Essentials

Lovely Kiss

Normal status

Generation 1

Summary

Puts the target to sleep.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire 1
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 0
  • Grass 1
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock ½
  • Steel ½
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
— (no damage)
Accuracy
75%
PP
10, up to 16 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Machines

Generation 1
Not a TM
Generation 2
Not a TM
Generation 3
Not a TM
Generation 4
Not a TM
Generation 5
Not a TM
Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM

Effect

Puts the target to sleep.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 2
Gold, Silver, Crystal

May cause the foe to fall asleep.

Generation 3
Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald

Demands a kiss with a scary face that induces sleep.

FireRed, LeafGreen

The user forces a kiss on the foe with a scary face that induces sleep.

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum

With a scary face, the user forces a kiss on the foe. It may make the target fall asleep.

HeartGold, SoulSilver

With a scary face, the user tries to force a kiss on the foe. If it succeeds, the target falls asleep.

Generation 5
Black, White, Black 2, White 2

With a scary face, the user tries to force a kiss on the target. If it succeeds, the target falls asleep.

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

With a scary face, the user tries to force a kiss on the target. If it succeeds, the target falls asleep.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon

With a scary face, the user tries to force a kiss on the target. If it succeeds, the target falls asleep.

Foreign Names

Japanese
あくまのキッス (akumanokissu)
あくまのキッス
Korean
악마의키스
Chinese
惡魔之吻
恶魔之吻
French
Grobisou
German
Todeskuss
Spanish
Beso Amoroso
Italian
Demonbacio
Czech
Polibek

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

Type
Beauty
Appeal
Jam
♥♥♥
Flavor text
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Generation 4 Super Contest

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

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Lovely Kiss.

Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Sing Normal status 15 55%

Puts the target to sleep.

Sleep Powder Grass status 15 75%

Puts the target to sleep.

Hypnosis Psychic status 20 60%

Puts the target to sleep.

Spore Grass status 15 100%

Puts the target to sleep.

Grass Whistle Grass status 15 55%

Puts the target to sleep.

Dark Void Dark status 10 50%

Puts the target to sleep.

Pokémon

Generation 1 Gold, Silver Crystal Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6 Generation 7 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
Jynx Ice Psychic Oblivious
Forewarn
Dry Skin
always female Human-Like 65 50 35 115 95 95 455
Generation 1 Gold, Silver Crystal Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6 Generation 7 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.
• Smoochum Ice Psychic Oblivious
Forewarn
Hydration
always female Undiscovered 45 30 15 85 65 65 305

2 Pokémon

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