Soft-Boiled (move)
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Soft-Boiled タマゴうみ Egg Lay | ||||||||||||
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Soft-Boiled (Japanese: タマゴうみ Egg Lay), formatted as Softboiled prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM41 in Generation I. It is the signature move of Chansey and Blissey.
Effect
In battle
Generation I
Softboiled restores up to 50% of the user's current HP.
Softboiled will fail if the difference between the user's current and maximum HP is 0, or if (user's maximum HP - user's current HP) mod 256 = 255. If the user's current HP is greater than its maximum HP, Softboiled will set the user's current HP to equal its maximum HP.
In Stadium, Softboiled will fail only when the difference between the user's current and maximum HP is 0.
Generation II
Softboiled restores up to 50% of the user's current HP. Softboiled will fail only when the difference between the user's current and maximum HP is 0.
Outside of battle
Similar to Milk Drink, Soft-Boiled can also be used outside of battle to take away some HP from the user and restore another party Pokémon's HP. Soft-Boiled will not work if the user's HP is lower than 1/5 of its maximum.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
113 | Chansey | Normal | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||
242 | Blissey | Normal | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By TM
# | Pokémon | Type | Machine | |||||||||||||
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I TM41 |
II -- |
III -- |
IV -- |
V -- |
VI -- | |||||||||||
113 | Chansey | Normal | ✔ | |||||||||||||
151 | Mew | Psychic | ✔ | |||||||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By Move Tutor
# | Pokémon | Type | Game | |||
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FRLG | E | |||||
035 | Clefairy | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ||
036 | Clefable | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ||
113 | Chansey | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ||
151 | Mew | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ||
173 | Cleffa | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ||
175 | Togepi | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ||
176 | Togetic | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | |
242 | Blissey | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
In the anime
The user produces a glowing egg that enters its target, healing it. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
The egg in Chansey's pouch glows yellow and it raises its arms into the air. When it does, a yellow glow in the shape of Chansey's egg rises from its pouch into the air. It then floats over to the target and melts into its body. As it does, the target's body becomes outlined in yellow, healing it. | |||
Brock's Chansey | The Brockster Is In! | Debut |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user fires an egg into the air and it explodes, healing the target. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Chansey fires the egg in its pouch into the air. The egg then explodes, and the dust from it circles around the target, healing it. A new egg takes its place as soon as Chansey fires the egg. | |||
Daisy's Chansey | Take a Chance on Chansey | Debut | |
Blissey slowly transfers half of its energy to heal an ally. | |||
Crys's Blissey | VS. Shuckle | None |
In other generations
In battle
Outside of battle
Trivia
- Although Soft-Boiled is available in Pokémon Emerald as a Move Tutor move, all Pokémon able to be tutored the move must either be traded into the game from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen or caught using an event item.
- Male Pokémon can use this move despite its Japanese name being タマゴうみ Tamago Umi, which can be translated to "egg lay".
- In Generation III, if this move is used immediately after Brick Break, the egg that appears will be transparent rather than solid. This doesn't affect the execution of the move, however.
In other languages
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Variations of the move Recover | ||
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Generation I TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation I HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 |
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