Happiny's evolution is the loveable Chansey, and we know that you want that fan-favorite 'mon by your side, so let's look at how to evolve Happiny, as well as Chansey. We're ready to tell you where to catch Happiny, and what you need to do to get yourself all the way to Blissey.
If you want to keep your new Happiny safe, brush up on the normal Pokemon weaknesses. Or, if you're after more Pokémon Go details, we have full guides for all Pokémon Go raids, and Pokémon Go events.
Here's everything in our Happiny evolution guide:
Where can I catch Happiny?
First things first, let's see where you can catch a Happiny. Knowing how to evolve a Pokémon is futile if you don't actually have one. Luckily, Happiny is very easy to catch, requiring you to use only a Pokéball when you find it in one of the following locations:
- Sword and Shield (expansion pass) - Challenge Beach, Challenge Road, Fields of Honor, Forest of Focus, Honeycalm Island, Insular Sea, Loop Lagoon, Soothing Wetlands, Stepping-Stone Sea, Training Lowlands, Workout Sea
- Legends: Arceus - Horseshoe Plains during mass outbreaks, Oreburrow Tunnel, Obsidian Falls, Cottonsedge Prairie during mass outbreaks, Hideaway Bay, Tombolo Walk, Lonely Spring during mass outbreaks, Avalanche Slopes
- Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl - Hatch the egg you can get from a hiker in Hearthome City, or find in the Trophy Garden
- Scarlet and Violet - South Province in Area One, Two, Three, and Five, and West Province in Area One
How do I evolve Happiny?
Happiny needs to level up while holding an oval stone during the day to evolve into Chansey. The only exception to this is in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, where you only need to give it the stone.
Oval stone locations
If you need help tracking down an oval stone, you can check the following areas on Nintendo Switch:
- Sword and Shield - Hidden item in Soothing Wetlands and Courageous Cavern, get from the Cram-O-Matic, some wild Happiny can hold it
- Legends: Arceus - Purchase from Jubilife Village Trading Post, receive from Vessa as a quest reward in Jubilife Village, purchase from Ginter in Jubilife Village
- Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl - Find in the Grand Underground, some wild Happiny can hold it
- Scarlet and Violet - Find it in Alfornada Cavern, Casseroya Lake, East Province Area Three, and North Province Area Two, Levincia, some wild Happiny, Chansey, and Blissey can hold it
Before Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, breeding a Happiny meant you needed to give Chansey (or Blissey) a Luck incense, but since that item doesn't exist in Scarlet and Violet, any Chansey has a chance to lay an egg containing a Happiny. Note that all Happiny, Chansey, and Blissey are female.
You can purchase Luck incense from the Hulbury Incense merchant in Pokémon Sword and Shield and find it on the Ravaged Path in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
How do I evolve Happiny in Pokémon Go?
Happiny evolves into Chansey in Pokémon Go after you walk 15km with it as your buddy and give it 25 Chansey candies. Then, to get Blissey, you need to give Chansey 50 candies.
How do I evolve Chansey?
Chansey's evolution into Blissey requires a high friendship stat. The most obvious ways to achieve this are to battle with it, cook it a curry, make it a sandwich, or play with it - your options depend on which game you play. However, something you can do in any adventure is give Chansey the soothing bell, which increases your friendship. In Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, Scarlet, and Violet, you need to reach a friendship of 160, though you can increase that to 220 for earlier games.
If you do this evolution line from the very beginning, you might only need to level up Chansey once, and it'll immediately evolve due to the friendship you two built while it was still Happiny. Honestly, this is a real time saver.
To find a wild Chansey, head to these areas:
- Sword and Shield - Brawlers' Cave, Challenge Beach, Challenge Road, Courageous Cavern, Fields of Honor, Forest of Focus, Honeycalm Island, Insular Sea, Loop Lagoon, Potbottom Desert, Soothing Wetlands, Stepping-Stone Sea, Training Lowlands, Warm-Up Tunnel, Workout Sea
- Legends: Arceus - Avalanche Slopes, Cottonsedge Prairie during mass outbreaks, Hideaway Bay, Horseshoe Plains during mass outbreaks, Lonely Spring during mass outbreaks, Obsidian Falls, Tombolo Walk
- Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl - Routes 209 and 210, and in the Trophy Garden
- Scarlet and Violet - South Province Area Four and Six, East Province Area Two, West Province Area Two and Three, North Province Area One, Two, and Three, Casseroya Lake, Area Zero, in three-star Tera raid battles