Chinchou - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Chinchou can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Chinchou artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Chinchou learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	40	100
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
6	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
9	Electro Ball	Electric	—	100
12	Water Gun	Water	40	100
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
20	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
23	Spark	Electric	65	100
28	Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
31	Flail	Normal	—	100
34	Discharge	Electric	80	100
39	Take Down	Normal	90	85
42	Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
45	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
47	Ion Deluge	Electric	—	—
50	Charge	Electric	—	—

Egg moves

Chinchou learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Brine	Water	65	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Mist	Ice	—	—
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Screech	Normal	—	85
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Soak	Water	—	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100
Whirlpool	Water	35	85

Moves learnt by TM

Chinchou is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
55	Scald	Water	80	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
72	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
94	Surf	Water	90	100
98	Waterfall	Water	80	100
99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Chinchou can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Zap Cannon	Electric	120	50	Generation 2 — TM
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Dive	Water	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Chinchou learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	40	100
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
6	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
9	Electro Ball	Electric	—	100
12	Water Gun	Water	40	100
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
20	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
23	Spark	Electric	65	100
28	Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
31	Flail	Normal	—	100
34	Discharge	Electric	80	100
39	Take Down	Normal	90	85
42	Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
45	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
47	Ion Deluge	Electric	—	—
50	Charge	Electric	—	—

Egg moves

Chinchou learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Brine	Water	65	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Mist	Ice	—	—
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Screech	Normal	—	85
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Soak	Water	—	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100
Whirlpool	Water	35	85

Move Tutor moves

Chinchou can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Heal Bell	Normal	—	—
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Chinchou is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
55	Scald	Water	80	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
72	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
94	Surf	Water	90	100
98	Waterfall	Water	80	100
99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Chinchou can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Zap Cannon	Electric	120	50	Generation 2 — TM
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Dive	Water	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Chinchou does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Moves learnt by TM

Chinchou cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Chinchou egg move parents

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Chinchou

Chinchou's egg groups: Water 2

The egg moves for Chinchou are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Chinchou with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Chinchou with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Agility

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Goldeen Seaking Carvanha Sharpedo Luvdisc
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Finneon Lumineon Basculin (Red-Striped Form)

Amnesia

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wailmer Wailord Barboach Whiscash
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Relicanth

Brine

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Qwilfish Wailmer Wailord Alomomola Wishiwashi (Solo Form)
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Carvanha Sharpedo Relicanth Luvdisc Finneon Lumineon Basculin (Red-Striped Form)
Generation 4 TM	Gyarados Remoraid Octillery

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Goldeen Seaking Magikarp Chinchou Lanturn Relicanth Luvdisc Basculin (Red-Striped Form)
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Remoraid Octillery Barboach Whiscash Finneon Lumineon
Pre-evolution Level up	Gyarados

Mist

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wailmer Wailord
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Alomomola Wishiwashi (Solo Form)

Psybeam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Remoraid Octillery Inkay Malamar
Breeding	Goldeen Seaking Chinchou Lanturn Finneon Lumineon

Screech

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Carvanha Sharpedo Bruxish
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Remoraid Octillery

Shock Wave

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn
Move tutor	Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish

Soak

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Goldeen Seaking Remoraid Octillery Wailord Luvdisc Finneon Lumineon Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Alomomola Wishiwashi (Solo Form)
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Wailmer Wailord

Water Pulse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Goldeen Seaking Remoraid Wailmer Wailord Barboach Whiscash Luvdisc Finneon Lumineon Alomomola
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Remoraid Octillery Wishiwashi (Solo Form) Bruxish
Move tutor	Goldeen Seaking Gyarados Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Remoraid Octillery Carvanha Sharpedo Wailmer Wailord Barboach Whiscash Relicanth Luvdisc Finneon Lumineon Alomomola Wishiwashi (Solo Form) Bruxish
Pre-evolution Level up	Octillery

Whirlpool

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wailmer Wailord Finneon Lumineon Alomomola
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Barboach Whiscash Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Wishiwashi (Solo Form)
Generation 4 HM	Goldeen Seaking Gyarados Qwilfish Remoraid Octillery Carvanha Sharpedo Relicanth Luvdisc