Is Chansey viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Chansey is ranked #3 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 31.94% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Chansey in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Ghost has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 66.2% of 149.25548678073113 relevant encounters. Standard error is 3.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Chansey matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Chansey was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Chansey counters

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0113 Chansey

Normal

USAGE 31.9% #3

ABILITYImposter

BASE STATS

HP 250

ATK 5

DEF 5

SPA 35

SPD 105

SPE 50

BST450

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

Fighting

0×

Ghost

Moves

Shore Up 45.5% Heal Bell 41.8% Topsy-Turvy 32.6% Block 32.4% Mortal Spin 26.4% Teleport 18.5% Wish 18.0% Salt Cure 14.9%

Items

Eviolite 86.9% Spooky Plate 10.0% Covert Cloak 1.8% Choice Scarf 0.9% Shed Shell 0.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.1% Dread Plate 0.0% Psychic Seed 0.0%

Abilities

Imposter79.4%Ice Scales12.8%Regenerator2.5%Fur Coat2.5%Magic Guard2.2%Sticky Hold0.4%Unburden0.0%Well-Baked Body0.0%

Common Teammates

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Explore Chansey + Arceus-Ghost teams 51 score Explore Chansey + Dialga-Origin teams 22 score Explore Chansey + Chansey teams 12 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

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Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Arceus-Ghost

Ghost DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

149.255

50.7

66.2% Standard error 3.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Chansey Salt Cure vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ghost: 10-12 (2.2 - 2.7%)

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

155.28

27.2

43.1% Standard error 3.97 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Chansey: 940-1107 (133.5 - 157.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Dialga-Origin

SteelDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

26.164

21.9

60.1% Standard error 9.57 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Adamant Crystal Dialga-Origin Dragon Tail vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Chansey: 367-433 (52.1 - 61.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

56.696

11.8

37.6% Standard error 6.43 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Chansey Salt Cure vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Chansey: 50-59 (7.1 - 8.3%)

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Kyogre-Primal

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

35.3

9.1

42.3% Standard error 8.32 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Kyogre-Primal Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Chansey: 304-358 (43.1 - 50.8%) -- 3.9% chance to 2HKO

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Diancie-Mega

RockFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

43.486

8.0

37.3% Standard error 7.33 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Pixie Plate Pixilate Diancie-Mega Explosion vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Chansey: 1789-2106 (254.1 - 299.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Registeel

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

62.284

4.2

26.5% Standard error 5.59 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Chansey: 275-324 (39 - 46%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

30.478

-0.4

33.9% Standard error 8.58 points

DAMAGE CALC

Eternatus Final Gambit vs. 252 HP Chansey: 421-421 (59.8 - 59.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Celesteela

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.351

-0.7

43.3% Standard error 10.98 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Celesteela Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Chansey: 333-392 (47.3 - 55.6%) -- 78.5% chance to 2HKO

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Alakazam-Mega

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.231

-8.4

33.6% Standard error 10.50 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Alakazam-Mega Psystrike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Chansey: 1147-1351 (162.9 - 191.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Giratina

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.865

-9.5

31.0% Standard error 10.13 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Giratina Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Chansey: 214-252 (30.3 - 35.7%) -- 39.9% chance to 3HKO

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Greninja

WaterDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.248

-11.2

21.5% Standard error 8.17 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Sniper Greninja Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Chansey on a critical hit: 1254-1476 (178.1 - 209.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.367

-13.2

13.2% Standard error 6.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Blissey U-turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Chansey: 95-112 (13.4 - 15.9%) -- possible 7HKO

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Ranked #3 with 31.94% usage. Sorted by conservative score.