Hypnosis (move)
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| Hypnosis さいみんじゅつ | |
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| The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. | |
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| Battles | |
| Type | Psychic |
| Category | Status |
| PP | 20 (max. 32) |
| Power | — |
| Accuracy | 60% |
| Introduced | Generation I |
| Availability | |
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| The foe is put to sleep. | |
| Contests | |
| Category | Smart |
| Appeal | 1 ♥
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| Jam | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Badly startles those that have made appeals. | |
| Super Contests | |
| Category | Smart |
| Appeal | 2 ♥♥
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| Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn. | |
Hypnosis (Japanese: さいみんじゅつ Hypnosis) is a fairly accurate non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.
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Effect
Generations I-III
Hypnosis puts the opponent to sleep.
Hypnosis can't affect an opponent that already has a major status ailment.
In Stadium, Hypnosis can't affect an opponent that has a substitute.
Hypnosis has an accuracy of 60%.
Generation IV
Same as before, except with 70% accuracy. In Platinum however, it was changed back to 60%.
In the anime
 A Gengar using Hypnosis. |
 A Drowzee using Hypnosis. |
Pokémon
Gengar. Gengar put's its hands together and releases black circles that expand as they move towards it's target.
- Used by an unknown Trainer's Gengar in Pokémon - I Choose You!. Debut
Drowzee. Rainbow colored circles are released from Drowzee and expand as they move towards the foe.
- Used by a Drowzee in Hypno's Naptime.
Hypno. Hypno simply swings its pendulum in front of its target's face until it falls asleep.
- Used by Harrison's Hypno in Playing with Fire!.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 060 | 
| Poliwag | Water | 16 | |
| 061 | 
| Poliwhirl | Water | -- 16 | |
| 062 | 
| Poliwrath | Water | Fighting | -- 16 |
| 092 | 
| Gastly | Ghost | Poison | 27 |
| 093 | 
| Haunter | Ghost | Poison | 29 |
| 094 | 
| Gengar | Ghost | Poison | 29 |
| 096 | 
| Drowzee | Psychic | -- | |
| 097 | 
| Hypno | Psychic | -- | |
| 102 | 
| Exeggcute | Grass | Psychic | -- |
| 103 | 
| Exeggutor | Grass | Psychic | -- |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. | |||||
Generation II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 060 |
| Poliwag | Water | 7 | |
| 061 |
| Poliwhirl | Water | -- 7 | |
| 062 |
| Poliwrath | Water | Fighting | -- 7 |
| 186 | 
| Politoed | Water | -- | |
| 092 |
| Gastly | Ghost | Poison | -- |
| 093 |
| Haunter | Ghost | Poison | -- |
| 094 |
| Gengar | Ghost | Poison | -- |
| 096 |
| Drowzee | Psychic | -- | |
| 097 |
| Hypno | Psychic | -- | |
| 102 |
| Exeggcute | Grass | Psychic | -- |
| 103 |
| Exeggutor | Grass | Psychic | -- |
| 163 | 
| Hoothoot | Normal | Flying | 16 |
| 164 | 
| Noctowl | Normal | Flying | 16 |
| 234 | 
| Stantler | Normal | 15 | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 037 | 
| Vulpix | Fire | Stantler | |
| 052 | 
| Meowth | Normal | Stantler | |
| 054 | 
| Psyduck | Water | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed Stantler | |
| 077 | 
| Ponyta | Fire | Stantler | |
| 122 | 
| Mr. Mime | Psychic | Drowzee, Hypno | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. | |||||
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 060 |
| Poliwag | Water | 7 | |
| 061 |
| Poliwhirl | Water | -- 7 | |
| 062 |
| Poliwrath | Water | Fighting | -- 7 |
| 186 |
| Politoed | Water | -- | |
| 092 |
| Gastly | Ghost | Poison | -- |
| 093 |
| Haunter | Ghost | Poison | -- |
| 094 |
| Gengar | Ghost | Poison | -- |
| 096 |
| Drowzee | Psychic | -- | |
| 097 |
| Hypno | Psychic | -- | |
| 102 |
| Exeggcute | Grass | Psychic | -- |
| 103 |
| Exeggutor | Grass | Psychic | -- |
| 163 |
| Hoothoot | Normal | Flying | 16 |
| 164 |
| Noctowl | Normal | Flying | 16 |
| 193 | 
| Yanma | Bug | Flying | 23FRLG |
| 234 |
| Stantler | Normal | 17FRLG | |
| 234 |
| Stantler | Normal | 19RSE | |
| 280 | 
| Ralts | Psychic | 41 | |
| 281 | 
| Kirlia | Psychic | 47 | |
| 282 | 
| Gardevoir | Psychic | 51 | |
| 327 | 
| Spinda | Normal | 23 | |
| 337 | 
| Lunatone | Rock | Psychic | 19 |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 037 |
| Vulpix | Fire | Stantler Spinda | |
| 052 |
| Meowth | Normal | Stantler Spinda | |
| 054 |
| Psyduck | Water | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed Stantler Spinda | |
| 077 |
| Ponyta | Fire | Stantler Spinda | |
| 122 |
| Mr. Mime | Psychic | Drowzee, Hypno Spinda | |
| 349 | 
| Feebas | Water | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed | |
| 358 | 
| Chimecho | Psychic | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. | |||||
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 060 |
| Poliwag | Water | 8 | |
| 061 |
| Poliwhirl | Water | -- 8 | |
| 062 |
| Poliwrath | Water | Fighting | -- 8 |
| 186 |
| Politoed | Water | -- | |
| 092 |
| Gastly | Ghost | Poison | -- |
| 093 |
| Haunter | Ghost | Poison | -- |
| 094 |
| Gengar | Ghost | Poison | -- |
| 096 |
| Drowzee | Psychic | -- | |
| 097 |
| Hypno | Psychic | -- | |
| 102 |
| Exeggcute | Grass | Psychic | -- |
| 103 |
| Exeggutor | Grass | Psychic | -- |
| 163 |
| Hoothoot | Normal | Flying | 9 |
| 164 |
| Noctowl | Normal | Flying | -- 9 |
| 193 |
| Yanma | Bug | Flying | 38 |
| 234 |
| Stantler | Normal | 10 | |
| 280 |
| Ralts | Psychic | 43 | |
| 281 |
| Kirlia | Psychic | 50 | |
| 282 |
| Gardevoir | Psychic | 60 | |
| 327 |
| Spinda | Normal | 23 | |
| 337 |
| Lunatone | Rock | Psychic | 12 |
| 431 | 
| Glameow | Normal | 13 | |
| 432 | 
| Purugly | Normal | 13 | |
| 436 | 
| Bronzor | Steel | Psychic | 7 |
| 437 | 
| Bronzong | Steel | Psychic | -- 7 |
| 442 | 
| Spiritomb | Ghost | Dark | 13 |
| 491 | 
| Darkrai | Dark | 20 | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 037 |
| Vulpix | Fire | Stantler Spinda Glameow, Purugly | |
| 052 |
| Meowth | Normal | Stantler Spinda Glameow, Purugly | |
| 054 |
| Psyduck | Water | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed Stantler Spinda Glameow, Purugly | |
| 077 |
| Ponyta | Fire | Stantler Spinda Glameow, Purugly | |
| 122 |
| Mr. Mime | Psychic | Drowzee, Hypno Spinda | |
| 349 |
| Feebas | Water | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed | |
| 358 |
| Chimecho | Psychic | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Gallade Drifloon, Drifblim Spiritomb | |
| 425 | 
| Drifloon | Ghost | Flying | Gardevoir, Gallade Chimecho Spiritomb |
| 433 | 
| Chingling | Psychic | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Gallade Drifloon, Drifblim Spiritomb | |
| 439 | 
| Mime Jr. | Psychic | Drowzee, Hypno Spinda | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. | |||||
In other languages
- French: Hypnose
- German: Hypnose
- Italian: Ipnosi
- Spanish: Hipnosis
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