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
Currently unknown
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. Eleven Pokémon can have this Ability. It is one of two abilities that prevent sleeping (the other is Vital Spirit).

Effect

In battle

Insomnia prevents Sleep by either the opponent or themselves. If a Pokémon with Insomnia uses Rest, it will automatically fail.

Outside of battle

Insomnia has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Insomnia

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0096 Drowzee Drowzee
Psychic Psychic Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus
0097 Hypno Hypno
Psychic Psychic Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus
0163 Hoothoot Hoothoot
Normal Flying Insomnia Keen Eye Tinted Lens
0164 Noctowl Noctowl
Normal Flying Insomnia Keen Eye Tinted Lens
0167 Spinarak Spinarak
Bug Poison Swarm Insomnia Sniper
0168 Ariados Ariados
Bug Poison Swarm Insomnia Sniper
0198 Murkrow Murkrow
Dark Flying Insomnia Super Luck Prankster
0225 Delibird Delibird
Ice Flying Vital Spirit Hustle Insomnia
0353 Shuppet Shuppet
Ghost Ghost Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body
0354 Banette Banette
Ghost Ghost Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body
0430 Honchkrow Honchkrow
Dark Flying Insomnia Super Luck Moxie
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.

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 失眠 Shī​mián​
France Flag.png French Insomnia
Germany Flag.png German Insomnia
Greece Flag.png Greek Αϋπνία
Italy Flag.png Italian Insonnia
South Korea Flag.png Korean 불면 Bulmyeon
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Insônia
Spain Flag.png Spanish Insomnio


Variations of the Ability Water Veil
Water VeilLimberMagma ArmorOwn TempoInsomniaVital SpiritImmunity
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