Pokédex · VI (Kalos)

Chesnaught#652

Its strongest point is Defense — higher than 94% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 6 weaknesses and 6 resistances at its disposal. Watch out for the Flying type — damage from it is quadrupled.

Chesnaught
Shiny version
Grass Fighting
Height: 1.6 m (5′03″) Weight: 90.0 kg (198.4 lbs)

Base stats

HP
88
77%
Atk
107
82%
Def
122
94%
SpA
74
60%
SpD
75
58%
Spe
64
47%
TOTAL
530
82%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (107) is 33 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA The default choice: the boost goes where this species is already strong.
  • Jolly +Spe · −SpA Mid-range Speed means the turn order is still worth fighting for — check exactly whom you will outspeed before you give up power.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 4

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Kalos #003 X / Y
Blueberry Academy #211 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk
Lumiose City #215 Legends: Z-A
Pokémon Champions #652 Champions

Abilities

  • Overgrow Strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
  • Bulletproof Protects against bullet, ball, and bomb-based moves.

How players use it

Data from 44,274 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 UU, 2026-07). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 UU is one tier lower: it is played without the Pokémon most often used in OU, so the same species hold completely different places here.

Rank 117 among 274 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.4% of teams.

Tera Type Steel 46.2% Water 20.4% Poison 10.7% Fire 8.3% Grass 5.3% Ghost 3.5%
EV spreads Bold · 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD 20.6% Impish · 252 Def / 248 HP / 8 Spe 12.8% Impish · 252 Def / 248 HP / 8 SpD 11.6% Impish · 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD 10.8% Bold · 252 HP / 252 Def 8.5%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

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

Egg Group: Field Gender: 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 239

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Chesnaught takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Flying ×4 Fire ×2 Ice ×2 Poison ×2 Psychic ×2 Fairy ×2
Resistant to Water ×½ Electric ×½ Grass ×½ Ground ×½ Rock ×½ Dark ×½

How it was drawn

2013–2016

The sprites come straight from the games in which Chesnaught appeared — one from each release.

Gen 6 2013
Chesnaught in X / Y
X / Y
Chesnaught in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Chesnaught in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Chesnaught — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Chesnaught — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Chesnaught — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Chesnaught — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (6)

All Chesnaught cards →

Chesnaught has 6 cards in 4 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 275 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (1)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Alola

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (95 via TM/TR, 7 via Egg, 23 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Belly Drum Normal Status — — 10
1 Feint Normal Physical 30 100% 10
1 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40
1 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90% 10
1 Needle Arm Grass Physical 60 100% 15
1 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
1 Vine Whip Grass Physical 45 100% 25
11 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25
15 Leech Seed Grass Status — 90% 10
19 Pin Missile Bug Physical 25 95% 20
29 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20
35 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100% 15
36 Spiky Shield Grass Status — — 10
41 Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95% 15
48 Bulk Up Fighting Status — — 20
54 Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15
60 Pain Split Normal Status — — 20
66 Wood Hammer Grass Physical 120 100% 15
78 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90% 5