Hypnosis (move)

Hypnosis さいみんじゅつ Hypnosis

File:Hypnosis Lucas.jpg

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  60% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Hypnosis (Japanese: さいみんじゅつ Hypnosis) is a fairly accurate non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I-III

Hypnosis puts the opponent to sleep.

Hypnosis can't affect an opponent that already has a major status ailment.

In Stadium, Hypnosis can't affect an opponent that has a substitute.

Hypnosis has 60 accuracy.

Generation IV

Same as before, except with 70 accuracy. In Platinum however, it was changed back to 60%.

In the anime

• Gengar using Hypnosis.PNG

  A Gengar using Hypnosis.

• Drowzee.png

  A Drowzee using Hypnosis.

• Harrison's Hypno using Hypnosis.PNG

  Harrison's Hypno using Hypnosis.

Pokémon

Gengar. Gengar put's its hands together and releases black circles that expand as they move towards it's target.

• Used by an unknown Trainer's Gengar in Pokémon - I Choose You!. Debut

Drowzee. Rainbow colored circles are released from Drowzee and expand as they move towards the foe.

• Used by a Drowzee in Hypno's Naptime.

Hypno. Hypno simply swings its pendulum in front of its target's face until it falls asleep.

• Used by Harrison's Hypno in Playing with Fire!.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Poliwag at Lv.16
• Poliwhirl at Lv.--
• Poliwhirl at Lv.16
• Poliwrath at Lv.--
• Poliwrath at Lv.16
• Gastly at Lv.27
• Haunter at Lv.29
• Gengar at Lv.29
• Drowzee at Lv.--
• Hypno at Lv.--
• Exeggcute at Lv.--
• Exeggutor at Lv.--

Generation II

By leveling up

• Poliwag at Lv.7
• Poliwhirl at Lv.--
• Poliwhirl at Lv.7
• Poliwrath at Lv.--
• Gastly at Lv.--
• Haunter at Lv.--
• Gengar at Lv.--
• Drowzee at Lv.--
• Hypno at Lv.--
• Exeggcute at Lv.--
• Exeggutor at Lv.--
• Hoothoot at Lv.16
• Noctowl at Lv.16
• Politoed at Lv.--
• Stantler at Lv.15

By breeding

• Vulpix
• Meowth
• Psyduck
• Ponyta
• Mr. Mime

Generation III

By leveling up

• Poliwag at Lv.7
• Poliwhirl at Lv.--
• Poliwhirl at Lv.7
• Poliwrath at Lv.--
• Gastly at Lv.--
• Haunter at Lv.--
• Gengar at Lv.--
• Drowzee at Lv.--
• Hypno at Lv.--
• Exeggcute at Lv.--
• Exeggutor at Lv.--
• Hoothoot at Lv.16
• Noctowl at Lv.16
• Politoed at Lv.--
• Yanma at Lv.23 (FR/LG)
• Stantler at Lv.19 (R/S/E)
• Stantler at Lv.17 (FR/LG)
• Ralts at Lv.41
• Kirlia at Lv.47
• Gardevoir at Lv.51
• Spinda at Lv.23
• Lunatone at Lv.19

By breeding

• Vulpix
• Meowth
• Psyduck
• Ponyta
• Mr. Mime
• Feebas
• Chimecho

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Poliwag at Lv.8
• Poliwhirl at Lv.--
• Poliwhirl at Lv.8
• Poliwrath at Lv.--
• Gastly at Lv.--
• Haunter at Lv.--
• Gengar at Lv.--
• Drowzee at Lv.--
• Hypno at Lv.--
• Exeggcute at Lv.--
• Exeggutor at Lv.--
• Hoothoot at Lv.9
• Noctowl at Lv.--
• Noctowl at Lv.9
• Politoed at Lv.--
• Yanma at Lv.38
• Stantler at Lv.10
• Ralts at Lv.43
• Kirlia at Lv.50
• Gardevoir at Lv.60
• Spinda at Lv.23
• Lunatone at Lv.12
• Glameow at Lv.13
• Purugly at Lv.13
• Bronzor at Lv.7
• Bronzong at Lv.--
• Bronzong at Lv.7
• Spiritomb at Lv.13
• Darkrai at Lv.20

By breeding

• Vulpix
• Zubat
• Meowth
• Psyduck
• Ponyta
• Mr. Mime
• Feebas
• Chimecho
• Drifloon
• Chingling
• Mime Jr.

In other languages

• French: Hypnose
• German: Hypnose
• Italian: Ipnosi
• Spanish: Hipnosis