Nightmare (move)

If you were looking for the Mystery Dungeon account, see The Nightmare.

Nightmare あくむ Nightmare

A sleeping foe is shown a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} 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

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM50 in Generation II Move tutor in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

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.

Nightmare on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Nightmare on Eevee's Movedex

Nightmare (Japanese: あくむ Nightmare) is a non-damaging Ghost-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Nightmare will reduce the target's health by one quarter of its maximum HP at the end of each turn. Nightmare will fail if the target is not sleeping. Nightmare will end if the target awakens from its sleep and its effects will not continue if a target is put back to sleep. However, if the target is put to sleep in the same turn it was woken up by an item, the effects will continue.

Learnset

Generation II

By TM50

#   Pokémon Type 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 052 Meowth Normal 053 Persian Normal 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 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 108 Lickitung Normal 121 Starmie Water Psychic 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 131 Lapras Water Ice 137 Porygon Normal 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 173 Cleffa Normal 174 Igglybuff Normal 163 Natu Psychic Flying 164 Xatu Psychic Flying 190 Aipom Normal 196 Espeon Psychic 197 Umbreon Dark 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 199 Slowking Water Psychic 200 Misdreavus Ghost 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 206 Dunsparce Normal 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 233 Porygon2 Normal 234 Stantler Normal 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 251 Celebi Grass Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 41FRLG 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 53FRLG 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 53FRLG 097 Hypno Psychic --FRLG Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By move tutor

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

#   Pokémon Type 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 052 Meowth Normal 053 Persian Normal 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 102 Exeggcute Grass 103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 108 Lickitung Normal 121 Starmie Water Psychic 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 131 Lapras Water Ice 137 Porygon Normal 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 173 Cleffa Normal 174 Igglybuff Normal 177 Natu Psychic Flying 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 190 Aipom Normal 196 Espeon Psychic 197 Umbreon Dark 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 199 Slowking Water Psychic 200 Misdreavus Ghost 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 206 Dunsparce Normal 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 233 Porygon2 Normal 234 Stantler Normal 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 251 Celebi Grass Psychic 280 Ralts Psychic 281 Kirlia Psychic 282 Gardevoir Psychic 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 315 Roselia Grass Poison 316 Gulpin Poison 317 Swalot Poison 327 Spinda Normal 353 Shuppet Ghost 354 Banette Ghost 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 358 Chimecho Psychic 359 Absol Dark 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 43 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 55 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 55 097 Hypno Psychic -- 491 Darkrai Dark 38 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• This move is completely unavailable in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald without trading: not only are the only Pokémon that learn it only available in outside games (being native to Kanto), but their level-up learnsets do not include the move outside of FireRed and LeafGreen.

In other languages

• French: Cauchemar
• German: Nachtmahr
• Italian: Incubo
• Spanish: Pesadilla
• Brazilian Portuguese: Pesadelos

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