Hypnosis (move)

Hypnosis さいみんじゅつ
The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep.
Battles
Type	Psychic
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	70%
Introduced	Generation I
Availability
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock
The foe is put to sleep.
Contests
Category	Smart
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Super Contests
Category	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Hypnosis on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Hypnosis on Eevee's Movedex

Hypnosis (Japanese: さいみんじゅつ Hypnosis) is a fairly accurate non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

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.

In the anime

A Gengar using Hypnosis.

A Drowzee using Hypnosis.

Harrison's Hypno 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 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

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

In other languages

• French: Hypnose
• German: Hypnose
• Italian: Ipnosi
• Spanish: Hipnosis

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