Chandelure
Chandelure is a Ghost/Fire-type Pokémon, the Luring Pokémon, number 609 (#0609) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 34.3 kg.
Chandelure is the Luring Pokémon, a living chandelier whose flames, the Pokédex says, burn the spirit and leave the body behind. The spirits it burns lose their way and wander the world forever.
How to pronounce Chandelure
Chandelure is pronounced shan-duh-LOOR. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Chandelure said out loud:
In Japanese it is シャンデラ (Chandela).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Chandelure is 1.0 m tall and weighs 34.3 kg. It looks like a sentient chandelier, with a striped, round head, round yellow eyes without pupils, and a ring of small black spikes holding a tall purple flame. Two curled black arms with smaller arms branching off are tipped with purple fire.
Behaviour
The Sword Pokédex says Chandelure sways its arms to hypnotise opponents with the ominous dance of its flames. A Shield entry claims that homes lit by Chandelure instead of lamps saw constant funerals, though only as a rumour.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says Chandelure lives in rundown mansions. In Scarlet and Violet's base game it can only come from Pokémon HOME or a trade, but The Teal Mask offers it through evolution and in 5-star and 6-star Tera Raids.
Powers
Chandelure has the Abilities Flash Fire and Flame Body, with Infiltrator hidden. It burns foes with Inferno, Overheat and Fire Spin, and casts Shadow Ball, Hex and Will-O-Wisp. With base Special Attack 145 but only 60 HP, it is a glass cannon. Mega Chandelure, introduced in Legends: Z-A, is a two-tiered chandelier of 2.5 m and 69.6 kg with the Ability Infiltrator and base Special Attack 175; one of its eyes turns purple, a window to the afterlife, and it spins like a chandelier before attacking.
Name origin
Chandelure may combine 'chandelier' and 'lure'. The Japanese name is Chandela (シャンデラ), which may combine 'chandelier' with candela, Latin for 'candle', or with 'candelabra'.
Design inspiration
Chandelure seems to pair an elaborate chandelier with the folklore of wandering spirit-flames. Its haunting of old mansions may nod to the luxury chandeliers of European castles and palaces, and its loosely skull-like face and curled black arms recall wrought-iron Gothic fixtures. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Chandelure evolves from Lampent if a Dusk Stone is used on it, and is the final form of the Litwick line.
In the games
In PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, Chandelure runs Wish Park's Dance Zone and its Dance Inferno attraction. It first appeared in Black and White as an evolution of Lampent. In Legends: Z-A it is found in Centrico Plaza's Wild Zone 20, where Bulbapedia marks it as an Alpha, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds it to Hyperspace Lumiose.
In the anime
Chandelure debuted in 'Battle for the Underground!' as Ingo's Pokémon, helping Ash and his friends rescue their Pokémon from Team Rocket, and later joined a Tag Battle with Emmet's Eelektross in 'Lost at the Stamp Rally!'.
Fun facts
- In The Pokémon Company's 2020 Pokémon of the Year poll, Chandelure was the most popular Generation V Pokémon with 50,943 votes, eighteenth overall.
- Mega Chandelure's base Special Attack of 175 ties with Mega Alakazam for the highest of any non-Legendary Pokémon.
- Chandelure enemies in Smash Run, a mode of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, power up on fire and darkness attacks, though the Pokémon itself is weak to Dark.
- Chandelure appears in the music video for 'Ghost Dive' by Polkadot Stingray.
Base stats
- HP: 60
- Attack: 55
- Defense: 90
- Sp. Atk: 145
- Sp. Def: 90
- Speed: 80
Chandelure’s base stat total is 520. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Chandelure weak to?
Chandelure takes extra damage from Water (2×), Ground (2×), Rock (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.
It resists Bug (¼×), Fire (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Poison (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).
It is immune to Normal, Fighting moves.
Evolution
What does Chandelure evolve from?
Chandelure evolves from Lampent (Dusk Stone).
Chandelure is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Litwick, Lampent, Chandelure.
Forms
- Mega Chandelure (Mega): Ghost/Fire-type, base stat total 620 (HP 60, Attack 75, Defense 110, Sp. Atk 175, Sp. Def 110, Speed 90). Ability: Infiltrator.
Abilities
- Flash Fire: Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
- Flame Body: Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Infiltrator (hidden ability): Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.
Moves
Moves Chandelure learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 |
| 1 | Night Shade | Ghost | Special | — |
| 1 | Minimize | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — |
| 1 | Smog | Poison | Special | 30 |
| 1 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — |
| 1 | Pain Split | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 |
| 1 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — |
| 1 | Memento | Dark | Status | — |
| 1 | Imprison | Psychic | Status | — |
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 1 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 130 |
| 1 | Hex | Ghost | Special | 65 |
| 1 | Inferno | Fire | Special | 100 |
TM moves (43)
Chandelure can learn 43 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Protect, Confuse Ray, Thief, Trailblaze, Fire Spin, Facade, Hex, Flame Charge, Night Shade, Endure, Sunny Day, Sleep Talk, Rest, Taunt, Imprison, Dark Pulse, Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, Trick, Shadow Ball, Heat Wave, Energy Ball, Psychic, Flamethrower, Calm Mind, Fire Blast, Giga Impact, Overheat, Trick Room, Hyper Beam, Flare Blitz, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Haze, Spite, Burning Jealousy, Poltergeist, Lash Out, Pain Split, Psych Up, Temper Flare, Skitter Smack, Curse.
Egg moves (4):Acid Armor, Clear Smog, Haze, Power Split.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Amorphous.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Sp. Atk effort values.
- Base experience yield: 234.
Pokédex entries
In homes illuminated by Chandelure instead of lights, funerals were a constant occurrence— or so it's said. (Shield)
This Pokémon haunts dilapidated mansions. It sways its arms to hypnotize opponents with the ominous dancing of its flames. (Sword)
The spirits burned up in its ominous flame lose their way and wander this world forever. (Black 2, White 2, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
Being consumed in Chandelure's flame burns up the spirit, leaving the body behind. (White, X, Omega Ruby)
It absorbs a spirit, which it then burns. By waving the flames on its arms, it puts its foes into a hypnotic trance. (Black)
Names around the world
| Japanese | シャンデラ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Chandela |
| French | Lugulabre |
| German | Skelabra |
| Spanish | Chandelure |
| Italian | Chandelure |
| Korean | 샹델라 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 水晶灯火灵 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 水晶燈火靈 |
Trivia
- Fastest Ghost type in Gen 5: 80 Speed.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Ghost types in Gen 5: 145.
- Highest base stat total among Ghost types in Gen 5: 520.
- Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
- Heavier than 57% of all Pokémon (34.3 kg).
- Base stat total 520, ranked #214 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Sp. Atk, ranked #11 of 1,025.
- One of 6 Pokémon that are both Ghost and Fire.
- One of 51 black Pokémon.
- Number 116 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 52 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Has 1 alternate form.
- Appears in 5 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Chandelure (Pokémon), Serebii: Chandelure (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (shan-duh-LOOR): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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