Chikorita (Pokémon)

Chikorita is a small, pale-green, quadrupedal Pokémon with dark-green buds around its neck. Its head is large in proportion to the rest of its body, and it has big red eyes. Chikorita has four short legs with a single nailed toe on each and a stubby tail. On top of its head is a large, green leaf that is usually longer than its body.

A soothing aroma wafts from the leaf, which can calm battling Pokémon. The leaf is also used to sense temperature and humidity. Chikorita actively seeks out and enjoys the sun's warmth. As mentioned in Pokémon Sleep, Chikorita uses the leaf to search for the coziest place to sleep in.^[1] On occasion, Chikorita can be seen relaxing as it sleeps due to finding a great spot. Chikorita can be found in grasslands. However, due to its status as a first partner Pokémon, a wild Chikorita is hard to come by and it is generally found under the ownership of Trainers. It has been recently seen living in the Terarium of Blueberry Academy. Chikorita has a docile nature.

Evolution

Chikorita evolves into Bayleef, which evolves into Meganium.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Chikorita  Grass

→

First Evolution Bayleef  Grass

→

Second Evolution Meganium  Grass

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: When the ball hits the button in front of Chikorita on the Ruby Field, it will unleash a Razor Leaf that causes the two Linoone to pop out.
• PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure: Chikorita is one of Pikachu's best friends. She is kidnapped by Treecko and Mankey and sent to Venusaur's lair, where she is later rescued. After Pikachu rescues her, she goes to the Meeting Place, where she builds the treehouse. She later accompanies Pikachu to the Sky Pavilion along with Piplup and Charmander, where she meets Mew.

Pokédex entries

Chikorita in the Blueberry Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Chikorita is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM002 TM002 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM003 TM003 Fake Tears Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM033 TM033 Magical Leaf Grass Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM056 TM056 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM071 TM071 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM081 TM081 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM111 TM111 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM119 TM119 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM137 TM137 Grassy Terrain Grass Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM146 TM146 Grass Pledge Grass Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM159 TM159 Leaf Storm Grass Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM190 TM190 Solar Blade Grass Physical 125125 100}}100% 10 TM194 TM194 Grassy Glide Grass Physical 05555 100}}100% 20 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chikorita Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Chikorita Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100% 5 Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15 Heal Pulse Psychic Status — —% 10 Ingrain Grass Status — —% 20 Vine Whip Grass Physical 45 100% 25

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Chikorita Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chikorita Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Chikorita Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 11.4% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP So? Do you like my fragrance? 26%-50% HP Huh? My health is down to one-half already? 1%-25% HP No more... It hurts to even move... Level up Yay! I leveled up! That makes me happy! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP Let's get this done together, <name>! 26%-50% HP I'm finding this tough going... 1%-25% HP Urk... I can't... Help, <name>... Level up Yippee! Leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: H
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Talk to in Capim Town Connected to: Mew, Cyndaquil, Totodile Connection Orb Set: 1 Phrases Normal I love the sun so much! Low HP (< 50%) My leaf is losing energy… Phrases if the hero Normal (All right! I'll give it my all!) Low HP (< 50%) (This is hard…but I need to hang in there!) Phrases if the partner Normal Let's give it our all! Low HP (< 50%) I'm OK… I can take it a little more…
Pokémon Ranger Group: Grass Poké Assist: Grass Field move: None Loops: 3 Min. exp.: 10 Max. exp.: 16 Browser entry R-007 Chikorita looks cute when it toddles with its leaf blowing in the wind.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Grass Poké Assist: (present) Grass Field move: (present) (Cut ×1) Poké Assist: (past) Grass Field move: (past) (Cut ×1) Browser entry R-170/N-016 It creates vines around itself that make Pokémon Slowed.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.64 seconds Base HP: 46 Base Attack: 68 Base Defense: 52 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Chikorita followed you through the Mysterious Tunnel, landing in the Meadow Zone. She's one of your best friends. She loves leafy greens.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Grass Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 50 - 120 15 #579 Rock Break+ Sometimes destroys three breakable-rock disruptions.			Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #579 Barrier Bash+ Sometimes removes three barrier-type disruptions.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 128 Base Attack: 92 Base Defense: 122 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 25 Fast Attacks: Vine Whip, Tackle, Magical Leaf* Charged Attacks: Energy Ball, Grass Knot, Body Slam, Frustration, Return
Pokémon Sleep Sleep type: Dozing Pokémon type: Grass Points to befriend: 5 Specialty: Berries Berry: Durin Berry ×2 Primary ingredient: Soothing Cacao ×1 Possible ingredients: Soothing Cacao Honey Large Leek Main skill: Charge Strength S Base carry limit: 12 Increases Snorlax's Strength by anywhere from 200 to 800. Evolution requirements: Chikorita Candy ×40, Lv. 12 It's said that Chikorita uses the leaf on its head to determine the air's temperature and humidity and search for the coziest place to bed down. It often seems relaxed in sleep, as if it has found itself a great spot. Leaf-Twirling Sleep Droopy-Leaf Sleep Belly-Up Sleep Atop-Belly Sleep ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Evolution data

Unevolved Chikorita  Grass

Level 16 →

First Evolution Bayleef  Grass

Level 32 →

Second Evolution Meganium  Grass

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Chikorita images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Main series

Chikorita in Pokémon the Series

Major appearances

Ash's Chikorita

Ash caught a female Chikorita in The Chikorita Rescue. She had such high affections for Ash that sometimes came to a few faults, such as refusing to be switched out for Pikachu. Chikorita later evolved into Bayleef in Current Events while protecting Ash from Team Rocket.

Casey's Chikorita

Casey's first partner Pokémon Chikorita debuted in The Double Trouble Header. It evolved into a Bayleef in The Bug Stops Here, and later evolved into a Meganium prior to the events of Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid.

Vincent's Chikorita

Chikorita is Vincent's first partner Pokémon that he received from Professor Elm. It evolved all the way to Meganium prior to The Legend of Thunder!.

Team Go-Getters

A Chikorita was a member of Team Go-Getters in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!.

Other

In The Search for the Legend, Silver has a Chikorita behaves much in the same way to him as Pikachu does to Ash, including traveling on his shoulder instead of a Poké Ball.

In An Egg Scramble!, Lyra used a Chikorita in her battle against Dawn's Piplup, but it lost. In Bagged Then Tagged!, it and Khoury's Croconaw participated in a Tag Battle against Ash and Dawn, battling Cyndaquil and Monferno; both were defeated.

In Arceus and the Jewel of Life, a Chikorita assisted Pikachu and the Spiky-eared Pichu in the distant past.

In PK23 and Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade, a Chikorita befriended Pikachu and his friends.

In Time After Time!, Horace was shown to own a Chikorita. It was present with him when he visited the Ilex Forest shrine and reunited with Goh. In Battling in the Freezing Raid!, it was revealed to have evolved into Bayleef.

Minor appearances

A Chikorita appeared in PK13.

In Off The Unbeaten Path!, a Chikorita was in a field with an Aron, Azurill, Smoochum, and Igglybuff.

A Chikorita appeared in The Keystone Pops!.

In Arriving in Style!, a Pokémon Stylist's Chikorita competed in the Hearthome Collection.

In To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!, a Trainer's Chikorita competed in the Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament.

A Trainer's Chikorita appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.

In I Choose You!, a Chikorita was playfully chased by a Cleffa, Pichu, Smoochum, Togepi, Igglybuff, and Magby.

A Trainer's Chikorita appeared in The Power of Us.

A Chikorita appeared in a fantasy alongside the other first partner Pokémon in Getting More Than You Battled For!.

A Chikorita appeared in Night and Day, You are the Ones!.

A Chikorita appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), under the ownership of a student of Indigo Academy. Another appeared during a flashback.

A Chikorita appeared in Farewell, Sprigatito? during a flashback.

A Trainer's Chikorita appeared in HZ058.

Pokédex entries

GOTCHA!

A Chikorita briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

Pokémon Evolutions

In The Show, a Chikorita briefly appeared under the ownership of a Trainer in Ecruteak City.

Chikorita in Pokémon Adventures

Magical Pokémon Journey

Main article: Chiko

In Magical Pokémon Journey, a Chikorita nicknamed Chiko appears.

Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon

Takashi owns a Chikorita in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon.

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Tsubaki owns a Chikorita in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure. It had a battle with Jō's Totodile and lost. Chikorita evolved into a Bayleef and then into a Meganium when Tsubaki met up with Jō in Team Rocket's headquarters in Mahogany Town.

A Chikorita appeared in JBA4.

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Megaree

Chikorita debuted in Murkrow Row. Professor Elm owned a Chikorita in addition to a Totodile and a Cyndaquil. After its fellow first partner Pokémon already found Trainers of their own, Chikorita ran away from Elm's lab in order to meet Crystal. Although Crystal was initially reluctant to let the Chikorita join her team, she decided to accept it after seeing its courage and nicknamed it Megaree. It later evolved into a Bayleef during a battle with a wild Larvitar.

A Chikorita appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Main article: Black's Chikorita

Black owned Bayleef as a Chikorita. It was his first partner Pokémon when he began his journey in Johto. However, he stole the Chikorita from Professor Elm's lab instead of having Elm give it to him. It evolved into a Bayleef prior to meeting up with Gold again. During an encounter with Lapras, Black released the Bayleef after it failed to defeat Lapras and Gold took Bayleef in.

Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!

A Chikorita first appeared in GDZ52, under the ownership of Nagi.

Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic

A Chikorita appeared in Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic, under the ownership of a female Trainer.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

A Chikorita appeared in Welcome Back, Clefairy!! as one of Professor Elm's first partner Pokémon.

A Chikorita was stolen by Green before Where is Chikorita?! but was returned to Professor Oak later on.

A Chikorita appeared in Red's fantasy in The Great Helper!!.

Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission

A Chikorita appeared in a fantasy in Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Two.

Main article: Chikorita (TCG)

Super Smash Bros. Melee

When released from a Poké Ball, Chikorita unleashes a Razor Leaf that hits any opponent in its path.

Chikorita is also a Pokéfloat. It is one of the smallest and floats around Psyduck.

Trophy information

"Chikorita was one of the first three Pokémon available in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. A Grass-type Pokémon, it emits a delightful fragrance from the leaves on its head and loves to spend its time leisurely sunbathing. When called into battle, it uses its Razor Leaf move to strike at opponents' weak points."

Chikorita in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Chikorita returns to do the same as it did in Melee, unleashing Razor Leaf when released from a Poké Ball. It swings its leaf around violently until the green blades fly directly in front of it for a few seconds.

Trophy information

"A Leaf Pokémon. It loves sunbathing and can use the leaf on its head to check the temperature and humidity around it. Chikorita releases a sweet aroma from its leaf to becalm opponents into a slumber. It can also learn moves to help recover all Pokémon allies. Chikorita evolves into Bayleef by leveling up."

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Chikorita returns as a Spirit.

Chikorita with its original yellow body

• Early artwork and the in-game sprites of Pokémon Gold and Silver depict Chikorita's body as yellow. This was changed to light green in later artwork and Pokémon Crystal.
• Due to a programming error, Chikorita is not required to receive the Diploma in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
• Chikorita is the only first partner Pokémon that cannot be used in the Pokémon Jump minigame.
• The Chikorita line is the only evolutionary line of a first partner Pokémon to keep their Japanese voices in the English dub of the animated series, due to having nearly identical names in English and Japanese.
• In the animated series, Chikorita have had the most Trainers among the Johto first partner Pokémon. One Chikorita has been trained by each of Ash, Casey, Vincent, Silver, Lyra and Horace. However, Ash is the only one who is confirmed to not have received Chikorita as a first partner Pokémon.

Origin

Chikorita appears to be based on sauropods. Its shape and appearance also alludes to that of a pear, or a Belgian endive, a type of chicory. Buds around Chikorita's neck look like a necklace adding feminine touch to the design.

Name origin

Chikorita and Chicorita may be a combination of chicory (a flowering plant) and -ita (the feminine form of the Spanish suffix for something small or young).

Happa is the Japanese word 葉っぱ happa, meaning "leaf".

• Ash's Chikorita
• Casey's Chikorita
• Vincent's Chikorita
• Megaree
• Gold's Chikorita
• Chiko
• Team Go-Getters
• First partner Pokémon
• Partner Pokémon (Mystery Dungeon)