Nightmare (move)

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Nightmare あくむ Nightmare

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Battles Type  Ghost Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM50 in Generation II 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  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.

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

Nightmare (Japanese: あくむ Nightmare) is a non-damaging Ghost-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM50 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.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A move that makes a sleeping target have bad dreams. The victim will steadily lose HP. GSC A sleeper loses 1/4 HP every turn. RSE Inflicts 1/4 damage on a sleeping foe every turn. ColoXD Inflicts 1/4 damage on a sleeping target each turn. FRLG DPPtHGSS A sleeping foe is shown a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn. BWB2W2 XYORAS A sleeping target sees a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison					41	43				47			47
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison					53	55				61			61
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison					53	55				61			61
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic					1	1				1			1
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark							38				38			38
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic											29			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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II TM50		III --		IV --		V --		VI --
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	Psychic	Grass	✔												✔
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

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					FRLG	E	XD
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	Psychic	Grass						✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic						✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic						✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic						✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying						✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost						✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost						✔
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison						✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison						✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison						✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal						✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost						✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost						✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost						✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost						✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic						✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark						✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic						✔
386		Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic		Psychic						✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

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.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts the Nightmare status on the target, making it incapable of action.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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	Oh, It's Ho-Oh!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	DPPt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	BW	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• This move is completely unavailable in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and Pokémon Colosseum without trading, as no Pokémon can learn it in Generation III outside of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and XD.
• In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, a glitch occurs that means if a Pokémon affected by Nightmare cures itself of sleep using the Shed Skin Ability, Nightmare will still remain in effect.
• This move originated as a TCG Attack.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 惡夢 Èmèng French Cauchemar German Nachtmahr Greek Εφιάλτης Italian Incubo Korean 악몽 Akmong Portuguese Pesadelo Serbian Noćna mora Spanish Pesadilla

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