Chupacho

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Chupacho Bloodsucker Pokémon #145
Type Poison Chupacho Poison Nuclear Nuclear Chupacho Unknown
Abilities Poison Point or Poison Touch		Hidden Ability Hustle
Mega Ability
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 175 (22.9%)
Breeding Egg groups Field and Human-Like Hatch time 5120 steps
Height 1.1 m 3'7.3" m		Weight 25.6 kg 56.4 lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg
Base experience yield 78		Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Chupacho 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Nuclear Chupacho 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint File:F145.png
Pokédex color   Brown		Base friendship 70
Cry

Chupacho is a Poison-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Luchabra starting at level 38.

Pokédex entry

Biology

Physiology

Chupacho is a medium-sized, bipedal Pokémon that is tan in color. It has large eyes on the front of its face, a pointed snout like a beak, and sharp, hollow fangs it uses to draw blood. It has spiky hair on its head and sharp spines on its back.

Special abilities

A wily Pokémon, Chupacho use their speed and quick wit to sneak up on sleeping prey in order to suck their blood. They have poisonous spines on their backs which they can shoot at a distance. They also have excellent night vision.

Behavior

Highly untrustworthy and temperamental. It is important to keep an eye on one or else it will try to sneak away.

Habitat

Chupacho are nocturnal and live in the area surrounding Maskara Island. There are many folk tales surrounding them.

Game locations

Held items

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Normal Form

Nuclear Form

Moves

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By TM/HM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM08 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM19 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM54 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 10 TM58 Endure Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM60 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM79 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM81 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM93 Infestation Bug Physical 02020 100}}100% 20 TM98 Last Resort Normal Physical 140140 100}}100% 5 TM99 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chupacho Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Chupacho

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Spikes Ground Status — 100% 15 Venoshock Poison Special 65 100% 10 Mach Punch Fighting Physical 40 100% 30 Double Team Normal Status — —% 15 Seismic Toss Fighting Physical Varies 100% 20 Reversal Fighting Physical Varies 100% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Chupacho Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chupacho Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Chupacho

By Tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Cost  Block Normal Status — —% 5 4 Dual Chop Dragon Physical 40 90% 15 4 Gastro Acid Poison Status — 100% 10 4 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80% 5 4 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 20 4 Low Kick Fighting Physical Varies 100% 20 4 Poison Fang Poison Physical 50 100% 15 4 / 5000 Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 4 Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 4 Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10 4

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chupacho Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Chupacho

By Nuclear Form

Evolution

Unevolved Chupacho  Poison

Level 38 →

First evolution Luchabra  Poison  Fighting

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny

Nuclear Form

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny

Shiny Prior to 1.2

Front	Back

Egg Sprite

Egg Sprite

Trivia

• Prior to 1.2.3, Chupacho used Makuhita's cry.

Design origin

Chupacho and Luchabra are based on the Chupacabra, a mythological creature of Puerto Rican origin.

Name origin

Chupacho comes from chupacabra and muchacho (Spanish for boy).

Media

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Pokémon

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