Drowzee (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Drowzee (disambiguation).

Drowzee Hypnosis Pokémon スリープ Sleepe #0096 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Psychic Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Insomnia or ForewarnGen IV+ Cacophony Cacophony Inner Focus Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 190 (35.2%)
Breeding Egg Group Human-Like Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 3'03" 1.0 m Drowzee 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 71.4 lbs. 32.4 kg Drowzee 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 102 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 66 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Drowzee 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Yellow	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Drowzee (Japanese: スリープ Sleepe) is a Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Hypno starting at level 26.

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.

Evolution

Drowzee evolves into Hypno.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Drowzee  Psychic

→

First evolution Hypno  Psychic

Game 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

Drowzee in the Alola Pokédex	Drowzee in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.

Games		Held items
Red	Blue	Berry (100%)
Yellow

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM012 TM012 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM016 TM016 Psybeam Psychic Special 06565 100}}100% 20 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM037 TM037 Draining Kiss Fairy Special 05050 100}}100% 10 TM039 TM039 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM041 TM041 Stored Power Psychic Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM054 TM054 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM067 TM067 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM068 TM068 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM069 TM069 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM073 TM073 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM079 TM079 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM080 TM080 Metronome Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM081 TM081 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM092 TM092 Imprison Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM098 TM098 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM109 TM109 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM120 TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM129 TM129 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM138 TM138 Psychic Terrain Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM158 TM158 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TM161 TM161 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM174 TM174 Haze Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM175 TM175 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM192 TM192 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150150 100}}100% 20 TM203 TM203 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM205 TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM217 TM217 Future Sight Psychic Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM218 TM218 Expanding Force Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM228 TM228 Psychic Noise Psychic Special 07575 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Drowzee Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Drowzee Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100% 15 Flatter Dark Status — 100% 15 * Guard Swap Psychic Status — —% 10 Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 * Power Split Psychic Status — —% 10 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical 70 100% 20 * Role Play Psychic Status — —% 10 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Drowzee Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Drowzee Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Drowzee Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 7.9% Friend Area: Wild Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP "You are powerful!" Did my hypnotism work? 26%-50% HP I only have half HP left. 1%-25% HP I can't keep up... I'm drained of hypnotic power... Level up Oh, yes! My level's gone up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: F
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Traveling Pokémon Connected to: Metagross, Pachirisu, Zorua Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal I can eat dreams. How do they taste? Not bad. Low HP (< 50%) Argh… This is getting too rough…
Pokémon Ranger Group: Psychic Poké Assist: Psychic Field move: None Loops: 6 Min. exp.: 26 Max. exp.: 39 Browser entry R-090 Drowzee looses psychic power from its hands to disrupt your capture attempts.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Psychic Poké Assist: Psychic Field move: (Crush ×2) Browser entry R-166 It lets loose strange orbs from the palms of its hands to attack.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.58 seconds Base HP: 51 Base Attack: 69 Base Defense: 52 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Psychic Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Psychic Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #570 Sleep Charm Leaves the foe asleep.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 155 Base Attack: 89 Base Defense: 136 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Pound, Confusion Charged Attacks: Psybeam, Psyshock, Psychic, Frustration, Return

Evolution data

Unevolved Drowzee  Psychic

Level 26 →

First evolution Hypno  Psychic

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee!

Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Drowzee images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In the anime

Drowzee in the anime

Major appearances

Drowzee debuted in Hypno's Naptime, where it and its evolved counterpart 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 that 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!.

In Healing the Healer!, Goh caught a Drowzee, which he used to help defend Suicune from a group of Pokémon hunters.

Minor appearances

A Trainer's Drowzee appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back.

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 tried to subdue 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 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. It reappeared in a flashback in Helping the Hometown Hero!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Drowzee in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Sabrina has a Drowzee, which was used to sneak up on Erika prior to the showdown in Saffron City. However, it was noticed by the Grass-type Gym Leader and easily defeated by Erika's Vileplume's Petal Dance in Blame It On Eevee!.

A Drowzee appeared in Murkrow Row as one of the residents of Gold's house.

Multiple Drowzee appeared in Piloswine Whine, under the control of Team Rocket Grunts. They were used to attack Gold and Silver, but were easily defeated.

A Drowzee appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Drowzee appeared in a fantasy in Moving Past Milotic as a Pokémon at the Battle Pike.

The Battle Tower rented a Drowzee, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII. It reappeared in The Final Battle IX.

Multiple Drowzee were used by Team Galactic Grunts in Halting Honchkrow.

A Drowzee appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.

Team Skull Grunts own multiple Drowzee, which first appeared in Homecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Professor Oak owns a Drowzee, which debuted in Save the Pokémon Zoo!!.

A Drowzee appeared in Clefairy's Pikachu Robot.

In the TCG

Main article: Drowzee (TCG)

Trivia

• Drowzee's numbers in the Alola Pokédex in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and the Paldea Pokédex are identical: 066 for the former, and 66 for the latter.
• Despite being heavily associated with Dream Eater, Drowzee and its evolution, Hypno, cannot learn the move by leveling up outside of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
  • Notably, as the move is not a TM in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Drowzee and Hypno cannot legally learn Dream Eater in these games, despite both them and the move itself being present.

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. Drowzee's dual coloring makes it especially similar to the Malayan tapir.

Name origin

Drowzee may be a combination of drowsy and zzz (onomatopoeia for snoring).

Sleepe may be derived from sleep.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese スリープ Sleepe From sleep French Soporifik From soporifique Spanish Drowzee Same as English name German Traumato From Traum and traumatisch Italian Drowzee Same as English name Korean 슬리프 Sllip From sleep Mandarin Chinese 催眠貘 Cuīmiánmò* 素利普 Sùlìpǔ* From 催眠 cuīmián and 貘 mò Transcription of Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 催眠貘 Chēuimìhnmohk* 食夢獸 Sihkmuhngsau From 催眠 chēuimìhn and 貘 mohk From 食夢 sihkmuhng and 獸 sau

More languages Hindi ड्राउज़ी Drowzee Transcription of English name Russian Драузи Drauzi Transcription of English name Thai สลีป Slip Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Drowzee (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)

External links

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