--- title: "Happiny (#0440): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/happiny" description: "Happiny (#0440): Normal-type Playhouse Pokémon from Sinnoh. Base stat total 220. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0440 · Sinnoh · Generation 4 · baby # Happiny Playhouse Pokémon · Normal-type ![Happiny official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/440.webp) Happiny is a [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal)-type Pokémon, the Playhouse Pokémon, number 440 (#0440) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the [Sinnoh](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/sinnoh) region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 24.4 kg. Happiny is a baby Pokémon that has not learned to lay eggs yet, so it carries a round white stone in its pouch instead and treats it like treasure. Take the stone without asking and it throws a tantrum. ## How to pronounce Happiny Happiny is pronounced **HAP-ih-nee**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable. Listen to Happiny said out loud: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/440.mp3) In Japanese it is ピンプク (Pinpuku). Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## Lore ### Biology Happiny is a small, soft, light pink Pokémon shaped like an egg, with a curly ponytail-like tuft on its head, a trio of round bumps across its forehead and a pink circle on each cheek. Its rubbery red pouch, with a white stripe round the top, is easy to stuff things into. It stands 0.6 m tall and weighs 24.4 kg, and it is female-only. ### Behaviour Happiny copies Chansey by carrying a round, white, egg-shaped stone, and it is willing to lend it to friends. It sometimes loads its pouch so full that it cannot move, wanders around people's feet and trips them, and likes playing house with children. ### Habitat No Pokédex entry names a habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it hatches whenever Chansey or Blissey is bred, and it also lives in the wild in South and West Province areas and at the Pokémon League; The Indigo Disk adds more biomes. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A. ### Powers Happiny can have Natural Cure or Serene Grace, with Friend Guard hidden. It learns Pound, Copycat, Defense Curl, Sweet Kiss, Disarming Voice, Covet and Charm. With a base stat total of only 220, it is mainly a stepping stone to Chansey. ### Name origin Happiny may combine 'happiness' with 'tiny' or 'teeny', and may also play on 'happenstance'. The Japanese name is Pinpuku (ピンプク), perhaps from pinku ('pink') and fuku (福, 'good fortune'). ### Design inspiration Emi Yoshida designed Happiny. It shares traits with babies, such as soft skin, a ponytail and a nappy-like pouch, and it resembles an egg cup. These are fan readings. ### Evolution notes Happiny evolves into Chansey when levelled up in daylight while holding an Oval Stone. ### In the games Happiny turns up in the wild in all five areas of Legends: Arceus. It was introduced in Generation IV as the baby form of Chansey and Blissey. ### In the anime Brock's Happiny debuted in 'One Big Happiny Family!', hatching from his Egg. Unlike the games' Attack of 5, the anime's Happiny is very strong, and she evolved into Chansey in 'The Brockster Is In!'. ### Fun facts - Bulbapedia says no other Pokémon evolves twice by levelling up under a condition, first through a held item and then through high friendship. - Every move Happiny learns by levelling up in Legends: Arceus was one it could not legally learn before. - A Happiny figure was one of the plastic toys in the 2008 Burger King Pokémon promotion. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Happiny (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Happiny_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Happiny (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/happiny/) ## Base stats - HP: **100** - Attack: **5** - Defense: **5** - Sp. Atk: **15** - Sp. Def: **65** - Speed: **30** Happiny’s base stat total is **220**. Its highest stat is HP. ## Type matchups ### What is Happiny weak to? Happiny takes extra damage from [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) (2×) moves. It is immune to [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost) moves. ## Evolution ### How does Happiny evolve? Happiny evolves into [Chansey](https://pokee.si/pokemon/chansey) (Level up, during the day, holding Oval Stone). The whole family: **Happiny**, [Chansey](https://pokee.si/pokemon/chansey), [Blissey](https://pokee.si/pokemon/blissey). - [Chansey](https://pokee.si/pokemon/chansey) evolves into [Blissey](https://pokee.si/pokemon/blissey) (Friendship). ## Abilities - [Natural Cure](https://pokee.si/abilities/natural-cure): Cures any major status ailment upon switching out. - [Serene Grace](https://pokee.si/abilities/serene-grace): Doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring. - [Friend Guard](https://pokee.si/abilities/friend-guard) (hidden ability): Decreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×. ## Moves ### Moves Happiny learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet | Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Pound](https://pokee.si/moves/pound) | Normal | Physical | 40 | | 1 | [Copycat](https://pokee.si/moves/copycat) | Normal | Status | — | | 4 | [Defense Curl](https://pokee.si/moves/defense-curl) | Normal | Status | — | | 8 | [Sweet Kiss](https://pokee.si/moves/sweet-kiss) | Fairy | Status | — | | 12 | [Disarming Voice](https://pokee.si/moves/disarming-voice) | Fairy | Special | 40 | | 16 | [Covet](https://pokee.si/moves/covet) | Normal | Physical | 60 | | 20 | [Charm](https://pokee.si/moves/charm) | Fairy | Status | — | ### TM moves (27) Happiny can learn 27 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Charm](https://pokee.si/moves/charm), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Disarming Voice](https://pokee.si/moves/disarming-voice), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Icy Wind](https://pokee.si/moves/icy-wind), [Stored Power](https://pokee.si/moves/stored-power), [Fling](https://pokee.si/moves/fling), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Snowscape](https://pokee.si/moves/snowscape), [Zen Headbutt](https://pokee.si/moves/zen-headbutt), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Light Screen](https://pokee.si/moves/light-screen), [Metronome](https://pokee.si/moves/metronome), [Grass Knot](https://pokee.si/moves/grass-knot), [Thunder Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-wave), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Shadow Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/shadow-ball), [Hyper Voice](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-voice), [Psychic](https://pokee.si/moves/psychic), [Helping Hand](https://pokee.si/moves/helping-hand), [Solar Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/solar-beam), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Gravity](https://pokee.si/moves/gravity). Egg moves (4):[Gravity](https://pokee.si/moves/gravity), [Heal Bell](https://pokee.si/moves/heal-bell), [Present](https://pokee.si/moves/present), [Seismic Toss](https://pokee.si/moves/seismic-toss). ## Breeding & training - Gender: 0% male, 100% female. - Egg groups: Undiscovered. - Egg cycles: 40 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 5,120). - Catch rate: 130 out of 255. - Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 140. - Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100). - Defeating it gives 1 HP effort value. - Base experience yield: 110. ## Pokédex entries In imitation of Chansey, it keeps a round stone tucked into its belly pouch and cherishes it dearly. It gets along well with children and will sometimes play house with them for fun. *(Legends: Arceus)* 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. *(Shield)* Mimicking Chansey, Happiny will place an eggshaped stone in its belly pouch. Happiny will treasure this stone. *(Sword)* When it sees something round and white, Happiny puts it into the pouch on its stomach. It sometimes becomes overloaded and can't move. *(Ultra Moon)* Usually it's a well-behaved Pokémon, but if you take its round rock away, it will cry and fuss and throw a big old tantrum. *(Ultra Sun)* It's too small to lay eggs yet. As a surrogate, it searches out round white stones. *(Moon)* ## Names around the world - **Japanese**: ピンプク - **Romaji**: Pinpuku - **French**: Ptiravi - **German**: Wonneira - **Spanish**: Happiny - **Italian**: Happiny - **Korean**: 핑복 - **Chinese (Simplified)**: 小福蛋 - **Chinese (Traditional)**: 小福蛋 ## Trivia - Lowest base stat total among Normal types in Gen 4: 220. - Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m). - Heavier than 47% of all Pokémon (24.4 kg). - Base stat total 220, ranked #994 of 1,025. - Its best stat is HP, ranked #95 of 1,025. - One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types). - One of 60 pink Pokémon. - Number 54 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh). - Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon. - Can learn 35 different moves in Scarlet / Violet. - Catch rate 130: about 17% per Poké Ball at full health. - Appears in 11 distinct Pokédex entries. ## Sources and fact-checking - Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Happiny (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Happiny_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Happiny (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/happiny/). - Pronunciation (HAP-ih-nee): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it. **Last checked:** 20 October 2026. 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