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chansey
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Chansey

Egg Pokémon

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The eggs laid by Chansey are rich in nutrients and a favorite food of many Pokémon.

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

Defensive
Moves
Stealth Rock / Aromatherapy
Toxic / Thunder Wave
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Chansey's unbelievable bulk is metagame-defining, shaping the tier's special attackers around it and carrying the stall archetype on its back. Devastating threats like Ash-Greninja, Mega Alakazam, Volcarona, and Mega Charizard Y all fall under the same umbrella of being stumped by Chansey. It isn't especially vulnerable on the physical side, either; it has no issue with taking hits from Landorus-T and Diamond Storm Mega Diancie and can heal off Psyshock from Choice Scarf Tapu Lele. It can spread consistent damage with Seismic Toss and has the choice of either Toxic or ​Thunder Wave to further punish switch-ins. Additionally, it has support options like Stealth Rock and Aromatherapy, offering even more to teams it's put on. Chansey isn't invincible, though; it has no passive recovery, so it's vulnerable to being chipped down by pivot moves, entry hazards, and other forms of passive damage. Taunt users like Heatran and Tapu Fini can prevent its healing and ensure it stays too low to do its job properly. Lastly, wallbreakers like Mega Medicham, Mega Mawile, and Manaphy are able to crack Chansey open.

Most Used Moves

Toxic
47.5%
Heal Bell
23.4%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
99.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc