Is Chansey Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Chansey has 250 HP and absorbs special attacks like nothing else in the game. The trade-off is zero physical ability and almost no offensive output. It works as a dedicated special sponge and Softboiled keeps it alive indefinitely. A specialist that does one thing better than anything else in Red and Blue.
Brock's Pokemon outpace and outclass Chansey here.
Misty's typing presses Chansey's defenses.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Chansey's defenses.
Chansey has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Chansey trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Chansey trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Chansey has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Chansey has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Chansey has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Chansey has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Chansey trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Chansey has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Chansey trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Chansey in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 23, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM05NormalMega KickPower 180Accuracy 75%PP 5Celadon Department Store
- TM49NormalTri AttackPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Fuchsia City
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
- LV 54NormalDouble-EdgePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15
Red & Blue Chansey Locations
Chansey is the rare prize of the Safari Zone and Cerulean Cave, eight encounters and a brutal catch rate of 30. Even a perfect throw often fails, so bring plenty of balls.
2 locations to catch Chansey
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Chansey in Red & Blue
Walking encounters at Lv. 23-64 across 4 spots for Chansey. Sorted by progression so you can see what's reachable at your current point in the game.
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 Special) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Chansey Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Chansey
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Chansey View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x166-195%KO | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Chansey Evolutions
At 520 base stat total, Chansey hits hard for a Normal type. No evolution chain and no egg group, just a straight pickup. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Chansey Best Moveset
Nothing breaks through 250 HP and 105 Special on the defensive side. Softboiled recovers half that HP every turn, MoveThunder Wave cripples anything trying to set up, and Normal typing means only Fighting moves hit super-effectively. Built to absorb special attacks and outlast everything.
Best Build
Support Moveset
- Soft Boiled
- Thunder Wave
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Chansey's coverage across 7 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Hyper Beam and Skull Bash for same-type damage. Double-Edge and Blizzard are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 36 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A rare and elusive POKéMON that is said to bring happiness to those who manage to get it.
Chansey Red & Blue Guide
- Where in the Red & Blue Safari Zone can I find Chansey?
See the Locations section above for where to find Chansey in Red & Blue.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Chansey from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Chansey easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
In Red & Blue, Chansey has 520 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Red & Blue, use Chansey as a tank. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
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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