Yawn (move)

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 can be passed by Baton Pass.

Yawn bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the opponent 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. It also cannot affect a Pokémon with the Ability Insomnia or Vital Spirit.

Yawn will also fail if used during an uproar. However, a Pokémon that is already drowsy can still fall asleep during an uproar.

Generation V onward

Yawn will no longer fail if used during an uproar. However, drowsiness can no longer cause a Pokémon to fall asleep during an uproar.

Generation VI

Yawn will fail if used on a target with the Sweet Veil Ability, or their allies (including non-adjacent allies). Sweet Veil will also prevent allies already drowsy due to Yawn from falling asleep.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	1	1	1	1	1
0080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	1	1	1	1	1
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	1RSE 21FRLG	20	20	20	20
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
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	16RSE 13FRLG	15	13	13	13
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	31	29	29	29	29
0195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field	35	31	31	31	31
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	1	1	1	1	1
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	11	9	8BW 16B2W2	16	13
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
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
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
0450		Hippowdon		Field		Field		1, 13	1, 13	1, 13	1, 13
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
0513		Pansear		Field		Field			16	16	16
0517		Munna		Field		Field			7	7	7
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug			25	25	25
0734		Yungoos		Field		Field					40
0735		Gumshoos		Field		Field					40
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			✔	✔	✔
0613		Cubchoo		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
0667		Litleo		Field		Field				✔	✔
0677		Espurr		Field		Field				✔	✔
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔
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		Water 1	Amorphous	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
422E		Shellos		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.

By event

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0083		Farfetch'd		Field	Flying	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	Onemuri Event
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

Description

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 its mouth. The bubble floats over to the opponent and pops in its face, making it fall asleep.
Flannery's Meg	Going, Going, Yawn		Debut
	Snorlax opens its mouth and releases multiple pink bubbles. 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.
A wild Hippopotas	Mass Hip-Po-Sis!		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	PAORAS07		None

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

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, andSky	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, andSky	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Yawn is the only move whose name begins with the letter Y.
• Its basis stems from the phenomenon of how yawns are contagious from person to person.

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 Brazilian Portuguese Bocejo Serbian Zevanje Spanish Bostezo

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