Cherrim
Cherrim is a Grass-type Pokémon, the Blossom Pokémon, number 421 (#0421) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 9.3 kg.
Cherrim is the Blossom Pokémon, a Grass type whose mood follows the weather: a quiet bud under cloud, a cheerful flower in strong sunlight. The Pokédex says its folded petals are tough enough that pecking birds do not bother it.
How to pronounce Cherrim
Cherrim is pronounced chuh-RIM. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Cherrim said out loud:
In Japanese it is チェリム.
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Cherrim is 0.5 m tall and weighs 9.3 kg. In Overcast Form it is a deep-pink body wrapped in two purple petals. In Sunshine Form, pink petals like cherry blossoms ring its head and chest. The Legends: Arceus entry says the scent from its folded petals draws a rich array of Pokémon, often Bug types according to Bulbapedia.
Behaviour
As a bud, Cherrim barely moves and waits placidly. Once strong sunlight arrives it absorbs the rays with its whole body and becomes active, as if to make up for the long wait, and it folds back into a bud when the light goes.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. Bulbapedia's location lists show wild Cherrim in Legends: Arceus, from shaking trees, and in Sword and Shield Max Raid Battles.
Powers
Its only Ability, Flower Gift, boosts the Attack and Special Defense of friendly Pokémon, Cherrim included, in strong sunlight, and no other Pokémon can have it. In battles and Contests, strong sunlight switches Cherrim from Overcast to Sunshine Form; outside them it stays Overcast. It learns Solar Beam, Petal Blizzard and Petal Dance, and its base Special Attack is 87.
Name origin
Cherrim may combine 'cherry' with 'cherubim' or 'blossom'. The Japanese name is Cherrim (チェリム), the same as the English name.
Design inspiration
Its reaction to light appears to be based on photonastic flowers, which open and close with the light, and its Sunshine Form looks like cherry blossoms. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Cherrim evolves from Cherubi at level 25 and has no further evolution.
In the games
Eterna City Gym Leader Gardenia uses a Cherrim at level 20 in Platinum, and the species was introduced in Diamond and Pearl. It cannot be obtained in Scarlet and Violet or Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Lila, a famous Pokémon Stylist, uses a Cherrim in a Contest in 'Battling the Generation Gap!', its anime debut. In 'Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!', a Cherrim helps try to nurse a damaged tree about 1,000 years old back to health.
Fun facts
- In Generation IV its form changes independently of its Ability, while from Generation V onwards, outside Legends: Arceus, it is Flower Gift that triggers the change.
- In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, Cherrim and Castform alone have other forms that the Pokédex viewer cannot show.
- In Legends: Arceus, which has no Abilities, Sunshine Form has its own base stats (Attack 90, Special Defense 117) and appears in battle when the overworld weather is sunny in the morning, daytime or evening.
Base stats
- HP: 70
- Attack: 60
- Defense: 70
- Sp. Atk: 87
- Sp. Def: 78
- Speed: 85
Cherrim’s base stat total is 450. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Cherrim weak to?
Cherrim takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Bug (2×) moves.
It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×).
Evolution
What does Cherrim evolve from?
Cherrim evolves from Cherubi at level 25.
Cherrim is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Cherubi, Cherrim.
Abilities
- Flower Gift: Increases friendly Pokémon's Attack and Special Defense to 1.5× during strong sunlight.
Moves
Moves Cherrim learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — |
| 1 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — |
| 1 | Flower Shield | Fairy | Status | — |
| 1 | Morning Sun | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Leafage | Grass | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — |
| 15 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — |
| 20 | Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 |
| 28 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — |
| 34 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 41 | Petal Blizzard | Grass | Physical | 90 |
| 48 | Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — |
| 55 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 |
| 62 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 |
“Evo” means Cherrim learns the move the moment it evolves: Sunny Day.
TM moves (29)
Cherrim can learn 29 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Magical Leaf, Solar Beam, Solar Blade, Safeguard, Rest, Snore, Protect, Giga Drain, Attract, Sunny Day, Facade, Helping Hand, Weather Ball, Bullet Seed, Round, Draining Kiss, Grassy Terrain, Swords Dance, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Energy Ball, Grass Knot, Play Rough, Dazzling Gleam, Pollen Puff.
Egg moves (10), which Cherubi can hatch knowing:Aromatherapy, Defense Curl, Flower Shield, Heal Pulse, Healing Wish, Nature Power, Razor Leaf, Rollout, Sweet Scent, Tickle.
Move tutor moves (1): Grassy Glide.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Fairy, Grass.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 75 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Atk effort values.
- Base experience yield: 158.
Pokédex entries
Motionless, save for the occasional quiver. A rich array of Pokémon can be found gathered around it, drawn by the scent exuded from Cherrim's folded petals. (Legends: Arceus)
Its folded petals are pretty tough. Bird Pokémon can peck at them all they want, and Cherrim won't be bothered at all. (Shield)
As a bud, it barely moves. It sits still, placidly waiting for sunlight to appear. (Sword)
If it senses strong sunlight, it opens its folded petals to absorb the sun's rays with its whole body. (Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
During times of strong sunlight, its bud blooms, its petals open fully, and it becomes very active. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, X, Omega Ruby)
It is docile as a bud, but turns cheerful when it blooms. It folds back into a bud if sunlight wanes. (Pearl)
Names around the world
| Japanese | チェリム |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Cherrim |
| French | Ceriflor |
| German | Kinoso |
| Spanish | Cherrim |
| Italian | Cherrim |
| Korean | 체리꼬 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 樱花儿 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 櫻花兒 |
Trivia
- Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
- Heavier than 27% of all Pokémon (9.3 kg).
- Base stat total 450, ranked #512 of 1,025.
- One of 127 Grass-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 87 purple Pokémon.
- Number 35 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 49 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 7 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: Cherrim (Pokémon), Bulbapedia: Gardenia.
- Pronunciation (chuh-RIM): 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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