#0113 · Kanto · Generation 1

Chansey

Egg Pokémon · Normal-type

Chansey is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Egg Pokémon, number 113 (#0113) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 1.1 m tall and weighs 34.6 kg.

Chansey is the Egg Pokémon, a gentle healer that carries a nutritious egg in its belly pouch and shares it with anyone hurt. It was hunted for those eggs until it became rare, and it learned to run away very fast.

How to pronounce Chansey

Chansey is pronounced CHAN-see. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Chansey said out loud:

In Japanese it is ラッキー (Lucky).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Chansey is a pink, egg-shaped Pokémon with stubby arms, dark pink feet, tiny eyes, a short tail and three hair-like tufts either side of its head. The single white egg in its pouch is rich in nutrients, and it lays several new ones a day. It is 1.1 m tall and 34.6 kg, and it is a female-only species.

Behaviour

Chansey is kind and shares its egg with injured people and Pokémon, but the Pokédex says it will not give one to anyone with evil in their heart. It walks carefully so its egg does not break, and the Pokédex says the species was once very slow before fleeing egg-seekers made it quick.

Habitat

The Pokédex habitat list puts it in urban areas. In Scarlet and Violet it is found across Paldea and in 3-star Tera Raid Battles, and The Indigo Disk adds the Savanna Biome. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Chansey's Abilities are Natural Cure, which cures status problems on switching out, and Serene Grace, which boosts secondary effects; Healer is hidden. It learns Soft-Boiled and Heal Pulse. A base HP of 250 and Special Defense of 105 make it a sturdy supporter, but its Attack and Defense are both only 5.

Name origin

Chansey may come from 'chance' or 'chancy'. The Japanese name is Lucky (ラッキー), literally 'lucky', and that was also its English name in the Red and Green beta.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia suggests Chansey is built on the idea of luck, from its rarity and slippery escapes, and fills the usual medic role of role-playing games. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Happiny becomes Chansey when it levels up in the daytime while carrying an Oval Stone, and Chansey becomes Blissey on levelling up with high friendship.

In the games

Chansey stars in the Egg Emergency mini-game in Pokémon Stadium 2, where you catch falling eggs and dodge Voltorb. It is a Generation I original and appears in the Pokémon Centers of Yellow and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

In the anime

Chansey debuted in 'Pokémon Emergency!' as the assistant of a Nurse Joy, and most Nurse Joys in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh use one. Mollie of the Rising Volt Tacklers has a Chansey, first seen in 'For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!'.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia says no known Pokémon besides Chansey can use the Lucky Punch item.
• When the Special stat was split in two in Generation II, Chansey lost 70 points of Special Attack, the biggest Special cut any Pokémon took, says Bulbapedia.
• In Legends: Arceus, a hurt player is checked on by nearby Chansey, who then run off once you are fully healed, without actually healing you.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Chansey (Pokémon) · Serebii: Chansey (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 250
• Attack: 5
• Defense: 5
• Sp. Atk: 35
• Sp. Def: 105
• Speed: 50

Chansey’s base stat total is 450. Its highest stat is HP.

Type matchups

What is Chansey weak to?

Chansey takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) moves.

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

What does Chansey evolve from?

Chansey evolves from Happiny (Level up, during the day, holding Oval Stone).

How does Chansey evolve?

Chansey evolves into Blissey (Friendship).

The whole family: Happiny, Chansey, Blissey.

Abilities

• Natural Cure: Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.
• Serene Grace: Doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring.
• Healer (hidden ability): Has a 30% chance of curing each adjacent ally of any major status ailment after each turn.

Moves

Moves Chansey learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (61)

Chansey can learn 61 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Protect, Water Pulse, Thief, Disarming Voice, Trailblaze, Chilling Water, Facade, Bulldoze, Swift, Icy Wind, Rock Tomb, Stored Power, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Snowscape, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Metronome, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Skill Swap, Substitute, Shadow Ball, Stealth Rock, Hyper Voice, Psychic, Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Electric Terrain, Fire Blast, Blizzard, Wild Charge, Earthquake, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Gravity, Double-Edge, Endeavor.

Egg moves (4):Gravity, Heal Bell, Present, Seismic Toss.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 0% male, 100% female.
• Egg groups: Fairy.
• Egg cycles: 40 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 5,120).
• Catch rate: 30 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 140.
• Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 HP effort values.
• Base experience yield: 395.

Pokédex entries

This purehearted Pokémon shares its eggs with the injured. (Legends: Arceus)

This species was once very slow. To protect their eggs from other creatures, these Pokémon became able to flee quickly. (Shield)

The egg Chansey carries is not only delicious but also packed with nutrition. It's used as a high-class cooking ingredient. (Sword)

A gentle and kindhearted Pokémon that shares its nutritious eggs if it sees an injured Pokémon. (Yellow, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)

Because the eggs on their bellies have been overharvested by people in the past, the Chansey population remains very small. (Ultra Moon)

It seems that other Pokémon's efforts to take its delicious, nutritious egg away from it caused Chansey to get faster at fleeing. (Ultra Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Highest HP among Gen 1 Pokémon: 250.
• Highest HP among Normal types in Gen 1: 250.
• Taller than 54% of all Pokémon (1.1 m).
• Heavier than 57% of all Pokémon (34.6 kg).
• Base stat total 450, ranked #512 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is HP, ranked #2 of 1,025.
• One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 60 pink Pokémon.
• Number 113 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 77 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 30: about 3.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 20 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Chansey (Pokémon), Serebii: Chansey (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (CHAN-see): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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