Bad Dreams (Ability)

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Bad Dreams ナイトメア
Nightmare
Flavor text
Generation IV
Reduces a sleeping foe's HP.
Generation V
Currently unknown
Generation VI
Currently unknown
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Bad Dreams (Japanese: ナイトメア Nightmare) is an ability introduced in Generation IV. It is the signature ability of Darkrai.

Effect

In battle

Bad Dreams causes sleeping opponents to lose health each turn. At the end of each turn, each Pokémon that is asleep will lose 1/8 of its maximum HP.

Outside of battle

Bad Dreams has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Bad Dreams

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0491 Darkrai Darkrai
Dark Dark Bad Dreams None None
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime



The user causes the opponent to have nightmares.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Darkrai If the opponent falls asleep when Darkrai is near, it starts to have nightmares.
Darkrai (movie 10) The Rise of Darkrai Debut
A wild Darkrai Sleepless in Pre-Battle! None


In other languages

  • Dutch: Boze Dromen
  • Dutch: Slechte dromen
  • French: Mauvais Rêve
  • German: Alptraum
  • Greek: Εφιάλτες
  • Italian: Sogniamari
  • Portuguese: Sonhos Ruins
  • Spanish: Mal Sueño


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