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 Can be repeatedly used without boring the Judge.

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 in Generation III 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

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