[OVERVIEW]
Chansey is a premier special wall in the tier. Its massive HP stat, coupled with good Special Defense and Eviolite, allows Chansey to reliably shrug off almost any special attack from foes such as Basculegion-F, Choice Specs Hisuian Goodra, and non-Iron Defense Magnezone. It also has good utility, with access to an entry hazard option in Stealth Rock and Thunder Wave to cripple foes such as Empoleon, Gengar, and Hisuian Zoroark. Chansey is a staple in stall teams and decent in balance teams, as it fulfills the role of the special wall perfectly. Having access to Heal Bell and Healing Wish allows Chansey to further support its teammates by being a cleric and allowing a teammate to fully heal themselves, respectively. However, Chansey is extremely passive, as Seismic Toss is usually its only method of damaging the opponent, which can be countered by Ghost-types like Hisuian Zoroark, Gengar, and Mimikyu, as well as give an easier time for setup sweepers such as Bisharp and Slowbro to set up. Moreover, due to its reliance on Eviolite, Chansey is prone to entry hazard stacking, making it susceptible to being worn down.
[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Seismic Toss
move 2: Soft-Boiled
move 3: Stealth Rock / Heal Bell
move 4: Thunder Wave
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 56 HP / 252 Def / 200 SpD
tera type: Dark / Ghost
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Seismic Toss is Chansey's best option for dealing reliable damage and not being completely passive. Soft-Boiled gives Chansey reliable recovery and makes it easier for Chansey to tank special attacks. Stealth Rock is a great move on Chansey, as it has a rather easy time setting up Stealth Rock against physically weak Pokemon like Empoleon, Vaporeon, and Hisuian Goodra. This helps specifically for stall teams, as one could opt to run Spikes instead of Stealth Rock on common stall staples like Quagsire. Heal Bell allows Chansey to cure any status ailments for the team, which is especially useful on balance and stall teams, as one of the key strategies in dealing with those archetypes is to whittle them down with Toxic and Paralysis. Thunder Wave allows Chansey to cripple opposing Pokemon like Gengar, Hisuian Zoroark, and Noivern. Natural Cure allows Chansey to absorb status conditions and remove them upon switching out, adding to its high longevity. 56 HP EVs allow Chansey to be 3HKOed by a +1 Special Attack Psyshock from Armarouge. Tera Dark allows Chansey to wall Stored Power sweepers such as Cresselia and Armarouge, deal with Psyshock reliably from Gardevoir and the aforementioned Armarouge, and block Psychic Noise. Tera Ghost can flip Chansey's weakness to Fighting to an immunity, allowing Chansey to cripple Fighting-type threats like Galarian Zapdos and Slither Wing with Thunder Wave or damage them with Seismic Toss.
Chansey is a staple on stall teams and so enjoys teaming up with other stall staples such as Quagsire, Chesnaught, and Fezandipiti. These Pokemon have good synergy with Chansey, as Quagsire and Fezandipiti are good switch-ins to Fighting-type threats such as Galarian Zapdos and Slither Wing, since they are good absorbers of Knock Off and are good at neutralizing setup sweepers such as Bisharp and Suicune. Chesnaught and Quagsire also provide Spikes support, weakening the opposing team over time, while Fezandipiti is a bulky wincon for stall teams. Chansey acts as a good special wall that can help the team beat usual balance breakers such as Choice Specs Basculegion-F, Hisuian Goodra, and Volcanion. Galarian Weezing is a good partner due to it also being a great Fighting-type switch-in and Defogger. Umbreon can pass Wish and deal with Ghost-types like Gengar and Hisuian Zoroark that are immune to Chansey's Seismic Toss. Chansey also enjoys entry hazard control due to being limited to using Eviolite, so Cyclizar, Noivern, Talonflame, and the aforementioned Galarian Weezing are good partners. Moreover, due to Chansey being prone to U-turn cores such as Galarian Zapdos and Flygon, it appreciates Pokemon that punish such cores, such as Flame Body Talonflame and Static Bellibolt.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Healing Wish is a good option on Chansey, as it can fully heal a weakened teammate and works best late-game. Protect is useful to scout for Choice-locked attacks from Krookodile, Galarian Zapdos, and Gardevoir. Chansey can opt to run Calm Mind, Ice Beam, and Thunderbolt to be a bulky setup sweeper; however, its damage output prior to Calm Mind boosts is low. Chansey can also choose to run Serene Grace to fish for Ice Beam freezes, but this is not a very reliable strategy.
Checks and Counters
====
**Fighting-types**: Fighting-types such as Galarian Zapdos, Slither Wing, and Conkeldurr can switch into Chansey and threaten to OHKO it. Conkeldurr in particular can shrug off the Thunder Wave paralysis by getting a Guts boost, becoming more threatening.
**Physical Attackers**: Strong physical attackers such as Crawdaunt, Maushold, Krookodile, and Golurk deal huge damage to Chansey, while Chansey cannot do much in return.
**Knock Off**: Chansey is severely crippled by Knock Off, as losing Eviolite severely hinders its bulk. As such, common Knock Off users such as Cyclizar, Krookodile, and Hisuian Goodra are threats to Chansey.
**Disruption**: Due to being very passive, Taunt completely shuts down Chansey, as it can only use Seismic Toss in return. Pokemon such as Noivern, Wo-Chien, Fezandipiti, and Volcanion commonly run Taunt, and Chansey has to be aware of them. Choice Scarf + Trick and Encore are also good against Chansey, as the former severely cripples Chansey while the latter gives the opposing team free turns.
**Setup Sweepers**: Setup sweepers with access to recovery moves like Slowbro and Fezandipiti can set up on Chansey. Moreover, threats that do not necessarily mind lowering their Speed via Thunder Wave such as Bisharp are also threatening against Chansey.
[CREDITS]
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Chansey is a premier special wall in the tier. Its massive HP stat, coupled with good Special Defense and Eviolite, allows Chansey to reliably shrug off almost any special attack from foes such as Basculegion-F, Choice Specs Hisuian Goodra, and non-Iron Defense Magnezone. It also has good utility, with access to an entry hazard option in Stealth Rock and Thunder Wave to cripple foes such as Empoleon, Gengar, and Hisuian Zoroark. Chansey is a staple in stall teams and decent in balance teams, as it fulfills the role of the special wall perfectly. Having access to Heal Bell and Healing Wish allows Chansey to further support its teammates by being a cleric and allowing a teammate to fully heal themselves, respectively. However, Chansey is extremely passive, as Seismic Toss is usually its only method of damaging the opponent, which can be countered by Ghost-types like Hisuian Zoroark, Gengar, and Mimikyu, as well as give an easier time for setup sweepers such as Bisharp and Slowbro to set up. Moreover, due to its reliance on Eviolite, Chansey is prone to entry hazard stacking, making it susceptible to being worn down.
[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Seismic Toss
move 2: Soft-Boiled
move 3: Stealth Rock / Heal Bell
move 4: Thunder Wave
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Bold
evs: 56 HP / 252 Def / 200 SpD
tera type: Dark / Ghost
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Seismic Toss is Chansey's best option for dealing reliable damage and not being completely passive. Soft-Boiled gives Chansey reliable recovery and makes it easier for Chansey to tank special attacks. Stealth Rock is a great move on Chansey, as it has a rather easy time setting up Stealth Rock against physically weak Pokemon like Empoleon, Vaporeon, and Hisuian Goodra. This helps specifically for stall teams, as one could opt to run Spikes instead of Stealth Rock on common stall staples like Quagsire. Heal Bell allows Chansey to cure any status ailments for the team, which is especially useful on balance and stall teams, as one of the key strategies in dealing with those archetypes is to whittle them down with Toxic and Paralysis. Thunder Wave allows Chansey to cripple opposing Pokemon like Gengar, Hisuian Zoroark, and Noivern. Natural Cure allows Chansey to absorb status conditions and remove them upon switching out, adding to its high longevity. 56 HP EVs allow Chansey to be 3HKOed by a +1 Special Attack Psyshock from Armarouge. Tera Dark allows Chansey to wall Stored Power sweepers such as Cresselia and Armarouge, deal with Psyshock reliably from Gardevoir and the aforementioned Armarouge, and block Psychic Noise. Tera Ghost can flip Chansey's weakness to Fighting to an immunity, allowing Chansey to cripple Fighting-type threats like Galarian Zapdos and Slither Wing with Thunder Wave or damage them with Seismic Toss.
Chansey is a staple on stall teams and so enjoys teaming up with other stall staples such as Quagsire, Chesnaught, and Fezandipiti. These Pokemon have good synergy with Chansey, as Quagsire and Fezandipiti are good switch-ins to Fighting-type threats such as Galarian Zapdos and Slither Wing, since they are good absorbers of Knock Off and are good at neutralizing setup sweepers such as Bisharp and Suicune. Chesnaught and Quagsire also provide Spikes support, weakening the opposing team over time, while Fezandipiti is a bulky wincon for stall teams. Chansey acts as a good special wall that can help the team beat usual balance breakers such as Choice Specs Basculegion-F, Hisuian Goodra, and Volcanion. Galarian Weezing is a good partner due to it also being a great Fighting-type switch-in and Defogger. Umbreon can pass Wish and deal with Ghost-types like Gengar and Hisuian Zoroark that are immune to Chansey's Seismic Toss. Chansey also enjoys entry hazard control due to being limited to using Eviolite, so Cyclizar, Noivern, Talonflame, and the aforementioned Galarian Weezing are good partners. Moreover, due to Chansey being prone to U-turn cores such as Galarian Zapdos and Flygon, it appreciates Pokemon that punish such cores, such as Flame Body Talonflame and Static Bellibolt.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====
Healing Wish is a good option on Chansey, as it can fully heal a weakened teammate and works best late-game. Protect is useful to scout for Choice-locked attacks from Krookodile, Galarian Zapdos, and Gardevoir. Chansey can opt to run Calm Mind, Ice Beam, and Thunderbolt to be a bulky setup sweeper; however, its damage output prior to Calm Mind boosts is low. Chansey can also choose to run Serene Grace to fish for Ice Beam freezes, but this is not a very reliable strategy.
Checks and Counters
====
**Fighting-types**: Fighting-types such as Galarian Zapdos, Slither Wing, and Conkeldurr can switch into Chansey and threaten to OHKO it. Conkeldurr in particular can shrug off the Thunder Wave paralysis by getting a Guts boost, becoming more threatening.
**Physical Attackers**: Strong physical attackers such as Crawdaunt, Maushold, Krookodile, and Golurk deal huge damage to Chansey, while Chansey cannot do much in return.
**Knock Off**: Chansey is severely crippled by Knock Off, as losing Eviolite severely hinders its bulk. As such, common Knock Off users such as Cyclizar, Krookodile, and Hisuian Goodra are threats to Chansey.
**Disruption**: Due to being very passive, Taunt completely shuts down Chansey, as it can only use Seismic Toss in return. Pokemon such as Noivern, Wo-Chien, Fezandipiti, and Volcanion commonly run Taunt, and Chansey has to be aware of them. Choice Scarf + Trick and Encore are also good against Chansey, as the former severely cripples Chansey while the latter gives the opposing team free turns.
**Setup Sweepers**: Setup sweepers with access to recovery moves like Slowbro and Fezandipiti can set up on Chansey. Moreover, threats that do not necessarily mind lowering their Speed via Thunder Wave such as Bisharp are also threatening against Chansey.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/feen.231398/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flampoke.654091/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sir-tetris.655207/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sunny004.197240/
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