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Chimecho, a Psychic type Pokémon, official artwork

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Chimecho: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

Chimecho is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Sp. Atk (95) and Sp. Def (90), with a base stat total of 455. Competitively it is a lower-tier option.

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What is Chimecho weak to?

How much damage Chimecho takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkBugGhost
0.5×ResistsFightingPsychic

With Levitate, Ground attacks do nothing instead of normal damage.

Chimecho takes super-effective damage from Dark, Bug, Ghost. It resists Fighting, Psychic. That is by type alone: with Levitate, Ground attacks do nothing instead of normal damage.

Best moveset for Chimecho

Chimecho has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Double-EdgeNormal120
  • Future SightPsychic120
  • Energy BallGrass90
  • Dazzling GleamFairy80

Best nature for Chimecho

Modest. Chimecho leans special (95 Sp. Atk vs 50 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • LevitateThis Pokemon is immune to Ground; Gravity/Ingrain/Smack Down/Iron Ball nullify it.

Evolution line

Full learnset (59 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
UproarNormal90100%Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
Expanding ForcePsychic80100%Special
ExtrasensoryPsychic80100%Special
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Psychic NoisePsychic75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
SnarlDark5595%Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
Draining KissFairy50100%Special
Disarming VoiceFairy40-Special
AstonishGhost30100%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
WrapNormal1590%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Fake TearsDark-100%Status
GravityPsychic--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
Heal BellNormal--Status
Heal PulsePsychic--Status
Healing WishPsychic--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SafeguardNormal--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status
YawnNormal--Status