Pokémon, originally known as Pocket Monster in Japan, has been around since 1996 and has since then become a household name in the gaming industry. Since its inception, there have been films, TV specials, and even an animated series based on the property. What’s more important is the evolution of the game—what was once a card game has resulted in eight generations of video games, all with different sorts of challenges, characters, and moves alike.

One of the most interesting moves brought forth in Pokémon is the Happy Hour move. Happy Hour is a move that doubles the amount of prize money after each battle. This move was introduced in Generation VI and has since then been widely used by Pokémon trainers all over the world. It’s a non-damaging move, exclusive to Normal-type events, and thus has no battle effects.

This move, created by Inkay, comes with a variety of hidden treasures that up-and-coming trainers need to know about. For those of you just hearing about Happy Hour Pokémon or have been around the (poké)block here is a list of the 10 things you didn’t know about Happy Hour Pokemon.

10 Basic Effects

Before we get into the specific type of Pokémon, the basic, general knowledge every trainer should know is how the Happy Hour move works. According to Bulbapedia, it has no battle effect, and it doubles the amount of prize money made after each battle. It even doubles prize money in trainer battles, also known as a secondary effect. Additionally, if a pokémon holds an Amulet Coin or Luck Incense during the Happy Hour move, the amount is quadrupled.

Another type of effect is the Z-Move effect. According to Pokémon Database, for Z-move effects, if a pokémon is holding a Normalium Z and then uses its Z-Power, the Happy Hour move turns into Z-Happy Hour. This means that not only will the prize money double, but the stats all raise one stage each.

9 Contest Spectacular

An additional benefit provided with the Happy Hour move is that it can be a part of the Contest Spectacular combination, which was first introduced in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

The Contest Spectacular combination gives more points boosted to the user’s Contest score. If pulled off, points can be accumulated generously to the user. When used with Happy Hour, the combination allows Bestow, Fling, and Present to give three extra appeals points, as stated by Bulbapedia. The Contest Spectacular benefit is used if Bestow, Fling, and Present are utilized in the next turn.

8 Games Happy Hour Pokémon Are Featured In

There are a certain number of games listed that feature the Happy Hour move. These games include Pokémon X and Y,  Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Pokémon Sun and Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and Pokémon Sword and Shield.

These games range from Generation VI to Generation VIII. The available Pokémon that are eligible for the Happy Hour move in these three Generations are listed below. It should be noted that while Generation VI and VII have Happy Hour Pokemon listed, Pokémon available for Generation VIII isn’t listed.

7 Happy Hour Pokémon Available In Generation VI

Each Generation comes with a different list of Happy Hour pokémon available. Here’s a list of pokémon available that comes in Generation VI, along with their abilities and how they are obtained:

Pikachu - Static, obtained with Tohoku Pikachu

Meowth - Pickup Technician, obtained with Happy Meowth

Magikarp - Swift Swim, obtained with Pokemon Center Hiroshima Magikarp

Delibird - Vital Spirit Hustle, obtained with PGL Delibird

Jirachi - Serene Grace, obtained with Nintendo Hong Kong Jirachi

Greninja - Torrent, obtained with Pokemon General Election 720 Greninja

Inkay - Contrary Suction Cups, obtained with Pokemon Center Tokyo Bay Inkay

6 Happy Hour Pokémon Available In Generation VII

For Generation VII, unlike the seven pokémon listed with Generation VI, a limited list of pokémon is provided for the Happy Hour move. Although there are only three Pokémon in this Generation, they are perfectly usable for the Happy Hour move. Here is a list of the three pokémon listed in Generation VII, along with their abilities and how they are obtained:

Pikachu - Static, obtained with Carnival Pikachu and Carnival Parade Pikachu

Munchlax - Pickup Thick Fat, obtained with Snorlium Z Munchlax

Rockruff - Keen Eye Vital Spirit, obtained with Dusk Rockroff

5 Happy Hour Versus Pay Day

A common move that may confuse users with the Happy Hour move is the Pay Day move, a move made popular by Meowth. The Pay Day move scatters coins during battle. It scatters coins equal to five times the user’s level, an increase from the double-value in Generations I and II. The Pay Day move can be multiplied by Amulet Coin or Luck Incense and Happy Hour. This move can even work on Wild Battles.

For Generation VI and on, if the user levels up during a battle, the monetary value is based on the new level the user is at, not at the level the move was used.

4 Moves Not Affected With Happy Hour

While the benefits are there, such as the Contest Spectacular the Z-Move effect, there are some moves that do not affect the Happy Hour move. The Happy Hour move is not affected by:

Protect - a move that protects from all other moves

Magic Coat - a psychic-move that is non-damaging while also being able to reflect other moves

Snatch - a move that steals the effects of the next move

Mirror Move - a useful move uses the last move used by a Pokemon on the field

King’s Rock - this particular move causes Pokemon to flinch, and it allows Poliwhirl and Slowpoke to evolve into Politoed and Slowking.

It also does not make contact, which allows a Pokemon to physically touch a target while using a move in a battle.

3 Trading

Like any Pokémon game, trading is necessary. A trade is also known as a Link Trade and involves two pokémon Trainers trading their Pokemon. As we all know, trading is necessary in order to “catch them all.”

The same goes for Happy Hour pokémon. Trading can and does occur with these pokémon, and they have been successful. Popular trades involve Smeargles, which uses the known move Sketch, a move that copies the last move of another pokémon. A lot of trades of Happy Hour pokémon use Smeargles since these pokémon can take on the Happy Hour move by using Sketch.

2 Breeding

Breeding is a popular technique in order to obtain pokémon. It is also popular in order to obtain the best Pokemon. Most sources will claim that breeding isn’t available with Happy Hour Pokemon. However, this statement isn’t entirely true. While these pokémon are mostly solely available by cloning, event or trade, Happy Hour pokémon can breed.

The stickler is that Happy Hour pokémon just can’t pass the move down to the offspring because it isn’t an egg move. In turn, these pokémon can produce offspring, though the move won’t pass down to the offspring that they produce.

1 Stacking

Each Happy Hour pokémon is available for stacking. As mentioned earlier, the Happy Hour move stacks with the Amulet Coin or Luck Incense, which will quadruple the prize money at the end of the battle. It can also be stacked with the Prize Money O-Powers, which is a power that raises the money gained from a trainer in battle, according to IGN. Generally speaking, O-Powers are temporary bonus effects and similar to Pass Powers.

It’s important to clarify that while the Happy Hour move can stack with the moves above, the Happy Hour move cannot stack on itself.

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