Utility
Balanced
30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

The stat line revolves around HP. Percentage recovery gets extra mileage here. Sp. Def backs it up, though Attack doesn't pull its weight. Worth 1 HP EV on a fast 800K XP curve to max out.

Base Stats
Below
HP100
B
Attack5
F
Defense5
F
Sp. Atk15
F
Sp. Def65
C
Speed30
F
Total220
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate130 / 255
Growth Rate
Fast800,000 XP
Height0.6 m
Weight24.4 kg
Base XP110
Abilities
Natural Cure
Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.
Serene Grace
Doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring.
Friend GuardHA
Decreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.
EV Yield
HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe
HP training source
Pokedex Entries

It loves round, white things. It carries an egg-shaped rock in imitation of Chansey.

Happiny Weakness

Happiny is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Happiny's special bulk (base 65 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Happiny Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fighting
0x (Immune)Ghost
Type ChartGood
1Weak
0Resist
1Immune
Score+1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
½xResist
None
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
STAB
No super-effective STAB
How to Beat Happiny in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Buzzwole can KO Happiny with Close Combat (614-722%). Machamp threatens a KO with Rock Slide (135-159%).

Buzzwole
Buzzwole
BugFighting
B
Recommended Build
AbilityBeastboost
ItemRocky Helmet
NatureAdamant
Moves
  • Ice Punch
  • Close Combat
  • RoostRecovery
  • Earthquake
Damage vs Happiny
Close Combat 2x
614-722%KO
Earthquake
170-201%KO
View Buzzwole builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Happiny starts the chain as a baby form and evolves into Chansey using a Oval Stone. To get more eggs, breed the evolved versions. Evolving adds up to 320 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Happiny
#440Happiny
Oval Stone
Oval Stone
Chansey
#113Chansey
High Friendship
Blissey
#242Blissey
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Happiny
Normal
Chansey
Normal
Blissey
Normal
HP
100
250+150
255+5
ATK
5
5
10+5
DEF
5
5
10+5
SP.ATK
15
35+20
75+40
SP.DEF
65
105+40
135+30
SPE
30
50+20
55+5
BST
220D-Tier
450B-Tier+230
540B-Tier+90
ROLE
Balanced
Wall
Wall
TYPE
Utility
Special
Special

Breeding

Unavailable
Undiscovered egg group

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Happiny Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Happiny. Aromatherapy and Counter come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Last Resort and Facade and coverage across 9 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Copycat
C20Normal
Lv 1
Minimize
10Normal
Lv 1
Pound
4010035Normal
Lv 4
Defense Curl
D40Normal
Lv 8
Sweet Kiss
D7510Fairy
Lv 12
Disarming Voice
D4015Fairy
Lv 16
Covet
D6010025Normal
Lv 20
Charm
C10020Fairy

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C10015Normal
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM60
Drain Punch
D7510010Fighting
TM85
Dream Eater
D10010015Psychic
TM58
Endure+4
C10Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
D110855Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
D9010015Fire
TM70
Flash
10020Normal
TM56
Fling
10010Dark
TM86
Grass Knot
D10020Grass
TM07
Hail
C10Ice
TM16
Light Screen
C30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
C10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
C10Normal
TM29
Psychic
D9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C5Water
TM67
Recycle
D10Normal
TM44
Rest
C10Psychic
TM20
Safeguard
C25Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM34
Shock Wave
D6020Electric
TM82
Sleep Talk
C10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
D12010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
C10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D8515Normal
TM73
Thunder Wave
C9020Electric
TM03
Water Pulse
D6010020Water
TM10
Work Up
D30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Aromatherapy
C5Grass
Egg
Counter-5
D10020Fighting
Egg
Gravity
D5Psychic
Egg
Heal Bell
C5Normal
Egg
Helping Hand+5
C20Normal
Egg
Last Resort
D1401005Normal
Egg
Metronome
D10Normal
Egg
Present
9015Normal
Egg
Seismic Toss
D10020Fighting

Tutor Moves

Happiny can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Happiny in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

No wild encounters for Happiny in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It's available in Diamond, Platinum, or Ultra Sun and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Happiny is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Happiny Guide

  • Happiny becomes Chansey using a Oval Stone, then Blissey by leveling up. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

  • Happiny is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

  • Happiny is available in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Across the full series, it appears in 13 games total.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Happiny works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Chansey. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Since Diamond & Pearl, Happiny has been in 13 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.

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