Happiny is the baby form of Chansey. Evolve with Oval Stone during the day to get Chansey, then friendship for Blissey. Three-stage evolution chain for a special wall. Start early if you want the full payoff.
moderate rates across 134 locations for Happiny in early-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Happiny in SwSh
The path to Happiny starts with Happiny at Lv. 10-48 via walking encounters. 3 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
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 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.
Preview of the Chansey/Blissey defensive line on pre-evo stats. 100 HP means nothing when 5 Defense and 5 Attack make everything lethal. AbilityNatural Cure clears status, wasted at this stage. Evolve twice for the A-tier and S-tier versions of this concept.
Breeding opens up real options for Happiny. Aromatherapy and Gravity come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Hyper Voice and Uproar 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
Yellow
STAB (Same-Type Attack Bonus). The move's type matches this Pokemon's type, so it deals 1.5× damage.
+1
Positive priority. The move goes before normal-priority moves, even when you're slower.
-1
Negative priority. The move goes after normal-priority moves.
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
Physical: uses your Attack against the opponent's Defense.
Special: uses your Sp. Attack against the opponent's Sp. Defense.
Status: deals no damage. These moves apply effects instead, like stat boosts (Swords Dance) or status conditions (Sleep, Burn, Paralysis, Poison).
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.
SABCD— = not yet rated
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
Lv 1
Copycat
D——20Normal
Lv 1
Minimize
D——10Normal
Lv 1
Pound
—6010035Normal
Lv 4
Defense Curl
D——40Normal
Lv 8
Sweet Kiss
——7510Fairy
Lv 12
Disarming Voice
—40—15Fairy
Lv 16
Covet
D9010025Normal
Lv 20
Charm
D—10020Fairy
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TM Moves
TM
TM31
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM29
Charm
D—10020Fairy
TM63
Drain Punch
D7510010Fighting
TR26
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM39
Facade
D10510020Normal
TR15
Fire Blast
D110855Fire
TR02
Flamethrower
D9010015Fire
TM59
Fling
D—10010Dark
TR77
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM35
Hail
C——10Ice
TM41
Helping Hand+5
———20Normal
TR42
Hyper Voice
D13510010Normal
TM27
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
TM17
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TR14
Metronome
D——10Normal
TM25
Protect+4
A——10Normal
TR11
Psychic
D9010010Psychic
TM33
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM21
Rest
A——10Psychic
TM76
Round
D9010015Normal
TM19
Safeguard
D——25Normal
TR33
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TR27
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM24
Snore
D7510015Normal
TM11
Solar Beam
D12010010Grass
TR82
Stored Power
D2010010Psychic
TR20
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM34
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM14
Thunder Wave
A—9020Electric
TR35
Uproar
D13510010Normal
TR85
Work Up
C——30Normal
TR69
Zen Headbutt
D809015Psychic
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Egg Moves
Egg
Egg
Aromatherapy
C——5Grass
Egg
Gravity
D——5Psychic
Egg
Present
——9015Normal
Egg
Seismic Toss
D—10020Fighting
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Tutor Moves
Happiny can't learn any Tutor moves
Base Stats
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
Weight24.4 kg
Base XP110
Abilities
Natural Cure
Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.
Serene Grace
Doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring.
Friend GuardHidden Ability
Decreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.
EV Yield
HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe
HP training source
Pokedex Entry
Mimicking Chansey, Happiny will place an egg- shaped stone in its belly pouch. Happiny will treasure this stone.
Happiny’s willing to lend its precious round stone to those it’s friendly with, but if the stone isn’t returned, Happiny will cry and throw a tantrum.
Happiny Sword & Shield Guide
In Sword & Shield, 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.
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