Chinchou counters

Gen 9 LC · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Chinchou
#0170 Chinchou
WaterElectric
USAGE 17.8% #11
ABILITYVolt Absorb
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 38
DEF 38
SPA 56
SPD 56
SPE 67
BST330
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
GrassGround
½×
FireWaterIceFlying
¼×
Steel
Moves
Ice Beam 98.8% Volt Switch 88.0% Thunderbolt 66.2% Hydro Pump 58.9% Scald 40.4% Thunder Wave 24.1% Flip Turn 12.6% Discharge 5.6%
Items
Eviolite 92.2% Choice Scarf 7.6% Life Orb 0.1% Air Balloon 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Wise Glasses 0.0%
Abilities
Volt Absorb99.1%Water Absorb0.9%Illuminate0.0%
Tera Types
Flying 79.5% Ghost 6.4% Ice 5.2% Water 4.8% Grass 2.9% Steel 0.4% Fairy 0.3% Dark 0.2%
Common Teammates
Mienfoo88.7%Vullaby65.7%Foongus57.6%Mudbray45.6%Toedscool36.1%Stunky25.6%Glimmet24.8%Sandshrew-Alola17.5%
Browse Gen 9 LC teams using Chinchou →
Teams using Mienfoo 53% Teams using Vullaby 33%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Mienfoo
Mienfoo
Fighting SOFT CHECK
100.448
53
52.6% dies 8.50%
02
Vullaby
Vullaby
DarkFlying SOFT CHECK
57.005
33
32.9% dies 8.79%

Ranked #11 with 17.85% usage. Sorted by reliability score.