Bad Dreams (Ability)

Bad Dreams

ナイトメア

Nightmare

Flavor text


Generation IV
Reduces a sleeping foe's HP.


Generation V
Reduces a sleeping foe's HP.


Generation VI
Currently unknown


Generation VII
Currently unknown


Generation VIII
Currently unknown


Generation IX
Currently unknown

Bad Dreams (Japanese: ナイトメア Nightmare) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. It is the signature ability of Darkrai.

Effect

In battle

Bad Dreams causes sleeping opponents to lose health each turn. At the end of each turn, each Pokémon that is asleep will lose 1/8 of its maximum HP.

Outside of battle

Bad Dreams has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Bad Dreams

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark	Bad Dreams	None	None
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.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Darkrai
The user causes the opponent to have nightmares.
User	First Used In	Notes
	If the opponent falls asleep when Darkrai is near, it starts to have nightmares.
Darkrai (movie 10)	The Rise of Darkrai	Debut
A wild Darkrai	Sleepless in Pre-Battle!	Mentioned in episode

In other languages

Language		Title
Dutch		Boze Dromen Slechte dromen
French		Mauvais Rêve
German		Alptraum
Greek		Εφιάλτες
Italian		Sogniamari
Korean		나이트메어 Nightmare
Portuguese		Sonhos Ruins
Spanish		Mal Sueño

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.