Chesnaught: Evolution, Shiny, Weaknesses and Abilities

⚡The Essentials on Chesnaught

Types: Fighting Grass
Weaknesses: ×4 Flying · ×2 Fire, Ice, Poison, Psychic, Fairy Table
Resistances: ×½ Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Rock, Dark
Evolution: Chespin → Quilladin (Lv. 16) → Chesnaught (Lv. 36)
Shiny: Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Special Forms: Mega Chesnaught (Chesnaughtite) Details
Stats: Total 530 · top stat: Defense (122) Detail
In Current Games: Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 215 in the Lumiose Pokédex
Scarlet and Violet: No. 211 in the Blueberry Pokédex
Pokémon Champions: playable, with Mega Chesnaught
Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
Other Names: Blindépique in French · ブリガロン, Brigarron in Japanese · Brigaron in German All Languages

📋Overview

Chesnaught is a Fighting and Grass-type Pokémon, No. 652 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 6. Category: Spiny Armor Pokémon. Height: 1.6 m, weight: 90 kg.

Chesnaught evolves from Quilladin and does not evolve further.

Ability: Overgrow. Hidden Ability: Bulletproof. Chesnaught is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Psychic and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Chesnaught is very weak to Flying-type moves (×4 damage).

Generation

Generation 6

X / Y

National No.

#652

National Pokédex

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP

88

255

Attack

107

255

Defense

122

255

Special Attack

74

255

Special Defense

75

255

Speed

64

255

Total

530

Min HP (Lv. 100)

286

0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature

Max HP (Lv. 100)

380

31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature

Gen Changes

Stable

Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Fighting / Grass). See the type chart

Very weak (×4) — 1 type

Flying

×4

Weak (×2) — 5 types

Fire

×2

Ice

×2

Poison

×2

Psychic

×2

Fairy

×2

Normal (×1) — 6 types

Normal

×1

Fighting

×1

Bug

×1

Ghost

×1

Dragon

×1

Steel

×1

Resistant (×0.5) — 6 types

Water

×½

Electric

×½

Grass

×½

Ground

×½

Rock

×½

Dark

×½

✨Abilities

Overgrow

Ability 1

Powers up Grass-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.

Bulletproof

Protects the Pokémon from ball and bomb moves.

🌱Chesnaught Evolution

Level 16 →

Level 36 →

🔮Chesnaught Forms and Shiny

Standard Form

Fighting · Grass

Mega Chesnaught

Grass · Fighting

Mega Evolution

Shiny Availability

Shiny form available

Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Chesnaught Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Spiky Shield

Grass Stat

—

10

1

Tackle

Normal Phys.

100%

40

35

1

Belly Drum

Normal Stat

—

10

1

Vine Whip

Grass Phys.

100%

45

25

1

Hammer Arm

Fighting Phys.

90%

100

10

1

Needle Arm

Grass Phys.

100%

60

15

1

Rollout

Rock Phys.

90%

30

20

1

Growl

Normal Stat

100%

—

40

1

Feint

Normal Phys.

100%

30

10

11

Bite

Dark Phys.

100%

60

25

15

Leech Seed

Grass Stat

90%

—

10

19

Pin Missile

Bug Phys.

95%

25

20

29

Take Down

Normal Phys.

85%

90

20

35

Seed Bomb

Grass Phys.

100%

80

15

41

Mud Shot

Ground Spec.

95%

55

15

48

Bulk Up

Fighting Stat

—

20

54

Body Slam

Normal Phys.

100%

85

15

60

Pain Split

Normal Stat

—

20

66

Wood Hammer

Grass Phys.

100%

120

15

78

Giga Impact

Normal Phys.

90%

150

5

TM/HM

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

TM01

Protect

Normal Stat

—

10

TM02

Aerial Ace

Flying Phys.

—

60

20

TM03

Hone Claws

Dark Stat

—

15

TM04

Grass Pledge

Grass Spec.

100%

80

10

TM05

Smack Down

Rock Phys.

100%

50

15

TM06

Attract

Normal Stat

100%

—

15

TM07

Pain Split

Normal Stat

—

20

TM08

Low Kick

Fighting Phys.

100%

—

20

TM09

Low Sweep

Fighting Phys.

100%

65

20

TM10

Bullet Seed

Grass Phys.

100%

25

30

TM11

Take Down

Normal Phys.

85%

90

20

TM12

Body Press

Fighting Phys.

100%

80

10

TM13

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

TM14

Sludge Bomb

Poison Spec.

100%

90

10

TM15

Seed Bomb

Grass Phys.

100%

80

15

TM16

Brick Break

Fighting Phys.

100%

75

15

TM17

High Horsepower

Ground Phys.

95%

95

10

TM18

Grassy Terrain

Grass Stat

—

10

TM19

Round

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM20

Substitute

Normal Stat

—

10

TM21

Close Combat

Fighting Phys.

100%

120

5

TM22

Coaching

Fighting Stat

—

10

TM23

Confide

Normal Stat

—

20

TM24

Reversal

Fighting Phys.

100%

—

15

TM25

Mud-Slap

Ground Spec.

100%

20

10

TM26

Helping Hand

Normal Stat

—

20

TM27

Cut

Normal Phys.

95%

50

30

TM28

Super Fang

Normal Phys.

90%

—

10

TM29

Double-Edge

Normal Phys.

100%

120

15

TM30

Swords Dance

Normal Stat

—

20

TM31

Rain Dance

Water Stat

—

5

TM32

Fling

Dark Phys.

100%

—

10

TM33

Trailblaze

Grass Phys.

100%

50

20

TM34

Poison Jab

Poison Phys.

100%

80

20

TM35

Dragon Claw

Dragon Phys.

100%

80

15

TM36

Rock Slide

Rock Phys.

90%

75

10

TM37

Rock Smash

Fighting Phys.

100%

40

15

TM38

Energy Ball

Grass Spec.

100%

90

10

TM39

Endeavor

Normal Phys.

100%

—

5

TM40

Focus Blast

Fighting Spec.

70%

120

5

TM41

Facade

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM42

Magical Leaf

Grass Spec.

—

60

20

TM43

Flash

Normal Stat

100%

—

20

TM44

Strength

Normal Phys.

100%

80

15

TM45

Secret Power

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM46

Nature Power

Normal Stat

—

20

TM47

Frustration

Normal Phys.

100%

—

20

TM48

Giga Impact

Normal Phys.

90%

150

5

TM49

Giga Drain

Grass Spec.

100%

75

10

TM50

Grassy Glide

Grass Phys.

100%

55

20

TM51

Bulk Up

Fighting Stat

—

20

TM52

Metal Claw

Steel Phys.

95%

50

35

TM53

Shadow Claw

Ghost Phys.

100%

70

15

TM54

Scary Face

Normal Stat

100%

—

10

TM55

Gyro Ball

Steel Phys.

100%

—

5

TM56

Roar

Normal Stat

—

20

TM57

Stone Edge

Rock Phys.

80%

100

5

TM58

Solar Beam

Grass Spec.

100%

120

10

TM59

Crunch

Dark Phys.

100%

80

15

TM60

Curse

Ghost Stat

—

10

TM61

Swift

Normal Spec.

—

60

20

TM62

Focus Punch

Fighting Phys.

100%

150

20

TM63

Iron Defense

Steel Stat

—

15

TM64

Grass Knot

Grass Spec.

100%

—

20

TM65

Spikes

Ground Stat

—

20

TM66

Bulldoze

Ground Phys.

100%

60

20

TM67

Body Slam

Normal Phys.

100%

85

15

TM68

Power-Up Punch

Fighting Phys.

100%

40

20

TM69

Thunder Punch

Electric Phys.

100%

75

15

TM70

Reflect

Psychic Stat

—

20

TM71

Taunt

Dark Stat

100%

—

20

TM72

Zen Headbutt

Psychic Phys.

90%

80

15

TM73

Hidden Power

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM74

Double Team

Normal Stat

—

15

TM75

Work Up

Normal Stat

—

30

TM76

Rest

Psychic Stat

—

5

TM77

Payback

Dark Phys.

100%

50

10

TM78

Return

Normal Phys.

100%

—

20

TM79

Knock Off

Dark Phys.

100%

65

20

TM80

Earthquake

Ground Phys.

100%

100

10

TM81

Leaf Storm

Grass Spec.

90%

130

5

TM82

Endure

Normal Stat

—

10

TM83

Tera Blast

Normal Spec.

100%

80

10

TM84

Iron Head

Steel Phys.

100%

80

15

TM85

Mud Shot

Ground Spec.

95%

55

15

TM86

Rock Tomb

Rock Phys.

95%

60

15

TM87

Toxic

Poison Stat

90%

—

10

TM88

Stomping Tantrum

Ground Phys.

100%

75

10

TM89

Dig

Ground Phys.

100%

80

10

TM90

Hyper Beam

Normal Spec.

90%

150

5

TM91

Drain Punch

Fighting Phys.

100%

75

10

TM92

Swagger

Normal Stat

85%

—

15

TM93

Frenzy Plant

Grass Spec.

90%

150

5

TM94

Retaliate

Normal Phys.

100%

70

5

TM95

Sunny Day

Fire Stat

—

5

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Belly Drum

Normal Stat

—

10

—

Super Fang

Normal Phys.

90%

—

10

—

Wide Guard

Rock Stat

—

10

—

Curse

Ghost Stat

—

10

—

Spikes

Ground Stat

—

20

—

Quick Guard

Fighting Stat

—

15

—

Synthesis

Grass Stat

—

5

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Grass Pledge

Grass Spec.

100%

80

10

—

Pain Split

Normal Stat

—

20

—

Low Kick

Fighting Phys.

100%

—

20

—

Barrage

Normal Stat

—

5

—

Seed Bomb

Grass Phys.

100%

80

15

—

Helping Hand

Normal Stat

—

20

—

Super Fang

Normal Phys.

90%

—

10

—

Dual Chop

Dragon Phys.

90%

40

15

—

Endeavor

Normal Phys.

100%

—

5

—

Giga Drain

Grass Spec.

100%

75

10

—

Focus Punch

Fighting Phys.

100%

150

20

—

Iron Defense

Steel Stat

—

15

—

Thunder Punch

Electric Phys.

100%

75

15

—

Zen Headbutt

Psychic Phys.

90%

80

15

—

Iron Tail

Steel Phys.

75%

100

15

—

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

—

Worry Seed

Grass Stat

100%

—

10

—

Superpower

Fighting Phys.

100%

120

5

—

Synthesis

Grass Stat

—

5

—

Iron Head

Steel Phys.

100%

80

15

—

Stomping Tantrum

Ground Phys.

100%

75

10

—

Drain Punch

Fighting Phys.

100%

75

10

—

Frenzy Plant

Grass Spec.

90%

150

5

No data available for this category.

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups

Field

Gender

♂ 100.0 / ♀ 0.0%

Ditto Compatibility

✓ Yes

Pokérus

Susceptible

EV ×2 if infected

Max Characteristic

Defense

Highest base stat

Hyper Training & Mints

Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Chesnaught

Available in 4 games, 4 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Ultra Moon Ultra Sun Scarlet Violet

Generation VII

🌒

Ultra Moon 1 encounter

Available ▼

Island scan (1)

Exeggutor Island Lv. 45 100%

🌞

Ultra Sun 1 encounter

Available ▼

Island scan (1)

Exeggutor Island Lv. 45 100%

Generation IX

🔴

Scarlet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Terarium / Area Zero (1)

Blueberry Academy (Terarium)

🟣

Violet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Terarium / Area Zero (1)

Blueberry Academy (Terarium)

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Ultra Sun

→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Ultra Moon

→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Scarlet

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Violet

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

📱Chesnaught in Pokémon GO

2,954Max CP (Lv. 40)
1,688Perfect CP in Raids
3 kmper Candy as Buddy

✨ Shiny available
🟣 Exists as Shadow
🧬 Mega Chesnaught

Pokémon GO entry: Chesnaught →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

X

“たいあたりで　５０トンの　せんしゃをひっくりかえす　パワー。じぶんがたてと　なって　なかまを　まもる。”

X

“몸통박치기로 50톤 전차를 뒤집는 파워를 지녔다. 자신이 방패가 되어 동료를 지킨다.”

X

“Il est si puissant qu’il pourrait renverser un char de 50 t d’un seul assaut. Il se sert de son corps comme d’un bouclier pour protéger ses alliés.”

X

“Es ist so stark, dass es selbst 50 t schwere Panzer umkippen kann. Es schützt seine Artgenossen, indem es sich ihnen als Schild anbietet.”

X

“Su fuerza es tal que, de un empellón, puede hacer volcar un tanque de 50 toneladas. Protege a sus aliados cuando hace de escudo.”

X

“Attaccando può rovesciare un carro armato da 50 t. Protegge gli alleati facendo loro scudo con il proprio corpo.”

X

“Its Tackle is forceful enough to flip a 50-ton tank. It shields its allies from danger with its own body.”

X

“体当たりで　５０トンの　戦車をひっくり返す　パワー。自分が　盾となって　仲間を　守る。”

Y

“かおの　まえで　こぶしを　あわせてぼうぎょの　ポーズを　とるとばくだんの　ちょくげきも　たえる。”

Y

“얼굴 앞에 주먹을 맞대어 방어 포즈를 취하면 폭탄의 직격도 견뎌낸다.”

Y

“Il se défend en joignant ses poings devant son visage. Dans cette posture, il peut même résister à l’onde de choc d’une explosion.”

Y

“Wenn es seine Fäuste vors Gesicht hält und so eine Verteidigungshaltung einnimmt, kann es selbst eine Explosion überstehen.”

Y

“Cuando adopta una postura defensiva juntando ambos puños delante de la cara, es capaz de resistir incluso el impacto directo de una bomba.”

Y

“In posizione difensiva, con i pugni in guardia, è in grado di resistere persino a un’esplosione diretta.”

Y

“When it takes a defensive posture with its fists guarding its face, it could withstand a bomb blast.”

Y

“顔の　前で　こぶしを　合わせて防御の　ポーズを　とると爆弾の　直撃も　耐える。”

Omega Ruby

“たいあたりで　５０トンの　せんしゃをひっくりかえす　パワー。じぶんがたてと　なって　なかまを　まもる。”

Omega Ruby

“몸통박치기로 50톤 전차를 뒤집는 파워를 지녔다. 자신이 방패가 되어 동료를 지킨다.”

Omega Ruby

“Il est si puissant qu’il pourrait renverser un char de 50 t d’un seul assaut. Il se sert de son corps comme d’un bouclier pour protéger ses alliés.”

Omega Ruby

“Es ist so stark, dass es selbst 50 t schwere Panzer umkippen kann. Es schützt seine Artgenossen, indem es sich ihnen als Schild anbietet.”

Omega Ruby

“Su fuerza es tal que, de un empellón, puede hacer volcar un tanque de 50 toneladas. Protege a sus aliados cuando hace de escudo.”

Omega Ruby

“Attaccando può rovesciare un carro armato da 50 t. Protegge gli alleati facendo loro scudo con il proprio corpo.”

Omega Ruby

“Its Tackle is forceful enough to flip a 50-ton tank. It shields its allies from danger with its own body.”

Omega Ruby

“体当たりで　５０トンの　戦車をひっくり返す　パワー。自分が　盾となって　仲間を　守る。”

Alpha Sapphire

“かおの　まえで　こぶしを　あわせてぼうぎょの　ポーズを　とるとばくだんの　ちょくげきも　たえる。”

Alpha Sapphire

“얼굴 앞에 주먹을 맞대어 방어 포즈를 취하면 폭탄의 직격도 견뎌낸다.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Il se défend en joignant ses poings devant son visage. Dans cette posture, il peut même résister à l’onde de choc d’une explosion.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Wenn es seine Fäuste vors Gesicht hält und so eine Verteidigungshaltung einnimmt, kann es selbst eine Explosion überstehen.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Cuando adopta una postura defensiva juntando ambos puños delante de la cara, es capaz de resistir incluso el impacto directo de una bomba.”

Alpha Sapphire

“In posizione difensiva, con i pugni in guardia, è in grado di resistere persino a un’esplosione diretta.”

Alpha Sapphire

“When it takes a defensive posture with its fists guarding its face, it could withstand a bomb blast.”

Alpha Sapphire

“顔の　前で　こぶしを　合わせて防御の　ポーズを　とると爆弾の　直撃も　耐える。”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français

Blindépique

🇬🇧 English

Chesnaught

🇯🇵 漢字

ブリガロン

🇯🇵 Kana

ブリガロン

🇯🇵 Romaji

Brigarron

🇩🇪 Deutsch

Brigaron

🇪🇸 Español

Chesnaught

🇮🇹 Italiano

Chesnaught

🇰🇷 한국어

브리가론

🇨🇳 ZH-Hans

布里卡隆

🇹🇼 ZH-Hant

布里卡隆

Category (Genus)

🇫🇷 FR

Pokémon Épinarmure

🇬🇧 EN

Spiny Armor Pokémon

🇯🇵 JP

とげよろいポケモン

🇩🇪 DE

Spitzpanzer

🎬Media & Gallery

Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Chesnaught

What type is Chesnaught?

Chesnaught is a Fighting and Grass-type Pokémon.

Can Chesnaught still evolve?

Chesnaught is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Quilladin, it does not evolve further.

What are Chesnaught's weaknesses?

Chesnaught is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Psychic and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Chesnaught is very weak to Flying-type moves (×4 damage).

What is Chesnaught's Hidden Ability?

Chesnaught's Hidden Ability is Bulletproof. Its regular Ability is Overgrow.

How to Mega Evolve Chesnaught?

Chesnaught can Mega Evolve in battle if it holds the matching Mega Stone. For Mega Chesnaught, the required Mega Stone is Chesnaughtite. In Pokémon Champions: to be transferred from Pokémon Legends: Z-A, or in the shop for 2,000 VP.

Is Chesnaught available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Chesnaught is playable in Pokémon Champions, as is Mega Chesnaught.

Can you get a Shiny Chesnaught in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Chesnaught is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry