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{{Pokémon Infobox
|name=Wo-Chien
|jname=チオンジェン
|jtranslit=Chionjen
|tmname=Chionjen
|image=Wo-Chien.png<!--
|ndex=??? Do not add-->
|type1=Dark
|type2=Grass
|category=Ruinous
|height-ftin=4'11"
|height-m=1.5
|weight-lbs=163.6
|weight-kg=74.2
|abilityn=1
|ability1=Tablets of Ruin
|ability2=
|abilityd=
|egggroupn=0
|egggroup1=No Eggs Discovered
|egggroup2=
|eggcycles=50
|evtotal=3
|evhp=0
|evat=0
|evde=0
|evsa=0
|evsd=3
|evsp=0
|expyield=285
|lv100exp=1250000
|gendercode=255
|color=Brown
|catchrate=6
|body=Unknown
|pokefordex=wo-chien
|generation=9
|friendship=0
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'''Wo-Chien''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''チオンジェン''' ''Chionjen'') is a dual-type {{2t|Dark|Grass}} [[Legendary Pokémon]] introduced in [[Generation IX]].

It is not known to [[Evolution|evolve]] into or from any other Pokémon.

Along with {{p|Chien-Pao}}, {{p|Ting-Lu}}, and {{p|Chi-Yu}}, Wo-Chien is a member of the [[Legendary Pokémon#Treasures of Ruin|Treasures of Ruin]].

==Biology==
Wo-Chien is a snail-like Pokémon comprised of a dark-green mossy form covered in green and yellow leaves with curling vines forming its eyes. A long row of wooden tablets curled around its backside forms its shell.

Like the other Treasures of Ruin, Wo-Chien's true form is the row of wooden tablets forming its shell, having been given life by the grudge of the person who wrote the Paldean king's evil deeds on them thousands of years ago, its body being a form it has constructed using its control over plant matter. Wo-Chien is described as being able to drain the life force of vegetation in a wide area around it, causing entire forests and fields to instantly become barren. It is known as the ''Tablets of Ruin''.

Wo-Chien and the other Treasures of Ruin are the [[signature move|only known Pokémon]] capable of learning the move {{m|Ruination}}.

==In the anime==
===Major appearances===
===Minor appearances===

==In the manga==
==In the TCG==
{{main|Wo-Chien (TCG)}}

==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex/Header|type=Dark|type2=Grass}}
{{Dex/NA|gen=IX}}
{{Dex/Gen/1|gen=IX|reg1=Paldea|num1=393}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=The grudge of a person punished for writing the king’s evil deeds upon wooden tablets has clad itself in dead leaves to become a Pokémon.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=It drains the life-force from vegetation, causing nearby forests to instantly wither and fields to turn barren.}}
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{{Dex/Footer}}
{|style="margin:auto; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{grass color}}; background:#{{dark color}}; font-size:80%; border-radius: 10px"
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|style="{{roundy|0px}} border-radius: 5px; border:2px solid #{{dark color light}}; background:#{{dark color light}}| [[File:Pokedex Image Wo-Chien SV.png|x200px]]
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| Wo-Chien in the {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by Paldea Pokédex number|Paldea Pokédex}}
|-
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===Game locations===
{{Availability/Header|type=Dark|type2=Grass}}
{{Availability/NA|gen=IX}}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=IX}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Scarlet|v2=Violet|t=FFF|t2=FFF|area=[[Grasswither Shrine]] ([[List of in-game event Pokémon (Scarlet and Violet)#Wo-Chien|Only one]])}}
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{{Availability/Footer}}

====In side games====

===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
=====Version 1.0.0=====
{{Stats|type=Dark|type2=Grass|HP=85|Attack=90|Defense=100|SpAtk=100|SpDef=135|Speed=70|nocat=yes}}

=====Version 1.0.1+=====
{{Stats|type=Dark|type2=Grass|HP=85|Attack=85|Defense=100|SpAtk=95|SpDef=135|Speed=70}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{TypeEffectiveness|type1=Dark|type2=Grass
|Normal=100
|Fighting=200
|Flying=200
|Poison=200
|Ground=50
|Rock=100
|Bug=400
|Ghost=50
|Steel=100
|Fire=200
|Water=50
|Grass=50
|Electric=50
|Psychic=0
|Ice=200
|Dragon=100
|Dark=50
|Fairy=200
|notes=yes
|dark=yes
|newpsychic=1
}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh/9|Wo-Chien|Dark|Grass|9}}
{{learnlist/level8|1|Absorb|Grass|Special|20|100|25||'''}}
{{learnlist/level8|1|Spite|Ghost|Status|—|100|10||}}
{{learnlist/level8|1|Mean Look|Normal|Status|—|—|5||}}
{{learnlist/level8|5|Tickle|Normal|Status|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/level8|10|Payback|Dark|Physical|50|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level8|15|Poison Powder|Poison|Status|—|75|35||}}
{{learnlist/level8|15|Stun Spore|Grass|Status|—|75|30||}}
{{learnlist/level8|20|Mega Drain|Grass|Special|40|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level8|25|Leech Seed|Grass|Status|—|90|10||}}
{{learnlist/level8|30|Growth|Normal|Status|—|—|20||}}
{{learnlist/level8|35|Ingrain|Grass|Status|—|—|20||}}
{{learnlist/level8|40|Dark Pulse|Dark|Special|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level8|45|Giga Drain|Grass|Special|75|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level8|50|Ruination|Dark|Special|—|90|10||}}
{{learnlist/level8|55|Foul Play|Dark|Physical|95|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level8|60|Power Whip|Grass|Physical|120|85|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level8|65|Grassy Terrain|Grass|Status|—|—|10||}}
{{learnlist/level8|70|Knock Off|Dark|Physical|65|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/level8|75|Leaf Storm|Grass|Special|130|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf/9|Wo-Chien|Dark|Grass|9}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh/9|Wo-Chien|Dark|Grass|9}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM001|Take Down|Normal|Physical|90|85|20||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM005|Mud-Slap|Ground|Special|20|100|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM006|Scary Face|Normal|Status|—|100|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM007|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM020|Trailblaze|Grass|Physical|50|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM025|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM029|Hex|Ghost|Special|65|100|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM030|Snarl|Dark|Special|55|95|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM033|Magical Leaf|Grass|Special|60|—|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM035|Mud Shot|Ground|Special|55|95|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM047|Endure|Normal|Status|—|—|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM049|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM050|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM056|Bullet Seed|Grass|Physical|25|100|30||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM059|Zen Headbutt|Psychic|Physical|80|90|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM062|Foul Play|Dark|Physical|95|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM066|Body Slam|Normal|Physical|85|100|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM070|Sleep Talk|Normal|Status|—|—|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM071|Seed Bomb|Grass|Physical|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM074|Reflect|Psychic|Status|—|—|20||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM075|Light Screen|Psychic|Status|—|—|30||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM081|Grass Knot|Grass|Special|—|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM085|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|5||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM087|Taunt|Dark|Status|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM089|Body Press|Fighting|Physical|80|100|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM094|Dark Pulse|Dark|Special|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM103|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM111|Giga Drain|Grass|Special|75|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM119|Energy Ball|Grass|Special|90|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM131|Pollen Puff|Bug|Special|90|100|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM137|Grassy Terrain|Grass|Status|—|—|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM152|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM159|Leaf Storm|Grass|Special|130|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM163|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5||}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM168|Solar Beam|Grass|Special|120|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM171|Tera Blast|Normal|Special|80|100|10||}}
{{learnlist/tmf/9|Wo-Chien|Dark|Grass|9}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh/9|Wo-Chien|Dark|Grass|9}}
{{learnlist/breed9null}}
{{learnlist/breedf/9|Wo-Chien|Dark|Grass|9}}

===Side game data===
===Evolution===
{{Evobox-1
|type1=Dark
|type2=Grass
|pictype=art
|no1=
|name1=Wo-Chien
|type1-1=Dark
|type2-1=Grass}}

===Sprites===

==Trivia==
* Wo-Chien has the highest base {{stat|Special Defense}} stat of all {{type|Grass}} and {{type|Dark}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.
*Wo-Chien, along with the other members of the [[Treasures of Ruin]], are the first Pokémon whose [[base stats]] were adjusted via a [[Pokémon_Scarlet_and_Violet#Version_history|patch]] to the game.
*Wo-Chien is the only member of the Treasures of Ruin that was given life by a specific individual's emotion rather than the emotions of humanity in general.
* Wo-Chien's in-game model has 92 tablets in total. In one of its animations, the tablets spiral out from under the plants that comprise its body, and all 92 can be seen at the peak of this animation.

===Origin===
Wo-Chien may be modeled after the {{wp|decollate snail}}, predatory land snails native to the Mediterranean. Its shell is blunt and conical much like the decollate snail's, and is constructed to evoke {{wp|Bamboo and wooden slips|slips}}, narrow strips of bamboo or wood used as writing media prior to the introduction of paper. 

====Name origin====
Wo-Chien may be a combination of 蝸 / 蜗 ''wō'' (Chinese for snail) and 簡 / 简 ''jiǎn'' (Chinese for bamboo slips). The name is formatted in {{wp|Wade–Giles}}, a romanization system used in the Anglosphere for most of the 20th century.

Chionjen may be a combination of 蟲 / 虫 ''chóng'' (Chinese for bug)  and 簡 / 简 ''jiǎn'' (Chinese for bamboo slips).

==In other languages==
{{Other languages|type=Dark|type2=Grass
|ja=チオンジェン ''Chionjen''|jameaning=From {{tt|蟲 / 虫 ''chóng''|Chinese for bug}} and {{tt|簡 / 简 ''jiǎn''|Chinese for bamboo slips}}
|fr=Chongjian|frmeaning=Transcription of Japanese name
|es=Wo-Chien|esmeaning=Same as English name
|de=Chongjian|demeaning=Transcription of Japanese name
|it=Wo-Chien|itmeaning=Same as English name
|ko=총지엔 ''Chongjien''|komeaning=Transcription of Japanese name
|zh_cmn=古簡蝸 / 古简蜗 ''Gǔjiǎnguā / Gǔjiǎnwō''|zh_cmnmeaning=From {{tt|古 ''gǔ''|ancient}}, {{tt|簡 / 简 ''jiǎn''|bamboo slips}}, and {{tt|蝸牛 / 蜗牛 ''guāniú / wōniú''|snail}}
|zh_yue=古簡蝸 ''Gúgáanwō''|zh_yuemeaning=From {{tt|古 ''gú''|ancient}}, {{tt|簡 ''gáan''|bamboo slips}}, and {{tt|蝸牛 ''wō'ngàuh''|snail}}
}}
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==Related articles==
*[[Myths and legends involving Legendary and Mythical Pokémon]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
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