Insomnia (Ability)
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Insomnia (Japanese: ふみん Insomnia) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Eleven Pokémon can have this Ability. It is one of two abilities that prevent sleeping (the other is Vital Spirit).
Effect
In battle
Insomnia prevents Sleep by either the opponent or themselves. The move Worry Seed can change the target Pokémon's Ability to Insomnia. If a Pokémon with Insomnia uses Rest, it will automatically fail.
Outside of battle
Insomnia has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Insomnia
# | Pokémon | Types | First Ability | Second Ability | Hidden Ability | ||
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0096 | Drowzee |
Psychic | Insomnia | Forewarn | Inner Focus | ||
0097 | Hypno |
Psychic | Insomnia | Forewarn | Inner Focus | ||
0163 | Hoothoot |
Normal | Flying | Insomnia | Keen Eye | Tinted Lens | |
0164 | Noctowl |
Normal | Flying | Insomnia | Keen Eye | Tinted Lens | |
0167 | Spinarak |
Bug | Poison | Swarm | Insomnia | Sniper | |
0168 | Ariados |
Bug | Poison | Swarm | Insomnia | Sniper | |
0198 | Murkrow |
Dark | Flying | Insomnia | Super Luck | Prankster | |
0225 | Delibird |
Ice | Flying | Vital Spirit | Hustle | Insomnia | |
0353 | Shuppet |
Ghost | Insomnia | Frisk | Cursed Body | ||
0354 | Banette |
Ghost | Insomnia | Frisk | Cursed Body | ||
0430 | Honchkrow |
Dark | Flying | Insomnia | Super Luck | Moxie | |
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
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Trivia
- Delibird is the only Pokémon that has Insomnia as its Hidden Ability.
- Coincidentally, Delibird already has access to another Ability with the exact same effect.
- No Generation V Pokémon has access to Insomnia.
- The only way for a Generation V Pokémon to obtain Insomnia is for it to be attacked with Worry Seed.
In other languages
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Variations of the Ability Water Veil | |
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Water Veil • Limber • Magma Armor • Own Tempo • Insomnia • Vital Spirit • Immunity |
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