Chien-Pao (Pokémon)

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Pokémon
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Chien-Pao
Ruinous Pokémon
パオジアン
Paojian
#1002
Chien-Pao



Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type
Dark Ice
Unknown Unknown
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Unknown Unknown
Ability
Sword of Ruin Cacophony
Cacophony
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Cacophony
Gender ratio
Gender unknown
Catch rate
6 (2.6%)
Breeding
Egg Group
No Eggs Discovered
Hatch time
50 cycles
Egg not obtainable
Height
6'03" 1.9 m
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Weight
335.5 lbs. 152.2 kg
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Mega Stone
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Base experience yield
Unknown
Gen. IV
Unknown
IV
285
Leveling rate
Slow
EV yield
Total: 3
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Def
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Footprint
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Pokédex color
White
Base friendship
0
External Links

Chien-Pao (Japanese: パオジアン Paojian) is a dual-type Dark/Ice Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Along with Wo-Chien, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu, Chien-Pao is a member of the Treasures of Ruin.

Biology

Chien-Pao is a feline Pokémon with an elongated body composed of snow. Ice crystals run down its back and legs, and also forms its claws, eyes, and whiskers. Its large fangs, tipped with ice, comprise two pieces of a broken, ornately patterned sword. The sword's blade, which narrows slightly near the tip, forms its left fang; while the sword's hilt forms its right fang. The broken ends of the sword halves jut through Chien-Pao's upper jaw.

Like the other Treasures of Ruin, Chien-Pao's true form is that of the broken sword forming its fangs, having been given life by the hatred of people slain by those who wielded it long ago — while its body is a form it has constructed using its control over ice and snow. Chien-Pao is described as being able to control 100 tons of fallen snow, causing avalanches and playing around in them innocently. It is known as the Sword of Ruin.

Chien-Pao and the other Treasures of Ruin are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Ruination. Chien-Pao is also the only known Pokémon that can have Sword of Ruin as an Ability.

In the anime

Major appearances

Minor appearances

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Chien-Pao (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea
#394
Kitakami
#—
Blueberry
#—
Scarlet This Pokémon can control 100 tons of fallen snow. It plays around innocently by leaping in and out of avalanches it has caused.
Violet The hatred of those who perished by the sword long ago has clad itself in snow and become a Pokémon.


Pokédex Image Chien-Pao SV.png
Chien-Pao in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX
Scarlet Violet
West Province: Icerend Shrine (Only one)


In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Version 1.0.0
Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
80
140 - 187 270 - 364
130
121 - 200 238 - 394
80
76 - 145 148 - 284
90
85 - 156 166 - 306
65
63 - 128 121 - 251
135
126 - 205 247 - 405
Total:
580
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
Version 1.0.1+
Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
80
140 - 187 270 - 364
120
112 - 189 220 - 372
80
76 - 145 148 - 284
90
85 - 156 166 - 306
65
63 - 128 121 - 251
135
126 - 205 247 - 405
Total:
570
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost ½×
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark ½×
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost ½×
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark ½×
Fairy
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost ½×
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark ½×
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost ½×
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark ½×
Fairy
None
Notes:

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Powder Snow Ice Special 04040 100100% 25
011 Spite Ghost Status 0000 100100% 10
011 Mean Look Normal Status 0000 00——% 5
055 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 09595% 15
1010 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100100% 10
1515 Mist Ice Status 0000 00——% 30
1515 Haze Ice Status 0000 00——% 30
2020 Ice Shard Ice Physical 04040 100100% 30
2525 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000 00——% 20
3030 Snowscape Ice Status 0000 00——% 10
3535 Night Slash Dark Physical 07070 100100% 15
4040 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100100% 15
4545 Icicle Crash Ice Physical 08585 09090% 10
5050 Ruination Dark Special 0000 09090% 10
5555 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 07070 100100% 5
6060 Sacred Sword Fighting Physical 09090 100100% 15
6565 Recover Normal Status 0000 00——% 5
7070 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100100% 15
7575 Sheer Cold Ice Special 0000 03030% 5
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chien-Pao
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Chien-Pao

By TM

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM001Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20
TM006Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 10
TM007Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM010Bag TM Ice SV Sprite.png TM010 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15
TM014Bag TM Flying SV Sprite.png TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15
TM025Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TM027Bag TM Flying SV Sprite.png TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20
TM029Bag TM Ghost SV Sprite.png TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10
TM030Bag TM Dark SV Sprite.png TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15
TM034Bag TM Ice SV Sprite.png TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15
TM046Bag TM Ice SV Sprite.png TM046 Avalanche Ice Physical 06060 100}}100% 10
TM047Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM050Bag TM Water SV Sprite.png TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM052Bag TM Ice SV Sprite.png TM052 Snowscape Ice Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM057Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM057 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40
TM058Bag TM Fighting SV Sprite.png TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15
TM063Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM063 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 100}}100% 10
TM070Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM085Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM087Bag TM Dark SV Sprite.png TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 20
TM088Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM094Bag TM Dark SV Sprite.png TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15
TM103Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM108Bag TM Dark SV Sprite.png TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM124Bag TM Ice SV Sprite.png TM124 Ice Spinner Ice Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM143Bag TM Ice SV Sprite.png TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5
TM152Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5
TM163Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5
TM171Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10
TM174Bag TM Ice SV Sprite.png TM174 Haze Ice Status 0000 00—}}—% 30
TM177Bag TM Ghost SV Sprite.png TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000 100}}100% 10
TM199Bag TM Dark SV Sprite.png TM199 Lash Out Dark Physical 07575 100}}100% 5
TM221Bag TM Dark SV Sprite.png TM221 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chien-Pao
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Chien-Pao

By breeding

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Chien-Pao
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Chien-Pao
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Chien-Pao

Side game data

Pokémon GO
File:GO1002.png Base HP: 190 Base Attack: 261 Base Defense: 167
Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks:
Charged Attacks:

Evolution data

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Unevolved
Chien-Pao
 Dark  Ice 



Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation
HOME
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1002MS.png For other sprites and images, please see Chien-Pao images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


Trivia

Origin

Chien-Pao may be based on nimravids such as Dinictis and Hoplophoneus, saber-toothed predators with elongated bodies closely related to felids. It also may be inspired by snow leopards and the prehistoric Smilodon, one of the most well-known true saber-toothed cats. The pieces of a sword that it uses as fangs may have been inspired by bronze swords, particularly the jian (double-edged straight sword); and they may make Chien-Pao a literal interpretation of a "saber-toothed cat".

The weasel- or linsang-like shape of its form likely alludes to the tiger tally (虎符 hǔfú), the proof of imperial authorization in ancient China for implementation of troop orders. Most examples of the tiger tally depict a stylized tiger long and crouching.

Chien-Pao and the other Treasures of Ruin may be based on the Four Perils of Chinese mythology. Specifically, Chien-Pao may be based on 窮奇 / 穷奇 Qióngqí, a vicious tiger-like creature that was later identified as the prototype of kamaitachi in Japanese folklore, hence Chien-Pao's similar stats and typing to Weavile. It may also be partly inspired by the 檮杌 / 梼杌 Táowù, another of the Four Perils known for its large tusks as well as having a genus of saber-toothed cats named after it.

Name origin

Chien-Pao and Paojian may be a combination of 劍 / 剑 jiàn (Chinese for sword) or 寶劍 / 宝剑 bǎojiàn (Chinese for treasure sword) and 豹 bào (Chinese for leopard). The English name is formatted in Wade–Giles, a romanization system used in the Anglosphere for most of the 20th century.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning
Japan Flag.png Japanese パオジアン Paojian From bào and 劍 / 剑 jiàn
France Flag.png French Baojian Transcription of Japanese name
Spain Flag.png Spanish Chien-Pao Same as English name
Germany Flag.png German Baojian Transcription of Japanese name
Italy Flag.png Italian Chien-Pao Same as English name
South Korea Flag.png Korean 파오젠 Paojen Transcription of Japanese name
China and Taiwan Flags.png Mandarin Chinese 古劍豹 / 古剑豹 Gǔjiànbào From , 劍 / 剑 jiàn, and bào
Hong Kong Flag.png Cantonese Chinese 古劍豹 Gúgimpaau From , gim, and paau


Related articles

External links


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