Is Happiny Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Available wild in Hoenn. The baby form of the Chansey line. Evolves through Oval Stone to Chansey, then friendship to Blissey. A long road to 255 HP and 135 Special Defense. Worth it only if you want the ultimate special sponge.
Roxanne's typing presses Happiny's defenses.
Happiny trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Happiny's defenses.
Happiny trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Happiny's defenses.
Winona's typing presses Happiny's defenses.
Tate & Liza's Pokemon outpace and outclass Happiny here.
Wallace's typing presses Happiny's defenses.
Sidney's typing presses Blissey's defenses.
Phoebe's typing presses Blissey's defenses.
Glacia's typing presses Blissey's defenses.
Blissey trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's typing presses Blissey's defenses.
Catch Happiny on Mirage Spots (walking, Lv 36-38, common).
Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Sidney.
How to Get Happiny in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
high spawn rates for Happiny across 4 locations in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Happiny in ORAS
The path to Happiny starts with Happiny at Lv. 36-38 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Happiny Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Happiny
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Timburr builds →Wake-Up Slap 2x163-192%KO | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x437-514%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Throh Fighting | C | |
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Scraggy builds →High Jump Kick 2x300-354%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x439-517%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Throh Fighting | C | |
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Scraggy builds →High Jump Kick 2x300-353%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x444-522%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x461-543%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x461-543%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x379-446%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x427-502%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x442-520%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x461-543%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x461-543%KO | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x376-443%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x486-572%KO | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x472-555%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x472-555%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x455-535%KO | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x507-597%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Machamp can KO Happiny with Stone Edge (120-141%).
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Happiny View Machamp builds →Knock Off78-92% Bullet Punch48-57% Stone Edge120-141%KO | ||
Happiny Evolutions
Happiny starts the chain as a baby form and evolves into Chansey while holding 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
Breeding
ORAS Happiny Best Moveset
Normal at 100 HP and 65 Sp. Def. AbilityNatural Cure clears status. AbilitySerene Grace doubles secondary effects. AbilityFriend Guard as a hidden ability reduces ally damage. The moveset fires from 5 offensive stats. Chansey one evolution away with Held ItemEviolite earns S-tier.
Best Build
Happiny best EVs are Sp. Def and Speed
Wall Moveset
- Rest
- Heal Bell
- Sweet Kiss
- Counter
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 11 types means almost nothing walls Happiny cleanly, with Last Resort and Hyper Voice anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It carries a round, egg-shaped rock in its belly pouch and gives the rock to its friends.
It carefully carries a round, white rock that it thinks is an egg. It’s bothered by how curly its hair looks.
Happiny Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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 7LGPE
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