Essentials

Hypno

Hypno

psychic

Abilities

Insomnia

Prevents sleep.

Forewarn

Reveals the opponents' strongest move upon entering battle.

Damage Taken

  • bug 2
  • dark 2
  • dragon 1
  • electric 1
  • fighting ½
  • fire 1
  • flying 1
  • ghost 2
  • grass 1
  • ground 1
  • ice 1
  • normal 1
  • poison 1
  • psychic ½
  • rock 1
  • steel 1
  • water 1
  • ??? 1

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
Generation 1
National
97
Kanto
97 Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen
Original Johto
88 Gold, Silver, Crystal
Updated Johto
88 HeartGold, SoulSilver

Names

Japanese
スリーパー (suriipaa)
Official Roomaji
Sleeper
Korean
슬리퍼
Chinese
素利拍
French
Hypnomade
German
Hypno

Breeding

Gender
½ male, ½ female Search:
Egg groups
  • Humanshape
Steps to hatch
5120 Search:

Compatibility

  • Abra
  • Machop
  • Drowzee
  • Hitmonlee
  • Hitmonchan
  • Mr. Mime
  • Jynx
  • Electabuzz
  • Magmar
  • Hitmontop
  • Makuhita
  • Sableye
  • Meditite
  • Volbeat
  • Illumise
  • Spinda
  • Cacnea
  • Chimchar
  • Buneary
  • Lucario
  • Croagunk

Training

Base EXP
165 Search:
2357 EXP at level
Effort points
  • 2 Special Defense
Capture rate
75 Search:
Base happiness
70 Search:
Growth rate
medium Search:

Wild held items

Generation 3 nothing
Generation 4 nothing

Evolution

Baby Basic Stage 1 Stage 2
DrowzeeDrowzee Hypno Hypno Level up, starting at level 26

Stats

Pctile Min IVs Max IVs
HP
85
79.3 343 374
Attack
73
51.0 214 245
Defense
70
55.7 208 239
Special Attack
73
59.7 214 245
Special Defense
115
94.0 298 329
Speed
67
53.8 202 233
Total
483
68.6

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum

Seeing its swinging pendulum can induce sleep in three seconds, even in someone who just woke up.

HeartGold

When it is very hungry, it puts humans it meets to sleep, then it feasts on their dreams.

SoulSilver

Always holding a pendulum that it swings at a steady rhythm, it causes drowsiness in anyone nearby.

Sprites

Hypno Hypno Hypno Hypno
Hypno Hypno Hypno Hypno

Miscellany

Species
Hypnosis Search:
Color
yellow Search:
Cry
download mp3
Habitat Generation 3
grassland Search:
Pawprint
Hypno
Shape
Anthropomorphic Search:

Height

Trainer dude

Hypno
16

5'3.0"
1.6 m

Weight

Trainer dudette

Hypno
756

166.7 lb
75.6 kg

Locations

Red Red
Blue Blue
HeartGold HeartGold
SoulSilver SoulSilver

Moves

Psychic moves get STAB, and have their type highlighted in green.

Generation 1 Generation 2 Ruby, Sapphire
Emerald
FireRed, LeafGreen Generation 4 Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
Nightmare ghost None 15 0 100%

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

Switcheroo dark None 10 0 100%

User and target swap items.

Pound normal Physical 35 40 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Hypnosis psychic None 20 0 70%

Puts the target to sleep.

Disable normal None 20 0 80%

Disables the target's last used move for 1-8 turns.

Confusion psychic Special 25 50 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.

12 10 10 7 7 Disable normal None 20 0 80%

Disables the target's last used move for 1-8 turns.

17 18 18 11 9 Confusion psychic Special 25 50 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.

24 25 25 17 15 Headbutt normal Physical 15 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

33 33 33 21 18 Poison Gas poison None 40 0 55%

Poisons the target.

40 40 29 21 Meditate psychic None 40 0 100%

Raises the user's Attack by one level.

37 49 49 35 Psychic psychic Special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

43 Meditate psychic None 40 0 100%

Raises the user's Attack by one level.

28 Psybeam psychic Special 20 65 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.

55 55 43 33 Psych Up normal None 10 0 100%

Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.

38 Headbutt normal Physical 15 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

49 45 Swagger normal None 15 0 90%

Raises the target's Attack by two levels and confuses the target.

50 Psychic psychic Special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

55 Nasty Plot dark None 20 0 0%

Raises the user's Special Attack by two levels.

64 Zen Headbutt psychic Physical 15 80 90%

Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

60 60 57 69 Future Sight psychic Special 15 80 90%

Hits the target two turns later.

Generation 1 Generation 2 Ruby, Sapphire
Emerald
FireRed, LeafGreen Generation 4 Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Body Slam normal Physical 15 85 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Counter fighting Physical 20 1 100% -5

Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Double-Edge normal Physical 15 120 100%

User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Dream Eater psychic Special 15 100 100%

Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver DynamicPunch fighting Physical 5 100 50%

Has a 100% chance to confuse the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Endure normal None 10 0 100% 3

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Fire Punch fire Physical 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Headbutt normal Physical 15 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Ice Punch ice Physical 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Low Kick fighting Physical 20 1 100%

Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Magic Coat psychic None 15 0 100% 4

Reflects back the first effect move used on the user this turn.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Mega Kick normal Physical 5 120 75%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Mega Punch normal Physical 20 80 85%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Metronome normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly selects and uses any move in the game.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Mimic normal None 10 0 100%

Copies the target's last used move.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Psych Up normal None 10 0 100%

Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Role Play psychic None 10 0 100%

Copies the target's ability.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Seismic Toss fighting Physical 20 1 100%

Inflicts damage equal to the user's level.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Signal Beam bug Special 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Sleep Talk normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Snore normal Special 15 40 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Substitute normal None 10 0 100%

Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Swagger normal None 15 0 90%

Raises the target's Attack by two levels and confuses the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Thunder Wave electric None 20 0 100%

Paralyzes the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver ThunderPunch electric Physical 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Trick psychic None 10 0 100%

User and target swap items.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Zen Headbutt psychic Physical 15 80 90%

Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

Generation 1 Generation 2 Ruby, Sapphire
Emerald
FireRed, LeafGreen Generation 4 Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
01 01 01 Focus Punch fighting Physical 20 150 100% -3

If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.

04 04 04 Calm Mind psychic None 20 0 100%

Raises the user's Special Attack and Special Defense by one level.

01 DynamicPunch fighting Physical 5 100 50%

Has a 100% chance to confuse the target.

02 Headbutt normal Physical 15 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

03 Curse ??? None 10 0 100%

Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.

01 Mega Punch normal Physical 20 80 85%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

05 Mega Kick normal Physical 5 120 75%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

06 06 06 06 06 Toxic poison None 10 0 85%

Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.

08 Body Slam normal Physical 15 85 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

09 Take Down normal Physical 20 90 85%

User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.

10 Double-Edge normal Physical 15 120 100%

User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.

07 Zap Cannon electric Special 5 120 50%

Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.

09 Psych Up normal None 10 0 100%

Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.

10 10 10 10 Hidden Power normal Special 15 1 100%

Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.

11 11 11 11 Sunny Day fire None 5 0 0%

Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.

13 Snore normal Special 15 40 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.

12 12 12 Taunt dark None 20 0 100%

For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.

15 15 15 15 15 Hyper Beam normal Special 5 150 90%

User foregoes its next turn to recharge.

17 Submission fighting Physical 25 80 80%

User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.

18 Counter fighting Physical 20 1 100% -5

Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.

19 Seismic Toss fighting Physical 20 1 100%

Inflicts damage equal to the user's level.

20 Rage normal Physical 20 20 100%

If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one level.

16 16 16 Light Screen psychic None 30 0 100%

Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns..

17 17 17 17 Protect normal None 10 0 0% 3

Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.

18 18 18 18 Rain Dance water None 5 0 0%

Changes the weather to rain for five turns.

20 20 20 Safeguard normal None 25 0 100%

Protects the user's field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.

20 Endure normal None 10 0 100% 3

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.

21 21 21 21 Frustration normal Physical 20 1 100%

Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.

27 27 27 27 Return normal Physical 20 1 100%

Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.

29 29 29 29 29 Psychic psychic Special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

30 30 30 30 Shadow Ball ghost Special 15 80 100%

Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

31 31 31 Brick Break fighting Physical 15 75 100%

Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.

30 Teleport psychic None 20 0 100%

Immediately ends wild battles. No effect otherwise.

31 Mimic normal None 10 0 100%

Copies the target's last used move.

32 32 32 32 32 Double Team normal None 15 0 100%

Raises the user's Evasion by one level.

33 Ice Punch ice Physical 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

34 Swagger normal None 15 0 90%

Raises the target's Attack by two levels and confuses the target.

35 Sleep Talk normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.

41 ThunderPunch electric Physical 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

33 33 33 33 Reflect psychic None 20 0 100%

Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.

41 41 41 Torment dark None 15 0 100%

Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.

42 42 42 Facade normal Physical 20 70 100%

Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.

43 43 43 Secret Power normal Physical 20 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.

34 Bide normal Physical 10 1 100% 1

User waits for 2-3 turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took.

35 Metronome normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly selects and uses any move in the game.

40 Skull Bash normal Physical 15 100 100%

Raises the user's Defense by one level. User charges for one turn before attacking.

42 42 Dream Eater psychic Special 15 100 100%

Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.

44 44 44 44 44 Rest psychic None 10 0 100%

User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.

45 45 45 45 Attract normal None 15 0 100%

Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.

48 Fire Punch fire Physical 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

50 Nightmare ghost None 15 0 100%

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

46 46 46 Thief dark Physical 10 40 100%

Takes the target's item.

48 48 48 Skill Swap psychic None 10 0 100%

User and target swap abilities.

49 49 49 Snatch dark None 10 0 100% 4

Steals the target's move, if it's self-targeted.

52 Focus Blast fighting Special 5 120 70%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

56 Fling dark Physical 10 1 100%

Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.

58 Endure normal None 10 0 100% 3

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.

60 Drain Punch fighting Physical 5 60 100%

Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.

67 Recycle normal None 10 0 100%

User recovers the item it last used up.

68 Giga Impact normal Physical 5 150 90%

User foregoes its next turn to recharge.

H5 H5 H5 70 Flash normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.

45 73 Thunder Wave electric None 20 0 100%

Paralyzes the target.

77 Psych Up normal None 10 0 100%

Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.

78 Captivate normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it's the opposite gender.

82 Sleep Talk normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.

83 Natural Gift normal Physical 15 1 100%

Power and type depend on the held berry.

85 Dream Eater psychic Special 15 100 100%

Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.

86 Grass Knot grass Special 20 1 100%

Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.

87 Swagger normal None 15 0 90%

Raises the target's Attack by two levels and confuses the target.

46 Psywave psychic Special 15 1 80%

Inflicts damage between 50% and 150% of the user's level.

49 Tri Attack normal Special 10 80 100%

Has a 20% chance to burn, freeze, or paralyze the target.

50 90 Substitute normal None 10 0 100%

Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.

H5 Flash normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.

92 Trick Room psychic None 5 0 0% -7

For five turns, slower Pokémon will act before faster Pokémon.

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