Insomnia (Ability)

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Insomnia ふみん
Insomnia
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Generation III
Prevents sleep.
Generation IV
Prevents the Pokémon from falling asleep.
Generation V
Prevents the Pokémon from falling asleep.
Generation VI
Prevents the Pokémon from falling asleep.
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Insomnia (Japanese: ふみん Insomnia) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Fourteen Pokémon can have this Ability. It is one of three Abilities that prevent sleeping, the others being Vital Spirit and Sweet Veil.

Effect

In battle

Insomnia prevents the Pokémon from being afflicted by sleep and Yawn. Rest will fail when used by the Pokémon.

A Pokémon with this Ability will wake up if it is asleep in battle (such as if it gains the Ability outside of battle or by an effect like Skill Swap, or is put to sleep by a Pokémon with an Ability like Mold Breaker). If the Pokémon is holding a Chesto Berry or a Lum Berry, it will be eaten before Insomnia wakes up the Pokémon.

If a Pokémon with this Ability is drowsy due to Yawn, when it would fall asleep the Ability activates and keeps it awake.

The move Worry Seed can change the target Pokémon's Ability to Insomnia.

Outside of battle

If a sleeping Pokémon gains Insomnia by evolution or the Ability Capsule, it will not wake up until sent into battle. Pokémon with Insomnia will not be put to sleep by the Gentleman's Kirlia in the Battle Pike nor the Battle Arcade's game board.

Pokémon with Insomnia

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0096   Drowzee
Psychic Psychic Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus
0097   Hypno
Psychic Psychic Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus
150MY Mewtwo Mewtwo
Psychic Psychic Insomnia None None
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 Ghost Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body
0354   Banette
Ghost Ghost Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body
0430   Honchkrow
Dark Flying Insomnia Super Luck Moxie
0710   Pumpkaboo
Ghost Grass Pickup Frisk Insomnia
0711   Gourgeist
Ghost Grass Pickup Frisk Insomnia
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.

Pokéstar Studios opponents with Insomnia

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0000 Humanoid Humanoid
Normal Normal Insomnia 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 manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 失眠 Shī​mián​
  French Insomnia
  German Insomnia
  Italian Insonnia
  Korean 불면 Bulmyeon
  Portuguese Insônia
  Spanish Insomnio


Variations of the Ability Limber
LimberObliviousInsomniaImmunityOwn TempoInner FocusMagma ArmorWater VeilVital Spirit


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