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'''Sleep''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|眠|ねむ}}り''' ''Sleeping'') is a [[status condition]] that causes a Pokémon to be unable to make a move. In the games, it is often abbreviated as SLP.

Sleep now lasts 1-6 turns (1-3 in the {{gdis|Battle Tower|II}}), and a Pokémon can make a move on the turn it wakes up.

Sleep now lasts 2-5 turns. Using {{m|Snore}} or {{m|Sleep Talk}} while asleep increments the sleep counter like normal, but due to an oversight, the updates to the sleep counter by these two moves are not saved upon switching out, effectively being reset.

! [[Accuracy]]

| {{tt|50%|80% in Generations IV-VI}}

| class="l" | Exclusive [[G-Max Move]] of [[Gigantamax]] {{p|Butterfree}}<br>May also {{status|paralyze}} or {{status|poison}} (33.3% chance of each)

| class="l" | Exclusive [[G-Max Move]] of [[Gigantamax]] {{p|Grimmsnarl}}<br>Takes effect at end of the next turn after use. If the afflicted switches, the move does not take effect

| {{tt|60%|70% in Diamond and Pearl only}}

| {{tt|100%|90% in Generations IV-V}}

| class="l" | Puts user to sleep, restoring HP to 100% and removing any other non-volatile [[status condition]]. Sleep will only last 2 turns

| class="l" | {{t|Grass}} types, as well as Pokémon with {{a|Overcoat}} and [[Safety Goggles]], are immune to Sleep Powder ([[Generation VI]] onward)

| class="l" | {{t|Grass}} types, as well as Pokémon with {{a|Overcoat}} and [[Safety Goggles]], are immune to Spore ([[Generation VI]] onward)

Pokémon with the {{a|Insomnia}} or {{a|Vital Spirit}} Abilities cannot be put to sleep. Pokémon with {{a|Leaf Guard}} will be protected from status conditions in {{weather|harsh sunlight}}. Pokémon with {{a|Sweet Veil}} and their allies cannot be put to sleep. Pokémon with the {{a|Comatose}} Ability will act like they are asleep, without actually being asleep, and the Ability prevents them from being put to sleep.

{{m|Rest}} in Mystery Dungeon is turned into a move that causes a variety of Asleep on the user, named '''Napping'''. Napping is similar to Asleep, but when the user wakes, all their negative {{md|status condition|status conditions}} will be gone.

Other sleep aliments include '''{{m|Yawn}}ing''', which causes Asleep after 3 turns, and '''Sleepless''', which prevent the previous four conditions from occurring for 11 to 12 turns. Like in the main games, Sleeping can be cured early using a [[Chesto Berry]].

In [[Pokémon Shuffle]], a sleeping Pokémon cannot use any {{DL|Pokémon Shuffle|disruptions}}, its disruption countdown is paused, and takes 20% more damage.

Sleep can be inflicted by Pokémon with the Nap Time or Sleep Charm [[Skill]]s. The Sleep Combo Skill also boosts damage against sleeping foes.

* Sleeping was first seen in {{pkmn|battle}} in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' by a {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s {{p|Gengar}} in the [[Pokémon League]]. Gengar's {{m|Hypnosis}} put the opponent's {{p|Nidorino}} to sleep, forcing the Nidorino's Trainer to [[recall]] it and send {{p|Onix}} out in its place.

* In ''[[EP004|Challenge of the Samurai]]'', [[Ash's Butterfree]] used {{m|Sleep Powder}} to put a swarm of angry {{p|Beedrill}} to sleep.

* In ''[[EP027|Hypno's Naptime]]'', the abuse of {{p|Hypno}}'s {{m|Hypnosis}} had been causing the Pokémon of [[HopHopHop Town]] to fall asleep without warning. It put the town's children, as well as {{an|Misty}}, under a trance, in which they would run away to a pond and start acting like Pokémon.

* In ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'', during {{Ash}}'s [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} against [[Koga]], Koga's Venomoth put [[Ash's Pidgeotto]] to sleep with Sleep Powder after paralyzing it with {{m|Stun Spore}}{{tt|*|Pokémon cannot have two non-volatile status problems at once}}, forcing Ash to recall the [[Pokémon category|Bird Pokémon]]

and send {{AP|Charmander}} out in its place.

* A {{an|Jigglypuff}} that has followed {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} almost always uses {{m|Sing}} whenever it appears. Whenever it discovers that its "audience" slept through its song, the Balloon Pokémon would doodle on the sleeping Pokémon and people before leaving in a huff. However, its songs have still helped out Ash and the people he has met from time to time. In [[EP045|its debut episode]], its song helped the cranky people of [[Neon Town]] finally fall asleep, after which, they woke up much more agreeable and friendly. In [[EP046|the following episode]], Jigglypuff's song was able to put the angry [[Fossil|ancient Pokémon]] that slept there back to sleep.

* In ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]'', a {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Jigglypuff}} put a giant battling {{p|Alakazam}} and a giant battling {{p|Gengar}} to sleep with Sing. However, this also puts Ash, his friends, and their Pokémon to sleep, as well.

* In ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]'', during the fifth round of the Indigo Plateau Conference, [[Ritchie]]'s {{p|Butterfree}}, Happy, put [[Ash's Squirtle]] to sleep with Sleep Powder, causing Squirtle to be declared {{DL|Fainting|In the anime|unable to battle}}.

* In ''[[EP097|Tracey Gets Bugged]]'', [[Tracey's Venonat]] used Sleep Powder to put a wild {{TP|Tracey|Scyther}} to sleep so it could be {{pkmn2|caught}} and taken to a [[Pokémon Center]].

* In ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', [[Tad]]'s {{p|Poliwrath}} put [[Ash's Pikachu]] to sleep with Hypnosis, allowing it to defeat him with {{m|Water Gun}}.

* In ''[[EP129|Ignorance is Blissey]]'', it was revealed in a flashback that many of [[Nurse Joy's Chansey]] put various Pokémon (plus Jessie) to sleep with Sing at the [[Pokémon Nurse School]].

* In ''[[EP176|Ariados, Amigos]]'', {{an|Aya}}'s {{p|Venonat}} put itself to sleep with {{m|Rest}} during a battle with [[Jessie's Arbok]].

* In ''[[EP237|As Cold as Pryce]]'', [[Pryce]] had his {{TP|Pryce|Piloswine}} use Rest to put itself to sleep.

* In ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', [[Butler]] had his {{p|Kirlia}} use Hypnosis to put an {{p|Absol}} to sleep.

* In ''[[AG037|Jump for Joy!]]'', multiple wild {{p|Oddish}} put Nurse Joy to sleep with Sleep Powder so that {{p|Shiftry}} could bring her to treat a sick {{p|Nuzleaf}}. The remnants of the Sleep Powder that were left in Nurse Joy's office later caused Ash, his friends, and Pikachu to fall asleep. The dub incorrectly refers to the Sleep Powder used by the Oddish as Stun Spore.

* In ''[[AG056|Going, Going, Yawn]]'', during Ash's Gym battle with [[Flannery]], Flannery's {{p|Slugma}}, Meg, put [[Ash's Corphish]] to sleep with {{m|Yawn}}, forcing Ash to recall it and send Pikachu out in its place. It was later sent back out as Ash's last Pokémon and woke up after taking multiple attacks from Flannery's final Pokémon, {{p|Torkoal}}.

* In ''[[AG057|Going for a Spinda]]'', [[Claire]]'s {{p|Spinda}} put {{TRT}} to sleep with Hypnosis.

* In ''[[AG088|The Garden of Eatin']]'', a wild {{p|Snorlax}} used Yawn to put various people and Pokémon to sleep, including Ash and his friends, while using Rest to heal itself. This move was finally countered when [[Marcel]] used a {{p|Vigoroth}} against Snorlax. With its {{a|Vital Spirit}} [[Ability]] protecting it from sleep, Vigoroth was able to defeat Snorlax, allowing Marcel to catch it.

* In ''[[AG138|Rough, Tough Jigglypuff]]'', a wild Jigglypuff put Ash, his friends, Team Rocket, [[Mitch Mitchum]], and several Pokémon, including Ash's Pikachu, to sleep with Sing.

* In ''[[AG149|Wheel of Frontier]]'', [[Ash's Snorlax]] used Rest to go to sleep and restore its stamina while being {{status|freeze|frozen}} by an {{m|Ice Punch}} from [[Greta]]'s {{p|Medicham}}.

* In ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]'', during the [[Appeal|Appeals Round]] of the {{to|Wisteria}} {{pkmn|Contest}}, {{an|May}}'s {{TP|May|Munchlax}} went after using Rest via {{m|Metronome}}. She was able to wake Munchlax up by throwing it a [[Pokéblock]]. Later in the same episode, [[Harley]]'s {{p|Octillery}} also used Rest to put itself to sleep.

* In ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone!]]'', [[Solidad]] had her {{p|Slowbro}} use Yawn to put [[May's Combusken]] to sleep during their match in the [[Kanto Grand Festival]].

* In ''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!]]'', [[Brandon]]'s {{DL|Brandon's Legendary titans|Regice|Brandon's Regice}} went to sleep twice by using Rest in order to recover from the damage and {{status|paralysis}} that it sustained while battling with Ash's Pikachu.

* In ''[[DP005|Gettin' Twiggy With It!]]'', a wild Oddish used Sleep Powder on Ash and Pikachu, putting them to sleep.

* A wild {{OBP|Hippopotas|recurring}}, which appeared in ''[[DP044|Mass Hip-Po-Sis!]]'' and ''[[DP065|Sleight of Sand!]]'', used Yawn several times, putting several characters, including Ash and Jessie, asleep a couple of times.

* In ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', {{OBP|Darkrai|M10}} used its {{m|Dark Void}} in order to warn the people of [[Alamos Town]] about the coming attack of {{mov|Dialga}} and {{mov|Palkia}}. Unfortunately, the {{a|Bad Dreams}} that it caused led [[Baron Alberto]] to see Darkrai as a threat.

* In ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]'', {{an|Brock}}'s {{TP|Brock|Happiny}} put Team Rocket asleep with {{m|Secret Power}}.

* In ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]'', [[Reggie]]'s {{p|Bibarel}} put [[Ash's Turtwig]] to sleep using Secret Power.

* In ''[[DP093|Playing the Leveling Field!]]'', [[Fantina]]'s {{p|Drifloon}}, later {{TP|Fantina|Drifblim}}, used Hypnosis to put [[Ash's Buizel]], {{AP|Chimchar}}, and Pikachu asleep during Ash's unofficial battle with her. Pikachu and Buizel got affected by Drifblim's Hypnosis again during Ash's Gym battle with Fantina in ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]''.

* In ''[[DP095|Battling The Generation Gap!]]'', [[Lila]]'s {{p|Delcatty}} put {{an|Dawn}}'s {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} to sleep using Sing during the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]] of the {{to|Celestic}} {{pkmn|Contest}}.

* In ''[[DP121|The Lonely Snover!]]'', a wild {{p|Snover}} put Ash, Dawn, Brock, and their Pokémon to sleep with {{m|Grass Whistle}}.

* In ''[[DP183|League Unleashed!]]'', [[Nando]]'s {{TP|Nando|Kricketune}} used {{m|Sing}} to put [[Ash's Heracross]] to sleep during their match in the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]]. However, Heracross was able to counter it with {{m|Sleep Talk}}.

* In ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'', {{OBP|Tammy|M13}}'s {{p|Tangrowth}} used Sleep Powder to put {{OBP|Zorua|M13}} to sleep.

* In ''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]'', {{si|Tobias}}'s {{p|Darkrai}} used a combination of Dark Void and {{m|Dream Eater}} against Ash's Heracross, quickly knocking him out. Darkrai also put {{AP|Sceptile}} to sleep, but it managed to wake up after getting hit with Dream Eater, allowing it to knock out Darkrai with {{m|Leaf Blade}}.

* In ''[[BW125|Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!]]'', [[Mr. Shaw]]'s {{p|Roselia}} put [[Mrs. Ripple]]'s {{p|Watchog}} to sleep with Sleep Powder as part of his plan to sneak into Mrs. Ripple's room and have a second look at the "Eye of Liepard".

* In ''[[BW127|The Island of Illusions!]]'', a wild {{p|Foongus}} put {{an|Iris}}'s {{TP|Iris|Axew}} to sleep with {{m|Spore}}.

* In [[BWS01]], {{an|Cilan}}'s {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}} put a wild {{p|Gyarados}} to sleep with Grass Whistle so that Brock could heal its painful wound.

* In ''[[XY006|Battling on Thin Ice!]]'', [[Viola]]'s {{p|Vivillon}} was revealed to know Sleep Powder and {{AP|Fletchling}} was hit by this move, resulting in its defeat. Vivillon also used Sleep Powder on Pikachu, but he was able to stay awake by using an {{m|Electro Ball}} on himself.

* In ''[[XY041|Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!]]'', Pikachu, {{an|Bonnie}}, and {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}} were put to sleep by a wild {{p|Amoonguss}}'s Spore.

* In ''[[XY071|So You're Having a Bad Day!]]'', Bonnie was put to sleep with Spore by a group of wild Foongus. She was awakened by the [[Chesto Berry]] brought to her by {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}.

* In ''[[SM029|Lulled to La-La Land!]]'', a wild {{p|Morelull}} used Sleep Powder on two occasions to make Ash and his friends fall asleep in order to absorb their energy (excluding [[Lillie (anime)|Lillie]] due to the [[Max Repel]] she placed on herself). Later, after Morelull evolved into a {{p|Shiinotic}}, it used Sleep Powder again to make Ash and his friends fall asleep but gave them energy in return for Ash and his friends willingly giving their energy to it.

* In ''[[SM056|Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!]]'', [[Samson Oak]]'s {{p|Komala}} used Sing on Jigglypuff, causing the latter to fall asleep.

* In ''[[JN024|A Little Rocket R & R!]]'', [[Goh]] had his Oddish use Sleep Powder on a {{TP|Goh|giant Magikarp}} after it resisted his first capture attempt. Goh was able to successfully capture the Magikarp afterwards.

* In ''[[JN075|A Midsummer Night's Light!]]'', a {{OBP|Darkrai|recurring}} used Dark Void to put [[Matori]], a group of {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s, their Pokémon, and the Team Rocket trio to sleep with Dark Void.

* In ''[[JN076|All Out, All of the Time!]]'', James had the {{p|Vileplume}} he pulled from the [[Rocket Prize Master]] put Ash's Pikachu and a pair of wild {{p|Passimian}} asleep with Sleep Powder. [[Goh's Grookey]] was also hit by the Sleep Powder, but was unaffected by it due to being a {{t|Grass}} type.

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In ''[[PS117|Slugging It Out with Slugma]]'', {{adv|Crystal}}'s {{p|Parasect|Parasee}} put a group of wild {{p|Slugma}} to sleep with {{m|Spore}}, allowing her to easily catch them.

In ''[[PS128|Indubitably Ditto]]'', Crystal's Parasee used Spore to put a group of [[Team Rocket]] members chasing {{p|Suicune}} to sleep.

In ''[[PS164|Slick Slowking]]'', {{adv|Gold}}'s [[Polibo]] used Hypnosis to put [[Sham]] and [[Carl]]'s Pokémon to sleep. However, they were able to counter this by having their {{p|Slowking}} and {{p|Magcargo}} use {{m|Snore}} and {{m|Sleep Talk}}, respectively.

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In ''[[PS289|Surprised by Sneasel]]'', [[Silver's Gyarados]] put himself to sleep with Rest in order heal himself while battling against [[Sird]]'s {{p|Banette}}. However, Banette used {{m|Snatch}} to steal the move and prevent Gyarados from healing himself.

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In ''[[PS363|Dramatic Drapion & Crafty Kricketune II]]'', a {{tc|Scientist}}'s {{p|Kricketune}} put {{adv|Diamond}}'s [[Tru]] to sleep with Sing.

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In ''[[PS438|The Final Dimensional Duel VIII]]'', {{p|Darkrai}} put [[Palmer]]'s {{p|Cresselia}} to sleep with Hypnosis. Palmer countered by having Cresselia use {{m|Psycho Shift}}, causing Cresselia to wake up and Darkrai to fall asleep instead. Later during the same round, [[Charon]] had Darkrai use Dark Void to put his opponents' [[Legendary Pokémon]] to sleep. This was soon countered by {{p|Shaymin}} using {{m|Worry Seed}} on the sleeping Pokémon, changing their Abilities to {{a|Insomnia}} and thus causing them to immediately wake up.

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In [[PS587]], [[Xerosic]]'s {{p|Malamar}} used Hypnosis to put {{adv|X}}'s group and their Pokémon to sleep. However, X and [[Croaky]] were able to avoid the initial Hypnosis by covering their ears. Croaky was later put to sleep by another Hypnosis from Malamar, needing to be cured by an [[Awakening]] from {{adv|Y}}.

In the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}, Sleep, called Asleep, is one of the five {{TCG|Special Conditions}} along with Poisoned, Burned, Confused, and Paralyzed. If a Pokémon is Asleep, it cannot attack or retreat by itself. It must also be turned to the left. After each turn, if a player's Pokémon is Asleep, the player must flip a coin: if heads, the Asleep Pokémon "wakes up" and is no longer affected by the Special Condition. However, if the coin lands on tails, the Pokémon is still asleep. Unlike the Pokémon games, a Pokémon can be afflicted with more than one Special Condition at once; however, some special conditions will erase ones already present.