Pokémon Go is having a Chansey Community Day event on Feb. 4 from 2-5 p.m. in your local time.
As expected with a Community Day event, Chansey will spawn in huge numbers with a high chance for it to appear shiny. There are also several other bonuses and perks, which we’ve list out below.
How to Find Shiny Chansey
According to data from The Silph Road, the Shiny rates during Community Days are about 1 in 24. This means that if you keep playing throughout the three-hour window, you should find quite a few shiny Pokémon.
During this event, you will receive 2 km eggs from PokéStops, and Happiny will frequently be found inside them. These Happiny have a higher chance of being shiny, so this is an ideal opportunity to catch a shiny Happiny.
To save time and Poké Balls, you can use an Incense and quickly tap each Chansey to check for shiny ones, running from any that aren’t shiny. Note that any Chansey you’ve already tapped will face where your player is standing, which should help identify which ones you may have already checked.
Chansey’s Evolution Move on Community Day
Chansey will learn the charged move Wild Charge if evolved into Blissey from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. in your local time.
If you miss out on evolving it during this period, you can likely evolve it during a Community Day weekend event in December to get Wild Charge. Alternatively, you can use an Elite TM to get the move.
Blissey’s Roles in the Game
Blissey doesn’t have much use in PvP or PvE battles, but it excels as a gym defender. Its bulk and sturdiness make it a fantastic tank, deterring opponents from attacking when placed in a gym.
Tips for Chansey Community Day
The following bonuses will be active during Chansey Community Day:
- 1⁄4 hatch distance for eggs placed into Incubators during the event
- Doubled candy for catching Pokémon
- Doubled chance for level 31+ trainers to get XL candy from catching Pokémon
- Incense lasts three hours
- Lure Modules lasts three hours
- Chansey special photobombs when taking snapshots
- One additional special trade
- Stardust cost halved for trading
Make the most of Chansey Community Day by putting all your eggs in incubators, using Incense, and trying to catch some powerful Chansey.
If you can Mega Evolve Pidgeot, Kangaskhan, or Lopunny, you’ll score additional Chansey Candy per catch.
Additionally, Niantic is running special four-star raids from 5-10 p.m., where you can clear the Chansey raid and they will spawn in a 300-meter radius around the gym for 30 minutes. These raids cannot be done remotely. If the usual 2-5 p.m. spawn increase doesn’t get you the Chansey you wanted, you can try raiding for another chance.