Sleep Talk (move)

Sleep Talk ねごと Sleep Talk

While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM35 in Generation II Move tutor in Pokémon Emerald TM82 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0  ???

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Sleep Talk on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Sleep Talk on Eevee's Movedex

Sleep Talk (Japanese: ねごと Sleep Talk) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Sleep Talk can only be used while the user is asleep and will fail if the user is not. Sleep Talk randomly chooses one of the user's moves other than Sleep Talk itself and uses it.

Generation III and on

Same as before; however, if Rest is called by Sleep Talk it will automatically fail.

Learnset

Generation II

By TM35

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation II can learn Sleep Talk.

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
143		Snorlax	Normal		37FRLG
293		Whismur	Normal		41
294		Loudred	Normal		51
295		Exploud	Normal		55
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 breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	Snorlax Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
108		Lickitung	Normal		Snorlax Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
118		Goldeen*	Water		Wailmer, Wailord
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	Snorlax Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
241		Miltank	Normal		Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
287		Slakoth	Normal		Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
320		Wailmer	Water		Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
324		Torkoal	Fire		Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
369		Relicanth*	Water	Rock	Wailmer, Wailord
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

By move tutor

In Pokémon Emerald

All Pokémon that can learn TMs can learn Sleep Talk.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
143		Snorlax	Normal		28
293		Whismur	Normal		41
294		Loudred	Normal		51
295		Exploud	Normal		55
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 TM82

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation IV can learn Sleep Talk.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	Snorlax Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
108		Lickitung	Normal		Snorlax Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
118		Goldeen*	Water		Wailmer, Wailord
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	Snorlax Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
241		Miltank	Normal		Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
287		Slakoth	Normal		Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
320		Wailmer	Water		Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
324		Torkoal	Fire		Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
369		Relicanth*	Water	Rock	Wailmer, Wailord
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In other languages

• French: Blabla Dodo
• Spanish: Sonámbulo
• Italian: Sonnolalia
• German: Schlafrede

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