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Chien-Pao: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
Chien-Pao is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Speed (135) and Attack (120), with a base stat total of 570. Competitively it is banned from standard play for being too strong; a top pick in Ubers and unrestricted formats.
Build a team with Chien-PaoWhat is Chien-Pao weak to?
How much damage Chien-Pao takes from each attacking type.
Chien-Pao takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Bug, Fairy, Fire, Rock, Steel (Fighting hit it for 4x damage). It resists Dark, Ghost, Ice and is immune to Psychic.
Best moveset for Chien-Pao
Chien-Pao has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:
- Giga ImpactNormal150
- BlizzardIce110
- Sacred SwordFighting90
- Psychic FangsPsychic85
Best nature for Chien-Pao
Jolly. Chien-Pao's Attack (120) far outclasses its Special Attack (90), and its 135 Speed is worth maximising, so Jolly (+Speed, −Sp. Atk) fits best.
Abilities
- Sword of RuinActive Pokemon without this Ability have their Defense multiplied by 0.75.
Full learnset (45 moves; tap to expand)
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giga Impact | Normal | 150 | 90% | Physical |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | Special |
| Blizzard | Ice | 110 | 70% | Special |
| Sacred Sword | Fighting | 90 | 100% | Physical |
| Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85% | Physical |
| Icicle Crash | Ice | 85 | 90% | Physical |
| Psychic Fangs | Psychic | 85 | 100% | Physical |
| Crunch | Dark | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Ice Spinner | Ice | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Tera Blast | Normal | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Throat Chop | Dark | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Brick Break | Fighting | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Lash Out | Dark | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Facade | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Night Slash | Dark | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Hex | Ghost | 65 | 100% | Special |
| Ice Fang | Ice | 65 | 95% | Physical |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | 60 | - | Physical |
| Avalanche | Ice | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Acrobatics | Flying | 55 | 100% | Physical |
| Icy Wind | Ice | 55 | 95% | Special |
| Snarl | Dark | 55 | 95% | Special |
| Payback | Dark | 50 | 100% | Physical |
| False Swipe | Normal | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Ice Shard | Ice | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Powder Snow | Ice | 40 | 100% | Special |
| Ruination | Dark | ? | 90% | Special |
| Sheer Cold | Ice | ? | 30% | Special |
| Endure | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Haze | Ice | - | - | Status |
| Mean Look | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Mist | Ice | - | - | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Rain Dance | Water | - | - | Status |
| Recover | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Scary Face | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Snowscape | Ice | - | - | Status |
| Spite | Ghost | - | 100% | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Swords Dance | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Taunt | Dark | - | 100% | Status |