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blissey
#242

Blissey

Happiness Pokémon

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Anyone who takes even one bite of BLISSEY's egg be­ comes unfailingly caring and pleas­ ant to everyone.

Base Stats

HP 255
Attack 10
Defense 10
Sp. Atk 75
Sp. Def 135
Speed 55
Total 540

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Happiness Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 46.8 kg
Base Exp 608
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 30
Base Happiness 140
Gender 0% ♂ / 100% ♀
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Fairy

Sprites

blissey Front Front
blissey Back Back
blissey Front Shiny Front Shiny
blissey Back Shiny Back Shiny
blissey Official Art Official Art
blissey Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 9.7%
Cleric
Moves
Flamethrower / Ice Beam / Toxic
Toxic / Light Screen / Present / Sing
Item
Leftovers
Counter
Moves
Thunder Wave / Sing / Thunder
Ice Beam / Flamethrower
Counter / Thunder
Soft-Boiled / Counter
Item
Leftovers

Strategy Overview

Blissey is largely overshadowed by Snorlax due to Snorlax's incredible special bulk being complemented by tremendous offensive power. Blissey has even greater special bulk than Snorlax but pales in comparison in terms of the damage it can dish out. Its primary role outside of simply taking hits is to cure its team of status with Heal Bell, and its remaining moveslots tend to be used to deter foes that might otherwise try to take advantage of it. Blissey does have access to interesting options such as Counter and Thunder Wave, but unfortunately they are incompatible with Heal Bell, so Blissey can only make use of them when it has dropped what is arguably its most useful move. Nonetheless, it is possible to play Blissey aggressively by taking advantage of its access to coverage moves, status moves, and Counter. Blissey's biggest flaw overall is that it struggles to deter many dangerous Pokemon like Snorlax and Nidoking, as well as struggling to fit coverage for both Cloyster and Forretress on the same set. As long as Pokemon on the opposing team have Rest, it struggles to make any offensive progress whatsoever, unlike Snorlax and Raikou, with which Blissey competes for the role of special wall. Furthermore, it is susceptible to being OHKOed by Explosion from the special attackers it would ideally be walling like Exeggutor and Gengar. Despite its drawbacks, Blissey still takes special hits better than any other Pokemon by far and is therefore a worthy consideration for defensive teams.

Most Used Moves

Heal Bell
88.9%
Toxic
43.3%
Ice Beam
18.5%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
99.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc