Head to head

Chesnaught vs Delphox

Delphox has the higher base stat total (534 vs 530), Delphox is faster (base Speed 104 vs 64), and Delphox’s Fire or Psychic moves hit Chesnaught for 2×, while Chesnaught’s own types do only ½× to Delphox.

Kalos starters, fully evolved: two of the three final forms of the Generation 6 starter trio.

Base stats side by side

Who has the edge?

Delphox is faster (104 vs 64 base Speed), has the higher Sp. Atk (114 vs 74), resists Chesnaught’s own-type moves (½× at best), and hits Chesnaught for 2× with its Fire or Psychic moves, but Chesnaught has the higher Attack (107 vs 69) and has more bulk, counting HP, Defense and Sp. Def together (285 vs 247).

Chesnaught is ahead on

• has the higher Attack (107 vs 69)
• has more bulk, counting HP, Defense and Sp. Def together (285 vs 247)

Delphox is ahead on

• is faster (104 vs 64 base Speed)
• has the higher Sp. Atk (114 vs 74)
• resists Chesnaught’s own-type moves (½× at best)
• hits Chesnaught for 2× with its Fire or Psychic moves

This compares base numbers and the type chart; it does not predict a winner. A real battle also depends on level, nature and EVs, the moves each one knows (a Pokémon does not always learn a move of its own type), held items, weather and terrain, and abilities (Chesnaught: Overgrow, Bulletproof; Delphox: Blaze, Magician), so either one can come out ahead.

Who moves first?

At Level 50 with 252 Speed EVs, 31 IVs and a neutral nature, Chesnaught has 116 Speed and Delphox has 156, so Delphox moves first when both use moves of the same priority and no item, ability, status or stat change gets in the way.

Type matchup, both ways

Chesnaught (Grass/Fighting) attacking Delphox

Grass ½×, Fighting ½×. Using only its own types, Chesnaught hits Delphox for ½× with Grass moves (not very effective) and ½× with Fighting moves (not very effective).

Delphox (Fire/Psychic) attacking Chesnaught

Fire 2×, Psychic 2×. Using only its own types, Delphox hits Chesnaught for 2× with Fire moves (super effective) and 2× with Psychic moves (super effective).

What hits each one for 2× or more

• Chesnaught: Fire 2× (super effective), Ice 2× (super effective), Poison 2× (super effective), Flying 4× (super effective), Psychic 2× (super effective), Fairy 2× (super effective).
• Delphox: Water 2× (super effective), Ground 2× (super effective), Rock 2× (super effective), Ghost 2× (super effective), Dark 2× (super effective).

The multipliers come from the 18×18 type chart; what a Pokémon can actually use depends on the moves it learns.

Abilities

Chesnaught

• Overgrow. Strengthens Grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
• Bulletproof (hidden ability). Protects against bullet, ball, and bomb-based moves.

Delphox

• Blaze. Strengthens Fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
• Magician (hidden ability). Steals the target's held item when the bearer uses a damaging move.

Size, generation and evolution

Chesnaught is taller (1.6 m vs 1.5 m for Delphox), and Chesnaught is heavier (90 kg vs 39 kg for Delphox).

Chesnaught (#0652) is a Grass/Fighting-type Spiny Armor Pokémon from Kalos, first seen in Generation 6, a starter Pokémon. Its evolution line is Chespin → Quilladin → Chesnaught.

Delphox (#0655) is a Fire/Psychic-type Fox Pokémon from Kalos, first seen in Generation 6, a starter Pokémon. Its evolution line is Fennekin → Braixen → Delphox.

Keep exploring

• Open Chesnaught and Delphox in the Compare tool
• Chesnaught and Delphox Pokédex pages
• Grass/Fighting weaknesses · Fire/Psychic weaknesses
• Speed tiers

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