[OVERVIEW]
Chansey stands out as the ultimate special wall in the tier, with its gargantuan bulk further boosted by Eviolite allowing it to tank many special attacks from foes like Raikou, Munkidori, Chandelure, and non-Body Press Duraludon. Chansey is a key component on stall teams, as it special moves for its teammates while having great support utility. It has access to Stealth Rock to set entry hazards; Heal Bell to remove annoying status effects like poison from Toxic Chain Munkidori and Bellibolt, Will-O-Wisp from defensive Altaria, and paralysis from the likes of Bellibolt and Scream Tail; and Natural Cure to let Chansey remove status for itself. However, due to its reliance on Eviolite, Chansey is vulnerable to hazards, making it easily chipped over time. Moreover, Chansey is extremely passive, with its only reliable attacking move being Seismic Toss, resulting in easy setup opportunities to special sweepers such as Galarian Articuno and Chandelure, as well as physical sweepers that can take advantage of Chansey such as Decidueye and Incineroar. Chansey also struggles to include all its moveslot choices, as it has trouble slotting in Shadow Ball to hit Ghost-types and Thunder Wave to spread paralysis on the same set.
[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Seismic Toss
move 2: Soft-Boiled
move 3: Heal Bell / Thunder Wave / Shadow Ball
move 4: Stealth Rock / Calm Mind
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 8 HP / 252 Def / 248 SpD OR 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
tera type: Dark / Fairy / Ghost
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Seismic Toss prevents Chansey from being completely passive by dealing reliable, consistent damage against non-Ghost-type targets. Heal Bell allows Chansey to cure status ailments for team members like Houndstone. Thunder Wave allows Chansey’s teammates like Basculegion-M and Flamigo to cripple faster foes like Paldean Tauros-W, Munkidori, and Chandelure, especially useful on bulky teams reliant on paralysis and Toxic poison to deal with such threats. Alternatively, the combination of Shadow Ball and Calm Mind provides solid coverage against Ghost-types like Decidueye and Chandelure that would wall Chansey while better handling any Calm Mind attempts from Reuniclus, Galarian Articuno, and Sylveon. The mixed defensive EV spread allows Chansey to be bulky against both physical and special attackers on Chansey without Calm Mind to have better special bulk while minimizing damage from physical moves that could chip it down while the physically defensive EV spread supports Calm Mind + Shadow Ball sets in setting up. Tera Dark gives Chansey a Psychic immunity for Psyshock, Psychic Noise, and Stored Power from Reuniclus, Meloetta, and Galarian Articuno, while Tera Fairy offers Chansey a better defensive typing that allows it to better handle Pokemon like Flygon, Paldean Tauros-W, and Incineroar. Alternatively, Tera Ghost boosts the power of Shadow Ball while providing a Fighting immunity to help against Pokemon such as Toxicroak, Infernape, and Paldean Tauros-W.
Chansey pairs with other stall staples such as Gligar, Scream Tail, Houndstone, and Altaria that handle Fighting-types like Flamigo and Paldean Tauros-F. In particular, Gligar synergizes greatly with Chansey, as the former handles wallbreakers like Flamigo and Flygon while offering great utility in the form of Knock Off to remove held items from Incineroar and Toxic to cripple Pokemon like Galarian Articuno and Houndstone. In return, Chansey handles special attackers like Chandelure, Inteleon, and Sylveon that force Gligar to use up its Tera. Chansey also appreciates partners that can deal with pivot spam cores like Flamigo and Grafaiai, such as Static Belibolt and Rocky Helmet Galarian Slowbro. Steel-types like. Copperajah and Duraludon can handle Pokemon such as Munkidori and Galarian Articuno while allowing Chansey to forgo Stealth Rock in favor of another move. Chansey also benefits from entry hazard stack support due to its relative passivity, appreciating partners like Spikes Gligar and Brambleghast and Stealth Rock Bronzong to wear down Pokemon like Choice Specs Chandelure and Paldean Tauros-W. Due to Chansey's reliance on Eviolite, hazard removal options like Tsareena, Avalugg, Brambleghast, and Altaria prevent it from getting worn down by hazards. Knock Off absorbers like Scream Tail and Houndstone, which are also good switch-ins to Fighting-types, are necessary partners. Secondary special walls like Bronzong and Goodra can aid Chansey from being overwhelmed by special wallbreakers, with the latter especially having utility such as Dragon Tail, Knock Off, and Toxic. Dark-types such as Incineroar and Scrafty can help take on Ghost-types like Choice Specs Chandelure, Decidueye, and Basculegion-M that Chansey struggles with if lacking Shadow Ball.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====
Healing Wish is an option to fully heal a teammate that can be vital late-game but is very niche. Ice Beam gives it a solid option to hit Ground- and Flying-types like Flygon, Gligar, and Scyther. Tera Steel gives Chansey a Psychic resistance against Pokemon such as Munkidori and Espeon, while Tera Dragon can be used over Steel, allowing Chansey to better handle Water- and Fire-types such as Inteleon, Basculegion-M, and Chandelure.
Checks and Counters
====
**Physical Attackers**: Strong physical attackers such as Decidueye, Basculegion-M, Scyther, and Flamigo can do major damage against Chansey, forcing a switch or freely setting up for a sweep. However, none of them enjoy switching into Thunder Wave, and the former two dislike getting hit bya Shadow Ball.
**Fighting-types and Fighting-type Coverage**: Fighting-types such as Flamigo, physical Infernape, and Paldean Tauros-W can pressure Chansey with strong Fighting-type attacks. However, all of them must be cautious about switching into its Thunder Wave while not getting chipped down by Seismic Toss. Special attackers such as Duraludon and Assault Vest Reuniclus can put dents in Chansey and force it to heal due to their access to Body Press and Focus Blast, respectively.
** Setup Sweepers**: Setup sweepers that have access to recovery such as Calm Mind Reuniclus, Galarian Articuno, and Chandelure can use Chansey as fodder, and the former two can either prevent it from healing thanks to Psychic Noise or outright OHKO it due to Psyshock. Other setup sweepers like Double Dance Bronzong and Substitute Meloetta can beat Chansey one-on-one due to it relying on Seismic Toss to do any type of damage.
**Item Removal**: Knock Off users such as Incineroar, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Copperajah are threats to Chansey because they can remove its Eviolite, reducing its bulk. Trick users like Munkidori, Chandelure, and Meloetta can also often cripple Chansey by giving it their Choice items.
**Entry Hazards**: Chansey is required to hold Eviolite to boost its bulk instead of running Heavy-Duty Boots. As a consequence, Chansey can be worn down by entry hazards repeatedly on each switch in.
[CREDITS]
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Chansey stands out as the ultimate special wall in the tier, with its gargantuan bulk further boosted by Eviolite allowing it to tank many special attacks from foes like Raikou, Munkidori, Chandelure, and non-Body Press Duraludon. Chansey is a key component on stall teams, as it special moves for its teammates while having great support utility. It has access to Stealth Rock to set entry hazards; Heal Bell to remove annoying status effects like poison from Toxic Chain Munkidori and Bellibolt, Will-O-Wisp from defensive Altaria, and paralysis from the likes of Bellibolt and Scream Tail; and Natural Cure to let Chansey remove status for itself. However, due to its reliance on Eviolite, Chansey is vulnerable to hazards, making it easily chipped over time. Moreover, Chansey is extremely passive, with its only reliable attacking move being Seismic Toss, resulting in easy setup opportunities to special sweepers such as Galarian Articuno and Chandelure, as well as physical sweepers that can take advantage of Chansey such as Decidueye and Incineroar. Chansey also struggles to include all its moveslot choices, as it has trouble slotting in Shadow Ball to hit Ghost-types and Thunder Wave to spread paralysis on the same set.
[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Seismic Toss
move 2: Soft-Boiled
move 3: Heal Bell / Thunder Wave / Shadow Ball
move 4: Stealth Rock / Calm Mind
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 8 HP / 252 Def / 248 SpD OR 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
tera type: Dark / Fairy / Ghost
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Seismic Toss prevents Chansey from being completely passive by dealing reliable, consistent damage against non-Ghost-type targets. Heal Bell allows Chansey to cure status ailments for team members like Houndstone. Thunder Wave allows Chansey’s teammates like Basculegion-M and Flamigo to cripple faster foes like Paldean Tauros-W, Munkidori, and Chandelure, especially useful on bulky teams reliant on paralysis and Toxic poison to deal with such threats. Alternatively, the combination of Shadow Ball and Calm Mind provides solid coverage against Ghost-types like Decidueye and Chandelure that would wall Chansey while better handling any Calm Mind attempts from Reuniclus, Galarian Articuno, and Sylveon. The mixed defensive EV spread allows Chansey to be bulky against both physical and special attackers on Chansey without Calm Mind to have better special bulk while minimizing damage from physical moves that could chip it down while the physically defensive EV spread supports Calm Mind + Shadow Ball sets in setting up. Tera Dark gives Chansey a Psychic immunity for Psyshock, Psychic Noise, and Stored Power from Reuniclus, Meloetta, and Galarian Articuno, while Tera Fairy offers Chansey a better defensive typing that allows it to better handle Pokemon like Flygon, Paldean Tauros-W, and Incineroar. Alternatively, Tera Ghost boosts the power of Shadow Ball while providing a Fighting immunity to help against Pokemon such as Toxicroak, Infernape, and Paldean Tauros-W.
Chansey pairs with other stall staples such as Gligar, Scream Tail, Houndstone, and Altaria that handle Fighting-types like Flamigo and Paldean Tauros-F. In particular, Gligar synergizes greatly with Chansey, as the former handles wallbreakers like Flamigo and Flygon while offering great utility in the form of Knock Off to remove held items from Incineroar and Toxic to cripple Pokemon like Galarian Articuno and Houndstone. In return, Chansey handles special attackers like Chandelure, Inteleon, and Sylveon that force Gligar to use up its Tera. Chansey also appreciates partners that can deal with pivot spam cores like Flamigo and Grafaiai, such as Static Belibolt and Rocky Helmet Galarian Slowbro. Steel-types like. Copperajah and Duraludon can handle Pokemon such as Munkidori and Galarian Articuno while allowing Chansey to forgo Stealth Rock in favor of another move. Chansey also benefits from entry hazard stack support due to its relative passivity, appreciating partners like Spikes Gligar and Brambleghast and Stealth Rock Bronzong to wear down Pokemon like Choice Specs Chandelure and Paldean Tauros-W. Due to Chansey's reliance on Eviolite, hazard removal options like Tsareena, Avalugg, Brambleghast, and Altaria prevent it from getting worn down by hazards. Knock Off absorbers like Scream Tail and Houndstone, which are also good switch-ins to Fighting-types, are necessary partners. Secondary special walls like Bronzong and Goodra can aid Chansey from being overwhelmed by special wallbreakers, with the latter especially having utility such as Dragon Tail, Knock Off, and Toxic. Dark-types such as Incineroar and Scrafty can help take on Ghost-types like Choice Specs Chandelure, Decidueye, and Basculegion-M that Chansey struggles with if lacking Shadow Ball.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====
Healing Wish is an option to fully heal a teammate that can be vital late-game but is very niche. Ice Beam gives it a solid option to hit Ground- and Flying-types like Flygon, Gligar, and Scyther. Tera Steel gives Chansey a Psychic resistance against Pokemon such as Munkidori and Espeon, while Tera Dragon can be used over Steel, allowing Chansey to better handle Water- and Fire-types such as Inteleon, Basculegion-M, and Chandelure.
Checks and Counters
====
**Physical Attackers**: Strong physical attackers such as Decidueye, Basculegion-M, Scyther, and Flamigo can do major damage against Chansey, forcing a switch or freely setting up for a sweep. However, none of them enjoy switching into Thunder Wave, and the former two dislike getting hit by
**Fighting-types and Fighting-type Coverage**: Fighting-types such as Flamigo, physical Infernape, and Paldean Tauros-W can pressure Chansey with strong Fighting-type attacks. However, all of them must be cautious about switching into its Thunder Wave while not getting chipped down by Seismic Toss. Special attackers such as Duraludon and Assault Vest Reuniclus can put dents in Chansey and force it to heal due to their access to Body Press and Focus Blast, respectively.
** Setup Sweepers**: Setup sweepers that have access to recovery such as Calm Mind Reuniclus, Galarian Articuno, and Chandelure can use Chansey as fodder, and the former two can either prevent it from healing thanks to Psychic Noise or outright OHKO it due to Psyshock. Other setup sweepers like Double Dance Bronzong and Substitute Meloetta can beat Chansey one-on-one due to it relying on Seismic Toss to do any type of damage.
**Item Removal**: Knock Off users such as Incineroar, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Copperajah are threats to Chansey because they can remove its Eviolite, reducing its bulk. Trick users like Munkidori, Chandelure, and Meloetta can also often cripple Chansey by giving it their Choice items.
**Entry Hazards**: Chansey is required to hold Eviolite to boost its bulk instead of running Heavy-Duty Boots. As a consequence, Chansey can be worn down by entry hazards repeatedly on each switch in.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/oatishere.678319/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pika134.609709/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/powerofmemes.583607/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ego.242745/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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