Nightmare (move)

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

Nightmare (Japanese: あくむ Nightmare) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Nightmare only works if the target is asleep. Nightmare will reduce the target's health by one quarter of its maximum HP at the end of each turn. 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

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison					41	43				47			'
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison					53	55				61			'
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison					53	55				61			'
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic					--	--				--			'
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark							38				38			'
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic											29			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM50

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II TM50		III --		IV --		V --		VI TM08
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔												✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔												✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔												✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔												✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔												✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔												✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	✔												✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	✔												✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔												✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔												✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔												✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	✔												✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying	✔												✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	✔												✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	✔												✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	✔												✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	✔												✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔												✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	✔												✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	✔												✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	✔												✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	✔												✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	✔												✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
234		Stantler	Normal		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 gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By move tutor

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

#   Pokémon Type 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0102 Exeggcute Grass 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0108 Lickitung Normal 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0137 Porygon Normal 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0190 Aipom Normal 0196 Espeon Psychic 0197 Umbreon Dark 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0234 Stantler Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic 0280 Ralts Psychic 0281 Kirlia Psychic 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0327 Spinda Normal 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0358 Chimecho Psychic 0359 Absol Dark 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0386 Deoxys 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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Nightmare puts a hostile Pokémon to sleep, and inflicts damage when the Pokémon wakes up. In addition, the Pokémon will not recover its health naturally while put to sleep via this move.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Haunter Nightmare Adventures.png Haunter
The user gives the sleeping opponent nightmares.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Haunter waves its arms and black energy comes out of its body and surrounds the sleeping opponent, giving them nightmares.
Evan's Haunter	The Mightiest Ho-Oh		Debut

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.
  • A glitch occurs in Ruby and Sapphire whereby if a Nightmare-inflicted Pokémon rids itself of sleep status through the Shed Skin ability, Nightmare will still remain in effect. This glitch went undiscovered until the later games were sold.

In other languages

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