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chansey
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Chansey

Egg Pokémon

Normal

It is said to deliver happiness. Being compassionate, it shares its eggs with injured people.

Base Stats

HP 250
Attack 5
Defense 5
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 105
Speed 50
Total 450

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Egg Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 34.6 kg
Base Exp 395
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 30
Base Happiness 140
Gender 0% ♂ / 100% ♀
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Fairy

Sprites

chansey Front Front
chansey Back Back
chansey Front Shiny Front Shiny
chansey Back Shiny Back Shiny
chansey Official Art Official Art
chansey Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Imposter
Moves
Recover / Wish
Whirlwind / Metal Burst / King's Shield
Whirlwind / Metal Burst / King's Shield
Item
Eviolite / Lucky Punch
Ability
Imposter
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 252
Spe 8
Fur Coat
Moves
Recover / Wish
King's Shield / Whirlwind
Baton Pass / U-turn
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Fur Coat
Nature
Relaxed
EVs
HP 4
Def 252
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Chansey is the definition of the Balanced Hackmons metagame. It has a titanic HP stat, which is only second to Blissey's. This combined with Eviolite allows Chansey to have substantial special bulk and decent physical bulk. Imposter copies the opponent's stats bar HP, while Fur Coat turns Chansey into an impressive physical wall by doubling her Defense stat, making both abilities excellent choices for Chansey. Imposter Chansey restricts the metagame to the point where you must run a wall or, at the very least, a check to your own sweeper; otherwise, your team can and will be swept by it. Fur Coat Chansey is an exceptional mixed wall that can take repeated punishment from even Mega Rayquaza despite its large attacking stats, and isn't hit super-effectively by most coverage moves due to its pure Normal typing. Due to its access to Eviolite and Lucky Punch for Imposter sets, Chansey is the superior choice over Blissey outside of a few niches Blissey has. Neither Chansey set likes Knock Off and Spore, especially Fur Coat Chansey, which no longer counters Mega Diancie and Mega Rayquaza if they carry Spore, so scouting the foe's moveset is highly recommended.

Most Used Moves

Whirlwind
27.2%
Nothing
23.9%
Recover
23.0%
Fake Out
20.7%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
91.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc