Chesnaught - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Chesnaught can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Chesnaught artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Chesnaught learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Belly Drum	Normal	—	—
1	Feint	Normal	30	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Hammer Arm	Fighting	100	90
1	Needle Arm	Grass	60	100
1	Rollout	Rock	30	90
1	Spiky Shield	Grass	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Vine Whip	Grass	45	100
5	Vine Whip	Grass	45	100
8	Rollout	Rock	30	90
11	Bite	Dark	60	100
15	Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
19	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
29	Take Down	Normal	90	85
35	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
41	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
48	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
54	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
60	Pain Split	Normal	—	—
66	Wood Hammer	Grass	120	100
72	Hammer Arm	Fighting	100	90
78	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90

Moves learnt on evolution

Chesnaught learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sun & Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Spiky Shield	Grass		—	—

Egg moves

Chesnaught learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Belly Drum	Normal	—	—
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Spikes	Ground	—	—
Synthesis	Grass	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Chesnaught can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sun & Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Frenzy Plant	Grass		150	90
Grass Pledge	Grass		80	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Sun & Moon by a previous evolution of Chesnaught. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Needle Arm	Grass		60	100	Evolution

Moves learnt by TM

Chesnaught is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Work Up	Normal	—	—
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Nature Power	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Chesnaught can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Retaliate	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Chesnaught learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Belly Drum	Normal	—	—
1	Feint	Normal	30	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Hammer Arm	Fighting	100	90
1	Needle Arm	Grass	60	100
1	Rollout	Rock	30	90
1	Spiky Shield	Grass	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Vine Whip	Grass	45	100
5	Vine Whip	Grass	45	100
8	Rollout	Rock	30	90
11	Bite	Dark	60	100
15	Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
19	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
29	Take Down	Normal	90	85
35	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
41	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
48	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
54	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
60	Pain Split	Normal	—	—
66	Wood Hammer	Grass	120	100
72	Hammer Arm	Fighting	100	90
78	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90

Moves learnt on evolution

Chesnaught learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Spiky Shield	Grass		—	—

Egg moves

Chesnaught learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Belly Drum	Normal	—	—
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100
Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Spikes	Ground	—	—
Synthesis	Grass	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Chesnaught can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Block	Normal	—	—
Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
Dual Chop	Dragon	40	90
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Frenzy Plant	Grass	150	90
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Grass Pledge	Grass	80	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
Super Fang	Normal	—	90
Superpower	Fighting	120	100
Synthesis	Grass	—	—
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Worry Seed	Grass	—	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon by a previous evolution of Chesnaught. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Needle Arm	Grass		60	100	Evolution

Moves learnt by TM

Chesnaught is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Work Up	Normal	—	—
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Nature Power	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Chesnaught can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Retaliate	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Chesnaught does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Moves learnt by TM

Chesnaught cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Chesnaught egg move parents

In other generations
6
7
8
9

Chesnaught

Chesnaught's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Chesnaught are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Chesnaught with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Chesnaught with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Belly Drum

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Zigzagoon Linoone Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Chesnaught
Breeding	Teddiursa Ursaring Zangoose Spheal Sealeo Walrein Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught
Sketch	Smeargle

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Numel Camerupt Torkoal Bidoof Bibarel
Breeding	Alolan Sandshrew Alolan Sandslash Farfetch'd Rhyhorn Rhydon Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Torchic Combusken Blaziken Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Zangoose Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine Tepig Pignite Emboar Munna Musharna Heatmor Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Sylveon
Generation 2 TM	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Ninetales Diglett Dugtrio Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Seel Dewgong Tauros Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Girafarig Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Stantler
Sketch	Smeargle

Defense Curl

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Dunsparce Phanpy Donphan Spheal Sealeo Walrein Bidoof Bibarel Buneary Lopunny Tepig Pignite Emboar Munna Musharna Komala Togedemaru
Breeding	Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Bidoof Bibarel Pachirisu Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Bunnelby Diggersby Skiddo Gogoat
Generation 3 Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Meowth Persian Mankey Primeape Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Wooper Quagsire Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Zigzagoon Linoone Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Spinda Zangoose Kecleon
Sketch	Smeargle

Power-Up Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lucario
Breeding	Wooper Quagsire Mawile Kecleon Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny Scraggy Scrafty Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught
Generation 6 TM	Nidoking Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Rhydon Typhlosion Sentret Furret Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Combusken Blaziken Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Loudred Exploud Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Weavile Rhyperior Pignite Emboar Watchog Simisage Simisear Simipour Krokorok Krookodile Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Cubchoo Beartic Mienfoo Mienshao Heatmor Fennekin Braixen Delphox Bunnelby Diggersby Pancham Pangoro Meowstic (Male)
Sketch	Smeargle

Quick Guard

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lucario Mienfoo Meowstic (Male) Lycanroc (Midday Form)
Breeding	Aipom Zangoose Chimchar Monferno Infernape Ambipom Scraggy Scrafty Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Pancham Pangoro Passimian
Pre-evolution Level up	Mienshao
Sketch	Smeargle

Rollout

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandshrew Sandslash Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Dunsparce Phanpy Donphan Wailmer Wailord Spheal Sealeo Walrein Bidoof Bibarel Tepig Pignite Emboar Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Komala Togedemaru
Breeding	Numel Camerupt Spheal Sealeo Walrein Bidoof Bibarel Pachirisu Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Bunnelby Diggersby Skiddo Gogoat
Generation 4 Move tutor	Pikachu Raichu Rhyhorn Rhydon Sentret Furret Wooper Quagsire Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Zigzagoon Linoone Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Torkoal Spinda Zangoose Kecleon Chimchar Monferno Infernape Purugly Rhyperior
Sketch	Smeargle

Spikes

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Delibird Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Bunnelby Diggersby
Sketch	Smeargle

Synthesis

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seedot Leafeon Skiddo Gogoat
Breeding	Deerling Sawsbuck Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught
Move tutor	Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Leafeon Snivy Servine Serperior Pansage Simisage Deerling Sawsbuck Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Skiddo Gogoat
Pre-evolution Level up	Nuzleaf Shiftry
Sketch	Smeargle