pokemon of the week (week 3)

Happiny



Type Normal
Species Playhouse Pokémon
National Dex #440
Johto Dex #—
Hoenn Dex #—
Sinnoh Dex #096
Fiore Browser R—
Almia Browser R-022
Height 2′00″ (0.6m)
Weight 53.8 lbs. (24.4kg)
Abilities Natural Cure or
Serene Grace
Egg group No eggs
Time to hatch 10,395 steps
Effort yield 1 HP
Exp. yield 255 base exp.
Lv. 100 at 800,000 exp.
Gender 100% ♀
Pokédex color Pink
Catch rate 130



Physiology
Happiny is a small Pokémon that is shaped like an egg. She has light pink skin which feels very soft. A curly pigtail with the same color and texture is on the top of her head and three round bumps are on her forehead. Unlike her evolved forms, whose pouches are on their stomachs, her pouch surrounds the lower half of her body. It resembles a diaper. Her pouch is red with a white stripe around its top. The pouch is rubbery and flexible. Happiny are still babies and they cannot produce eggs yet. To make up for this, a Happiny will carry a white egg-shaped stone in her pouch to imitate Chansey and Blissey. However, if a Happiny carries an Oval Stone, she will be capable of evolving and then will be able to lay eggs of her own.

Gender differences
Happiny is female only.

Special abilities
In the anime, Happiny are shown to be extremely strong. Brock's has been seen lifting very heavy things above her head. Additionally, Happiny's field move in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Crush, may also link to this.

Behavior
Happiny has a fascination for anything white and round. As such, she has the aforementioned habit of carrying a smooth white stone in her pouch to imitate her evolved forms. She may cry if she doesn't have a stone to hold. This usually occurs after birth, because all Happiny are born without stones in their pouches, obviously.

Base stats
HP: 100
Attack: 5
Defense: 5
SpAtk: 15
SpDef: 65
Speed: 30

Type effectiveness
Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Fighting : 2×

Ghost : 0×

Normal : 1×
Flying : 1×
Poison : 1×
Ground : 1×
Rock : 1×
Bug : 1×
Steel : 1×
Grass : 1×
Fire : 1×
Water : 1×
Electric : 1×
Psychic : 1×
Ice : 1×
Dragon : 1×
Dark : 1×



Learnset
Happiny is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up
Generation IV
Level Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
Start Pound Normal Physical 40 100% 35 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
Start Charm Normal Status — 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
5 Copycat Normal Status — —% 20 Cool 0
9 Refresh Normal Status — —% 20 Cute 0
12 Sweet Kiss Normal Status — 75% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM
Generation IV
TM Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
TM03 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM06 Toxic Poison Status — 85% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM07 Hail Ice Status — —% 10 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special — 100% 15 Smart 1 ♥
TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status — —% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status — —% 30 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM17 Protect Normal Status — —% 10 Cute 0
TM18 Rain Dance Water Status — —% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM20 Safeguard Normal Status — —% 25 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM21 Frustration Normal Physical — 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM22 SolarBeam Grass Special 120 100% 10 Cool 1 ♥
TM27 Return Normal Physical — 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 90 100% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100% 15 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM32 Double Team Normal Status — —% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM34 Shock Wave Electric Special 60 —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 95 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 120 85% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM43 Secret Power Normal Physical — 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM45 Attract Normal Status — 100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM56 Fling Dark Physical — 100% 10 Tough 1 ♥
TM60 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 60 100% 5 Beauty 1 ♥
TM67 Recycle Normal Status — —% 10 Smart 0
TM70 Flash Normal Status — 100% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status — 100% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM77 Psych Up Normal Status — —% 10 Smart 0
TM78 Captivate Normal Status — 100% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
TM83 Natural Gift Normal Physical — 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM85 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100 100% 15 Smart 1 ♥
TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special — 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM87 Swagger Normal Status — 90% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM90 Substitute Normal Status — —% 10 Smart 1 ♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding
Generation IV
Father Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Roselia
Cherubi, Cherrim Aromatherapy Grass Status — —% 5 Smart 0
Breloom Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥
Clefairy
Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff Gravity Psychic Status — —% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
Snubbull, Granbull
Skitty Heal Bell Normal Status — —% 5 Beauty 0
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Skitty, Delcatty
Plusle
Minun
Cherubi, Cherrim Helping Hand Normal Status — —% 20 Smart 1 ♥
Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff
Togetic
Skitty, Delcatty
Plusle
Pachirisu Last Resort Normal Physical 130 100% 5 Cute 0
Clefairy, Clefable
Togetic
Snubbull, Granbull Metronome Normal Status — —% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥
Pikachu, Raichu
Clefairy, Clefable
Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff
Togetic, Togekiss
Marill, Azumarill
Snubbull, Granbull Present* Normal Physical — 90% 15 Cute 0
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon
*Indicates a move only available by chain breeding

Evolution
Unevolved
Baby form

Happiny
Normal
Level up with Oval Stone (Day)
First evolution

Chansey
Normal
Happiness
Second evolution

Blissey
Normal

Due to the three lumps at the front of its head and its pigtail, it bears a resemblance to Nurse Joy.
Happiny is the only Pokémon to date with a catch rate of 130.
Happiny, along with Chansey, has the lowest base stat for both Attack and Defense in the games.
Happiny is the fourth Pokémon to like round things; the first three being Meowth, Quagsire, and Sealeo.
In the games, Happiny gives 255 base experience points, greater than all other Pokémon besides its evolutionary relatives Chansey and Blissey and the all-powerful Arceus, all of which give the same amount.
Happiny, and its evolution family, Chansey and Blissey, have the most in-game items associated with them (with the exception of Arceus). These include: Lucky Punch, Lucky Egg, Luck Incense and the Oval Stone.
Happiny and the other members of its evolution family share the same abilities as both forms of Shaymin.
Origin
Happiny shares a few characteristics with infants, such as her soft, tender skin and diaper-like pouch. Like Cleffa and Igglybuff, her overall design is very similar to that of Kirby.

Name origin
Pinpuku may be derived from the Japanese word ピンク pinku, meaning pink, the color that this Pokémon is, and 福 fuku, good fortune. Happiny is derived from the words happiness and tiny.