#0915 · Paldea · Generation 9

Lechonk

Hog Pokémon · Normal-type

Lechonk is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Hog Pokémon, number 915 (#0915) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 10.2 kg.

Lechonk is the Hog Pokémon, a gourmet that turns its nose up at all but the finest food. The Pokédex says its keen sense of smell is used for little besides foraging, and its herbal scent is one that bug Pokémon detest.

How to pronounce Lechonk

Lechonk is pronounced leh-CHONK. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Lechonk said out loud:

In Japanese it is グルトン (Gourton).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Lechonk is a stout, hog-like Pokémon, 0.5 m tall and 10.2 kg. Its body is almost entirely grey-black, with brown on its face and ears and yellow growths under its eyes that look like teardrops. Droopy ears with yellow insides partly cover its eyes, and it has a triangular pink snout with big oval nostrils, pink hooves and a short curled tail.

Behaviour

Lechonk searches for food all day long. In the anime it is timid, but it turns hostile towards any Trainer carrying groceries or a meal and attacks to steal the food.

Habitat

The Pokédex names no habitat. Serebii lists it in Paldea's grass and forest biomes, across South Province, East Province areas One and Two, and the Pokémon League.

Diet

Bulbapedia says its nose leads it to fragrant wild grasses and rich Berries.

Powers

Lechonk has Aroma Veil, which protects allies from moves that affect their minds, or Gluttony, with Thick Fat hidden, which halves damage from Fire and Ice moves. It tackles, digs and headbutts, and uses Disarming Voice and Echoed Voice, later learning Uproar and Double-Edge. Base HP 54 is its best stat, so it is fragile.

Name origin

Lechonk may combine lechón, Spanish for a suckling piglet, with 'chonk', slang for a big, round animal. The Japanese name is Gourton (グルトン), possibly 'gourmet', 'glutton' and ton ('pig').

Design inspiration

Lechonk appears to be a young black Iberian pig, which fits Paldea's Iberian setting and the breed's large appetite. Its fussy gourmet streak may also draw on truffle hogs, pigs trained to find truffles. These are fan readings, not official statements.

Evolution notes

Lechonk evolves into Oinkologne at level 18, and a male or female Lechonk becomes the matching form.

In the games

Lechonk can be caught in the wild in Scarlet and Violet, where it first appeared, and it also appears in 1-star Tera Raid Battles. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Lechonk debuted in the Horizons episode 'Welcome to Paldea!', trying to steal the food Liko had got and being stopped by her Sprigatito.

Fun facts

• Lechonk and the female Oinkologne alone have Aroma Veil as an ordinary Ability rather than a hidden one, Bulbapedia notes.
• The Pokémon Company made Lechonk the star of its April Fools' Day 2023 campaign, 'Discover Pokémon Together: Lechonk', with themed distributions, promotions and merchandise.
• Bulbapedia says some Trainers put Lechonk to work finding cooking ingredients, for example Crabominable pincers that have come off and lie scattered on mountainsides.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Lechonk (Pokémon) · Serebii: Lechonk (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 54
• Attack: 45
• Defense: 40
• Sp. Atk: 35
• Sp. Def: 45
• Speed: 35

Lechonk’s base stat total is 254. Its highest stat is HP.

Type matchups

What is Lechonk weak to?

Lechonk takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) moves.

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

How does Lechonk evolve?

Lechonk evolves into Oinkologne (Level 18, male or Level 18, female).

The whole family: Lechonk, Oinkologne.

Abilities

• Aroma Veil: Protects allies against moves that affect their mental state.
• Gluttony: Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.
• Thick Fat (hidden ability): Halves damage from Fire and Ice moves.

Moves

Moves Lechonk learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (31)

Lechonk can learn 31 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Protect, Thief, Disarming Voice, Trailblaze, Chilling Water, Facade, Bulldoze, Mud Shot, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Bullet Seed, Zen Headbutt, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Rest, Iron Head, Substitute, Hyper Voice, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Tera Blast, Super Fang, Uproar, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Curse.

Egg moves (5):Endeavor, Spit Up, Stockpile, Stuff Cheeks, Swallow.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• 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 HP effort value.
• Base experience yield: 51.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon spurns all but the finest of foods. Its body gives off an herblike scent that bug Pokémon detest. (Violet)

It searches for food all day. It possesses a keen sense of smell but doesn't use it for anything other than foraging. (Scarlet)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Lowest base stat total among Normal types in Gen 9: 254.
• Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
• Heavier than 28% of all Pokémon (10.2 kg).
• Base stat total 254, ranked #963 of 1,025.
• One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 107 gray Pokémon.
• Number 10 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 42 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: Lechonk (Pokémon), Serebii: Lechonk (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (leh-CHONK): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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Normal-type Pokémon · Paldea region guide · Aroma Veil ability · Gluttony ability · Thick Fat ability · Compare Lechonk · Full Pokédex · Type chart · All moves

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