Dream Eater (move)
- If you were looking for the e-Reader application, see Dream Eater (e-Reader).
Dream Eater ゆめくい Dream Eat | ||||||||||||
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Dream Eater (Japanese: ゆめくい Dream Eat) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM42 in Generation I and II. It lost its status in Generation III before regaining its status as a TM, albeit as TM85, in Generation IV onwards.
Effect
Generation I-III
Dream Eater only works if the target is asleep. Dream Eater inflicts damage and 50% of the damage dealt (rounded up) is restored to the user as HP.
If Dream Eater breaks a substitute, no HP will be restored to the user. If HP is restored to the user when its current HP is greater than its maximum HP, its current HP will be set equal to its maximum HP.
Dream Eater will always fail if the target is not asleep.
In Pokémon Stadium, Dream Eater will always fail if the target has a substitute.
Generation IV and V
If the user has a Big Root as its held item, it will recover 30% more HP than it normally would, totalling 65%. Big Root does not increase damage dealt. All other effects remain the same.
Generation VI
Dream Eater cannot be used if the user is under the effects of Heal Block.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
092 | Gastly | Ghost | Poison | 35 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | ||||||
093 | Haunter | Ghost | Poison | 38 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 39 | ||||||
094 | Gengar | Ghost | Poison | 38 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 39 | ||||||
163 | Hoothoot | Normal | Flying | 48 | 48 | 49 | 57 | 57 | ||||||||
164 | Noctowl | Normal | Flying | 57 | 57 | 57 | 67 | --, 67 | ||||||||
280 | Ralts | Psychic | Fairy | 46 | 45 | 50 | 49 | |||||||||
281 | Kirlia | Psychic | Fairy | 54 | 53 | 59 | 59 | |||||||||
282 | Gardevoir | Psychic | Fairy | 60 | 65 | 73 | 73 | |||||||||
442 | Spiritomb | Ghost | Dark | 19 | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||
491 | Darkrai | Dark | 84 | 84 | 84 | |||||||||||
517 | Munna | Psychic | 41 | 41 | ||||||||||||
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 | Type | Father | |||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||
316 | Gulpin | Poison | ||||||||||
358 | Chimecho | Psychic | ||||||||||
433 | Chingling | Psychic | ||||||||||
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
By Move Tutor
Special move
Generation IV
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In other games
Pokémon Conquest
Dream Eater is the only move of Musharna.
In the anime
The user absorbs the sleeping opponent's energy and adds it to their own. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Hypno's hand glows red. The sleeping opponent then also glows red, a stream of red energy connects the two, and Hypno absorbs energy from the opponent. | |||
Harrison's Hypno | Playing with Fire! | Debut | |
Gengar releases a shadow-like version of itself at a confused opponent and the shadow goes through it, sucking up the opponent's energy. | |||
Agatha's Gengar | The Scheme Team | None | |
Darkrai's eyes flash red and it creates a shadow-like version of itself. The shadow then goes through a sleeping opponent, sucking up its energy. | |||
Tobias's Darkrai | The Semi-Final Frontier! | None |
In the manga
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
The user sucks out the opponent's soul. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Haunter reaches its hands out and holds them out around the opponent. Haunter then sucks out the opponent's soul. | |||
Black Fog | Haunting my Dreams | Debut |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user absorbs the sleeping opponent's energy and adds it to their own. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
A see-through glass coffin appears around the opponent while they are sleeping, absorbing their energy. | |||
Agatha's Gengar | Electro Magneton | Debut | |
Munna mouths the target's head. Its dreams are swallowed, emptying its mind. | |||
Black's Musha | Choices | None | |
Musharna mouths the target's head. Its dreams are swallowed, emptying its mind. | |||
Black's Musha | Black & White chapter | None |
In other generations
Trivia
- Dream Eater is the only HP-draining move unaffected by the effects of Liquid Ooze.
- Dream Eater is the only HP-draining move of its type.
- Even though the move is called Dream Eater, if the target is under the effect of Nightmare when it is hit by Dream Eater, the target will still be afflicted by a Nightmare.
In other languages
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Generation I 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 I HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 |
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 |
Generation IV 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 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
Generation IV HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 |
Generation V 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 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
Generation V HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 |
Generation VI 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 • 51 • 52 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
Generation VI HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS |
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