Biology
Drowzee is a bipedal Pokémon that resembles a tapir. It has tired-looking eyes, a short trunk above its mouth, and triangular ears with brown interiors. The upper half of Drowzee's body is yellow and the lower half is brown. A wavy line separates the two halves. It has a round belly and short legs. Its feet are brown, except for its two toes, which are yellow. The bottom of each foot has a small, round, pink pad in the middle of it. There are three fingers on each of its hands. Drowzee is believed to have a common ancestor with Munna and Musharna.
Drowzee is able to put people to sleep and can then sense the person's dreams. This is so it knows what kind of dream it would be eating. It has certain preferences for the dreams it eats, and it is known to love fun dreams and become ill from bad dreams. It will rarely eat the dreams of adults, as the dreams of children are seemingly tastier. Drowzee remembers every dream it has eaten and may show past meals to a person it trusts. It eats dreams through the victim's nose, so it is said that Drowzee is standing over a person's pillow if their nose itches while they are asleep. Drowzee lives in grasslands and savannas.
In the anime
Major appearances
In Hypno's Naptime, a Drowzee and its evolved form were used to help the members of the Pokémon Lover's Club get some sleep. However, after Hypno caused children to act like Pokémon and drained the energy of Pokémon resting in the local Pokémon Center, Drowzee was used to fix the problem Hypno created.
In Pikachu Re-Volts, Butch and Cassidy used a Drowzee stolen from their fake Pokémon Breeding Center while stationed at Mandarin Island North. Its Psychic powers brainwashed Pokémon into turning against their Trainers and obeying Butch and Cassidy instead.
In Fear Factor Phony, a Drowzee lived in an abandoned mining colony. The other Psychic Pokémon it lived with had parties in order to help them forget their sadness due to the fact that the miners had left the town long ago. However, the constant partying was disturbing the Ghost Pokémon that lived in the abandoned mine.
In Beating the Bustle and Hustle!, Azure owns a Drowzee, which participated with him in the fake Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle that Team Rocket had set up. It was particularly powerful, being able to send Team Rocket blasting off and hold its own against Officer Jenny's Growlithe for a while.
In Turning Heads and Training Hard!, a Team Skull Grunt's Drowzee was quickly defeated by Ilima and his Eevee. In League Offenders and Defenders!, Drowzee was defeated by Team Rocket; and in Battle Royal 151!, it competed in the Manalo Conference, only to be defeated by Ilima's Eevee again. It reappeared once more in Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!.
Minor appearances
In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a Trainer's Drowzee was defeated by Mewtwo while it was serving Giovanni.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Drowzee was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
A Drowzee briefly appeared in A Friend In Deed.
In The Power of One, a Drowzee sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
In Tricks of the Trade, a Drowzee wa at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.
In The Psychic Sidekicks!, a Drowzee lived in Len Town.
In Beauty and the Breeder, a Pokémon Breeder's Drowzee participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.
A thief Drowzee appeared in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness.
In a flashback in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1), a Scientist's Drowzee unsuccessfully subdued the Aura Sphere Riolu in an attempt to capture it.
A Drowzee appeared in Camping It Up!.
A Drowzee appeared in Old Rivals, New Tricks.
In A Marathon Rivalry!, a Trainer's Drowzee competed in the Camellia Town Pokéathlon.
In the beginning of Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, a Drowzee replaced Raymond's Golem from Mewtwo Strikes Back. Alongside his Venomoth and Pinsir, it fought Ash's Pikachu, only for all of them to be defeated with Thunderbolt.
In From Z to Shining Z!, a Trainer's Drowzee watched the battle between Ash's Pikachu and Tapu Koko.
Pokédex entries
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Drowzee
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Ash's Pokédex
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Drowzee, the Hypnotic Pokémon. It is said to feed on the dreams of its opponents. It is also known for its powerful Psychic attack.
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In the mangaIn the TCGGame data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Ranger: After the credits, a man calling himself the Drowsy Guy stands on the Fiore Temple with two Drowzee. His Drowzee allow the player to reexperience the events of the end of the game.
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Drowzee is a resident of Treasure Town who takes Azurill hostage and makes him get treasure for him. The player's team saves Azurill and gets Drowzee arrested. Later, when Azurill cannot wake up from a nightmare, the player's team looks for Drowzee's help. He sends the player's team into Azurill's dream to find out the problem.
Pokédex entries
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Kanto
#096
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Puts enemies to sleep then eats their dreams. Occasionally gets sick from eating bad dreams.
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| Blue
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If you sleep by it all the time, it will sometimes show you dreams it has eaten in the past.
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It puts its enemy to sleep and eats the victim's dreams. Said to have descended from the legendary beast, Baku.
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Johto
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If you think that you had a good dream, but you can't remember it, a Drowzee has probably eaten it.
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| Silver
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It remembers every dream it eats. It rarely eats the dreams of adults because children's are much tastier.
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| Crystal
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When it twitches its nose, it can tell where someone is sleeping and what that person is dreaming about.
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| Stadium 2
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If you think that you had a good dream, but you can't remember it a Drowzee has probably eaten it.
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Kanto
#096
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If your nose becomes itchy while you are sleeping, it's a sure sign that one of these Pokémon is standing above your pillow and trying to eat your dream through your nostrils.
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| Sapphire
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If your nose becomes itchy while you are sleeping, it's a sure sign that a Drowzee is standing above your pillow and trying to eat your dream through your nostrils.
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A descendant of the legendary animal baku, which is said to eat dreams. It is skilled at hypnotism.
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| LeafGreen
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Puts enemies to sleep, then eats their dreams. Occasionally gets sick from eating bad dreams.
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| Generation IV
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Johto
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It can tell what people are dreaming by sniffing with its big nose. It loves fun dreams.
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| Pearl
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If you think that you had a good dream, but you can't remember it, a Drowzee has probably eaten it.
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| SoulSilver
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It remembers every dream it eats. It rarely eats the dreams of adults because children's are much tastier.
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It can tell what people are dreaming by sniffing with its big nose. It loves fun dreams.
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| White
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It can tell what people are dreaming by sniffing with its big nose. It loves fun dreams.
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Hoenn
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Puts enemies to sleep, then eats their dreams. Occasionally gets sick from eating only bad dreams.
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If you think that you had a good dream but you can't remember it, a Drowzee has probably eaten it.
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| Omega Ruby
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If your nose becomes itchy while you are sleeping, it's a sure sign that one of these Pokémon is standing above your pillow and trying to eat you dream through your nostrils.
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Alola
SM: #054
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Alola
USUM: #066
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Kanto
#096
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A Pokémon that nourishes itself by eating dreams, it is thought to share common ancestry with Munna and Musharna.
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| Moon
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It finds really fun dreams tasty. When it makes friends with people, it may show them the most delicious dreams it's ever eaten.
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| Ultra Sun
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It can be spotted near recreational facilities, intending to eat the pleasant dreams of children who enjoyed themselves there that day.
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| Ultra Moon
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It puts its prey to sleep and devours their dreams. It seems that bad dreams taste sour, so Drowzee doesn't particularly like eating them.
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If you sleep by it all the time, it will sometimes show you dreams it had eaten in the past.
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Game locations
In side games
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
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60
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120 - 167
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230 - 324
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48
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47 - 110
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90 - 214
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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43
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43 - 104
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81 - 203
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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42
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42 - 103
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80 - 201
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Total: 328
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 90.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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This Pokémon is unavailable within Generation VIII.
Click on the generation numbers above to see Drowzee's learnsets from other generations.
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
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None
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| Loops: 6
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Min. exp.: 26
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Max. exp.: 39
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Browser entry R-090
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| Drowzee looses psychic power from its hands to disrupt your capture attempts.
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 1.58 seconds
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Base HP: 51
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Base Defense: 52
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Base Speed: 60
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Origin
Drowzee is based on the Japanese myth of the baku, creatures who eat bad dreams of sleeping people. Originally, they were composite animals, but later became tapirs — pig-like animals with small trunks from South America and South Asia. It also shares some traits with elephants. Drowzee's dual coloring makes it especially similar to the Malayan tapir.
Name origin
Drowzee is a corruption of drowsy (dull with sleepiness). The zee could also be a reference to zzz (which are used to represent sleeping).
Sleepe is a corruption of sleep, but could also be named after Hypnos (Greek: Ὕπνος Sleep), the personification of sleep in Greek mythology.
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