**To use Chesnaught effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Grass/Fighting type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Chesnaught appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Chesnaught fits in a VGC team.

The most common build highlights Bulletproof, Leftovers and Impish 32/0/32/0/2/0. Its frequent moves include Body Press, Spiky Shield, Wide Guard, Wood Hammer, Leech Seed, and Iron Defense. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.

Defensively, Chesnaught has important weaknesses to flying 4x, fairy 2x, fire 2x, ice 2x, poison 2x, psychic 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Farigiraf, Incineroar, Basculegion, Garchomp, and Sneasler appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.

MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Chesnaught. Open the Chesnaught teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Chesnaught with other Pokémon in the active format.