim
Spiritomb
| Hypnosis
| Psychic
| Status
| —
| 60%
| 20
| Smart
| 2 ♥♥
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| Gardevoir
| Wish
| Normal
| Status
| —
| —%
| 10
| Cute
| 0 |
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon
*Indicates a move only available by chain breeding
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Origin
Chimecho is based on a Japanese wind chime.
Name origin
Its name is a combination of chime and echo. Its Japanese name is based on ちりん chirin, the Japanese onomatopoeia of a chime and 風鈴 fūrin, wind chime.
In other languages
- German: Palimpalim - Alludes to a very popular German comedy-sketch which starts with someone shouting "Palimpalim!" to mimic a doorbell.
- French: Eoko - A corruption of écho, and possibly a pun on hé oh!, a commonly used surprised interjection.
- Korean: 치렁 Chireong
Related articles
External links
- Chime, the fanlisting for Chimecho
Body size: 1
For other sprites and images, please see Chimecho images on Bulbagarden Archives.
