Nightmare (move)
- If you were looking for the Mystery Dungeon level, see The Nightmare.
- If you were looking for the Ability, see Bad Dreams.
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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.
The effect of Nightmare ends if the target awakens from its sleep, is cured of it, or switches out, and its effects will not continue if the Pokémon 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.
Due to glitches, the effects of Nightmare will remain if an opponent is cured of sleep by an item in Generation II, as well as if a Pokémon cures itself with the Shed Skin Ability in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
Nightmare can be used as part of a Contest Spectaculars combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if a sleep-inducing status move (except Psycho Shift and Rest) was used in the prior turn.
If powered up by a Ghostium Z into Z-Nightmare, the user's Special Attack stat raises one stage.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | |||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0092 | |
Amorphous | 41FRLG | 43 | 47 | 47 | 47 | ||||||
0093 | |
Amorphous | 53FRLG | 55 | 61 | 61 | 61 | ||||||
0094 | |
Amorphous | 53FRLG | 55 | 61 | 61 | 61 | ||||||
0097 | Human-Like | 1FRLG | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
0491 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | |||||||
0517 | Field | 29 | 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 | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
Egg Move | |||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0442 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0562 | Mineral | Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0778 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
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 | Types | Egg Groups | Machine | |||||||||
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II TM50 |
III -- |
IV -- |
V -- |
VI -- |
VII -- |
VIII -- |
IX -- | ||||||
0012 | |
Bug | ✔ | ||||||||||
0035 | Fairy | ✔ | |||||||||||
0036 | Fairy | ✔ | |||||||||||
0039 | Fairy | ✔ | |||||||||||
0040 | Fairy | ✔ | |||||||||||
0052 | Field | ✔ | |||||||||||
0053 | Field | ✔ | |||||||||||
0063 | Human-Like | ✔ | |||||||||||
0064 | Human-Like | ✔ | |||||||||||
0065 | Human-Like | ✔ | |||||||||||
0079 | |
Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | |||||||||
0080 | |
Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | |||||||||
0092 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0093 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0094 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0096 | Human-Like | ✔ | |||||||||||
0097 | Human-Like | ✔ | |||||||||||
0102 | |
Grass | ✔ | ||||||||||
0103 | |
Grass | ✔ | ||||||||||
0108 | Monster | ✔ | |||||||||||
0121 | |
Water 3 | ✔ | ||||||||||
0122 | Human-Like | ✔ | |||||||||||
0124 | |
Human-Like | ✔ | ||||||||||
0131 | |
Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | |||||||||
0137 | Mineral | ✔ | |||||||||||
0150 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||||||||||
0151 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||||||||||
0163 | |
Flying | ✔ | ||||||||||
0164 | |
Flying | ✔ | ||||||||||
0173 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||||||||||
0174 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||||||||||
0177 | |
Flying | ✔ | ||||||||||
0178 | |
Flying | ✔ | ||||||||||
0190 | Field | ✔ | |||||||||||
0196 | Field | ✔ | |||||||||||
0197 | Field | ✔ | |||||||||||
0198 | |
Flying | ✔ | ||||||||||
0199 | |
Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | |||||||||
0200 | Amorphous | ✔ | |||||||||||
0203 | |
Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0206 | Field | ✔ | |||||||||||
0215 | |
Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0228 | |
Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0229 | |
Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0233 | Mineral | ✔ | |||||||||||
0234 | Field | ✔ | |||||||||||
0238 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | |||||||||
0248 | |
Monster | ✔ | ||||||||||
0249 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | |||||||||
0250 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | |||||||||
0251 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | |||||||||
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 | Types | Egg Groups | Game | ||
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XD | ||||||
0012 | |
Bug | ✔ | |||
0035 | Fairy | ✔ | ||||
0036 | Fairy | ✔ | ||||
0039 | Fairy | ✔ | ||||
0040 | Fairy | ✔ | ||||
0052 | Field | ✔ | ||||
0053 | Field | ✔ | ||||
0063 | Human-Like | ✔ | ||||
0064 | Human-Like | ✔ | ||||
0065 | Human-Like | ✔ | ||||
0079 | |
Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ||
0080 | |
Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ||
0092 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | |||
0093 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | |||
0094 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | |||
0096 | Human-Like | ✔ | ||||
0097 | Human-Like | ✔ | ||||
0102 | |
Grass | ✔ | |||
0103 | |
Grass | ✔ | |||
0108 | Monster | ✔ | ||||
0121 | |
Water 3 | ✔ | |||
0122 | Human-Like | ✔ | ||||
0124 | |
Human-Like | ✔ | |||
0131 | |
Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ||
0137 | Mineral | ✔ | ||||
0150 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | |||
0151 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | |||
0163 | |
Flying | ✔ | |||
0164 | |
Flying | ✔ | |||
0173 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | |||
0174 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | |||
0177 | |
Flying | ✔ | |||
0178 | |
Flying | ✔ | |||
0190 | Field | ✔ | ||||
0196 | Field | ✔ | ||||
0197 | Field | ✔ | ||||
0198 | |
Flying | ✔ | |||
0199 | |
Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ||
0200 | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||
0203 | |
Field | ✔ | |||
0206 | Field | ✔ | ||||
0215 | |
Field | ✔ | |||
0228 | |
Field | ✔ | |||
0229 | |
Field | ✔ | |||
0233 | Mineral | ✔ | ||||
0234 | Field | ✔ | ||||
0238 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||
0248 | |
Monster | ✔ | |||
0249 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||
0250 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||
0251 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||
0280 | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||
0281 | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||
0282 | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||
0284 | |
Water 1 | Bug | ✔ | ||
0292 | |
Mineral | ✔ | |||
0302 | |
Human-Like | ✔ | |||
0315 | |
Fairy | Grass | ✔ | ||
0316 | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||
0317 | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||
0327 | Field | Human-Like | ✔ | |||
0353 | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||
0354 | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||
0355 | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||
0356 | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||
0358 | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||
0359 | Field | ✔ | ||||
0385 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||
0386 | Deoxys
Normal Forme |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||
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. |
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
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user gives the sleeping opponent nightmares. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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
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.
- This move originated as a TCG Attack.
In other languages
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Generation II TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation II HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 |
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