Where to find Chingling & Chimecho in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet DLC

Noelle Corbett
Chingling and Chimecho

Chingling and Chimecho are back in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Teal Mask DLC. Here’s how to catch and evolve them.

The first half of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet‘s DLC has dropped, and The Teal Mask brings back many older Pokemon that were not included in the base game.

This includes Chingling and Chimecho. Introduced in Generations 4 and 3 respectively, these two Psychic types make adorable additions to any team.

Where to find Chingling in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Chingling can be found in rocky and grassy areas, mainly in the center of Kitakami. These include:

  • Oni Mountain
  • Infernal Pass
  • Wistful Fields
  • Crystal Pool
Chingling Pokemon Scarlet and Violet location

Where to find Chimecho in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Chimecho can be found around the Crystal Pool. However, it spawns much less often than Chingling.

Chimecho Pokedex art

How to evolve Chingling into Chimecho

Chingling evolves into Chimecho by leveling up with high friendship at night.

To raise friendship with a Pokemon, you’ll need to spend some time with it. Consider catching your Chingling in a Luxury or Friend Ball to make the process go faster. A Soothe Bell also helps speed things up.

From there, you can walk around with Chingling in your party, give it items, let it out for auto-battles, and wash it during picnics. Battling also helps, though letting the Pokemon get knocked out will decrease friendship.

To check how friendly your Pokemon is, you’ll need to head to Cascarrafa. In the center of the city north of the fountain, you’ll find the Friendship Checker standing with her Marill. She’ll give you a vague idea of how close you are. Once she says “You’re good friends, all right!” you’re either close or able to evolve.

After that, simply level up at night to trigger the evolution. Since Scarlet and Violet’s day-night cycle is about 72 minutes, you may have a wait about half an hour or so.

Chingling Pokedex art

That’s all you need to know about Chingling and Chimecho. If you found that helpful, check out our other Pokemon Scarlet & Violet guides below:

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Noelle is a Senior Games Writer for Dexerto who can usually be found playing an RPG. Her favorites include Persona, Pokemon, and DnD. When she isn't writing or gaming, Noelle is probably making silly noises at her dog. She can be reached at noelle.corbett@dexerto.com.