Chesnaught
GrassFighting
Best attacking moveset: Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant, worth 12.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Chesnaught can learn 18 combinations. Vine Whip with Frenzy Plant does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
That set is legacy. Frenzy Plant is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Chesnaught you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Vine Whip and Solar Beam, worth 12.2 damage per second.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Smack Down | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Vine Whip | Grass | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | 85 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Solar Beam | Grass | 180 | 5.0s | -100 |
| Super Power | Fighting | 85 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Frenzy Plant Legacy | Grass | 100 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Chesnaught has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,340 at level 50, 2,954 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,688 CP at level 20, or 2,110 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,611 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 201 attack · 204 defense · 204 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.6 m and 90 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Chesnaught does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 20.3 |
| Rock | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 20.3 |
| Water | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 20.3 |
| Normal | Low Kick + Super Power | 16.0 |
| Steel | Low Kick + Super Power | 16.0 |
| Ice | Low Kick + Super Power | 16.0 |
| Dark | Low Kick + Super Power | 16.0 |
| Fighting | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 12.9 |
| Ghost | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 12.9 |
| Electric | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 12.9 |
| Psychic | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 12.9 |
| Fairy | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 12.9 |
| Smack Down + Thunder Punch | 12.7 | |
| Fire | Smack Down + Super Power | 11.9 |
| Bug | Smack Down + Frenzy Plant | 11.1 |
| Grass | Low Kick + Super Power | 9.9 |
| Dragon | Low Kick + Super Power | 9.9 |
| Poison | Smack Down + Frenzy Plant | 8.9 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Chesnaught is actually for.
Counters: what beats Chesnaught
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 39.6 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 39.2 |
 Toucannon | Normal | Peck + Beak Blast Legacy | 38.8 |
 Moltres | Fire | Wing Attack + Fly | 38.6 |
 Staraptor | Normal | Gust + Fly Legacy | 38.0 |
 Rayquaza | Dragon | Air Slash + Hurricane Legacy | 35.6 |
 Honchkrow | Dark | Peck + Brave Bird | 34.7 |
 Braviary | Normal | Air Slash + Fly | 34.6 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 34.6 |
 Flamigo | Fighting | Wing Attack + Brave Bird | 33.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Chesnaught's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.