Bad Dreams (ability)

Bad Dreams (Japanese: ナイトメア Nightmare) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. It is the signature Ability of Darkrai.

Effect

In battle

Bad Dreams causes sleeping opponents to lose health each turn. At the end of each turn, each Pokémon that is asleep will lose 1/8 of its maximum HP.

Outside of battle

Bad Dreams has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Bad Dreams

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Darkrai	Dark		Dark	Bad Dreams	None	None
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation V games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

	Darkrai
The user causes the opponent to have nightmares.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Darkrai	If the opponent falls asleep when Darkrai is near, it starts to have nightmares.
Darkrai (movie 10)	The Rise of Darkrai		Debut
A wild Darkrai	Sleepless in Pre-Battle!		None

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 惡夢 Èmèng Dutch Boze Dromen Slechte dromen French Mauvais Rêve German Alptraum Greek Εφιάλτες Italian Sogniamari Korean 나이트메어 Nightmare Portuguese Sonhos Ruins Spanish Mal Sueño

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