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Chinchou チョンチー Chonchie
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Type	Water / Electric
Species	Angler Pokémon
Height	1′08″ (0.5m)
Weight	26.5 lbs. (12.0kg)
Abilities	Volt Absorb
	Illuminate
Egg group	Water 2
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 HP
Exp. yield	90 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	190
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Chinchou (Japanese: チョンチー Chonchie) is a Water/Electric-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Special manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 NPC appearances 5.2 Pokédex entries 5.3 Game locations 5.3.1 In side games 5.4 Base stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.6.5 Special moves 5.6.6 TCG-only Moves 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 5.10 Trivia 5.10.1 Origin 5.10.1.1 Name origin 6 In other languages 7 External links

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Chinchou first appeared in Takin' it on the Chinchou!.

Trinity used a Chinchou in her battle against Misty in the Whirl Cup in The Perfect Match.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

Chinchou were first seen in Volume 8, encountered by Gold during his search for his Poliwag.

Misty is later seen with a Chinchou in Volume 12, using it to light up the area behind the Tohjo Falls.

In the TCG

Main article: Chinchou (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Chinchou are the main bumpers on the Ruby Field. Hitting a nearby button will change the formation from three floating in place, to three moving around, to just the one moving around. They will occasionally disappear and be replaced by Lotad or Whiscash.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	Gold	It shoots postive and negative electricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies.
	Silver	On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights.
	Crystal	Its antennae, which evolved from a fin, have both positive and negative charges flowing through them.
	Stadium 2	It shoots postive and negative electricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies.
III	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.
	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.
	Emerald	When it senses danger, it discharges positive and negative electricity from its two antennae. It lives in depths beyond sunlight's reach.
	FireRed	On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights.
	LeafGreen	It shoots postive and negative electricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies.
IV	Diamond	It discharges positive and negative electricity from its antenna tips to shock its foes.
	Pearl	It discharges positive and negative electricity from its antenna tips to shock its foes.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Common	Routes 26 and 27, New Bark Town, Union Cave, Olivine City, Pallet Town, Vermilion City, Cinnabar Island
	Pokémon Crystal	Common	Routes 26 and 27, New Bark Town, Union Cave, Olivine City, Pallet Town, Vermilion City, Cinnabar Island
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Common	Underwater
	Pokémon Emerald	Common	Underwater
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Uncommon	Route 220 (fishing)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Sea

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Hatch from egg
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 12 Endless Level 9 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Silver Trench (70F-79F)
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Nurue Sea

Base stats

HP:	75
Attack:	38
Defense:	38
SpAtk:	56
SpDef:	56
Speed:	67

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Ground: 2× Grass: 2×	Flying: ½× Steel: ¼× Fire: ½× Water: ½× Ice: ½×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Poison: 1× Rock: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Note: If Chinchou has Volt Absorb, the effectiveness of Electric attacks will be 0×.

Learnset

Chinchou is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Level	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Bubble Thunder Wave	Bubble Thunder Wave	Bubble Supersonic
5	Supersonic	Supersonic
6			Thunder Wave
9			Flail
12			Water Gun
13	Flail	Flail
17	Water Gun	Water Gun	Confuse Ray
20			Spark
23			Take Down
25	Spark	Spark
28			BubbleBeam
29	Confuse Ray	Confuse Ray
31			Signal Beam
34			Discharge
37	Take Down	Take Down
39			Aqua Ring
41	Hydro Pump	Hydro Pump
42			Hydro Pump
45			Charge
49		Charge

By TM/HM

#	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
TM03	Curse	Water Pulse	Water Pulse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM07	Zap Cannon	Hail	Hail
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM13	Snore	Ice Beam	Ice Beam
TM14		Blizzard	Blizzard
TM17	Protect	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM20	Endure
TM21	Frustration	Frustration	Frustration
TM24		Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt
TM25	Thunder	Thunder	Thunder
TM27	Return	Return	Return
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM34	Swagger	Shock Wave	Shock Wave
TM35	Sleep Talk
TM39			Rock Tomb
TM42		Facade	Facade
TM43		Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract	Attract
TM55			Brine
TM57			Charge Beam
TM58			Endure
TM70			Flash
TM73			Thunder Wave
TM78			Captivate
TM82			Sleep Talk
TM83			Natural Gift
TM87			Swagger
TM90			Substitute
HM03	Surf	Surf	Surf
HM05	Flash	Flash
HM06	Whirlpool
HM07	Waterfall	Waterfall	Waterfall
HM08		Dive

By breeding

• Agility
• Amnesia
• Mist
• Psybeam
• Screech

By tutoring

Special moves

TCG-only Moves

• Headbutt
• Pound

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Hatch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.7%	Friend Area: Deep-Sea Floor
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Want me to light you up from behind?
26%-50% HP	What's up? Why's my health half gone?
1%-25% HP	I'm beat... My lamps are growing dim...
Level Up	I leveled up! I think.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist: Recharge	Field Move: Recharge x2

Evolution

Basic Chinchou

Level 27 Lanturn

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 170.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 170 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 170 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 170.png			Image:Spr 3f 170.png
	Image:Spr 3r 170 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 170 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 170 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 170 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 170.png		Image:Spr 4p 170.png
			Image:Spr 4p 170 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 170 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Chinchou images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• On the Diamond and Pearl sticker book, one appears on the page with the tiny square stickers, despite the fact that it is not native to Sinnoh.
• In Generation II games, Chinchou's fins didn't have the same color as its body.

Origin

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.

In other languages

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

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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