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{{MoveInfobox|
{{MoveInfobox
n=135 |
|n=135
name=Softboiled |
|name=Soft-Boiled
jname=タマゴうみ |
|jname=タマゴうみ
jtrans=Egg Lay |
|jtrans=Egg Lay
jtranslit=Tamago Umi |
|jtranslit=Tamago Umi
gameimage=Softboiled.png |
|gameimage=Soft-Boiled IX.png
gameimage2=Softboiled OW.png |
|gameimagewidth=300
type=Normal |
|type=Normal
damagecategory=Status |
|damagecategory=Status
basepp=10 |
|basepp={{tt|5|10 prior to Generation IX}}
maxpp=16 |
|maxpp={{tt|8|16 prior to Generation IX}}
power=— |
|power=—
accuracy=— |
|accuracy=—
bdesc=??? |
|gen=I
gen=I |
|category=Beauty
category=Beauty |
|appeal=4
appeal=4 |
|jam=0
jam=0 |
|cdesc=A highly appealing move.
cdesc=A highly appealing move. |
|appealsc=0
appealsc=0 |
|scdesc=Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.
scdesc=Increased Voltage is added to the performance score. |
|category6=Cute
pokefordex=softboiled |
|appeal6=2
touches=no |
|jam6=0
protect=no |
|cdesc6=Works great if the user goes first this turn.
magiccoat=no |
|touches=no
snatch=yes |
|protect=no
brightpowder=no |
|magiccoat=no
kingsrock=no |
|snatch=yes
flag7=yes |
|mirrormove=no
flag8=no |
|kingsrock=no
sound=no |
|sound=no
field=yes|
|field=yes
tm1=yes|
|tm1=yes
tm#1=41 |
|tm#1=41
mtfl=yes |
|mtfl=yes
mte=yes |
|mte=yes
na=no |
|na=no
target=self|
|target=self
footnotes= }}
}}
'''Softboiled''' (Japanese: '''タマゴうみ''' ''Egg Lay'') is a non-damaging {{type|Normal}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation I]]. In Generation I, as it was contained in [[TM41]], it made TM41 the least-usable TM, only able to be used on two Pokémon, one of those being {{p|Mew}}. It is the [[signature move]] of {{p|Chansey}} and {{p|Blissey}}.
'''Soft-Boiled''' (Japanese: '''タマゴうみ''' ''Egg Lay''), formatted as '''Softboiled''' prior to [[Pokémon X and Y]], is a non-damaging {{type|Normal}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation I]]. It was [[TM41]] in Generation I. It is the [[signature move]] of {{p|Chansey}}, {{p|Blissey}}, and in [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]], {{p|Happiny}} as well.


==Effect==
==Effect==
===In battle===
===In battle===
====Generation I====
====Generation I====
Softboiled restores up to 50% of the user's current {{stat|HP}}.
{{MoveResearch|Needs clarification on whether failure glitch occurs in the Japanese {{jpn|Pokémon Stadium}}}}
Soft-Boiled restores up to 50% of the user's maximum [[HP]], rounded down. It will fail if the user's current HP is already equal to its maximum HP.
Soft-Boiled has a PP of 10.
 
In the [[Generation I]] handheld games, Soft-Boiled will also fail if the difference between the user's maximum HP and current HP is 255 {{wp|modulo}} 256 (i.e. if this difference is 255 or 511). This does not occur in [[Pokémon Stadium]].
 
====Generation II to IV====
Soft-Boiled no longer fails if the difference between the user's maximum HP and current HP is 255 modulo 256.


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.
Soft-Boiled can be used as the first move of a [[Contest combination|Pokémon Contest combination]], causing {{m|Egg Bomb}} to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn.


In Stadium, Softboiled will fail only when the difference between the user's current and maximum HP is 0.
In [[Generation III]], Soft-Boiled has several oversights:
* The [[summary]] states that the move has 100% [[accuracy]], even though it targets the user and thus ignores accuracy and {{DL|Stat|evasion}} checks.
* If used immediately after {{m|Brick Break}}, the egg will be rendered as transparent rather than solid.
* In the 1.0 release of the English versions of {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, whenever the player uses the move on a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that is [[Fainting|fainted]] or at full health, the game says "This item can't be used on that {{ScPkmn}}." In the 1.1 and 1.2 releases, the word "item" was removed.


====Generation II onward====
===Generation V to VIII===
Softboiled restores up to 50% of the user's current {{stat|HP}}. Softboiled will fail only when the difference between the user's current and maximum HP is 0.
Soft-Boiled now restores 50% of the user's maximum HP, rounded up.
If powered up by a [[Normalium Z]] into Z-Soft-Boiled, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.
 
====Generation VIII====
=====Pokémon Legends: Arceus=====
{{LegendsMove
|type=Normal
|damagecategory=Status
|basepp=10
|actionspeed-user=0
|actionspeed-user-agile=-3
|actionspeed-user-strong=+5
|actionspeed-target=0
|actionspeed-target-agile=0
|effect=Heals the user by a percentage of its total HP
|param=Heal
|param-val=50%
|param-val-agile=30%
|param-val-strong=70%}}
 
====Generation IX====
Soft-Boiled's PP has been reduced from 10 to 5.


===Outside of battle===
===Outside of battle===
Similar to {{m|Milk Drink}}, Softboiled can also be used outside of battle to take away some HP from the user and restore another party Pokémon's HP.
Prior to [[Generation VII]] and in {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}, Soft-Boiled can also be used outside of battle to transfer some of the user's HP to another party Pokémon. Each use will transfer 20% of the user's HP, up to the target's maximum HP. The move will not work if the user has 20% or less HP left.


==Description==
==Description==
{{incomplete|section|XD description}}
{{movedesc|normal}}
{{movedesc|normal}}
{{movedescentry|Stad|Restores HP by 1/2 of the user's maximum HP. May also be used in the field.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|Stad}}|Restores HP by 1/2 of the user's maximum HP. May also be used in the field.}}
{{movedescentry|Stad2|Half of the user's maximum HP is restored. May also be used in the field.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|Stad2}}|Half of the user's maximum HP is restored. May also be used in the field.}}
{{movedescentry|GSC|Restores HP by 1/2 the user's max HP.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}|Restores HP by 1/2 the user's max HP.}}
{{movedescentry|RSEColo|Recovers up to half the user’s maximum HP.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrevss|Colo}}{{gameabbrevss|XD}}|Recovers up to half the user's maximum HP.}}
{{movedescentry|FRLG|Heals the user by up to half its full HP. It can be used to heal an ally.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|Heals the user by up to half its full HP. It can be used to heal an ally.}}
{{movedescentry|DP|The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP. May be used in the field to heal HP.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|DP}}|The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP. May be used in the field to heal HP.}}
{{movedescentry|PtHGSS|The user restores its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP. It may also be used to heal an ally’s HP.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|PBR}}<br>|The user restores its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP.}}
{{movedescentry|BW|The user restores its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP. May also be used in the field to heal HP.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|PtHGSS}}|The user restores its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP. It may also be used to heal an ally's HP.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}|The user restores its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP. May also be used in the field to heal HP.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}|The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP. May also be used in the field to heal HP.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUMPE}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}|The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev8|BDSP}}|The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP. It may also be used to heal an ally’s HP outside of battle.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev8|LA}}|The user restores its own HP.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev9|SV}}|The user restores its own HP by up to half its max HP.}}
|}
|}
|}{{left clear}}
|}{{left clear}}
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==Learnset==
==Learnset==
===By [[Level|leveling up]]===
===By [[Level|leveling up]]===
{{Moveheader/Level|Normal|1}}
{{Movehead/Games|Normal|g1=none|g7=2|g8=3}}
{{Moveentry/Level1|113|Chansey|1|Normal|Normal|no|13|13|12|16}}
{{Moveentry/11|0113|Chansey|type=Normal|1|Fairy|Fairy|13|13|12|16|16|16|16|44|44|34|44}}
{{Moveentry/Level1|242|Blissey|1|Normal|Normal|no|10|10|12|16}}
{{Moveentry/11|0242|Blissey|type=Normal|1|Fairy|Fairy|10|10|12|16|16|16||44|44|34|44}}
{{Movefooter|Normal|1}}
{{Moveentry/11|0440|Happiny|type=Normal|1|No Eggs Discovered|No Eggs Discovered|||−|−|−|−||−|−|34|−}}
{{Movefoot|Normal|11}}
 
===By [[TM]]/[[Move Tutor]]===
Although Soft-Boiled can be learned in {{game|Emerald}} from {{DL|Move Tutor|Battle Frontier Move Tutors|a Move Tutor at the Battle Frontier}}, no Pokémon naturally {{pkmn|availability|available}} in the game are able to do so. Therefore, all Pokémon capable of using the Move Tutor must be traded into the game from {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} or caught using an [[Old Sea Map|event item]].
 
{{Movehead/TMGames|Normal|g2=none|g4=none|g5=none|g6=none|g7=none|g8=none|g9=none
|g1tm=41
|g3tm=tutor|g3g={{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}{{gameabbrev3|E}}}}
{{Moveentry/2|0035|Clefairy|type=Normal|1|Fairy|Fairy|−|✔}}
{{Moveentry/2|0036|Clefable|type=Normal|1|Fairy|Fairy|−|✔}}
{{Moveentry/2|0113|Chansey|type=Normal|1|Fairy|Fairy|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/2|0151|Mew|type=Psychic|1|No Eggs Discovered|No Eggs Discovered|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/2|0173|Cleffa|type=Normal|1|No Eggs Discovered|No Eggs Discovered||✔}}
{{Moveentry/2|0175|Togepi|type=Normal|1|No Eggs Discovered|No Eggs Discovered||✔}}
{{Moveentry/2|0176|Togetic|type=Normal|type2=Flying|2|Flying|Fairy||✔}}
{{Moveentry/2|0242|Blissey|type=Normal|1|Fairy|Fairy||✔}}
{{Movefoot|Normal|2}}
 
==In other games==
==={{g|Mystery Dungeon series}}===
Soft-Boiled restores a portion of the user and teammates' HP, with the percentage (of the Pokémon's maximum HP) varying each game.
* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Rescue Team]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Explorers]] series: 25%
* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)|Adventure Squad]] series: 10%
* {{pkmn|Super Mystery Dungeon}}: 40%
 
{{MDMoveheader|type=normal}}
{{MDMoveRow|game=RB|pp=15|acc=—%|range=Entire room|target=Party|cuts=Yes}}
{{MDMoveRow|game=TDS|pp=15|acc=—%|range=Entire room|target=Party|cuts=Yes}}
{{MDMoveRow|game=BSL|pp=15|acc=—%|range=Entire room|target=Party|cuts=Yes}}
{{MDMoveRow|game=SMD|pp=10|ppmax=30|acc=—%|range=Entire room|target=Party|cuts=Yes}}
{{MDMovefoot|type=normal|RB=yes|TDS=yes|BSL=yes|SMD=yes|RTDX=yes}}
 
==={{g|Rumble Rush}}===
In {{g|Rumble Rush}}, all [[status move]]s including Soft-Boiled could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Soft-Boiled could be seen as a move used by Boss {{p|Chansey}} and {{p|Blissey}}.


===By [[TM]]===
{{RumbleRushOtherAttack|move=Soft-Boiled|type=Normal
{{Moveheader/TM|Normal|1|TM41|no|no|no|no}}
|charge=1.5
{{Moveentry/TM1|113|Chansey|1|Normal|Normal|yes|no|no|no|no}}
|range=Circular (self)
{{Moveentry/TM1|151|Mew|1|Psychic|Psychic|yes|no|no|no|no}}
|target=Self
{{Movefooter|Normal|1}}
|effect=Restores HP}}


===By [[Move Tutor]]===
==={{g|UNITE}}===
{{Moveheader/tutor|Normal|2}}
In Pokémon UNITE, Soft-Boiled is {{p|Blissey}}'s second move. It is obtained by evolving at level 4 and upgrading {{m|Heal Pulse}} into it instead of {{m|Safeguard}}. The user throws an egg to an ally; healing the user and the designated ally. Holds 2 uses in reserve and cannot be used more than once every 2s. At level 10, the attack can hold an extra use in reserve.
{{Moveheader/tutor/3|yes|yes|no}}
 
{{Moveentry/tutor|035|Clefairy|1|Normal|Normal|X|yes|yes|X|X|X|X|X|}}
===Description===
{{Moveentry/tutor|036|Clefable|1|Normal|Normal|X|yes|yes|X|X|X|X|X|}}
{{movedesc|Normal}}
{{Moveentry/tutor|113|Chansey|1|Normal|Normal|X|yes|yes|X|X|X|X|X|}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|RB}}|Restores the HP of the user and team members in the same room by one quarter of their maximum HP.}}
{{Moveentry/tutor|151|Mew|1|Psychic|Psychic|X|yes|yes|X|X|X|X|X|}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}|Restores the HP of the user and team members in the room by 1/4 of their maximum HP.}}
{{Moveentry/tutor|173|Cleffa|1|Normal|Normal|X|yes|yes|X|X|X|X|X|}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|BSL}}|{{tt|おなじへやの なかまポケモンと じぶんの HPを さいだいHPの 1/10だけ かいふくする|Restores the HP of the user and team members in the room by 1/10 of their maximum HP}}}}
{{Moveentry/tutor|175|Togepi|1|Normal|Normal|X|yes|yes|X|X|X|X|X|}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|GTI}}|[[File:IconKanji2MD.png]]UNUSED}}
{{Moveentry/tutor|176|Togetic|2|Normal|Flying|X|yes|yes|X|X|X|X|X|}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|SMD}}|It restores your party's HP.{{tt|*|Move Summary}}<br>It restores the HP of you and your teammates in the same room.{{tt|*|Move Description}}}}
{{Moveentry/tutor|242|Blissey|1|Normal|Normal|X|yes|yes|X|X|X|X|X|}}
|}
{{Movefooter/tutor|Normal|2}}
|}


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
{{moveanime|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user produces a glowing egg that enters its target, healing it.|image1=Brock Chansey Softboiled.png|image1p=Chansey|image2=Brock Chansey Softboiled heal.png|image2p=Healing}}
{{moveanime|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user produces a glowing egg that enters its target, healing it.|image1=Brock Chansey Softboiled.png|image1p=Chansey|image2=Brock Chansey Softboiled heal.png|image2p=Healing}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=113|pkmn=Chansey|method=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.}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=113|pkmn=Chansey|method=The egg in Chansey's pouch glows yellow and she raises her arms into the air. When she does, a yellow glow in the shape of Chansey's egg rises from her 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.}}
{{movebtm|type=normal|user=Brock's Chansey|startcode=DP190|startname=The Brockster Is In!|notes=Debut}}
{{movebtm|type=normal|user=Brock's Chansey|startcode=DP190|startname=The Brockster Is In!|notes=Debut}}


==In the manga==
==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
===Pokémon Adventures===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user fires an egg into the air and it explodes, healing the target.|image1=Oak Chansey Softboiled Adventures.png|image1p=Chansey}}
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user fires an egg into the air and it explodes, healing the target.|image1=Oak Chansey Softboiled Adventures.png|image1p=Chansey}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=113|pkmn=Chansey|method=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.}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=113|pkmn=Chansey|method=Chansey fires the egg in her 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.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Daisy Oak|user1=Daisy's Chansey|startcode=PS076|startname=Take a Chance on Chansey|notes=Debut}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Daisy Oak|user1=Daisy's Seych|startcode=PS076|startname=Take a Chance on Chansey|notes=Debut}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=242|pkmn=Blissey|method=Blissey slowly transfers half of its energy to heal an ally.}}
 
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Crystal (Adventures)|user1=Crys's Blissey|startcode=PS310|startname=VS. Shuckle}}
* In ''[[PS310|Just My Luck...Shuckle]]'', {{adv|Crystal}}'s {{p|Blissey}} was mentioned to have used Soft-Boiled, but the move was used off-panel.


==In other generations==
==In other generations==
{{incomplete|section|Outside of battle}}
===In battle===
{{Movegen|
====Core series games====
type=normal|
{{Movegen
genI=Softboiled I|
|type=normal
genII=Softboiled II|
|genI=Softboiled I
genIII=Softboiled III|
|genII=Softboiled II
genIV=Softboiled IV|
|genIII=Softboiled III
|genIV=Softboiled IV
}}
{{Movegen
|type=normal
|genV=Softboiled V
|genVI=Soft-Boiled VI
|genVII=Soft-Boiled VII
|genVIII=Soft-Boiled VIII
|LA=Soft-Boiled LA
}}
 
====Side series games====
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|Stad=Softboiled Stad
|Stad2=Softboiled Stad2
|Colo=Softboiled Colo
|XD=Softboiled XD
}}
 
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|PBR=Softboiled PBR
}}
====Spin-off series games====
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|PMDRB=Softboiled PMD RB
|PSMD=Soft-Boiled PSMD
}}
 
===Outside of battle===
{{Movegen
|type=normal
|genI=Softboiled I OW
|genII=Softboiled II OW
|genIII=Softboiled III OW
}}
{{Movegen
|type=normal
|genIV=Softboiled IV OW
|genV=Softboiled V OW
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* {{p|Mew}} is the only non-{{type|Normal}} to learn Softboiled, and can only learn it by [[TM41|TM]] or Move Tutor.
* The [[TM]] for Soft-Boiled can be taught to the fewest number of Pokémon of any TM.
* {{p|Clefairy}} and {{p|Clefable}} are capable of learning Softboiled via Move Tutor in [[Generation III]], but are incompatible with the TM in [[Generation I]].
* The [[Non-player character|NPC]] who gives out [[TM41]] in [[Generation I]] says that only {{p|Chansey}} can learn Soft-Boiled. However, {{p|Mew}}'s existence was supposed to be kept secret, which explains the apparent omission.
* Although Softboiled is available in {{game|Emerald}} as a Move Tutor move, all Pokémon able to be tutored the move must either be traded into the game from {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} or caught using an [[Old Sea Map|event item]].
* Male Pokémon can use this move despite its Japanese name being "Egg Lay".


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
{{Langtable
{{Langtable
|color={{normal color}}|bordercolor={{normal color dark}}
|color={{normal color}}|bordercolor={{normal color dark}}
|zh_cmn=生蛋 ''{{tt|Shēng​dàn​|Lay Egg}}''
|zh_yue=生蛋 ''{{tt|Sāangdáan|Lay Egg}}''
|nl=Zachtgekookt
|zh_cmn=生蛋 ''{{tt|Shēngdàn|Lay Egg}}''
|cs=Změknutí
|nl=Halfgaar
|fr=E-Coque
|fr=E-Coque
|de=Weichei
|de=Weichei
|el=Μελάτη Θεραπεία
|el=Μελάτη Θεραπεία
|id={{tt|Bertelur|Lay Egg}}<br>Softboiled
|id=Bertelur<br>Softboiled ([[DP190]])
|it=Covauova
|it=Covauova
|pt_br=Ovo da Cura
|ko=알낳기 ''{{tt|Alnaki|Egg laying}}''
|pl=Terapia ciałem
|pl=Terapia Ciepłem
|ko=알낳기 ''Alnaki''
|pt_br=Cozidos (games, TCG, manga)<br>Ovo da Cura (anime)
|sr=Meko Kuvano
|pt_eu=Escalfar
|es=Amortiguador
|sr=Meko kuvano
|es=Ovocuración<sup>{{gen|IX}}+</sup><br>Amortiguador<sup>{{gen|I}}–{{gen|VIII}}</sup>
|vi=Đẻ Trứng
}}
}}
 
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{{Recover}}
{{Recover}}
{{Generation I TMs}}
{{Generation I TMs}}
 
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{{Project Moves and Abilities notice}}
{{Project Moves and Abilities notice}}


[[Category:Signature moves]]
[[Category:Signature moves]]
[[Category:Status moves that heal the user immediately]]
[[Category:Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
[[Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield]]
[[Category:Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus]]
[[Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]


[[de:Weichei]]
[[de:Weichei]]
[[es:Amortiguador]]
[[es:Ovocuración]]
[[fr:E-Coque]]
[[fr:E-Coque]]
[[it:Covauova (mossa)]]
[[it:Covauova]]
[[ja:タマゴうみ]]
[[ja:タマゴうみ]]
[[pl:Softboiled]]
[[zh:生蛋(招式)]]
[[pt:Softboiled]]

Latest revision as of 16:13, 1 September 2024

Soft-Boiled
タマゴうみ Egg Lay
Soft-Boiled IX.png
Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  0
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
  • Usable outside of battle
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Self: Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Works great if the user goes first this turn.

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, Blissey, and in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Happiny as well.

Effect

In battle

Generation I

151Mew.png This move effect may be in need of research.
Reason: Needs clarification on whether failure glitch occurs in the Japanese Pokémon Stadium
You can discuss this on the talk page.

Soft-Boiled restores up to 50% of the user's maximum HP, rounded down. It will fail if the user's current HP is already equal to its maximum HP. Soft-Boiled has a PP of 10.

In the Generation I handheld games, Soft-Boiled will also fail if the difference between the user's maximum HP and current HP is 255 modulo 256 (i.e. if this difference is 255 or 511). This does not occur in Pokémon Stadium.

Generation II to IV

Soft-Boiled no longer fails if the difference between the user's maximum HP and current HP is 255 modulo 256.

Soft-Boiled can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Egg Bomb to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn.

In Generation III, Soft-Boiled has several oversights:

  • The summary states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it targets the user and thus ignores accuracy and evasion checks.
  • If used immediately after Brick Break, the egg will be rendered as transparent rather than solid.
  • In the 1.0 release of the English versions of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, whenever the player uses the move on a Pokémon that is fainted or at full health, the game says "This item can't be used on that Pokémon." In the 1.1 and 1.2 releases, the word "item" was removed.

Generation V to VIII

Soft-Boiled now restores 50% of the user's maximum HP, rounded up. If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Soft-Boiled, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Category  Status
PP  10
Agile Strong
Power  —  —  —
Accuracy  —%  —%  —%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  -3  +5
Target  0  0  0
Additional effect
Heal  50%  30%  70%
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
Heals the user by a percentage of its total HP

Generation IX

Soft-Boiled's PP has been reduced from 10 to 5.

Outside of battle

Prior to Generation VII and in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Soft-Boiled can also be used outside of battle to transfer some of the user's HP to another party Pokémon. Each use will transfer 20% of the user's HP, up to the target's maximum HP. The move will not work if the user has 20% or less HP left.

Description

Games Description
Stad Restores HP by 1/2 of the user's maximum HP. May also be used in the field.
Stad2 Half of the user's maximum HP is restored. May also be used in the field.
GSC Restores HP by 1/2 the user's max HP.
RSEColoXD Recovers up to half the user's maximum HP.
FRLG Heals the user by up to half its full HP. It can be used to heal an ally.
DP The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP. May be used in the field to heal HP.
PBR
The user restores its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP.
PtHGSS The user restores its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP. It may also be used to heal an ally's HP.
BWB2W2 The user restores its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP. May also be used in the field to heal HP.
XYORAS The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP. May also be used in the field to heal HP.
SMUSUMPE
SwSh
The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP.
BDSP The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP. It may also be used to heal an ally’s HP outside of battle.
LA The user restores its own HP.
SV The user restores its own HP by up to half its max HP.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0113 Chansey NormalIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 13 13 12 16 16 16 16 44 44 34 44
0242 Blissey NormalIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 10 10 12 16 16 16 44 44 34 44
0440 Happiny NormalIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 34
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/Move Tutor

Although Soft-Boiled can be learned in Pokémon Emerald from a Move Tutor at the Battle Frontier, no Pokémon naturally available in the game are able to do so. Therefore, all Pokémon capable of using the Move Tutor must be traded into the game from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen or caught using an event item.

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0035 Clefairy NormalIC Big.png Fairy Fairy
0036 Clefable NormalIC Big.png Fairy Fairy
0113 Chansey NormalIC Big.png Fairy Fairy
0151 Mew PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0173 Cleffa NormalIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0175 Togepi NormalIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0176 Togetic NormalIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Fairy
0242 Blissey NormalIC Big.png Fairy Fairy
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Soft-Boiled restores a portion of the user and teammates' HP, with the percentage (of the Pokémon's maximum HP) varying each game.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 15 - —% - Entire room Party Yes
MDTDS - - 15 - —% - Entire room Party Yes
BSL - - 15 - —% - Entire room Party Yes
SMD - - 10 30 —% - Entire room Party Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Rumble Rush

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Soft-Boiled could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Soft-Boiled could be seen as a move used by Boss Chansey and Blissey.

NormalIC RR.png Soft-Boiled
Charge time 1.5 seconds
Range type Circular (self)
Target Self
Additional effect Restores HP
Soft-Boiled Rumble Rush.png

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Soft-Boiled is Blissey's second move. It is obtained by evolving at level 4 and upgrading Heal Pulse into it instead of Safeguard. The user throws an egg to an ally; healing the user and the designated ally. Holds 2 uses in reserve and cannot be used more than once every 2s. At level 10, the attack can hold an extra use in reserve.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Restores the HP of the user and team members in the same room by one quarter of their maximum HP.
MDTDS Restores the HP of the user and team members in the room by 1/4 of their maximum HP.
BSL おなじへやの なかまポケモンと じぶんの HPを さいだいHPの 1/10だけ かいふくする
MDGtI IconKanji2MD.pngUNUSED
SMD It restores your party's HP.*
It restores the HP of you and your teammates in the same room.*

In the anime

Brock Chansey Softboiled.png
Chansey
Brock Chansey Softboiled heal.png
Healing
The user produces a glowing egg that enters its target, healing it.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Chansey The egg in Chansey's pouch glows yellow and she raises her arms into the air. When she does, a yellow glow in the shape of Chansey's egg rises from her 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

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

In battle

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Outside of battle

Trivia

  • The TM for Soft-Boiled can be taught to the fewest number of Pokémon of any TM.
  • The NPC who gives out TM41 in Generation I says that only Chansey can learn Soft-Boiled. However, Mew's existence was supposed to be kept secret, which explains the apparent omission.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 生蛋 Sāangdáan
Mandarin 生蛋 Shēngdàn
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Změknutí
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Halfgaar
France Flag.png French E-Coque
Germany Flag.png German Weichei
Greece Flag.png Greek Μελάτη Θεραπεία
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Bertelur
Softboiled (DP190)
Italy Flag.png Italian Covauova
South Korea Flag.png Korean 알낳기 Alnaki
Poland Flag.png Polish Terapia Ciepłem
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Cozidos (games, TCG, manga)
Ovo da Cura (anime)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Escalfar
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Meko kuvano
Spain Flag.png Spanish OvocuraciónIX+
AmortiguadorIVIII
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Đẻ Trứng


Variations of the move Recover
StatusIC HOME.png RecoverSoft-BoiledMilk DrinkSlack OffHeal OrderRoost


Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
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