Is Chansey Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Chansey absorbs special attacks better than anything else in the game thanks to 250 HP. The trade-off is almost zero physical ability and no offensive output. Softboiled keeps it alive through any special-heavy fight. A specialist that does one thing better than everything else in Gen 1.
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 trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Chansey trades roughly evenly with 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 7, 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
Yellow Chansey Locations
Chansey is the white whale: rare at every spot, a catch rate near the floor, and a level range from 7 all the way to 56. Finding it is hard; keeping it in the ball is harder.
2 locations to catch Chansey
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Chansey in Yellow
Chansey isn't a quick catch. 3 walking encounters from Lv. 7-56 with slim rates across the board. Commit to one spot instead of jumping between areas.
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 | |
 Primeape 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
Y Chansey Best Moveset
Softboiled recovers half of the format's largest HP stat every turn, making Chansey nearly impossible to wear down through special attacks. 105 Special handles both offense and defense, MoveThunder Wave cripples setup attempts, and Normal typing means only Fighting moves hit super-effectively. The ultimate special tank.
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 gentle and kindhearted POKéMON that shares its nutritious eggs if it sees an injured POKéMON.
Chansey Yellow Guide
- Where in the Yellow Safari Zone can I find Chansey?
See the Locations section above for where to find Chansey in Yellow.
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 Yellow, Chansey has 520 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Yellow, 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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