Chi-Yu (Pokémon)

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Chi-Yu Ruinous Pokémon イーユ��� Yiyui #1004 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dark Fire Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Beads of Ruin Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 6 (2.6%)
Breeding Egg Group No Eggs Discovered Hatch time 50 cycles Egg not obtainable
Height 1'04" 0.4 m Chi-Yu 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 10.8 lbs. 4.9 kg Chi-Yu 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 285	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Chi-Yu 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 3 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Red	Base friendship 0
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Chi-Yu (Japanese: イーユイ Yiyui) is a dual-type Dark/Fire Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Along with Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, and Ting-Lu, Chi-Yu is a member of the treasures of ruin.

Biology

Chi-Yu is a fish-like Pokémon. It is composed of two pairs of curved jade beads, once believed to be sacred and commonly worn for religious rituals. Each of these pairs of beads circle a black orb coated by white around the sides; together, they make up the eyes of Chi-Yu, while the rest of its fish-shaped body is formed by a dark red and yellow flame. The beads sometimes glow red and yellow when it attacks.

Like the other treasures of ruin, Chi-Yu's true form is the beads forming its eyes, having been given life by the envy of those who desired them enough to start wars over them — while its body is a form it has constructed using its control over fire. Chi-Yu's flames burn at over 5,400 degrees Fahrenheit (3,000 degrees Celsius), allowing it to melt rock and sand into lava that it can swim through. It is known as the Beads of Ruin.

Chi-Yu and the other treasures of ruin are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Ruination. Chi-Yu is also the only known Pokémon that can have Beads of Ruin as an Ability.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Chi-Yu in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Version 1.0.0

Version 1.0.1+

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM024 TM024 Fire Spin Fire Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM029 TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM030 TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM038 TM038 Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM094 TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM107 TM107 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM108 TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM118 TM118 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TM120 TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM125 TM125 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM141 TM141 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM157 TM157 Overheat Fire Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM165 TM165 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM195 TM195 Burning Jealousy Fire Special 07070 100}}100% 5 TM199 TM199 Lash Out Dark Physical 07575 100}}100% 5 TM207 TM207 Temper Flare Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chi-Yu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Chi-Yu

By breeding

Side game data

Evolution data

Unevolved Chi-Yu  Dark  Fire

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Chi-Yu images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Main series

Major appearances

Minor appearances

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Chi-Yu (TCG)

Trivia

• Chi-Yu and the other treasures of ruin are the first Pokémon whose base stats were adjusted via a patch to the game.
• Chi-Yu is significantly lighter than the other three treasures of ruin, likely due to its body being mostly made out of fire, which has no weight.
• Chi-Yu is the only Fire-type Pokémon with fins.

Origin

Chi-Yu may be modeled after members of the Cyprinidae family, specifically the goldfish. The beads around its eyes make it particularly similar to the telescope eye and celestial eye breeds. The curved beads by its eyes are based on the magatama, comma-shaped beads made of jade that served as ceremonial and religious objects. The coloration and location of the beads, together with Chi-Yu being born from envy, may invoke the idea of the "green-eyed monster", a phrase coined in William Shakespeare's Othello to refer to jealousy.

Chi-Yu and the other treasures of ruin may be based on the Four Perils of Chinese mythology. Specifically, Chi-Yu may be based on 混沌 Hùndùn, an embodiment of chaos depicted as an oval creature with only limbs and no face — akin to Chi-Yu's body without its beads — and said to be "scarlet like cinnabar fire" in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. It is also described as living in a permanent state of confusion, similar to the stereotypical image of a goldfish. Another inspiration may be Gun, whose name literally means "big fish" and who was compared to one of the Four Perils in the Book of Documents. He is sometimes noted as the father of Yu the Great, another possible inspiration for Chi-Yu's name.

Name origin

Chi-Yu may be a combination of 鯽魚 / 鲫鱼 jìyú (Chinese for crucian carp, from which goldfish are domesticated) and 玉 yù (Chinese for jade). It may also be a reference to 蚩尤 Chiyou, a Chinese mythological being who descends from the Flame Emperor. The name is formatted in Wade–Giles, a romanization system used in the Anglosphere for most of the 20th century. The yu may also come from Yu the Great. He is sometimes noted as the son of Gun, who is compared to one of the Four Perils in the Book of Documents.

Yiyui may be a combination of 魚 / 鱼 yú (Chinese for fish) and 玉 yù (Chinese for jade). Both /i/ and /ui/ are common approximates of the close front rounded vowel (represented as -ü- or yu- in pinyin, pronounced like French u or German ü) in languages where the vowel is not present.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese イーユイ Yiyui From 玉 yù and 魚 yú French Yuyu Transcription of Japanese name Spanish Chi-Yu Same as English name German Yuyu Transcription of Japanese name Italian Chi-Yu Same as English name Korean 위유이 Wiyui Transcription of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 古玉魚 / 古玉鱼 Gǔyùyú From 古 gǔ, 玉 yù, and 魚 / 鱼 yú Cantonese Chinese 古玉魚 Gúyuhkyùh From 古 gú, 玉 yuhk, and 魚 yùh

More languages Hindi चीयू Chiyu Transcription of English name Thai อวี้อวี๋ Awi-awi Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Myths and legends involving Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

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See also: Mythical Pokémon

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