Is Chansey Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Chansey with AbilityNatural Cure clears status on switch-out. Blissey via friendship has the highest HP stat in the game. Absorbs any special attack. Physical moves are the weakness. Useful against Phoebe and Glacia's special-heavy E4 teams. Import from FRLG.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Chansey here.
Brawly's team hits Chansey's weaknesses hard.
Wattson's typing presses Chansey's defenses.
Chansey trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Chansey's defenses.
Chansey trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Chansey's defenses.
Chansey has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Chansey trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Chansey's defenses.
Chansey trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Chansey trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Chansey trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Trade
Chansey cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by the Tunnel Man in Rusturf Tunnel
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 35NormalEgg BombPower 150Accuracy 75%PP 10
- LV 57NormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 180Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSnorePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Chansey in Emerald
Chansey is absent from Emerald, so trade one in for the egg nurse. With a catch rate of 30 it is famously hard to keep even where it does appear, so an import saves the frustration.
How to Obtain Chansey in E
- Step 1Chansey ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Safari Zone, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Cerulean Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Cerulean Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 15. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 14. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 209. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Trophy Garden · Post-National Dex. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Blissey
How to Get Shiny Chansey in Emerald
Chansey doesn't roam Hoenn, so trade one from FireRed or LeafGreen, where it rarely surfaces among the Safari Zone grass, and the shine survives the trip across. See every game where Shiny Chansey can be hunted
Chansey Weakness
Fighting moves hit Chansey for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Chansey's special bulk (base 105 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Chansey Weak Against
Good
Chansey Evolutions
To get Blissey from Chansey, you need a special method. The evolution method matters here. The evolved forms gain up to 90 total stats over Chansey. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Chansey (with patience) with 27 breeding partners from the Fairy egg group. Pass egg moves like Aromatherapy, Heal Bell, Metronome and 2 more to offspring.
E Chansey Best Moveset
Chansey absorbs special attacks that would threaten frailer teammates, with 250 HP and 105 Sp. Def creating an almost impenetrable special tank. AbilityNatural Cure clears any status on switch-out, making poison and paralysis temporary inconveniences. The moveset stalls with Softboiled recovery and chips with MoveSeismic Toss for fixed 100 damage.
Best Build
Chansey best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Soft Boiled
- Seismic Toss
- Ice Beam
- Calm Mind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Chansey can hit 11 types beyond STAB, including Ice and Fighting. The offense anchors on Hyper Beam and Double-Edge while TMs handle everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
38 of 39 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
CHANSEY lay nutritionally excellent eggs every day. The eggs are so delicious, they are eagerly devoured by even those people who have lost their appetite.
Chansey Emerald Guide
Chansey isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, Chansey has 450 BST and evolves into Blissey. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Emerald, use Chansey as a wall. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For Emerald, run Bold on Chansey. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wall role.
For Emerald, build your team around Blissey, Gengar, and Forretress. These have the highest co-usage rates with Chansey in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Chansey appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Chansey have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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