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Dusk StoneTo Chandelure

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#0609 · GENERATION 5

Chandelure Build Guide

GhostFire

Special attacker and Choice disruption

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMChoice Specs

ABILITYFlash Fire

NATUREModest

Flamethrower

Shadow Ball

Energy Ball

Trick

How to play

Choice Specs boosts Special Attack but locks Chandelure into one move until it switches. Trick can exchange items with an eligible target; Flash Fire grants Fire immunity.

Watch out for

Key risk. Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost and Dark attacks are super effective. Not every item can be exchanged, and a Choice lock can leave you vulnerable to a switch-in.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Choice Specs boosts Special Attack but locks Chandelure into one move until it switches. Trick can exchange items with an eligible target; Flash Fire grants Fire immunity.

A bulky target switches in to wall you

Trick can cripple the very switch-in that resists your locked move, which is often worth more than a weakened attack. Some items and targets are exempt, so treat it as a trade, not a reset.

You expect a Fire attack

Flash Fire absorbs it and strengthens Flamethrower. Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost and Dark answers are all super effective, so the immunity does not cover Chandelure’s real matchups.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Chandelure in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Choice Specs raises Special Attack but locks Chandelure into one move until it switches. Flash Fire grants a Fire immunity, and Trick can exchange items with an eligible target — though not every held item can be traded away.

Watch the tradeoff. Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost and Dark attacks are super effective. Not every item can be exchanged, and a Choice lock can leave you vulnerable to a switch-in.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Chandelure or Skeledirge?

Skeledirge shares Fire/Ghost typing but offers Unaware, recovery and a bulkier setup role.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Chandelure	Skeledirge
HP	60	104
Attack	55	75
Defense	90	100
Sp. Attack	145	110
Sp. Defense	90	75
Speed	80	66

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Dark partner can resist Ghost and Dark attacks. A Ground or Water teammate can help against Rock attackers.

Umbreon

Resists Ghost and Dark attacks.

Read Umbreon guide →Compare teammates →

Gastrodon

Resists Rock and has Water immunity with Storm Drain.

Read Gastrodon guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

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Alternative: Skeledirge

Skeledirge shares Fire/Ghost typing but offers Unaware, recovery and a bulkier setup role.

Read Skeledirge guide →

Try Skeledirge →

Type matchups

Weak to

Water2×Ground2×Rock2×Ghost2×Dark2×

Resistances and immunities

Normal0×Fire0.5×Grass0.5×Ice0.5×Fighting0×Poison0.5×Bug0.25×Steel0.5×Fairy0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP60

Attack55

Defense90

Sp. Attack145

Sp. Defense90

Speed80

Evolution chain

Litwick#607
Level 41
Lampent#608
Dusk Stone
Chandelure#609

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Chandelure team

Start with Chandelure. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#609

Chandelure

GhostFire

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense99

Defense68

Coverage33

Synergy8

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Dark attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Ghost attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 6 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Chandelure	Weak	Resist
Normal	0×	0	1
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	2×	1	0
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	½×	0	1
Ice	½×	0	1
Fighting	0×	0	1
Poison	½×	0	1
Ground	2×	1	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	¼×	0	1
Rock	2×	1	0
Ghost	2×	1	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	2×	1	0
Steel	½×	0	1
Fairy	½×	0	1

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

Ice✓ Super effective

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

Psychic✓ Super effective

Bug✓ Super effective

RockNeutral

Ghost✓ Super effective

DragonNeutral

DarkNeutral

Steel✓ Super effective

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.