Chewtle
Chewtle is a Water-type Pokémon, the Snapping Pokémon, number 833 (#0833) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 8.5 kg.
Chewtle is the Snapping Pokémon, a small turtle with an itchy new tooth that bites anything in front of it and, once it bites, never lets go. Children even play a game of seeing whose Chewtle can hang onto a stick the longest.
How to pronounce Chewtle
Chewtle is pronounced CHOO-tul. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Chewtle said out loud:
In Japanese it is カムカメ (Kamukame).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Chewtle is 0.3 m tall and weighs 8.5 kg. It is a teal, turtle-like Pokémon with a head bigger than its body, a darker blue shell with brown trim, an orange bulb on each cheek and a short orange horn as hard as rock. The Pokédex says it opens a fight by hitting with the horn, and once its opponent flinches it clamps down with its single large tooth.
Behaviour
The Pokédex says Chewtle's front tooth is still growing in, and the itch makes it snap at anything in front of it. It sometimes bites another Chewtle's horn, and the two end up tussling. It can hang by its teeth from low heights, and the Pokédex says children hold up sticks that Chewtle have bitten to see whose can last longest.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it is found by lakes in Paldea's South, East and West Provinces, and by lakes and rivers in Kitakami in The Teal Mask. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Chewtle has Strong Jaw, which boosts biting moves, or Shell Armor, with Swift Swim hidden. It learns Bite, Jaw Lock and the water attack Liquidation, plus Counter and Protect for defence. Its best base stat is Attack 64, so it is a modest first stage.
Name origin
Chewtle may combine 'chew' and 'turtle'. The Japanese name is Kamukame (カムカメ), which may join kamu ('to bite') and kame ('turtle').
Design inspiration
Chewtle looks modelled on the common snapping turtle, and its oversized head recalls a big-headed turtle.
Evolution notes
Chewtle evolves into Drednaw at level 22.
In the games
Chewtle is found on several Galar routes and in Max Raid Battles in Sword and Shield, its debut game. In Scarlet and Violet it also appears in 1-star Tera Raid Battles.
In the anime
Chewtle debuted in 'The Climb to Be the Very Best!', when one from the Rocket Prize Master bit onto Jessie's hair. Jessie then uses it to battle Ash and Goh in 'Kicking It from Here Into Tomorrow!'.
Fun facts
- Before Generation IX, Chewtle and Drednaw were the only Pokémon that could learn Jaw Lock.
- Its base stat total of 284 is shared by no other Pokémon.
- It is the slowest Water type introduced in Generation VIII, with a base Speed of 44.
- In the anime, Team Rocket's Rotom Phone is openly sceptical that Chewtle can ever evolve into Drednaw.
Base stats
- HP: 50
- Attack: 64
- Defense: 50
- Sp. Atk: 38
- Sp. Def: 38
- Speed: 44
Chewtle’s base stat total is 284. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Chewtle weak to?
Chewtle takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
How does Chewtle evolve?
Chewtle evolves into Drednaw at level 22.
The whole family: Chewtle, Drednaw.
Abilities
- Strong Jaw: Strengthens biting moves to 1.5× their power.
- Shell Armor: Protects against critical hits.
- Swift Swim (hidden ability): Doubles Speed during rain.
Moves
Moves Chewtle learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 |
| 7 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 14 | Protect | Normal | Status | — |
| 21 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 28 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — |
| 35 | Jaw Lock | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 42 | Liquidation | Water | Physical | 85 |
| 49 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 |
TM moves (26)
Chewtle can learn 26 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Ice Fang, Water Pulse, Chilling Water, Facade, Mud Shot, Dragon Tail, Endure, Rain Dance, False Swipe, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Poison Jab, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Substitute, Crunch, Liquidation, Surf, Hydro Pump, Tera Blast, Whirlpool, Skitter Smack.
Egg moves (3):Dragon Tail, Gastro Acid, Shell Smash.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Monster, Water 1.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
- Base experience yield: 57.
Pokédex entries
It starts off battles by attacking with its rock-hard horn, but as soon as the opponent flinches, this Pokémon bites down and never lets go. (Shield)
Apparently the itch of its teething impels it to snap its jaws at anything in front of it. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | カムカメ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kamukame |
| French | Khélocrok |
| German | Kamehaps |
| Spanish | Chewtle |
| Italian | Chewtle |
| Korean | 깨물부기 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 咬咬龟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 咬咬龜 |
Trivia
- Shortest Water type in Gen 8: 0.3 m, shared with 1 other.
- Slowest Water type in Gen 8: 44 Speed.
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 24% of all Pokémon (8.5 kg).
- Base stat total 284, ranked #911 of 1,025.
- One of 154 Water-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 24 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 34 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 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: Chewtle (Pokémon), Serebii: Chewtle (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (CHOO-tul): 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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