Chesnaught (Pokémon)

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Chesnaught
Spiny Armor Pokémon
ブリガロン
Brigarron
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Chesnaught



Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type
Grass Fighting
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Abilities
Overgrow Cacophony
Cacophony
Bulletproof
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Cacophony
Gender ratio
Unknown
87.5% male, 12.5% female
Catch rate
45 (11.9%)
Breeding
Egg Group
Field
Hatch time
20 cycles
Height
5'03" 1.6 m
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Weight
198.4 lbs. 90.0 kg
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Mega Stone
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Base experience yield
Unknown
Gen. IV
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IV
239
Leveling rate
Medium Slow
EV yield
Total: 3
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Pokédex color
Green
Base friendship
70
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Chesnaught (Japanese: ブリガロン Brigarron) is a dual-type Grass/Fighting Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves from Quilladin starting at level 36. It is the final form of Chespin.

Biology

Chesnaught is a bipedal, mammalian Pokémon with some plant-like features. It possesses a prominent domed, armor-like shell similar to that of a chestnut. The armor is pale beige in coloration with four large spines jutting out of the back. The armor is trimmed with red and green bands, with the green on the outermost edge. There is an additional spine protruding from the armor over each of Chesnaught's shoulders, which are connected by a green breastplate. Its body is colored similarly to the shell, and its long limbs and tail are banded with plates of armor. The top surfaces of the tail and arms are protected by green armor, and the arms have two small spines. It has three brown, clawed digits on its hands and feet. Its hands can fuse together to create a spike-covered "shield". Chesnaught has fluffy white fur on its belly and fringing its face like a beard. It has a small, pink nose with a three-pointed patch of brown fur extending up its short snout. It also has four pointed teeth and a plate of beige armor atop its head, similar to a helmet.

Chesnaught is renowned for its tank-like body; it is capable of throwing a Tackle that can flip a 50-ton truck. Once it gets into its defensive stance with its hands covering its face, it can stand up to a bomb's explosion. It will not hesitate to use its sturdy body to shield its allies from danger. Chesnaught is capable of learning Spiky Shield, its former signature move.

In the anime

In the main series

 
Chesnaught in the anime

Major appearances

Chesnaught debuted in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, under the ownership of Millis Steel.

Chesnaught made its main series debut in Dream a Little Dream from Me!. It appeared in a dream where Clemont's Chespin directly evolved into it.

A Chesnaught appeared in A Watershed Moment!; it was once under the ownership of Chapman.

Minor appearances

A Chesnaught appeared in the opening sequence of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, when it evolved from Chespin and Quilladin. Another Chesnaught appeared in the movie proper as one of the Pokémon residing at Nebel Plateau.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry
XY108 Chesnaught Ash's Pokédex Chesnaught, the Spiny Armor Pokémon, and the final evolved form of Chespin. Its Tackle is so powerful, it can overturn a 50-ton tank.

In Pokémon Generations

 
Chesnaught in Pokémon Generations

Calem's Chesnaught appeared in The Redemption. It was seen watching the celebration in Lumiose City for Calem's crowning as Champion. It later battled AZ's Golurk and won.

In the manga

 
Chesnaught in Pokémon Adventures

In the Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY! manga

Chesnaught appears as a Pokémon card played by Hiroshi.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Marisso

X's Quilladin, Marisso, evolved into Chesnaught in Chesnaught Protects.

In the movie adaptations

Millis owns a Chesnaught in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

In the TCG

Main article: Chesnaught (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI
X Its Tackle is forceful enough to flip a 50-ton tank. It shields its allies from danger with its own body.
Y When it takes a defensive posture with its fists guarding its face, it could withstand a bomb blast.
Omega Ruby Its Tackle is forceful enough to flip a 50-ton tank. It shields its allies from danger with its own body.
Alpha Sapphire When it takes a defensive posture with its fists guarding its face, it could withstand a bomb blast.


Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI
X Y
Evolve Quilladin
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire
Trade
Generation VII
Sun Moon
Trade
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Exeggutor Island (Island Scan)Th


In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI
Battle Trozei
Renegade Meadow: Stage 5
Shuffle
Expert Stage: Stage EX22
Event: Chesnaught Appears
Rumble World
Leafy Expanse: Shrub Forest (Back Boss)
Picross
Area 24: Stage 11


Stats

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
88
148 - 195 286 - 380
107
100 - 174 197 - 344
122
114 - 191 224 - 377
74
71 - 138 137 - 271
75
72 - 139 139 - 273
64
62 - 127 119 - 249
Total:
530
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground ½×
Rock ½×
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water ½×
Grass ½×
Electric ½×
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark ½×
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground ½×
Rock ½×
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water ½×
Grass ½×
Electric ½×
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark ½×
Fairy
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground ½×
Rock ½×
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water ½×
Grass ½×
Electric ½×
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark ½×
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground ½×
Rock ½×
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water ½×
Grass ½×
Electric ½×
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark ½×
Fairy
None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VII
Other generations:
VI - VIII - IX
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Spiky Shield Grass Status 0000 —% 10
011 Needle Arm Grass Physical 06060 100100% 15
011 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100100 09090% 10
011 Feint Normal Physical 03030 100100% 10
011 Belly Drum Normal Status 0000 —% 10
011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35
011 Growl Normal Status 0000 100100% 40
011 Vine Whip Grass Physical 04545 100100% 25
011 Rollout Rock Physical 03030 09090% 20
Evo.Evo. Spiky Shield Grass Status 0000 —% 10
055 Vine Whip Grass Physical 04545 100100% 25
088 Rollout Rock Physical 03030 09090% 20
1111 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25
1515 Leech Seed Grass Status 0000 09090% 10
1919 Pin Missile Bug Physical 02525 09595% 20
2929 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 08585% 20
3535 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100100% 15
4141 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 09595% 15
4848 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000 —% 20
5454 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100100% 15
6060 Pain Split Normal Status 0000 —% 20
6666 Wood Hammer Grass Physical 120120 100100% 15
7272 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100100 09090% 10
7878 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 09090% 5
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chesnaught
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Chesnaught

By TM/HM

Generation VII
Other generations:
VI - VIII - IX
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM01  TM01 Work Up Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 30
TM02  TM02 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM05  TM05 Roar Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 20
TM06  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000 090}}90% 10
TM08  TM08 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000 —}}—% 20
TM10  TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TM11  TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000 —}}—% 5
TM12  TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 20
TM15  TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5
TM17  TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 10
TM21  TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
TM22  TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10
TM23  TM23 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15
TM26  TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10
TM27  TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
TM31  TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15
TM32  TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 15
TM33  TM33 Reflect Psychic Status 0000 —}}—% 20
TM36  TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM39  TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15
TM40  TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20
TM42  TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TM44  TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000 —}}—% 10
TM45  TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 15
TM47  TM47 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20
TM48  TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TM52  TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5
TM53  TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM56  TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000 100}}100% 10
TM65  TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15
TM66  TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10
TM68  TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5
TM71  TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5
TM74  TM74 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000 100}}100% 5
TM75  TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 20
TM78  TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20
TM80  TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10
TM84  TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20
TM86  TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000 100}}100% 20
TM87  TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000 085}}85% 15
TM88  TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 10
TM90  TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 10
TM96  TM96 Nature Power Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 20
XTM100  TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 20
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chesnaught
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Chesnaught

By breeding

Generation VII
Other generations:
VI - VIII - IX
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Belly Drum Normal Status —% 10
Curse Ghost Status —% 10
Defense Curl Normal Status —% 40
Power-Up PunchUSUM Fighting Physical 40 100% 20
Quick Guard Fighting Status —% 15
Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20
Spikes* Ground Status —% 20
Synthesis Grass Status —% 5
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Chesnaught in Generation VII
  • Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
  • Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Chesnaught in that game.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chesnaught
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Chesnaught

By tutoring

Generation VII
Other generations:
VI - VIII - IX
 Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
S M US UM Block Normal Status —% 5
S M US UM Drain Punch Fighting Physical 75 100% 10
S M US UM Dual Chop Dragon Physical 40 90% 15
S M US UM Endeavor Normal Physical 100% 5
S M US UM Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20
S M US UM Frenzy Plant Grass Special 150 90% 5
S M US UM Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100% 10
S M US UM Grass Pledge Grass Special 80 100% 10
S M US UM Helping Hand Normal Status —% 20
S M US UM Iron Defense Steel Status —% 15
S M US UM Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100% 15
S M US UM Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15
S M US UM Low Kick Fighting Physical 100% 20
S M US UM Pain Split Normal Status —% 20
S M US UM Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100% 15
S M US UM Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15
S M US UM Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 75 100% 10
S M US UM Super Fang Normal Physical 90% 10
S M US UM Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100% 5
S M US UM Synthesis Grass Status —% 5
S M US UM Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 15
S M US UM Worry Seed Grass Status 100% 10
S M US UM Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15
  • A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Chesnaught can be tutored the move in that game
  • A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Chesnaught cannot be tutored the move in that game
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chesnaught
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Chesnaught

By a prior evolution

Generation VII
Other generations:
VI - VIII - IX
 Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chesnaught
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Chesnaught

By events

Generation VII
Other generations:
VI - VIII - IX
 Event   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Island ScanUSUM Spikes Ground Status —% 20
  • A superscript level indicates that Chesnaught can learn this move normally in Generation VII
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chesnaught
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Chesnaught
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Battle Trozei
Grass
Attack Power: ★★★★★

 

Power of Five
Increases the damage dealt by matching five Pokémon.
Pokémon Shuffle
 
Grass
  Attack Power: 70 - 125   10

#171
 

Hitting Streak
Does more damage the more times in a row it is triggered.


Evolution

 
Unevolved
Chespin
 Grass 
 
Level 16
 
First evolution
Quilladin
 Grass 
 
Level 36
 
Second evolution
Chesnaught
 Grass  Fighting 


Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI
X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire
Front Back Front Back
Generation VII
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Front Back Front Back
  For other sprites and images, please see Chesnaught images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


Trivia

  • Chesnaught is the only Fighting-type starter Pokémon whose primary type is not Fire-type.
  • With a total of six, Chesnaught has the most weaknesses of any fully evolved starter Pokémon.

Origin

Chesnaught seems to be based on a hedgehog combined with a matured chestnut. It may also draw inspiration from "armored" mammals such as pangolins, armadillos, and glyptodonts. Its bulky "armor" is possibly a reference to split apart calybium and cupule, which are parts that protect the nuts of chestnut trees which split apart when sufficiently ripened. It is also based on knights and various types of body armor, including brigandines, barbutes and modern bomb suits.

Name origin

Chesnaught may be a combination of chestnut and juggernaut, knight, or dreadnought.

Brigarron may be a combination of brigandine and marron (French for chestnut) or baron.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning
  Japanese ブリガロン Brigarron From brigandine and marron
  French Blindépique From blindé, épine, and pique
  Spanish Chesnaught Same as English name
  German Brigaron From Brigantine and Marone
  Italian Chesnaught Same as English name
  Korean 브리가론 Brigarron Transliteration of Japanese name
  Mandarin Chinese 布里卡隆 Bùlǐkǎlóng Transliteration of Japanese name
  Cantonese Chinese 布里卡隆 Bouléihkālùhng Transliteration of Japanese name


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External links

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