Utility
Balanced
DTier
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
2'00"Small
Weight24.4 kg
53.8 lbsFeather
Base XP110
Average
Abilities
Natural Cure
Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.
Serene Grace
Doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring.
Friend GuardHANot in game
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
Gen IV Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
Fighting
½xResist
None
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Ghost
STAB
No super-effective STAB
How to Beat Happiny in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)
Heracross
Heracross
BugFighting
B
Available Moves
Moves
  • Focus PunchTM01
  • Close CombatLv. 37
  • Focus BlastTM52
  • Brick BreakTM31
Damage vs Happiny
Focus Punch 2x
535-630%KO
Close Combat 2x
429-505%KO
Focus Blast 2x
57-67%
Brick Break 2x
269-317%KO
View Heracross builds →

Diamond & 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

Diamond & Pearl Happiny Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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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 8 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Charm
——10020Normal
Lv 1
Pound
—4010035Normal
Lv 5
Copycat
———20Normal
Lv 9
Refresh
D——20Normal
Lv 12
Sweet Kiss
——7510Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM78
Captivate
——10020Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM60
Drain Punch
D751005Fighting
TM85
Dream Eater
—10010015Psychic
TM58
Endure+4
———10Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
D120855Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
D9510015Fire
TM70
Flash
D—10020Normal
TM56
Fling
——10010Dark
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM07
Hail
D——10Ice
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM83
Natural Gift
D—10015Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
———10Normal
TM29
Psychic
D9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM67
Recycle
———10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM20
Safeguard
D——25Normal
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM34
Shock Wave
D60—20Electric
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
D12010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM73
Thunder Wave
C—10020Electric
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison
TM03
Water Pulse
D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Aromatherapy
D——5Grass
Egg
Counter-5
D—10020Fighting
Egg
Gravity
D——5Psychic
Egg
Heal Bell
C——5Normal
Egg
Helping Hand+5
———20Normal
Egg
Last Resort
D1301005Normal
Egg
Metronome
———10Normal
Egg
Present
——9015Normal
Egg
Substitute
C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Happiny can't learn any Tutor moves

Diamond & Pearl Happiny Locations

moderate rates is the best you'll get on Happiny in mid-game routes. Use the sort toggle below. Best shows where the odds peak, Earliest shows where you can access it soonest in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Happiny in Diamond & Pearl

Trophy Garden - Daily Pokemon
PearlGrass Lv.16-18 Forest
RareMid
Trophy Garden - Daily Pokemon
DiamondGrass Lv.16-18 Forest
RareMid

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 Diamond & 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 Diamond & Pearl. Across the full series, it appears in 13 games total.

  • In Diamond & 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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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