Chinchou - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Chinchou can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

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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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Chinchou learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
4	Electro Ball	Electric	—	100
8	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
12	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
16	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
20	Spark	Electric	65	100
24	Charge	Electric	—	—
28	Discharge	Electric	80	100
32	Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
36	Flail	Normal	—	100
40	Take Down	Normal	90	85
44	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80

Egg moves

Chinchou learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Mist	Ice	—	—
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Soak	Water	—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Chinchou is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
04	Agility	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
11	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
16	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
22	Chilling Water	Water	50	100
23	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
48	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
72	Electro Ball	Electric	—	100
77	Waterfall	Water	80	100
79	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
82	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
96	Eerie Impulse	Electric	—	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
110	Liquidation	Water	85	100
123	Surf	Water	90	100
126	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
128	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
136	Electric Terrain	Electric	—	—
142	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
143	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
147	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
166	Thunder	Electric	110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
173	Charge	Electric	—	—
188	Scald	Water	80	100
196	Flip Turn	Water	60	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
208	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
209	Muddy Water	Water	90	85
211	Electroweb	Electric	55	95
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—

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.

Mist

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Finizen Palafin (Zero Form)
Breeding	Chinchou Alomomola
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Mist

Psybeam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Inkay Malamar
TM	Chinchou Lanturn Finneon Lumineon Inkay Malamar
Breeding	Chinchou Finneon Lumineon
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Psybeam

Soak

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Luvdisc Finneon Lumineon Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin (White-Striped Form) Alomomola Basculegion (Male) Dondozo Tatsugiri (Curly Form)
Breeding	Chinchou
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Soak

Sucker Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Chinchou
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Sucker Punch

Water Pulse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Barboach Whiscash Luvdisc Finneon Lumineon Alomomola Veluza Tatsugiri (Curly Form)
TM	Gyarados Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Hisuian Qwilfish Barboach Whiscash Luvdisc Finneon Lumineon Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin (White-Striped Form) Alomomola Bruxish Arrokuda Barraskewda Basculegion (Male) Overqwil Finizen Palafin (Zero Form) Veluza Dondozo Tatsugiri (Curly Form)
Breeding	Chinchou Qwilfish Hisuian Qwilfish Bruxish Overqwil
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Water Pulse