Is Chansey Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Routes 209 and 210 put Chansey in the wild during the story, not just Trophy Garden. AbilityNatural Cure clears status on switch-out. That 250 HP absorbs special hits better than almost anything in Sinnoh. Blissey at high friendship takes it further.
Roark's typing presses Chansey's defenses.
Gardenia's typing presses Chansey's defenses.
Fantina's Pokemon outpace and outclass Chansey here.
Blissey trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Blissey has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Blissey trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Blissey trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Blissey trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Blissey trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Blissey has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Blissey trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Blissey trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Blissey has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Blissey trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Blissey has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Blissey trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Chansey on Route 209 (walking, Lv 17-19, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5Snowpoint City
- HM08NormalRock ClimbPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Route 217 (northeast of Hiker's house)
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 46NormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Chansey to Blissey
Chansey evolves into Blissey with high friendship. Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Maylene.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5Snowpoint City
- HM08NormalRock ClimbPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Route 217 (northeast of Hiker's house)
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 46NormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner counter at the Battle Frontier, which you enter from the Fight Area
How to Get Chansey in Platinum
Three areas hold Chansey once the National Dex unlocks them, including the Trophy Garden, levels 17 to 22. The rate is rare in every one, so plan on a long hunt before one appears.
Wild Chansey may be holding when caught:
Oval Stone (50% chance) A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokemon evolve. It is shaped like an egg.
Lucky Egg (5% chance) Held: Increases EXP earned in battle by 50%.3 locations to catch Chansey1 location to catch Happiny
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5Catch Happiny at any of the 1 location below, then hold oval stone, daytime — it evolves into Chansey.
Badge 5Where To Catch Chansey in Pt
The path to Chansey starts with Happiny at Lv. 22 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Chansey ✓Route 209Lv.17-19GrassRate 5%Route 210 - SouthLv.19-21GrassRate 5%Trophy Garden - Daily PokemonLv.22GrassRate 5%Post-gameor evolve from Happiny (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into BlisseyBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Chansey egg.
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Platinum for Chansey.
How to Get Shiny Chansey in Platinum
Chansey is a rare sight on Route 209 and Route 210, so a Poké Radar chain that survives to 40 is the way to its shiny. Compare Shiny Chansey odds across every game
Shiny Chansey Evolution
3 Forms
Platinum Shiny Chansey Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Chansey.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Chansey Weak Against
Good
Chansey Evolutions
Chansey connects Happiny to Blissey in this chain. At least one evolution here needs a special method. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+150 from Happiny). The final form adds another 90 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Chansey to get Happiny eggs (with patience) using 35 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include Aromatherapy, Counter, Gravity and 6 more.
Pt Chansey Best Moveset
The ultimate special tank, but 5 Defense and 5 Attack leave Chansey completely helpless against any physical hit. The moveset absorbs special attacks at 250 HP and 105 Sp. Def while AbilityNatural Cure clears status on every switch. Everything comes down to keeping physical attackers away.
Best Build
Chansey best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Soft Boiled
- Seismic Toss
- Heal Bell
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Chansey can hit 12 types beyond STAB, including Dark and Ice. The offense anchors on Giga Impact and Hyper Beam 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
53 of 57 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
A kindly Pokémon that lays highly nutritious eggs and shares them with injured Pokémon or people.
Chansey Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Chansey in Platinum can hold Oval Stone (50%) or Lucky Egg (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Oval Stone.
In Platinum, for a casual playthrough, Chansey works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Blissey. That's where the stats start mattering.
In Platinum, use Chansey as a wall. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest,
For Platinum, run Bold on Chansey. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wall role.
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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