Physical
Support
220Low
30Very Slow
DTier

Happiny is a baby Pokemon from Gen 4 — it can't hold its own in battle yet. The payoff is Blissey, which is where the real competitive value lives. Worth raising if you need one on your team. Ghost moves can't touch it, and only a single type hits it super-effectively.

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
220Below
HP100
B
Attack5
F
Defense5
F
Sp. Atk15
F
Sp. Def65
C
Speed30
F
Total220
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Happiny yields +1 HP
HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch130ModerateFast800,000 XP0.6m / 2'00"24.4kg / 53.8 lbs110Base XP
Pokedex Entries

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

Brilliant Diamond

It carries a round, egg-shaped rock in its belly pouch and gives the rock to its friends.

Shining Pearl

Happiny Weakness

Good

Happiny is weak to Fighting-type moves. 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.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
½xResisti
None
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
STABi
No super-effective STAB
1Weak
0Resist
1Immune
Scorei+1
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Natural CureCures any major status ailment upon switching out.
Serene GraceDoubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring.
Friend GuardHADecreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.

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.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Happiny
#440Happiny
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

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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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
20Normal
Lv 1
Minimize
10Normal
Lv 1
Pound
4010035Normal
Lv 4
Defense Curl
40Normal
Lv 8
Sweet Kiss
7510Fairy
Lv 12
Disarming Voice
4015Fairy
Lv 16
Covet
6010025Normal
Lv 20
Charm
10020Fairy

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
10015Normal
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM60
Drain Punch
7510010Fighting
TM85
Dream Eater
10010015Psychic
TM58
Endure+4
10Normal
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
110855Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
9010015Fire
TM70
Flash
10020Normal
TM56
Fling
10010Dark
TM86
Grass Knot
10020Grass
TM07
Hail
10Ice
TM16
Light Screen
30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
5Water
TM67
Recycle
10Normal
TM44
Rest
10Psychic
TM20
Safeguard
25Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM34
Shock Wave
6020Electric
TM82
Sleep Talk
10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
12010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
5Fire
TM87
Swagger
8515Normal
TM73
Thunder Wave
9020Electric
TM03
Water Pulse
6010020Water
TM10
Work Up
30Normal

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Aromatherapy
5Grass
Egg
Counter-5
10020Fighting
Egg
Gravity
5Psychic
Egg
Heal Bell
5Normal
Egg
Helping Hand+5
20Normal
Egg
Last Resort
1401005Normal
Egg
Metronome
10Normal
Egg
Present
9015Normal
Egg
Seismic Toss
10020Fighting

Tutor Moves

Happiny can't learn any Tutor moves

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:

  • At 220 BST, Happiny is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Chansey before bringing it to any serious fight.

  • Happiny's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 30 Speed, Happiny won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

  • Happiny evolves into Chansey using a Oval Stone. Happiny is the base form in a 3-stage evolutionary line.

  • Happiny gets Natural Cure, Serene Grace, and Friend Guard. But Natural Cure is the one that matters — it's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Happiny is a physical attacker with base 5 Attack. But the speed tells the real story — base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the support role.

  • Happiny appears in 13 games, including Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, and Diamond & Pearl.

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.