Mega Chesnaught
GrassFighting
Best attacking moveset: Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant, worth 15.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Mega 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 Mega Chesnaught you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Vine Whip and Solar Beam, worth 14.8 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
Shiny availability is tracked for Chesnaught as a species, on the Chesnaught page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 4,628 at level 50, 4,093 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 2,339 CP at level 20, or 2,924 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 2,248 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 242 attack · 282 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
Mega 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 | 23.9 |
| Rock | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 23.9 |
| Water | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 23.9 |
| Normal | Low Kick + Super Power | 19.1 |
| Steel | Low Kick + Super Power | 19.1 |
| Ice | Low Kick + Super Power | 19.1 |
| Dark | Low Kick + Super Power | 19.1 |
| Fighting | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 15.7 |
| Ghost | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 15.7 |
| Electric | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 15.7 |
| Psychic | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 15.7 |
| Fairy | Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant | 15.7 |
| Smack Down + Thunder Punch | 15.3 | |
| Fire | Smack Down + Super Power | 14.2 |
| Bug | Smack Down + Frenzy Plant | 13.3 |
| Grass | Low Kick + Super Power | 12.2 |
| Dragon | Low Kick + Super Power | 12.2 |
| Poison | Smack Down + Frenzy Plant | 10.4 |
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 Mega Chesnaught is actually for.
Counters: what beats Mega Chesnaught
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 29.2 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 28.9 |
 Toucannon | Normal | Peck + Beak Blast Legacy | 28.6 |
 Moltres | Fire | Wing Attack + Fly | 28.5 |
 Staraptor | Normal | Gust + Fly Legacy | 28.1 |
 Rayquaza | Dragon | Air Slash + Hurricane Legacy | 26.3 |
 Honchkrow | Dark | Peck + Brave Bird | 25.6 |
 Braviary | Normal | Air Slash + Fly | 25.6 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 25.5 |
 Flamigo | Fighting | Wing Attack + Brave Bird | 24.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Mega Chesnaught's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.