Hypnosis (move)

Hypnosis さいみんじゅつ Hypnosis

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  60% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Move Tutor in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Hypnosis (Japanese: さいみんじゅつ Hypnosis) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I-III

Hypnosis puts the target to sleep.

Hypnosis can't affect a target that already has a major status ailment.

In Stadium, Hypnosis can't affect a target that has a Substitute.

Hypnosis has an accuracy of 60%.

Generation IV

In Diamond and Pearl, accuracy was improved to 70%. In Platinum, it was changed back to 60%.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0060 Poliwag Water 16 0061 Poliwhirl Water -- 16 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting -- 16 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 27 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 29 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 29 0096 Drowzee Psychic -- 0097 Hypno Psychic -- 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic -- 0103 Exeggutor Grass 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.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0060 Poliwag Water 7 0061 Poliwhirl Water -- 7 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting -- 7 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison -- 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison -- 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison -- 0096 Drowzee Psychic -- 0097 Hypno Psychic -- 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic -- 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 16 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 16 0186 Politoed Water -- 0234 Stantler Normal 15 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0052 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Stantler |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0077 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ponyta
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0122 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mr. Mime
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno

|- | colspan="6" | 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. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0060 Poliwag Water 7 0061 Poliwhirl Water -- 7 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting -- 7 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison -- 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison -- 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison -- 0096 Drowzee Psychic -- 0097 Hypno Psychic -- 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic -- 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 16 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 16 0186 Politoed Water -- 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 23 0234 Stantler Normal 17 0234 Stantler Normal 19 0280 Ralts Psychic 41 0281 Kirlia Psychic 47 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 51 0327 Spinda Normal 23 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 19 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler
Spinda |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0052 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler
Spinda |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Stantler
Spinda |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0077 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ponyta
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler
Spinda |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0122 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mr. Mime
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Spinda |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0349 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Feebas
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0358 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chimecho
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir

|- | colspan="6" | 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 XD: Gale of Darkness

#   Pokémon Type 0151 Mew 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.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0060 Poliwag Water 8 0061 Poliwhirl Water -- 8 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting -- 8 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison -- 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison -- 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison -- 0096 Drowzee Psychic -- 0097 Hypno Psychic -- 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic -- 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 5 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 9 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying -- 5 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying -- 9 0186 Politoed Water -- 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 38 0234 Stantler Normal 10 0280 Ralts Psychic 43 0281 Kirlia Psychic 50 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 60 0327 Spinda Normal 23 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 12 0431 Glameow Normal 13 0432 Purugly Normal 13 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 7 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic -- 7 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 13 0491 Darkrai Dark 20 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler
Spinda
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot, Noctowl |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0052 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler
Spinda
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Stantler
Spinda
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0077 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ponyta
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler
Spinda
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0122 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mr. Mime
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Spinda |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0349 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Feebas
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0358 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chimecho
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Gallade
Drifloon, Drifblim
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0425 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Drifloon
| colspan="1" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Gardevoir, Gallade
Chimecho
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0433 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chingling
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Gallade
Drifloon, Drifblim
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0439 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mime Jr.
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Spinda

|- | colspan="6" | 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 event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0151 Mew Psychic My Pokémon Ranch 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 the anime

File:Drifloon hypnosis.png Drifloon File:Gengar using Hypnosis.PNG Gengar File:Harrison's Hypno using Hypnosis.PNG Hypno File:Stantler hypnosis.png Stantler
The user releases hypnotic waves which cause the foe to fall asleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	a. Gengar puts its hands together and releases black circles that expand as they move towards its target. b. Gengar's eyes "go" to the foe and then the foe's eyes become four lines. It then falls asleep. c.Gengar's eyes glow red. Beams of red light are then released from its arms.
Trainer's Gengar	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Agatha's Gengar	The Scheme Team		None
	Rainbow colored circles are released from Drowzee and expand as they move towards the foe.
Someone's Drowzee	Hypno's Naptime		None
	Hypno swings its pendulum in front of its target's face until it falls asleep.
Someone's Hypno	Hypno's Naptime		None
Harrison's Hypno	Playing with Fire!		None
	It's eyes glow yellow and hypnosis waves are shot out of them.
Melvin's Exeggcute	The March of the Exeggutor Squad		None
	It's eyes glow yellow and hypnosis waves are shot out of them.
Melvin's Exeggutor	The March of the Exeggutor Squad		None
	It's antlers glow up and hypnosis waves come out of them.
Wild Stantler	Different Strokes for Different Blokes!		None
	The X on its face glows yellow and is shot towards the foe. The foe's eyes then becomes four lines and they fall asleep.
Fantina's Drifloon	Playing the Leveling Field!		None
	The X on its face glows yellow and is shot towards the foe. The foe's eyes then becomes four lines and they fall asleep.
Fantina's Drifblim	Playing the Leveling Field!		None
	Bronzor's entire body glows red and the opponents fall asleep.
Saturn's Bronzor	Losing Its Lustrous!		None
Mars's Bronzor	Double Team Turnover!		None

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In other languages

• French: Hypnose
• German: Hypnose
• Italian: Ipnosi
• Spanish: Hipnosis