Nightmare (move): Difference between revisions

{{samename|Mystery Dungeon level|The Nightmare}}

{{samename|Ability|Bad Dreams}}

{{MoveInfobox

|n=171

|jtrans=Nightmare

|jtranslit=Akumu

|type=Ghost

|damagecategory=Status

|maxpp=24

|power=—

|gen=II

|category=Smart

|target=anyadjacent

}}

'''Nightmare''' (Japanese: '''あくむ''' ''Nightmare'') is a non-damaging {{type|Ghost}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation II]]. It was [[TM50]] in Generation II.

==Effect==

===Generation II===

In [[Generation II]] only, due to an oversight, if an opponent cures their Pokémon of sleep with a [[Full Heal]] or [[Full Restore]], it will not be cured of Nightmare even after waking up; this does not occur if the player cures their own Pokémon of sleep.

In {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} only, due to an oversight, if a Pokémon cures itself of sleep with {{a|Shed Skin}}, it will not be cured of Nightmare even after waking up.

Nightmare can be used as part of a [[Contest combination|Contest Spectacular combination]], with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if a sleep-inducing status move (except {{m|Psycho Shift}} and {{m|Rest}}) was used in the prior turn.

==Description==

{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|Colo}}{{gameabbrevss|XD}}|Inflicts 1/4 damage on a sleeping target each turn.}}

{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}<br>{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}{{gameabbrevss|PBR}}|A sleeping foe is shown a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.}}

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===By [[Level|leveling up]]===

{{Movehead/Level|Ghost|2}}

===By {{pkmn|breeding}}===

{{Movehead/Breed|Ghost|2}}

===By [[TM]]===

===By [[Move Tutor]]===

{{movedesc|Ghost}}

{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|RB}}|Inflicts the Nightmare status on the target, making it incapable of action.}}

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{{movemanga|type=ghost|exp=yes|gen=The user gives the sleeping opponent nightmares.|image1=Evan Haunter Nightmare.png|image1p=Haunter}}

{{movep|type=ghost|ms=093|pkmn=Haunter|method=Haunter waves its arms and black energy comes out of its body and surrounds the sleeping opponent, giving them nightmares.}}

==In other generations==

|BW=Nightmare BW

|B2W2=Nightmare B2W2

}}

{{movegen

|type=Ghost

|PBR=Nightmare PBR

}}

{{movegen

|type=Ghost

==Trivia==

* This move is completely unavailable in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} and {{g|Colosseum}} without trading, as no Pokémon can learn it in [[Generation III]] outside of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} and {{XD}}.

* This move [[Haunter (Fossil 6)|originated]] as a [[TCG]] {{TCG|Attack}}.

[[Category:Moves that can jam]]

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