Competitive Information for Chansey [Sun/Moon]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Chansey? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
GliscorSableye-MegaToxapexSkarmoryClefableZapdosTangrowthDittoSlowbro-MegaReuniclus
Chansey is a phenomenal Normal-typed Pokemon. Chansey is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Chansey can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Chansey's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Heal Bell
- Soft-Boiled
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Physical Wall Chansey (Popular/Trending)
Chansey is a sensational Physical Wall. It's goal is to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Chansey is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite makes it possibly stronger than it's final form. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Natural Cure, Chansey has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
♦ Soft-Boiled is a status move (heals your Chansey by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Item: Normalium Z / Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Tri Attack
- Psychic
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Chansey (Natural Cure)
Chansey is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Chansey is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Natural Cure, Chansey has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
♦ Tri Attack is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (20% chance to paralyze or burn or freeze target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Chansey? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
GliscorSableye-MegaToxapexSkarmoryClefableZapdosTangrowthDittoSlowbro-MegaReuniclus
Item: Normalium Z / Eviolite
Ability: Healer
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Tri Attack
- Dazzling Gleam
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Chansey (Healer)
Chansey is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Chansey is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite makes it possibly stronger than it's final form. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Healer, 30% chance of curing an adjacent ally's status at the end of each turn.
♦ Tri Attack is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (20% chance to paralyze or burn or freeze target).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Chansey learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Chansey can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Chansey
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Ability: Serene grace + Item: King's rock
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Blizzard
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Bubble Beam
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Fire Blast
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Psychic
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Rock Slide
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Thunder
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Tri Attack
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Body Slam
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Flamethrower
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Ice Beam
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Thunderbolt
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Headbutt
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Thunder Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Icy Wind
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Rock Smash
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Zap Cannon
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Snore
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Iron Tail
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Mud-Slap
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Shadow Ball
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Secret Power
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Rock Tomb
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Water Pulse
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Fling
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Mud Bomb
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Charge Beam
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Zen Headbutt
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Bulldoze
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Power-Up Punch
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Snatch, Helping Hand, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Chansey's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Power-Up Punch
- Rage
- Skull Bash
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Chansey
- Earthquake
- Heal Bell
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Seismic Toss
- Soft-Boiled
- Stealth Rock
- Teleport
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
- Wish
Common Effort Values for Chansey in Sun and Moon
- Bold Nature ( 248/0/252/0/8/0/ )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Chansey's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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