#0572 · Unova · Generation 5

Minccino

Chinchilla Pokémon · Normal-type

Minccino is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Chinchilla Pokémon, number 572 (#0572) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 5.8 kg.

Minccino is the Chinchilla Pokémon, a house-proud cleaner that sweeps and mops with its tail. When the tail gets dirty, the Pokédex says, it spends a whole day washing it in clean spring water.

How to pronounce Minccino

Minccino is pronounced min-CHEE-noh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Minccino said out loud:

In Japanese it is チラーミィ (Chillarmy).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Minccino is a small, furry grey chinchilla with fur tufts on its head and neck, big brown eyes and large ears that are red on the inside. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 5.8 kg. Its long, fluffy tail, with a white tip, works as a broom or a mop.

Behaviour

Minccino is obsessed with cleanliness and will not tolerate even a little mess. The Sword Pokédex says its tail-brushing can help with cleaning, but its fixation on spotlessness can make the job more of a hassle. Minccino greet each other by stroking one another with their tails, and in a pair the one with the fluffier tail is said to be a bit more boastful.

Habitat

The Pokédex says it prefers a tidy habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in the Canyon and Polar Biomes of the Indigo Disk's Terarium.

Powers

Its Abilities are Cute Charm, which gives contact attackers a 30% chance of becoming infatuated, and Technician, which boosts moves of 60 base power or less by half. The hidden Ability Skill Link makes multi-hit moves strike the full five times. It sings, charms and slaps, with Sing, Swift, Tail Slap and Hyper Voice in its repertoire. Its best base stat is Speed at 75.

Name origin

Minccino may blend 'mini', 'mink' or 'mint' with 'chinchilla' or 'chino cloth', and -ino is a diminutive ending. The Japanese name is Chillarmy (チラーミィ), which may combine 'chinchilla' and 'charming'.

Design inspiration

Atsuko Nishida designed Minccino and Cinccino, and Bulbapedia says almost nothing changed from her original designs, which were meant as Unova's answer to Clefairy and Clefable: Pokémon everyone would think cute. Minccino appears to be based on a chinchilla, and its tail may recall a feather duster or broom.

Evolution notes

A Shiny Stone turns Minccino into Cinccino.

In the games

In Scarlet and Violet Minccino can be caught only through the Indigo Disk or transferred in, and in the Indigo Disk it also shows up in 2-star Tera Raids. It debuted in Black and White, where it lives on Routes 5, 9 and 16 and in Cold Storage. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Minccino debuted in 'In The Shadow of Zekrom!', running through Nuvema Town with a group of children. In 'There's a New Gym Leader in Town!' several Minccino were frightened by the loud intercom at Cheren's Trainers' School.

Fun facts

• According to Bulbapedia, a pronunciation challenge at the 2026 Europe International Championships, about Pokémon names that fans often say wrongly, gave 'min-CHEE-noh' as the way to say Minccino.
• The Poké Toy item copies the shape of Minccino's tail.
• The Minccino shown in the 'world of Pokémon' intro of Black and White can be Shiny.

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

Base stats

• HP: 55
• Attack: 50
• Defense: 40
• Sp. Atk: 40
• Sp. Def: 40
• Speed: 75

Minccino’s base stat total is 300. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Minccino weak to?

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

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

How does Minccino evolve?

Minccino evolves into Cinccino (Shiny Stone).

The whole family: Minccino, Cinccino.

Abilities

• Cute Charm: Has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact.
• Technician: Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.
• Skill Link (hidden ability): Extends two-to-five-hit moves and Triple Kick to their full length every time.

Moves

Moves Minccino learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (39)

Minccino can learn 39 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Fake Tears, Mud-Slap, Protect, Thief, Trailblaze, Chilling Water, Facade, Swift, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Bullet Seed, U-turn, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Dazzling Gleam, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Rest, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Hyper Voice, Encore, Thunderbolt, Play Rough, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Tera Blast, Knock Off, Super Fang, Uproar, Endeavor, Triple Axel, Alluring Voice.

Egg moves (5):Aqua Tail, Flail, Knock Off, Tail Whip, Tidy Up.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 25% male, 75% 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: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
• Base experience yield: 60.

Pokédex entries

They pet each other with their tails as a form of greeting. Of the two, the one whose tail is fluffier is a bit more boastful. (Shield)

The way it brushes away grime with its tail can be helpful when cleaning. But its focus on spotlessness can make cleaning more of a hassle. (Sword)

When its tail has gotten dirty from self-cleaning or from cleaning its nest, Minccino spends a whole day washing its tail in clean spring water. (Ultra Moon)

A clean freak that will not allow even the slightest mess, it uses its tail like a mop to thoroughly clean any and all filth. (Ultra Sun)

These Pokémon prefer a tidy habitat. They are always sweeping and dusting, using their tails as brooms. (White, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

Minccino greet each other by grooming one another thoroughly with their tails. (Black 2, White 2, X, Omega Ruby)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
• Heavier than 18% of all Pokémon (5.8 kg).
• Base stat total 300, ranked #856 of 1,025.
• One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 107 gray Pokémon.
• Number 79 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 52 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 255: about 33.3% 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: Minccino (Pokémon), Serebii: Minccino (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (min-CHEE-noh): 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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