Biology
Hypno is a bipedal, humanoid Pokémon that has yellow skin. It has two triangular, ears on the top of its head and two sleepy looking eyes with a large nose underneath. On its neck, it has a ruff of white fur, which is longer on the female. Hypno has five fingers on each hand and holds a pendulum in its left. The pendulum is used for hypnotism, and Hypno is never seen without it. There are three toes on each of its feet, which have a pink pad on the undersides.
Hypno is able to put people to sleep. It can then sense the dreams the victim is having, so it knows what kind of dream it would be eating. It is known to reside away from humans and on less traveled roads. If anyone comes by, Hypno will hypnotize them and eat their dreams. While it awaits its prey, it polishes its pendulum.
In the animeIn the mangaIn the TCGMerchandise
Hypno was one of the first four Pokémon designs revealed when the Pokémon 151 brand was first announced. The shirt design features an image of Hypno swinging its pendulum from the left side of the shirt.
Game data
Pokédex entries
Generation I
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Red(ENG)
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When it locks eyes with an enemy, it will use a mix of PSI moves such as Hypnosis and Confusion.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Avoid eye contact if you come across one. It will try to put you to sleep by using its pendulum.
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Stadium
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If you lock eyes with it, it will try to hypnotize you. It is best to close your eyes quickly before you get hypnotized.
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Generation II
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Gold
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When it is very hungry, it puts humans it meets to sleep, then it feasts on their dreams.
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Silver
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Always holding a pendulum that it rocks at a steady rhythm, it causes drowsiness in anyone nearby.
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Crystal
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The longer it swings its pendulum, the longer the effects of its hypnosis last.
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Stadium 2
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When it is very hungry, it puts humans it meets to sleep, then it feasts on their dreams.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Hypno holds a pendulum in its hand. The arcing movement and glitter of the pendulum lull the foe into a deep state of hypnosis. While this Pokémon searches for prey, it polishes the pendulum.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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The arcing movement and glitter of the pendulum in a Hypno's hand lull the foe into deep hypnosis. While searching for prey, it polishes the pendulum.
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FireRed
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It carries a pendulum-like device. There once was an incident in which it took away a child it hypnotized.
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LeafGreen
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When it locks eyes with an enemy, it will use a mix of PSI moves such as Hypnosis and Confusion.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Seeing its swinging pendulum can induce sleep in three seconds, even in someone who just woke up.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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When it is very hungry, it puts humans it meets to sleep, then it feasts on their dreams.
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SoulSilver
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Always holding a pendulum that it swings at a steady rhythm, it causes drowsiness in anyone nearby.
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Generation V
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Black
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Seeing its swinging pendulum can induce sleep in three seconds, even in someone who just woke up.
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White
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Black 2
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Seeing its swinging pendulum can induce sleep in three seconds, even in someone who just woke up.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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It carries a pendulum-like device. There once was an incident in which it took away a child it hypnotized.
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Y
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Seeing its swinging pendulum can induce sleep in three seconds, even in someone who just woke up.
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Omega Ruby
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Hypno holds a pendulum in its hand. The arcing movement and glitter of the pendulum lull the foe into a deep state of hypnosis. While this Pokémon searches for prey, it polishes the pendulum.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Game locations
In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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85
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145 - 192
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280 - 374
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73
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70 - 137
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135 - 269
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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73
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70 - 137
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135 - 269
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115
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108 - 183
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211 - 361
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67
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64 - 130
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125 - 256
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Total: 483
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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 115.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hypno
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hypno
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hypno
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hypno
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Hypno in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Hypno in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hypno
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hypno
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Hypno can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Hypno cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hypno
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hypno
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hypno
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hypno
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Hypno's Red and Blue and LeafGreen Pokédex entries make reference to it using "PSI moves", possibly indicating an early name for the Psychic type in English.
Origin
Hypno is based on a tapir, hypnotist, and baku, or dream eater spirit, of Japanese mythology. It also looks similar to a proboscis monkey. Hypno's long, hooked nose and white frill could also be based on a vulture, such as Rüppell's Vulture.
Name origin
Hypno is a shortening of hypnosis. It could also be derived from Hypnos (Greek: Ὕπνος Sleep), the personification of sleep in Greek mythology.
Sleeper is literally sleeper, one who sleeps.
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