Chikorita in Pokémon GO

Type	Grass
Pokédex number	#152
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	92 / 122 / 128
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	935 / 1,057 / 1,070
Max HP, level 50	120
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	0.89 m / 6.4 kg

Chikorita evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Chikorita evolves into Bayleef for 25 Chikorita Candy.

Family: Chikorita · Bayleef · Meganium

Chikorita CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	400	368	73	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	534	491	85	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	668	614	95	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	801	737	104	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	868	798	108
40	935	859	113
45	995	915	116
50	1,057	972	120
51	1,070	983	120	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Chikorita best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Chikorita at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Chikorita gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Vine Whip	Grass Knot	6.1
Tackle	Grass Knot	6.1
Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	5.9
Vine Whip	Energy Ball	5.1
Tackle	Energy Ball	5.1

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Magical Leaf	Grass	17	17	1.5 s	11.3	same type, ×1.2
Tackle	Normal	5	5	0.5 s	10.0
Vine Whip	Grass	6	5	0.5 s	12.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Body Slam	Normal	50	33	2 s	25.0
Energy Ball	Grass	90	50	4 s	22.5	same type, ×1.2
Grass Knot	Grass	90	50	2.5 s	36.0	same type, ×1.2

Chikorita weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Grass. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Bug	×1.6
Fire	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Poison	×1.6
Electric	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ground	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Chikorita CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 935 · HP 113

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.