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Chinchou
Chinchou lets loose positive and negative electrical charges from its two antennas to make its prey faint. This Pokémon flashes its electric lights to exchange signals with others.
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Chinchou Weaknesses and Strengths
Chinchou is a dual-type Pokemon of types Water and Electric. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.
| Weak Against | |
| Types | Damage |
 Grass |
160% |
 Ground |
160% |
| Resistant Against | |
| Types | Damage |
 Steel |
39.1% |
 Fire |
62.5% |
| Water |
62.5% |
 Ice |
62.5% |
 Flying |
62.5% |
Best Moves for Chinchou in Pokemon GO
Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Chinchou.
We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).
| Fast Move | Charge Move | DPS | CDPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble | Thunderbolt | 50.40 | 229.33 |
| Spark | Thunderbolt | 48.69 | 224.99 |
| Bubble | Bubble Beam | 40.42 | 197.41 |
| Bubble | Water Pulse | 38.25 | 194.34 |
| Spark | Bubble Beam | 38.71 | 192.25 |
| Spark | Water Pulse | 36.54 | 185.04 |
All Moves for Chinchou
Below are all the moves that Chinchou can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.
| Move | Type | Power | DPS | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbolt | Charged | 80 | 32 | 2500ms | -50 |
| Bubble Beam | Charged | 45 | 28.42 | 1900ms | -33 |
| Water Pulse | Charged | 70 | 26.25 | 3200ms | -50 |
| Bubble | Quick | 12 | 12 | 1200ms | 14 |
| Spark | Quick | 6 | 8.57 | 700ms | 9 |
Chinchou Evolution
 Chinchou |
Requires
50x Candy |  Lanturn |
Best Chinchou Raid Counters in Pokemon GO
Below you can find the best counters for Chinchou Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Chinchou in a raid.
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