‹ #151 Mew

Chikorita

#152 (Johto)

#153 Bayleef ›

Pokémon type

Grass

Chikorita weaknesses

Chikorita is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Chikorita is resistant to Ground, Water, Grass and Electric-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Chikorita

The best moves for Chikorita are Vine Whip and Grass Knot when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Vine Whip

14.4DPS

Grass Knot

43.2DPS

Defending

Magical Leaf

13.6DPS

Grass Knot

43.2DPS

Trainer Battles

Vine Whip

4EPT

Grass Knot

2.16DPE

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Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Chikorita family. Chikorita evolves into Bayleef for 25 Candy, then into Meganium for 100 Candy.

Game images

Chikorita, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

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Summary

Chikorita is a Grass Pokémon. It is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice moves. Chikorita's best moveset is Vine Whip & Grass Knot and it has a Max CP of 1,057. Chikorita evolves into Bayleef.

About

"In battle, Chikorita waves its leaf around to keep the foe at bay. However, a sweet fragrance also wafts from the leaf, becalming the battling Pokémon and creating a cozy, friendly atmosphere all around."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Vine Whip	6	10	14.4
Magical Leaf	17	11.3	13.6
Tackle	5	10	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Grass Knot	90	2	2.16
Energy Ball	90	2	2.16
Body Slam	50	3	1.52
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Vine Whip	5	2	3	4
Magical Leaf	10	3	4	3.3
Tackle	3	1	3	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Grass Knot	90	50	2.16
Energy Ball ▼ def	80	45	2.13
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Body Slam	65	40	1.63
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	6.4	100%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	6	94%
Tackle 10 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	5.7	89%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.5	86%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	5.3	83%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	5	79%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	4.9	77%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.9	77%
Tackle 10 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	4.7	74%
Tackle 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.6	72%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	4.6	72%
Tackle 10 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	4.4	69%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.4	69%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.5	55%
Tackle 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.4	53%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	2.8	100%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	2.5	91%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	2.1	75%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.8	65%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	1.6	59%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	1.5	56%
Tackle 10 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	1.4	52%
Tackle 10 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	1.4	50%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	1.3	47%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	45%
Tackle 10 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	1.1	41%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.1	40%
Tackle 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	0.9	33%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.8	31%
Tackle 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.7	25%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	14	11.6	100%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Energy Ball 2.13 DPE	12	11.5	99%
Magical Leaf 3.3 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	15	11.2	96%
Magical Leaf 3.3 EPT	Energy Ball 2.13 DPE	15	11.1	95%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	90%
Magical Leaf 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	10.2	88%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	10	9.5	82%
Tackle 3 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	17	9.5	81%
Magical Leaf 3.3 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	12	9.4	81%
Tackle 3 EPT	Energy Ball 2.13 DPE	15	9.4	81%
Tackle 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	8.6	74%
Tackle 3 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	14	7.9	68%
Magical Leaf 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	4.5	38%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	31%
Tackle 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	3.4	29%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Chikorita?

Chikorita is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice moves.

The best counter to Chikorita is Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent, followed by Blacephalon, Mega Delphox and Mega Blaziken.

The top Chikorita counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	100%
Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail Dragon Ascent	91%
Blacephalon	Incinerate Mind Blown	87%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Mystical Fire+	86%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Blast Burn	85%
Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin Blast Burn	85%
Blacephalon	Astonish Mind Blown	82%
Mega Charizard Y	Fire Spin Blast Burn	82%
Mega Chandelure	Fire Spin Overheat	81%
Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite Fell Stinger+	80%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		92
Defense		122
Stamina		128

Max HP

Level 40

113

Size

Height	0.89 m
Weight	6.4 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	400
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	534
Level 30 Max wild	801
Level 40	935
Level 50	1,057

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	668
Level 35 (wild)	868