Happiny shares some characteristics with infants, such as its soft skin and diaper-like pouch.
Happiny is a combination of happiness and tiny or teeny. It may also derive from happenstance, referring to chance.
Pinpuku may be a combination of ピンク pinku (pink) and 福 fuku (good fortune).
No: 440
English Name: Happiny
Japanese Name: Pinpuku
Generation: 4
Type: Normal
Species: Playhouse Pokémon
Abilities: Natural Cure, Serene Grace, Friend Guard (hidden ability)
Evolution: Happiny > Chansey > Blissey
Happiny is a small Pokémon that is shaped like an egg. It has a soft, smooth, light pink body. On top of its head is a curly outgrowth that resembles a ponytail, with a dark pink band around the base. The appearance of this curly growth of hair often annoys Happiny. It has three round bumps on its forehead. There is a pouch around the lower half of its body, which resembles a diaper. The pouch is red with a white stripe around the top.
Happiny’s pouch is rubbery and flexible, enabling the Happiny to put things into it with ease. As it cannot produce Eggs yet, it makes up for it by carrying a white, Egg-shaped stone in its pouch to imitate Chansey and Blissey. It may give this stone to people whom it likes, and it has a habit of wandering around people’s feet and causing them to stumble. Happiny is shown to be extremely strong in the anime, as one has been seen lifting heavy things above its head. Happiny is a female-only species with no male counterpart.
POKEDEX ENTRIES
Pokemon Diamond: It loves round white things. It carries an egg-shaped rock in imitation of Chansey.
Pokemon Pearl: It carries a round, egg-shaped rock in its belly pouch and gives the rock to its friends.
Pokemon Platinum: It likes to carry around a small rock. It may wander around others’ feet and cause them to stumble.
Pokemon HeartGold: It carefully carries a round, white rock that it thinks is an egg. It’s bothered by how curly its hair looks.
Pokemon SoulSilver: It carefully carries a round, white rock that it thinks is an egg. It’s bothered by how curly its hair looks.
Pokemon Black: It likes to carry around a small rock. It may wander around others’ feet and cause them to stumble.
Pokemon White: It likes to carry around a small rock. It may wander around others’ feet and cause them to stumble.
Pokemon Black 2: It likes to carry around a small rock. It may wander around others’ feet and cause them to stumble.
pokemon White 2: It likes to carry around a small rock. It may wander around others’ feet and cause them to stumble.
Pokemon X: It carries a round, egg-shaped rock in its belly pouch and gives the rock to its friends.
Pokemon Y: It carefully carries a round, white rock that it thinks is an egg. It’s bothered by how curly its hair looks.
Pokemon Omega Ruby: It carries a round, egg-shaped rock in its belly pouch and gives the rock to its friends.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: It carefully carries a round, white rock that it thinks is an egg. It’s bothered by how curly its hair looks.
Pokemon SUN: It carries a round white rock in its belly pouch. If it gets along well with someone, it will sometimes give that person the rock.
Pokemon MOON: It’s too small to lay eggs yet. As a surrogate, it searches out round white stones.
