Nightmare

Essentials

Nightmare

non-damaging

Generation 2

Summary

Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it's asleep.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: TM50
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Gives the target a nightmare, damaging it for 1/4 its max HP every turn. If the target wakes up or leaves the field, this effect ends.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: A sleeper loses 1/4 HP every turn.

: Inflicts 1/4 damage on a sleeping foe every turn.
: A sleeping foe is shown a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.

: A sleeping foe is shown a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.

: A sleeping target sees a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.

Foreign Names

German: Nachtmahr
French: Cauchemar
Italian: Incubo
Czech: Noční můra
Spanish: Pesadilla
Japanese: あくむ (akumu)

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡

Jam

♥♥♥

Flavor text

Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Use after

Hypnosis

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Nightmare.

Pokémon

				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
	41	43	47	Gastly		Levitate		Indeterminate	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
	53	55	61	Haunter		Levitate		Indeterminate	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
	53	55	61	Gengar		Levitate		Indeterminate	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
	—	—	—	Hypno		Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus		Humanshape	85	73	70	73	115	67	483
		38	38	Darkrai		Bad Dreams		No Eggs	70	90	90	135	90	125	600
			29	Munna		Forewarn Synchronize Telepathy		Ground	76	25	45	67	55	24	292
				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
				Spiritomb		Pressure Infiltrator		Indeterminate	50	92	108	92	108	35	485
				Yamask		Mummy		Mineral Indeterminate	38	30	85	55	65	30	303
				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
50				Butterfree		Compoundeyes Tinted Lens		Bug	60	45	50	80	80	70	385
50				Cleffa		Cute Charm Magic Guard Friend Guard		No Eggs	50	25	28	45	55	15	218
50				Clefairy		Cute Charm Magic Guard Friend Guard		Fairy	70	45	48	60	65	35	323
50				Clefable		Cute Charm Magic Guard Unaware		Fairy	95	70	73	85	90	60	473
50				Igglybuff		Cute Charm Friend Guard		No Eggs	90	30	15	40	20	15	210
50				Jigglypuff		Cute Charm Friend Guard		Fairy	115	45	20	45	25	20	270
50				Wigglytuff		Cute Charm Frisk		Fairy	140	70	45	75	50	45	425
50				Meowth		Pickup Technician Unnerve		Ground	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
50				Persian		Limber Technician Unnerve		Ground	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
50				Abra		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard		Humanshape	25	20	15	105	55	90	310
50				Kadabra		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard		Humanshape	40	35	30	120	70	105	400
50				Alakazam		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard		Humanshape	55	50	45	135	85	120	490
50				Slowpoke		Oblivious Own Tempo Regenerator		Monster Water 1	90	65	65	40	40	15	315
50				Slowbro		Oblivious Own Tempo Regenerator		Monster Water 1	95	75	110	100	80	30	490
50				Slowking		Oblivious Own Tempo Regenerator		Monster Water 1	95	75	80	100	110	30	490
50				Gastly		Levitate		Indeterminate	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
50				Haunter		Levitate		Indeterminate	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
50				Gengar		Levitate		Indeterminate	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
50				Drowzee		Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus		Humanshape	60	48	45	43	90	42	328
50				Hypno		Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus		Humanshape	85	73	70	73	115	67	483
50				Exeggcute		Chlorophyll Harvest		Plant	60	40	80	60	45	40	325
50				Exeggutor		Chlorophyll Harvest		Plant	95	95	85	125	65	55	520
50				Lickitung		Own Tempo Oblivious Cloud Nine		Monster	90	55	75	60	75	30	385
50				Starmie		Illuminate Natural Cure Analytic		Water 3	60	75	85	100	85	115	520
50				Mr. Mime		Soundproof Filter Technician		Humanshape	40	45	65	100	120	90	460
50				Smoochum		Oblivious Forewarn Hydration		No Eggs	45	30	15	85	65	65	305
50				Jynx		Oblivious Forewarn Dry Skin		Humanshape	65	50	35	115	95	95	455
50				Lapras		Water Absorb Shell Armor Hydration		Monster Water 1	130	85	80	85	95	60	535
50				Espeon		Synchronize Magic Bounce		Ground	65	65	60	130	95	110	525
50				Umbreon		Synchronize Inner Focus		Ground	95	65	110	60	130	65	525
50				Porygon		Trace Download Analytic		Mineral	65	60	70	85	75	40	395
50				Porygon2		Trace Download Analytic		Mineral	85	80	90	105	95	60	515
50				Mewtwo		Pressure Unnerve		No Eggs	106	110	90	154	90	130	680
50				Mew		Synchronize		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
50				Hoothoot		Insomnia Keen Eye Tinted Lens		Flying	60	30	30	36	56	50	262
50				Noctowl		Insomnia Keen Eye Tinted Lens		Flying	100	50	50	76	96	70	442
50				Natu		Synchronize Early Bird Magic Bounce		Flying	40	50	45	70	45	70	320
50				Xatu		Synchronize Early Bird Magic Bounce		Flying	65	75	70	95	70	95	470
50				Aipom		Run Away Pickup Skill Link		Ground	55	70	55	40	55	85	360
50				Murkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Prankster		Flying	60	85	42	85	42	91	405
50				Misdreavus		Levitate		Indeterminate	60	60	60	85	85	85	435
50				Girafarig		Inner Focus Early Bird Sap Sipper		Ground	70	80	65	90	65	85	455
50				Dunsparce		Serene Grace Run Away Rattled		Ground	100	70	70	65	65	45	415
50				Sneasel		Inner Focus Keen Eye Pickpocket		Ground	55	95	55	35	75	115	430
50				Houndour		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Ground	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
50				Houndoom		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Ground	75	90	50	110	80	95	500
50				Stantler		Intimidate Frisk Sap Sipper		Ground	73	95	62	85	65	85	465
50				Tyranitar		Sand Stream Unnerve		Monster	100	134	110	95	100	61	600
50				Lugia		Pressure Multiscale		No Eggs	106	90	130	90	154	110	680
50				Ho-Oh		Pressure Regenerator		No Eggs	106	130	90	110	154	90	680
50				Celebi		Natural Cure		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600