#170 · Pokémon Sour Crystal
Chinchou
WaterElectric
In Sour Crystal: First found in Cherrygrove City (Good Rod, Lv 20), and in 6 more areas. Its type (Water / Electric) and base stats (total 330) are the same as in the official games. 2 of its 11 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Crystal: Bubblebeam and Thunderbolt.
Level-up moves 11
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubble An attack that may reduce SPEED (10% chance). | Water | Spec | 20 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Thunder Wave A move that may cause paralysis. | Electric | Stat | — | 100 | 20 |
| 6 | Supersonic Sound waves that cause confusion. | Normal | Stat | — | 55 | 20 |
| 12 | Water Gun Squirts water to attack. | Water | Spec | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 17 | Flail Stronger if the user's HP is low. | Normal | Phys | — | 100 | 15 |
| 22 | Spark An attack that may cause paralysis (30% chance). | Electric | Spec | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Bubblebeam An attack that may lower SPEED (10% chance). | Water | Spec | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 33 | Confuse Ray A move that causes confusion. | Ghost | Stat | — | 100 | 10 |
| 38 | Take Down A tackle that also hurts the user. | Normal | Phys | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 44 | Thunderbolt An attack that may cause paralysis (10% chance). | Electric | Spec | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 49 | Hydro Pump A powerful water-type attack. | Water | Spec | 120 | 80 | 5 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 22
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Curse Celadon City - Celadon Mansion Roof, from the man inside after listening to his story at night | ??? | — |
| TM06 | Toxic Fuchsia City - Prize for defeating Janine | Poison | — |
| TM07 | Zap Cannon Kanto Power Plant - From the Power Plant manager once the Machine Part is recovered | Electric | 120 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power Lake of Rage - From the man in the northwestern house | Normal | 60 |
| TM13 | Snore Moomoo Farm (Given by woman after feeding seven Oran Berries to Moomoo) | Normal | 50 |
| TM14 | Blizzard Goldenrod Game Corner - 6,500 coins | Ice | 120 |
| TM16 | Icy Wind Mahogany Town - Prize for defeating Pryce | Ice | 55 |
| TM17 | Protect Celadon Department Store | Normal | — |
| TM18 | Rain Dance Slowpoke Well B2F | Water | — |
| TM20 | Endure Burned Tower 1F | Normal | — |
| TM21 | Frustration Goldenrod Department Store 5F (from a woman behind the counter if the player's lead Pokémon has low enough friendship) Sundays | Normal | — |
| TM25 | Thunder Goldenrod Game Corner - 6,500 coins | Electric | 120 |
| TM27 | Return Goldenrod Department Store 5F (from a woman behind the counter if the player's lead Pokémon has high enough friendship) Sundays | Normal | — |
| TM32 | Double Team Celadon Game Corner - 1,500 coins | Normal | — |
| TM34 | Swagger Olivine Lighthouse 5F | Normal | — |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk Goldenrod Department Store basement | Normal | — |
| TM44 | Rest Ice Path B2F | Psychic | — |
| TM45 | Attract Goldenrod City - Prize for defeating Whitney | Normal | — |
| HM03 | Surf Ecruteak City - Gift from the gentleman after defeating all the Kimono Girls | Water | 95 |
| HM05 | Flash Violet City - Gift from Sage Li after defeating him at the Sprout Tower | Normal | — |
| HM06 | Whirlpool Team Rocket Hideout - Gift from Lance after shutting down the Radio Transmitter | Water | 35 |
| HM07 | Waterfall Ice Path | Water | 80 |
Where to find Chinchou
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherrygrove City | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Cherrygrove City | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Cianwood City | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Cianwood City | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Olivine City | Old Rod | 5 | |
| Olivine City | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Olivine City | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Olivine City | Swarm | 10-20 | |
| Route 34 | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Route 34 | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Route 40 | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Route 40 | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Safari Zone Area 4 | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Safari Zone Area 4 | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Union Cave B2F | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Union Cave B2F | Super Rod | 40 |
Other changes in this game
- Evolves into Lanturn at level 27
- The Angler Pokémon
- 0.5 m, 11.8 kg
- Catch rate 190
- Base experience 90
- Growth rate: Slow
- Egg groups: Water 2
- Hatches in 20 egg cycles
- Egg moves: Agility, Psybeam, Screech, Supersonic