Elite Redux LeafGreen
#652

Chesnaught

The Spiny Armor Pokémon

Grass Fighting

It shields its allies from danger with its own body. When it takes a defensive posture with its fists guarding its face, it can withstand a bomb blast.

Base stat total
530
Height
1.6 m
Weight
90 kg
Catch rate
45

Base stats

530 total
HP 88 317 380
Atk 107 225 344
Def 122 252 377
SpA 74 165 271
SpD 75 167 273
Spe 64 147 249

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Flying 4× Poison 2× Fire 2× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Fairy 2×
Takes less
Ground ½× Rock ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Dark ½×

The other 6 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Bulletproof changes incoming damage too, but only in situations a type chart cannot show, so it is not in the numbers above.

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Let's Roll Casts Defense Curl on entry. Stamina Hits raise Defense; critical hits maximize it. Bulletproof Avoids some projectiles.
Innate always active, all of them Overgrow Boosts Grass moves by 20%, or 50% at low HP. Shell Armor Blocks critical hits and reduces damage by 20%. Loose Quills Sets a layer of Spikes when hit (contact move).

Evolution line

Chespin Chespin BST 313
Quilladin Quilladin BST 405 Level · 16
Chesnaught Chesnaught BST 530 Level · 36

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Bulletproof new Let's Roll Stamina now innate Overgrow
Innates added Shell ArmorLoose Quills

Details

Height
1.6 m
Weight
90 kg
Gender
87.5% male · 12.5% female
Egg groups
Field
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
45
Base exp
265
Growth rate
Medium Slow
EV yield
3 Def
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Green

Moves

16 level-up · 0 egg · 122 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Feint Normal Physical 30 100 10
Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90 10
Belly Drum Normal Status — ∞ 10
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Growl Normal Status — 100 40
5 Vine Whip Grass Physical 45 100 25
8 Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
11 Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
15 Leech Seed Grass Status — 90 10
20 Pin Missile Bug Physical 25 95 20
26 Needle Arm Grass Physical 60 100 15
30 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
35 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100 15
41 Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
44 Bulk Up Fighting Status — ∞ 20
48 Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
52 Pain Split Normal Status — ∞ 20
55 Spiky Shield Grass Status — ∞ 10
Wood Hammer Grass Physical 120 100 15
60 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90 10
70 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5

No egg moves.

MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Belly Drum Normal Status — ∞ 10
Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
Block Normal Status — ∞ 5
Body Press Fighting Physical 80 100 10
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15
Bulk Up Fighting Status — ∞ 20
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Bullet Seed Grass Physical 25 100 30
Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Coaching Fighting Status — ∞ 10
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Cut Steel Physical 60 100 20
Defense Curl Normal Status — ∞ 40
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 80 100 15
Drain Punch Fighting Physical 75 100 10
Dual Chop Dragon Physical 40 90 15
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10
Endeavor Normal Physical 1 100 5
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Feint Normal Physical 30 100 10
Flash Electric Special 60 100 20
Fling Dark Physical 90 100 10
Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70 5
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20
Frenzy Plant Grass Special 150 90 5
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Grassy Glide Grass Physical 70 100 20
Grassy Terrain Grass Status — ∞ 10
Grass Knot Grass Special 1 100 20
Grass Pledge Grass Special 80 100 10
Growl Normal Status — 100 40
Growth Normal Status — ∞ 20
Gyro Ball Steel Physical 1 100 5
Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90 10
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
High Horsepower Ground Physical 95 95 10
Hone Claws Dark Status — ∞ 15
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 15
Iron Tail Steel Physical 90 100 10
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Leaf Storm Grass Special 130 90 5
Leech Seed Grass Status — 90 10
Low Kick Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Low Sweep Fighting Physical 65 100 20
Magical Leaf Grass Special 60 ∞ 20
Metal Claw Steel Physical 65 100 20
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Nature Power Normal Status 1 ∞ 20
Needle Arm Grass Physical 60 100 15
Pain Split Normal Status — ∞ 20
Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
Pin Missile Bug Physical 25 95 20
Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
Power-Up Punch Fighting Physical 40 100 20
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Quick Guard Fighting Status — ∞ 15
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Reflect Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Retaliate Normal Physical 70 100 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Reversal Fighting Physical 1 100 15
Roar Normal Status — ∞ 20
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100 15
Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 15
Skull Bash Normal Physical 130 100 10
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100 10
Smack Down Rock Physical 50 100 15
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100 10
Solar Blade Grass Physical 125 100 10
Spikes Ground Status — ∞ 20
Spiky Shield Grass Status — ∞ 10
Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 75 100 10
Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 5
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Super Fang Normal Physical 1 90 10
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swift Normal Special 60 ∞ 20
Swords Dance Normal Status — ∞ 20
Synthesis Grass Status — ∞ 5
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Taunt Dark Status — 100 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Trailblaze Grass Physical 50 100 20
Vine Whip Grass Physical 45 100 25
Wide Guard Rock Status — ∞ 10
Wood Hammer Grass Physical 120 100 15
Work Up Normal Status — ∞ 30
Worry Seed Grass Status — 100 10
Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90 15

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Quilladin instead.