Yawn (move)

Yawn あくび Yawn

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Yawn (Japanese: あくび Yawn) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generations III and IV

Yawn makes the target drowsy. At the end of the next turn, the drowsy Pokémon will fall asleep, unless it is already afflicted by a non-volatile status condition. If a drowsy Pokémon switches out, it loses its drowsiness. Drowsiness cannot be passed by Baton Pass.

Yawn bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

Yawn will fail if the target is already afflicted by a major status condition or behind a substitute.

Yawn will fail if the target has the Ability Insomnia or Vital Spirit or if it has Leaf Guard during harsh sunlight; a drowsy Pokémon that has Insomnia, Vital Spirit, or (during harsh sunlight) Leaf Guard will not fall asleep. Yawn will fail if used on a Pokémon without Soundproof during an uproar. It will also fail when used on a target under the effect of Safeguard, but a Pokémon that is already drowsy can still fall asleep while under the effect of Safeguard.

If a Pokémon falls asleep from Yawn while it is in the semi-invulnerable state of a move such as Dig or Fly, it will remain in that state until it attempts to use the move again (whether it wakes up or not).

Yawn can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Rest and Slack Off to have their base appeal points doubled.

Generation V onward

Yawn no longer fails during an uproar, but drowsiness cannot cause a Pokémon to fall asleep during an uproar.

Yawn will fail if the target has the Ability Comatose or is a Meteor Form Minior; a drowsy Pokémon that has Comatose or that is Meteor Form Minior will not fall asleep. Yawn will fail if used on a target that is affected by Sweet Veil, Electric Terrain, or Flower Veil; Sweet Veil, Electric Terrain, and Misty Terrain each also prevent affected Pokémon already drowsy due to Yawn from falling asleep.

Yawn can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Dream Eater, Hex, Nightmare, and Wake-Up Slap) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Yawn, the user's Speed stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Games Description RSE Lulls the foe into yawning, then sleeping the next turn. FRLG A huge yawn lulls the foe into falling asleep on the next turn. ColoXD Makes the target yawn and fall asleep next turn. DPPtHGSSPBR The user lets loose a huge yawn that lulls the foe into falling asleep on the next turn. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwSh The user lets loose a huge yawn that lulls the target into falling asleep on the next turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0055		Golduck		Water 1	Field					1PE
0079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	1	1	1	1	1	9
079G		Slowpoke Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1						9
0080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	1	1	1	1	1	9
080G		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1						9
0134		Vaporeon		Field		Field					1PE
0135		Jolteon		Field		Field					1PE
0136		Flareon		Field		Field					1PE
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	24RSE 21FRLG	20	20	20	20SMUSUM 13PE	12
0175		Togepi		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	16RSE 13FRLG	15	13	13	13	20
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	16RSE 13FRLG	15	13	13	13	20
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	31	29	29	29	29	21
0195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field	35	31	31	31	31	23
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	1	1	1	1	1	9
199G		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1						9
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	11	9	8BW 16B2W2	16	13SM 16USUM	28
0218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1	1	1
0219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1	1	1
0230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon		1	1	1	1	1
0261		Poochyena		Field		Field					37
0262		Mightyena		Field		Field					44
0287		Slakoth		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1
0289		Slaking		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous	6	6	6	6XY 5ORAS	5
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6XY 1, 5ORAS	1, 5
0322		Numel		Field		Field			36B2W2	36	36
0323		Camerupt		Field		Field			39B2W2	39	39
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous	25	25	25	25XY 13ORAS	13
0369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2	22	22	22	22XY 35ORAS	35	15
0399		Bidoof		Water 1	Field		25	25	25	21
0400		Bibarel		Water 1	Field		28	28	28	23
0433		Chingling		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				13ORAS	13
0449		Hippopotas		Field		Field		13	13	13	13	8
0450		Hippowdon		Field		Field		1, 13	1, 13	1, 13	1, 13	1
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy						1
0480		Uxie		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		31	31	31	31	56
0513		Pansear		Field		Field			16	16	16
0517		Munna		Field		Field			7	7	7	32
0518		Musharna		Field		Field						1
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug			25	25	25	20
0617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug						1
0734		Yungoos		Field		Field					40
0735		Gumshoos		Field		Field					47
0775		Komala		Field		Field					16
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0133		Eevee		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1		✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔
0261		Poochyena		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0322		Numel		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0324		Torkoal		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0363		Spheal		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0393		Piplup		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0498		Tepig		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0506		Lillipup		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0509		Purrloin		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔
0554		Darumaka		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
554G		Darumaka Galarian Form		Field		Field						✔
0613		Cubchoo		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
618G		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1	Amorphous						✔
0667		Litleo		Field		Field				✔	✔
0677		Espurr		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔	✔
0765		Oranguru		Field		Field						✔
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.

Special move

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	Pokéwalker - Stormy Beach
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.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0422		Shellos West Sea		Water 1	Amorphous	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
422E		Shellos East Sea		Water 1	Amorphous	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy	Dream World - Dream Park
0618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
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.

Generation VIII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous	Regina's Stunfisk (The Isle of Armor)
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 event

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	Wish Egg
0115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	Wish Egg
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.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	Sleeping Pikachu
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	GTS Psyduck
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

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Yawn is a move with 17PP that ignores accuracy and evasion checks. It targets enemy in front, inflicting Yawning status condition on them, causing them to fall asleep 3 turns later (if the target is in middle of a two-turn move such as Dig, it will be automatically brought of it when it falls asleep). This move fails if the target is immune to Sleep. This move is affected by Taunt, Magic Coat, and the Muzzled status condition.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Yawn is a Fast Attack that has been available since December 8, 2017.

Yawn
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 0 Energy boost 15 Duration 1.7 seconds Damage window 1.4 - 1.6 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 0 Energy boost 12 Turns 4
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts the Yawning status on the target. A yawning Pokémon falls asleep sometime later. MDTDS Afflicts the targeted enemy with a Yawning status condition. A Pokémon with the Yawning status falls asleep sometime later. BSL てきポケモンを あくびじょうたいにかえる あくびじょうたいになった ポケモンは しばらくすると ねてしまう MDGtI It causes the Yawning status condition to an enemy. The Yawning status will cause the Sleep condition after a while. SMD It inflicts the yawning status on an enemy. The yawning status condition will make the Pokémon go to sleep after a while.

In the anime

Slowbro Snorlax Hippopotas Slugma
The user lets loose a huge yawn, releasing varying amounts of bubbles that float over and pop in the opponent's face, causing them to fall asleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Slugma opens its mouth and releases a large pink bubble from it. The bubble floats over to the opponent and pops in its face, making it fall asleep.
Flannery's Mag	Going, Going, Yawn		Debut
	Snorlax opens its mouth and releases multiple pink bubbles at the opponent. When the bubbles burst in the opponent's face, it becomes drowsy and falls asleep.
Marcel's Snorlax	The Garden of Eatin'		None
	Slowbro opens its mouth and releases a blue bubble at the opponent. The bubble then pops in the opponent's face. When it pops, its body glows yellow-green and it falls asleep.
Solidad's Slowbro	Channeling the Battle Zone!		None
	Hippopotas opens its mouth and releases a clear bubble from it at the opponent. The bubble pops in the opponent's face, and after a couple minutes, the opponent falls asleep.
Hippopotas (recurring)	Mass Hip-Po-Sis!		None
	Poochyena opens its mouth and releases multiple white bubbles at the opponent. When the bubbles burst in the opponent's face, it becomes drowsy and falls asleep.
Team Rocket's Poochyena	JN054		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Mega Slowbro Torkoal Swalot
The user yawns loudly, making the opponent fall asleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Torkoal faces its head towards the opponent and yawns widely. A beam of light flashes from its mouth and hits the opponent, causing it to fall asleep instantly.
Tabitha's Torkoal	Very Vexing Volbeat		Debut
	Swalot yawns and stretches its arms, causing the opponent to yawn, and then fall asleep.
The Battle Frontier's Swalot	Swanky Showdown with Swalot		None
	Mega Slowbro yawns, causing the opponent to become drowsy.
Jinga's Slowbro	Omega Alpha Adventure 7		None

• Multiple wild Slowpoke were revealed to know Yawn on the official website, but they were never shown using the move.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Slakoth
The opponent becomes drowsy and then falls asleep when the user yawns.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Slakoth opens its mouth and puffs of smoke are released. If the smoke touches the opponent, the opponent becomes drowsy and gets very sleepy.
Norman's Slakoth	There's Someone More Important Than Clefairy?!		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Yawn is the only move whose English name begins with the letter Y.
• Its basis stems from the phenomenon of how yawns are contagious from person to person.
• In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it ignores accuracy and evasion checks.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 哈欠 Hāhim / Hōhim Mandarin 哈欠 Hāqian Dutch Geeuw Finnish Haukotus French Bâillement German Gähner Greek Χάσμησμα Hindi ओबासी Obasi Indonesian Menguap Italian Sbadiglio Korean 하품 Hapum Polish Ziewnięcie Portuguese Bocejo Serbian Zevanje Spanish Bostezo Vietnamese Ngáp

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