Hypno (Pokémon)
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| Hypno スリーパー Sleeper | |
![]() Artwork from FR/LG | |
| National Dex | #097 |
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| Johto Dex | #088 |
| Hoenn Dex | #267 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R-091 |
| Almia Browser | R-167 |
| Type | Psychic |
| Species | Hypnosis Pokémon |
| Height | 5′03″ (1.6m) |
| Weight | 166.7 lbs. (75.6kg) |
| Abilities | Insomnia |
| Forewarn | |
| Egg group | Humanshape |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 2 SpD |
| Exp. yield | 165 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀ / 50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Yellow |
| Catch rate | 75 |
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Hypno (Japanese: スリーパー Sleeper) is a Psychic-type Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Hypno is a bipedal human-like Pokémon that has yellow colored skin. It has two fairly cat-like ears on the top of its head and two very sleepy looking eyes with a giant nose underneath. On its neck, it has a mane of white fur. There's not much else particularly notable about Hypno's body. It has five fingers on each hand and three toes on its feet, which has a pink colored pad on the bottom of it.
Gender differences
The fur in a female's mane is longer than a male's.
Special abilities
Its special abilities allow it to put people to sleep and then sense the dreams they are having, so they know what kind of dream they would be eating. Hypno is also known to inexplicably conjure up Poison Gas.
Behavior
Hypno is known to reside away from humans and on less traveled roads. If anyone comes by, the Hypno will hypnotize it and presumably eat its dreams. It carries around a pendulum, the item it uses to hypnotize victims, everywhere it goes. While it waits for victims, it polishes its pendulum using its mane.
Habitat
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
It feeds on dreams. Its special abilities allow it to put people to sleep and then sense the dreams they are having, so they know what kind of dream they would be eating.
In the anime
Hypno first appeared in Hypno's Naptime. The Pokémon Lover's Club of HopHopHop Town were using Hypno and Drowzee to help them with their sleeping problems. The "Sleep Waves" from Hypno were causing children to act like Pokémon and draining the energy off of the Pokémon in the local Pokémon Center. Drowzee managed to fix this problem.
Harrison used a Hypno against Ash during the Silver Conference in Playing with Fire.
Hypno also appears in Fear Factor Phony. It lives in an abandoned mining colony with several other Pokémon of its type.
In the TCG
- Main article: Hypno (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| I | Red | When it locks eyes with an enemy, it will use a mix of PSI moves such as Hypnosis and Confusion. |
| Blue | ||
| Yellow | Avoid eye contact if you come across one. It will try to put you to sleep by using its pendulum. | |
| Stadium | If you lock eyes with it, it will try to hypnotize you. It is best to close your eyes quickly before you get hypnotized. | |
| II | Gold | When it is very hungry, it puts humans it meets to sleep, then it feasts on their dreams. |
| Silver | Always holding a pendulum that it rocks at a steady rhythm, it causes drowsiness in anyone nearby. | |
| Crystal | The longer it swings its pendulum, the longer the effects of its hypnosis last. | |
| Stadium 2 | When it is very hungry, it puts humans it meets to sleep, then it feasts on their dreams. | |
| III | Ruby | Hypno holds a pendulum in its hand. The arcing movement and glitter of the pendulum lull the foe into a deep state of hypnosis. While this Pokémon searches for prey, it polishes the pendulum. |
| Sapphire | Hypno holds a pendulum in its hand. The arcing movement and glitter of the pendulum lull the foe into a deep state of hypnosis. While this Pokémon searches for prey, it polishes the pendulum. | |
| Emerald | The arcing movement and glitter of the pendulum in a Hypno's hand lull the foe into deep hypnosis. While searching for prey, it polishes the pendulum. | |
| FireRed | It carries a pendulum-like device. There once was an incident in which it took away a child it hypnotized. | |
| LeafGreen | When it locks eyes with an enemy, it will use a mix of PSI moves such as Hypnosis and Confusion. | |
| IV | Diamond | Seeing its swinging pendulum can induce sleep in three seconds, even in someone who just woke up. |
| Pearl | Seeing its swinging pendulum can induce sleep in three seconds, even in someone who just woke up. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
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| I | Pokémon Red and Blue | Common | Cerulean Cave |
| Pokémon Yellow | None | Evolve Drowzee | |
| II | Pokémon Gold and Silver | Common | Route 11 |
| Pokémon Crystal | Few | Route 11 (Night only) | |
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Trade |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | Common | Berry Forest | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | One | Cipher Key Lair (Shadow) | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Evolve Drowzee |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Pal Park | Forest |
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| Pokémon Trozei! | Huge Storage 2 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Evolve from Drowzee |
| Pokémon Ranger | Dusk Factory |
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | Nurue Ruins Asoheru Building |
Base stats
| HP: | 85 | |
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| Attack: | 73 | |
| Defense: | 70 | |
| Special: | 115 | |
| SpAtk: | 73 | |
| SpDef: | 115 | |
| Speed: | 67 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
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In Generation I, the effectiveness of Ghost-type moves is 0.
Learnset
Hypno is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
By tutoring
Special moves
In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Hypno knows Shadow Down and Shadow Storm as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Baton Pass after being purified.
TCG-only Moves
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
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| | Acquisition: Evolve |
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| | Rarity: Rare | |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Wild Plains |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | "You are invincible!" Did my hypnotism work its magic? | |
| 26%-50% HP | We may be in trouble. I'm down to half my HP. | |
| 1%-25% HP | I'm ready to faint... Even hypnotism won't save us now... | |
| Level Up | OK! There's my level! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
| Group: | Loops: 9 | Minimum Experience: 54 |
| Poké Assist: | Field Move: None | Maximum Experience: 68 |
| When Hypno spreads its arms wide, it is preparing to attack with psychic waves. | ||
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | ||
| Group: | Poké Assist: | Field Move: Psychic Power x2 |
Evolution
Sprites
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
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| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
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| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
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Trivia
- Although Hypno's Pokédex entries say that it feeds on dreams when it is hungry, Hypno can only learn the move Dream Eater through the use of a TM.
- Hypno is shown to have its pendulum in its right hand in its Red, Blue and Yellow sprites. However, Hypno is holding it in its left hand in its Green front sprite and all Generation I back sprites.
Origin
Hypno is based on a tapir, hypnotist, and baku, or dream eater spirit, of Japanese mythology.
Name origin
Hypno's name is a shortening of hypnosis. Its Japanese name is simply Sleeper, or one who sleeps.
In other languages
- German: Hypno
- French: Hypnomade - Hypnose means hypnosis, and nomade means nomad.
- Korean: 슬리퍼 Seullipa
External links
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