Dream Eater (move)

Dream Eater ゆめくい
An attack that works only on a sleeping foe. It absorbs half the damage caused to heal the user's HP.
Battles
Type	Psychic
Category	Special
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	100
Accuracy	100%
Introduced	Generation I
Availability
TM42 in Generation I TM42 in Generation II Move tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen TM85 in Generation IV
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock
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Contests
Category	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	2 ♥♥
Startles all Pokémon that have done their appeals.
Super Contests
Category	Smart
Appeal	1 ♥
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Dream Eater on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Dream Eater on Eevee's Movedex

Dream Eater (Japanese: ゆめくい Dream Eat) is a very damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Dream Eater does damage, but only if the opponent is asleep. Up to 50% of the damage done to the opponent is restored to the user. However, if this attack does 1 point of damage, 1 HP will be restored to the user.

If Dream Eater breaks a Substitute, no HP will be restored to the user. If HP is restored to the user when its current HP is greater than its maximum HP, its current HP will be set equal to its maximum HP.

Dream Eater will miss if the opponent is not asleep.

In Stadium, Dream Eater will always miss if the opponent has a substitute.

In the anime

Harrison's Hypno using Dream Eater.

Ash's Snorlax being hit by Dream Eater.

Energy from Ash's Snorlax going to Harrison's Hypno.

Pokémon

Hypno. Hypno's hand glows red. The target then also glows red.

• Used by Harrison's Hypno in Playing with Fire.

Learnset

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

By move tutor

Generation IV

In other languages

• Spanish: Come Sueños
• French: Dévorêve
• German: Traumfresser
• Italian: Mangiasogni
• dutch: Dromen eter

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.