Is Happiny Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Wild in Alola and available through an in-game trade. Happiny evolves into Chansey with an Oval Stone during the day, then Blissey through friendship. A long chain, but the HP payoff is unmatched.
The Totem Gumshoos's typing presses Happiny's defenses.
Hala's team hits Chansey's weaknesses hard.
The Totem Wishiwashi's typing presses Chansey's defenses.
The Totem Salazzle's typing presses Chansey's defenses.
The Totem Lurantis's typing presses Chansey's defenses.
Olivia's Pokemon outpace and outclass Chansey here.
The Totem Vikavolt's typing presses Blissey's defenses.
The Totem Mimikyu outpaces and outclasses Blissey here.
Nanu's Pokemon outpace and outclass Blissey here.
Hapu's team hits Blissey's weaknesses hard.
The Totem Kommo-o hits Blissey's weaknesses hard.
Hala's team hits Blissey's weaknesses hard.
Olivia's Pokemon outpace and outclass Blissey here.
Acerola's Pokemon outpace and outclass Blissey here.
Kahili's typing presses Blissey's defenses.
Kukui's typing presses Blissey's defenses.
Catchable
Catch Happiny on Route 1 (walking, Lv 3-5). Alternate S.O.S. encounters; UNCOMMON; Called by Pichu.
Evolve Happiny to Chansey
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Hala, at typical party pace.
Evolve Chansey to Blissey
Chansey evolves into Blissey with high friendship. Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Sophocles.
How to Get Happiny in Sun & Moon
Happiny toddles through the low grass at a scattering of gentle spots ranging from level 3 to 27, or can instead be picked up through a friendly in-game trade with an Alolan local.
Where To Catch Happiny in SM
The line opens with Happiny at Lv. 3-27 via walking and trade encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into ChanseyMount HokulaniLv.25-28GrassNightSOS from CleffaBlush MountainLv.26-29CaveSOS from ElekidRoute 12Lv.26-29GrassSOS from ElekidPoni GroveLv.52-55GrassSOS from Rioluor evolve from Happiny (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into BlisseyBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Chansey egg.
To plan your throws, open the Sun & Moon catch rate calculator with Happiny preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Happiny in Sun & Moon
Happiny toddles through Lush Jungle, where holding a long SOS chain of its allies lifts the shiny rate to 1 in 274. Compare Shiny Happiny odds across every game
Shiny Happiny Evolution
3 Forms
Sun & Moon Shiny Happiny Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is SOS Chaining at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
SOS Chaining: Leave one ally fainted and force endless calls. Bonus rolls step up at 11, 21, and 31 calls.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Sun & Moon shiny odds calculator with Happiny already selected.
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
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
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
SM Happiny Best Moveset
Normal at 100 HP with AbilityNatural Cure clearing status and AbilitySerene Grace doubling effects. AbilityFriend Guard reduces ally damage in Doubles. The moveset fires at baby-stage power. Chansey one evolution away earns S-tier through Held ItemEviolite.
Best Build
Happiny best EVs are Sp. Def and Speed
Support Moveset
- Toxic
- Protect
- Aromatherapy
- Thunder Wave
Moves List
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 8 types.
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 white rock in its belly pouch. If it gets along well with someone, it will sometimes give that person the rock.
It’s too small to lay eggs yet. As a surrogate, it searches out round white stones.
Happiny Sun & Moon Guide
Trade with the woman in the Malie City Community Center; she wants a Sableye. This is an NPC trade, so the Happiny you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
Yes. Wild Happiny in Sun & Moon can hold Oval Stone (50%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Oval Stone.
In Sun & Moon, 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 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
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