In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Blissey looks average on paper at 540 BST. But Natural Cure is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. B-Tier wall on our tier list. Soft Boiled with Heavy-Duty Boots is the standard set.

What is Blissey weak to?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Blissey's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Blissey has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.

What is the best ability for Blissey?

Blissey gets Natural Cure, Serene Grace, and Healer. But Natural Cure is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. Natural Cure synergizes with Blissey's base 135 Sp.Def, letting it soak special attacks as a pivot.

What role does Blissey play in battle?

Blissey is leaning toward the special side (base 75 Sp. Atk). Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the wall role.

What are the best moves for Blissey?

For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Soft Boiled, Seismic Toss, Toxic, and Thunder Wave. Soft Boiled leads at 23% usage. This set covers the wall role with a mix of damage and utility.

Blissey - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Wall

BTier

55Speed · 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 3 HP EVs on a fast 800K XP curve to max out.

Base Stats

High

HP255

Attack10

Defense10

Sp. Atk75

Sp. Def135

Speed55

Total540

Details

Catch Rate

Difficult30 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height1.5 m

Weight46.8 kg

Base XP635

Abilities

Natural CureTop Pick

Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.

Serene GraceRare

Doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring.

HealerHA

Has a 30% chance of curing each adjacent ally of any major status ailment after each turn.

EV Yield

HP+3AtkDefSpASpDSpe

Strong HP training target

Pokedex Entries

This kindhearted Pokémon nurses sick Pokémon to health. It senses feelings of sadness.

Blissey Weakness

Type-wise, Blissey takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Blissey's special bulk (base 135 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Blissey Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Blissey in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

ZapdosRecovers with Roost, outspeeds ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves RoostRecovery HurricaneSTAB Volt Switch Heat Wave Damage vs Blissey Hurricane 16-18% Volt Switch 10-12% Heat Wave 9-11% View Zapdos builds →
SlowkingRecovers HP on switch via Regenerator, burns with Scald, walls special sets WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemColbur Berry NatureRelaxed Moves ScaldSTAB TeleportUtility Slack Off Future Sight Damage vs Blissey Scald 9-11% View Slowking builds →
PelipperRecovers with Roost, burns with Scald, outspeeds WaterFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemDamprock NatureBold Moves U Turn RoostRecovery DefogUtility ScaldSTAB Damage vs Blissey U Turn 7-8% Scald 9-11% View Pelipper builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

The three-stage chain from Happiny through Chansey ends here at Blissey. Want more? Breed for Happiny eggs. A decent partner pool available via one egg group. The evolution from Happiny pushed Blissey to 540 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +155. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#440Happiny

Oval Stone

#113Chansey

High Friendship

#242Blissey

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Happiny

Normal

Chansey

Normal

Blissey

Normal

100

250+150

255+5

ATK

10+5

DEF

10+5

SP.ATK

35+20

75+40

SP.DEF

105+40

135+30

SPE

50+20

55+5

BST

220D-Tier

450B-Tier+230

540B-Tier+90

ROLE

Balanced

Wall

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Difficult

Breed with Blissey to get Happiny eggs (with patience) using 35 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include Aromatherapy, Counter, Gravity and 6 more.

Egg Groups

Fairy

Gender

♀100.0%

Hatch Time

40 cycles·10,280 steps

Slow~10 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Blissey Best Moveset

max HP and Defense EVs and Bold nature turn Blissey into a wall that doesn't fold easily. Heavy-Duty Boots brings hazard immunity on every switch-in for the long game, and Soft-Boiled handles sustain. Natural Cure fills in the gaps.

Best Build

Solid pick

Ability

Natural Cure

Item

Heavy Duty Boots

Best Nature for Blissey

Bold+DEF

Blissey best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Def

SpD

Wall Moveset

Soft BoiledSTAB
Seismic Toss
ToxicUtility
Thunder Wave

Moves

Hard to wall, honestly. Blissey threatens 13 types beyond its own STAB, with Fairy and Dark standing out. Pair that with Giga Impact and Hyper Beam and switchins need to think twice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Lv 1

Copycat

C——20Normal

Lv 1

Covet

D6010025Normal

Lv 1

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 1

Disarming Voice

D40—15Fairy

Lv 1

Minimize

———10Normal

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Sweet Kiss

D—7510Fairy

Lv 4

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 8

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

Lv 12

Life Dew

D——10Water

Lv 16

Sing

D—5515Normal

Lv 20

Fling

——10010Dark

Lv 24

Take Down

D908520Normal

Lv 28

Heal Pulse

A——10Psychic

Lv 32

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Lv 36

Light Screen

A——30Psychic

Lv 40

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Lv 44

Soft-Boiled

S——10Normal

Lv 48

Last Resort

D1401005Normal

Lv 52

Healing Wish

C——10Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM72

Avalanche-4

D6010010Ice

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM83

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM21

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM60

Drain Punch

D7510010Fighting

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM26

Earthquake

D10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM01

Focus Punch-3

D15010020Fighting

TM68

Giga Impact

D150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM07

Hail

C——10Ice

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

A——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

D——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM100

Rock Climb

—908520Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM48

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM76

Stealth Rock

B——20Rock

TM96

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM25

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

A—9020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9010015Electric

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

TM10

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Aromatherapy

C——5Grass

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Gravity

D——5Psychic

Egg

Heal Bell

C——5Normal

Egg

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Egg

Last Resort

D1401005Normal

Egg

Metronome

D——10Normal

Egg

Present

——9015Normal

Egg

Seismic Toss

S—10020Fighting

Tutor Moves

Blissey can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Blissey in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

This 3-stage chain starts with Happiny, a baby that doesn't spawn wild. Breed Chansey at the nursery to hatch one, then level through the stages to reach Blissey.

How to Obtain Blissey in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

To get Blissey, start by catching Happiny through walking encounters at Lv. 16-20. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

Step 1Breed Happiny from Chansey
Breed from Chansey at the Day Care.
Oval Stone (Day)
Step 2Catch or Evolve Chansey
Route 209
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16 Route
5%Mid
Route 209
Shining PearlGrass Lv.16 Route
5%Mid
Route 210 - South
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.18-20 Route
5%Mid
Route 210 - South
Shining PearlGrass Lv.18-20 Route
5%Mid
or evolve from Happiny (Step 1)
Friendship
Step 3Blissey ✓

Blissey Guide

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Blissey looks average on paper at 540 BST. But Natural Cure is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. B-Tier wall on our tier list. Soft Boiled with Heavy-Duty Boots is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Blissey's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Blissey has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Blissey gets Natural Cure, Serene Grace, and Healer. But Natural Cure is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. Natural Cure synergizes with Blissey's base 135 Sp.Def, letting it soak special attacks as a pivot.
Blissey is leaning toward the special side (base 75 Sp. Atk). Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the wall role.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Soft Boiled, Seismic Toss, Toxic, and Thunder Wave. Soft Boiled leads at 23% usage. This set covers the wall role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Blissey appears in 18 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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