Chansey counters

Gen 1 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Chansey
#0113 Chansey
Normal
USAGE 67.1% #4
BASE STATS
HP 250
ATK 5
DEF 5
SPA 35
SPD 105
SPE 50
BST450
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Soft-Boiled 99.7% Thunder Wave 95.6% Ice Beam 57.5% Sing 44.9% Seismic Toss 43.8% Thunderbolt 38.6% Reflect 11.1% Counter 6.3%
Items
nothing 100.0%
Common Teammates
Tauros98.0%Snorlax82.7%Exeggutor72.8%Starmie68.4%Rhydon33.6%Jynx31.3%Alakazam30.2%Gengar21.4%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Rhydon
Rhydon
GroundRock DEFENSIVE COUNTER
420.563
71
71.0% dies 3.74%
02
Tauros
Tauros
Normal OFFENSIVE CHECK
1,046.286
68
68.1% dies 2.43%
03
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER
1,258.611
68
68.0% dies 2.25%
04
Slowbro
Slowbro
WaterPsychic DEFENSIVE COUNTER
153.447
66
66.5% dies 6.36%
05
Victreebel
Victreebel
GrassPoison OFFENSIVE CHECK
28.106
66
66.1% dies 8.93%
06
Cloyster
Cloyster
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
330.371
54
54.0% dies 4.71%
07
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric SOFT CHECK
107.19
52
52.1% dies 6.39%
08
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic SOFT CHECK
613.267
51
50.8% dies 3.43%
09
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
289.812
48
47.9% dies 4.99%
10
Jynx
Jynx
IcePsychic SOFT CHECK
567.627
44
44.4% dies 3.51%
11
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
1,471.908
44
44.1% dies 2.19%
12
Exeggutor
Exeggutor
GrassPsychic SOFT CHECK
1,240.482
42
41.9% dies 2.38%
13
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
205.569
35
35.0% dies 5.66%
14
Lapras
Lapras
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
99.333
33
32.6% dies 8.03%
15
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
1,395.292
18
18.5% dies 1.77%

Ranked #4 with 67.05% usage. Sorted by reliability score.