How to Evolve Chingling into Chimecho in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

The quest to be the very best is only part of your Pokemon adventure across Sinnoh in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You’ll also want to catch ‘em all, complete your Sinnoh Pokedex and unlock the National Dex. In this guide, we’ll talk you through how to find and catch Chingling and evolve it into Chimecho in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, so you’re one step closer.

Finding & Catching Chingling

Chingling is not a version-exclusive Pokemon and so can be caught in both Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. It can be caught in the following locations:

• Lake Acuity
• Lake Valor
• Mt. Coronet
• Route 211
• Sendoff Spring

It can also be caught in the following Grand Underground locations:

• Dazzling Cave
• Spacious Cave
• Stargleam Cavern

Evolving Chingling into Chimecho in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

To evolve Chingling, you must level it up in the nighttime when it has a high Friendship level with you.

As soon as it levels up at nighttime with a high Friendship level, it will begin the evolution process. A small animation will play out and voila, you’ll have a Chimecho.

Checking Friendship Levels

To check your Friendship level with Chingling, have it in your Party and then open your Poketch (R).

Go to the screen with the sprites of your Pokemon moving around and then select Chingling with the cursor and press and hold A.

The more hearts that come off your Chingling, the higher your friendship level. You want to wait until you’re getting two hearts off your Chingling before trying to level it up.

Increasing Friendship with Chingling in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

To increase your Friendship levels, make sure you’re having Chingling follow you around Sinnoh by selecting it in your Party and choosing the option after you’ve unlocked it.

Another way to get high Friendship with Chingling is to feed it Poffins. Check its Summary to see what kind of Poffin/ food it likes to eat and then make as many of these types of Poffin as possible.

Finally, make sure you’re battling Pokemon and trainers with Chingling. Have it at the front of your Party so it starts every battle. Just make sure to withdraw it before it faints.

That’s another one ticked off your Pokedex on your quest to catch ‘em all. For more handy tips and tricks on your quest across Sinnoh, be sure to head over to our wiki or see more of our coverage on the game below.