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

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Chespin Pokemon Guide

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

Normal Form

Chespin

Shiny Form

Shiny Chespin

Chespin Description

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

Chespin Quick Facts

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

Chespin Stats

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

Chespin Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

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

Seed Bomb

Reliable physical Grass-type attack.

Energy Ball

Reliable special Grass-type attack.

Wood Hammer

High-power Grass-type attack.

Mud Shot

Coverage against Fire, Steel and Poison types.

Brick Break

Coverage against Rock, Steel and Ice types.

Synthesis

Restores HP when available.

Leech Seed

Drains HP and supports defensive play.

Rock Slide

Coverage against Fire, Flying and Ice types.

Chespin All Moves

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

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Growl	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Vine Whip	Grass	Physical	45	100
8	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90
11	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
15	Leech Seed	Grass	Status	–	90
18	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	25	95
27	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
32	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
35	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
42	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
45	Pain Split	Normal	Status	–	–
48	Wood Hammer	Grass	Physical	120	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	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 Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
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	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
TM	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	–
TM	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
TM	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
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	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Spikes	Ground	Status	–	–
TM	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Super Fang	Normal	Physical	–	90
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
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	–	–

Chespin Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

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

Type

Grass

Weaknesses

Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison

Resistances

Electric, Grass, Ground, Water

Immunity

None

None

Chespin Abilities

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

Chespin Evolution

This section shows the Chespin 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 Chespin in Pokemon Games

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

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

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

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Game	Where to Find Chespin
Pokemon X	Choose as a starter Pokemon or trade from another game.
Pokemon Y	Choose as a starter Pokemon or trade from another game.
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 Chespin
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 Chespin
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 Chespin
Pokemon Scarlet	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Violet	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Choose as a starter Pokemon or find through current Pokemon Legends Z-A availability. Verify final location before publishing.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

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

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