Chesnaught Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

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Chesnaught Pokemon Guide

Chesnaught is a Grass / Fighting-type Pokemon known for its abilities, evolution line, typing, matchup profile and role across different Pokemon games. This guide covers Chesnaught’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations.

Normal Form

Chesnaught

Shiny Form

Shiny Chesnaught

Mega Evolution

Mega Chesnaught

Chesnaught Description

Chesnaught is a Grass / Fighting-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 6. It is known for its typing, abilities and place in the Pokemon series.

Chesnaught Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Chesnaught, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Chesnaught Stats

Use the stat section below to review Chesnaught’s base stat profile.

Chesnaught Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

These are some of Chesnaught’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Wood Hammer

High-power Grass-type physical attack.

Hammer Arm

Strong Fighting-type physical attack.

Drain Punch

Damages while restoring HP.

Seed Bomb

Reliable physical Grass-type attack.

Stone Edge

Coverage against Flying, Fire and Ice types.

Earthquake

Coverage against Fire, Steel and Poison types.

Spiky Shield

Signature-style protection and chip damage option.

Bulk Up

Boosts Attack and Defense.

Chesnaught All Moves

Use the section below to view Chesnaught’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Start	Spiky Shield	Grass	Status	–	–
1	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100
1	Growl	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Hammer Arm	Fighting	Physical	100	90
1	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Vine Whip	Grass	Physical	45	100
11	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
15	Leech Seed	Grass	Status	–	90
19	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	25	95
29	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
35	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
41	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
48	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	–	–
54	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
60	Pain Split	Normal	Status	–	–
66	Wood Hammer	Grass	Physical	120	100
78	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100
TM	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100
TM	Coaching	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
TM	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Frenzy Plant	Grass	Special	150	90
TM	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Grass Pledge	Grass	Special	80	100
TM	Grassy Glide	Grass	Physical	55	100
TM	Grassy Terrain	Grass	Status	–	–
TM	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	–	100
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
TM	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	–
TM	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
TM	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
TM	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
TM	Pain Split	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Reflect	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Spikes	Ground	Status	–	–
TM	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Super Fang	Normal	Physical	–	90
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Belly Drum	Normal	Status	–	–
Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
Quick Guard	Fighting	Status	–	–
Spikes	Ground	Status	–	–
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	–	90
Synthesis	Grass	Status	–	–
Wide Guard	Rock	Status	–	–

Chesnaught Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Chesnaught is a Grass / Fighting-type Pokemon. Its typing determines which attacks are super effective, resisted or blocked.

Type

Grass, Fighting

Weaknesses

Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, Psychic, Fairy

Resistances

Dark, Electric, Grass, Ground, Rock, Water

Immunity

None

None

Chesnaught Abilities

Chesnaught’s abilities can affect how it performs in different games and battle formats.

Chesnaught Evolution

This section shows the Chesnaught evolution line and how each stage is obtained.

Stage 1

Chespin

Starting form

Stage 2

Quilladin

Evolves from Chespin at Level 16

Stage 3

Chesnaught

Evolves from Quilladin at Level 36

Where to Find Chesnaught in Pokemon Games

Chesnaught’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. Older games are still listed for consistency, including games where Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Chesnaught
Pokemon Red	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Chesnaught
Pokemon Gold	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Chesnaught
Pokemon Ruby	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Sapphire	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Emerald	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon FireRed	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Chesnaught
Pokemon Diamond	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Pearl	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Platinum	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon HeartGold	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Chesnaught
Pokemon Black	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon White	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Black 2	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon White 2	Not available because Chesnaught had not been introduced yet.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Chesnaught
Pokemon X	Evolve from Quilladin at Level 36.
Pokemon Y	Evolve from Quilladin at Level 36.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Chesnaught
Pokemon Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Chesnaught
Pokemon Sword	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Shield	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Chesnaught
Pokemon Scarlet	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Violet	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Evolve from Quilladin at Level 36.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Chesnaught
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

Mega Chesnaught

Mega Chesnaught is Chesnaught’s Mega Evolution in Pokemon Legends Z-A. It keeps the Grass and Fighting typing while gaining a major modern form for coverage.

Mega Chesnaught should be reviewed for final stats, Mega Stone availability and competitive details before publishing.

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