Sleep Powder (move)

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Sleep Powder
ねむりごな Sleep Powder
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Type  Grass
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  75%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Sleep Powder (Japanese: ねむりごな Sleep Powder) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

It appears to be a sleep counterpart to PoisonPowder and Stun Spore, as the accuracy, contest group, appeal, effects, Japanese names and animation are the same or very similar. They are also usually learned at the same level or in a similar pattern.

Effect

Generation I-II

Sleep Powder puts the target to sleep.

Generation III-IV

Sleep Powder's effects remain the same, except that now it can't affect targets with Insomnia or Vital Spirit as their ability.

Generation V

Sleep Powder cannot effect a target which has the ability Sap Sipper.

Description

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Games Description
Stad Induces sleep. A Pokémon will stay asleep for several turns if an item isn't used to wake it.
Stad2 Induces sleep. A Pokémon will stay asleep for several turns if an item isn't used to wake it.
GSC May cause the foe to fall asleep.
RSE Scatters a powder that may cause the foe to sleep.
FRLG A sleep-inducing dust is scattered in high volume around a foe.
Colo Scatters a powder that may cause the target to sleep.
DPPtHGSS The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the foe.
BW The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
001 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur Grass Poison 41 15 15 13 13 '
002 Ivysaur Ivysaur Grass Poison 46 15 15 13 13 '
003 Venusaur Venusaur Grass Poison 55 15 15 13 13 '
012 Butterfree Butterfree Bug Flying 17 15 15 15 12 12 '
043 Oddish Oddish Grass Poison 19 18 18 17 17 '
044 Gloom Gloom Grass Poison --. 19 18 18 17 17 '
045 Vileplume Vileplume Grass Poison --, 19         '
048 Venonat Venonat Bug Poison 38 36 36 29 29 '
049 Venomoth Venomoth Bug Poison 43 42 42 29 29 '
069 Bellsprout Bellsprout Grass Poison 18 15 15 13 13 '
070 Weepinbell Weepinbell Grass Poison --, 18 15 15 13 13 '
071 Victreebel Victreebel Grass Poison --, 18 -- -- -- -- '
102 Exeggcute Exeggcute Grass Psychic 48 37 37 23 23 '
114 Tangela Tangela Grass Grass 39 4 4 5 5 '
187 Hoppip Hoppip Grass Flying   17 17 16 16 '
188 Skiploom Skiploom Grass Flying   17 17 16 16 '
189 Jumpluff Jumpluff Grass Flying   17 17 16 16 '
465 Tangrowth Tangrowth Grass Grass       5 5 '
548 Petilil Petilil Grass Grass         10 '
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 breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
315 Roselia Roselia Grass Poison BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurOddishGloomBellsproutWeepinbellVictreebelExeggcuteTangelaTangrowthHoppipSkiploomJumpluff BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurOddishGloomBellsproutWeepinbellVictreebel ExeggcuteTangelaTangrowthHoppipSkiploomJumpluff
406 Budew Budew Grass Poison BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurOddishGloomBellsproutWeepinbellVictreebelExeggcuteTangelaTangrowthHoppipSkiploomJumpluff BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurOddishGloomBellsproutWeepinbellVictreebel ExeggcuteTangelaTangrowthHoppipSkiploomJumpluff
455 Carnivine Carnivine Grass Grass BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurOddishGloomBellsproutWeepinbellVictreebelExeggcuteTangelaTangrowthHoppipSkiploomJumpluff BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurOddishGloomBellsproutWeepinbellVictreebelExeggcuteTangelaTangrowthHoppipSkiploomJumpluff
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.


In the anime

Ash Butterfree Sleep Powder.png
Butterfree
Tracey Venonat Sleep Powder.png
Venonat
Oddish Sleep Powder.png
Oddish
James Victreebel Sleep Powder.png
Victreebel
The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Butterfree Butterfree flaps its wings above the opponent and blue, shining powder comes is released from them, instantly putting the opponent to sleep.
Ash's Butterfree Challenge of the Samurai Debut
Ritchie's Happy Friend and Foe Alike None
Lisa's Butterfree Spell of the Unown None
Venomoth Venomoth flaps it wings and a light tan powder comes out, putting the opponent to sleep.
Koga's Venomoth The Ninja Poké-Showdown None
Venonat Venonat shakes its body and blue powder falls out of its fur, putting the opponent to sleep.
Tracey's Venonat Tracey Gets Bugged None
Victreebel Victreebel opens the large leaf on its head and a shining blue powder is released from its mouth, putting the opponent to sleep.
James's Victreebel A Way Off Day Off None
Bulbasaur A sparkling, light blue powder is released from the bulb on Bulbasaur's back. Anything who comes into contact with the powder instantly fall asleep.
Ash's Bulbasaur Misty Meets Her Match None
Bellossom The two large flowers on Bellossom's head spin around and a shining blue powder comes out of them, putting the opponent to sleep.
Bailey's Belle Flower Power None
Bailey's Bella Flower Power None
Oddish Oddish releases a blue, sparkling powder from the leaves on top of its head. Anything that goes into this powder will instantly fall asleep.
Mariah's Oddish Foul Weather Friends None
Multiple wild Oddish Jump for Joy! None
A wild Oddish Gettin' Twiggy with It! None
Venusaur Venusaur releases a sparkling blue powder out from the flower on its back, putting the opponent to sleep.
A wild Venusaur Houndoom's Special Delivery None
Parasect Parasect shakes the large mushroom on its back and a shining blue powder is released from it.
Multiple wild Parasect For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! Parasect cannot legally learn Sleep Powder
A wild Parasect Hocus Pokémon Parasect cannot legally learn Sleep Powder
Gloom Gloom releases an indigo powder from the flower on its head, putting the opponent to sleep.
A Coordinator's Gloom Once More with Reeling! None
Tangrowth Tangrowth puts its hands together so that the tips of its index fingers and thumbs are touching each other and a bright light pink light forms in between them. An indigo powder with light blue and pink sparkles in it is then released from the light and surrounds the opponent. When the opponent breathes in the powder, it falls asleep.
Tammy's Tangrowth Zoroark: Master of Illusions None


In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu


Pokémon Adventures


Phantom Thief Pokémon 7


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 睡眠粉 Shuìmián Fěn
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Slaappoeder
Finland Flag.png Finnish Unijauhe
France Flag.png French Poudre Dodo
Germany Flag.png German Schlafpuder
Greece Flag.png Greek Υπνωτική Σκόνη
India Flag.png Hindi नींद का पावडर Neend Ka Powder
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Serbuk Tidur
Italy Flag.png Italian Sonnifero
South Korea Flag.png Korean 수면가루 Sumyeon Garu
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Pó do Sono
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Uspavljujući Prah
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Somnífero
Spain Flag.png Spain Somnífero



Variations of the move Lovely Kiss
StatusIC HOME.png Lovely KissSleep PowderSweet Kiss
Formerly a variation
StatusIC HOME.png Will-O-Wisp


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