Insomnia (Ability)

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
The Pokémon is suffering from insomnia and cannot fall asleep.
Generation VIII
The Pokémon is suffering from insomnia and cannot fall asleep.
Generation IX
The Pokémon's insomnia prevents it from falling asleep.

Insomnia (Japanese: ふみん Insomnia) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

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 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.

Generation III

If a sleeping Pokémon with Insomnia is sent into battle as one of the lead Pokémon or to replace a fainted Pokémon, or gains Insomnia due to Trace, it will not be cured of sleep until after a Pokémon takes its turn (uses a move, switches out, etc.). It will be cured of sleep if it is switched in to replace a switched out Pokémon (including if switched in via Baton Pass).

If a sleeping Pokémon has Insomnia as its original Ability but not its current Ability, it will remain asleep when switched out.

If the Pokémon with this Ability is asleep and is holding a Chesto or Lum Berry, Insomnia will cure the Pokémon of sleep before the Berry has a chance to be consumed.

Generation IV

There is no known way for a sleeping Pokémon with Insomnia to enter battle.

If a sleeping Pokémon has Insomnia as its original Ability but not its current Ability, if it is one of the active Pokémon at the end of the battle or switched out, it will be cured of sleep (with no message).

Generation V onward

When a sleeping Pokémon with Insomnia enters battle, it will be cured of sleep.

If a sleeping Pokémon has Insomnia as its original Ability but not its current Ability, it will remain asleep when switched out.

If the Pokémon with this Ability is asleep and is holding a Chesto or Lum Berry, the Berry will be eaten and cure the Pokémon of sleep before Insomnia has a chance to activate.

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 ForewarnGen IV+ Inner Focus
0097   Hypno
Psychic Psychic Insomnia ForewarnGen IV+ Inner Focus
0150   Mewtwo
Mega Mewtwo Y
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 LuckGen IV+ Prankster
0225   Delibird
Ice Flying Vital Spirit Hustle Insomnia
0353   Shuppet
Ghost Ghost Insomnia FriskGen IV+ Cursed Body
0354   Banette
Ghost Ghost Insomnia FriskGen IV+ Cursed Body
0430   Honchkrow
Dark Flying Insomnia Super Luck Moxie
0710   Pumpkaboo
Ghost Grass Pickup Frisk Insomnia
0711   Gourgeist
Ghost Grass Pickup Frisk Insomnia
0917   Tarountula
Bug Bug Insomnia None Stakeout
0918   Spidops
Bug Bug Insomnia None Stakeout
0951   Capsakid
Grass Grass Chlorophyll Insomnia Klutz
0952   Scovillain
Grass Fire Chlorophyll Insomnia Moody
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

 
Humanoid
 Normal 
Insomnia
HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd
100 100 100 100 100 100

In other games

Description

Games Description
MDRB Prevents sleep.
MDTD Protects the Pokémon from being put to sleep.
MDS Protects the Pokémon from being made to sleep.
BSL ねむらない
MDGtI Unavailable
SMD The Pokémon won't get the sleep, napping, yawning, or nightmare status condition!
MDRTDX The Pokémon won't get the Sleep, Napping, Yawning, or Nightmare condition.


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 不眠 Bātmìhn *
失眠 Sātmìhn *
Mandarin 不眠 Bùmián *
失眠 Shīmián *
  French Insomnia
  German Insomnia
  Italian Insonnia
  Korean 불면 Bulmyeon
  Brazilian Portuguese Insônia
  Spanish Insomnio
  Vietnamese Mất Ngủ


Variations of the Ability Limber
LimberObliviousInsomniaImmunityOwn TempoInner FocusMagma ArmorWater VeilVital Spirit


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