Dream Eater (move)

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Dream Eater
ゆめくい Dream Eat
Dream Eater IX.png
Dream Eater IX 2.png
Type  Psychic
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  100
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  2 ♥♥
Startles all Pokémon that have done their appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Works well if it is the same type as the move used by the last Pokémon.

Dream Eater (Japanese: ゆめくい Dream Eat) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.

It is:

Effect

Dream Eater only works if the target is asleep; otherwise, it does nothing. Dream Eater inflicts damage, and 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP (up to the user's maximum HP). However, if this attack deals 1 HP of damage, 1 HP will be restored to the user.

Dream Eater also affects targets with the Comatose Ability, which act as though they are asleep without the status condition.

If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30% (making the restored HP 65% of the damage dealt). Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.

When used on a Pokémon with the Liquid Ooze Ability, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

A Pokémon under the effect of Heal Block is unable to use Dream Eater. If there are no other usable moves, it will use Struggle.

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.

Generation I

In the localized versions of the Generation I games, if Dream Eater breaks a substitute, no HP will be restored to the user. In the Japanese version of Generation I games and all versions of the Pokémon Stadium series games, Dream Eater will always miss if the target has a substitute.

Generations II to IV

Dream Eater fails if the target has a substitute.

Dream Eater can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Calm Mind or Hypnosis was used in the previous turn.

Generation V onwards

Dream Eater can now hit a substitute and will properly heal the user when damaging a substitute, even if it was broken.

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

Description

Games Description
Stad Works only on sleeping Pokémon. This technique steals the target's HP and adds it to the user's HP.
Stad2 Works only on sleeping Pokémon. Steals the target's HP and adds 50%%[sic] of it to the user's HP.
GSC Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
RSE Takes one half the damage inflicted on a sleeping foe.
FRLG Absorbs half the damage it inflicted on a sleeping foe to restore HP.
Colo.XD Takes half the damage dealt to a sleeping target.
DPPtHGSSPBR An attack that works only on a sleeping foe. It absorbs half the damage caused to heal the user's HP.
BWB2W2 The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. It absorbs half the damage caused to heal the user's HP.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. It absorbs half the damage caused to heal its own HP.
SwShBDSPLA The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
SV The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0092    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 35 33 33RSE
28FRLG
33 33 33 33 33 48 48 48
0093    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 38 39 39RSE
31FRLG
39 39 39 39 45 60 60 60
0094    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 38 39 39RSE
31FRLG
39 39 39 39 45 60 60 60
0096     Human-Like Human-Like 40
0097     Human-Like Human-Like 55
0144  
Articuno
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50 50
0163    
 
Flying Flying 48 48 49 57 57 46 39 39 39
0164    
 
Flying Flying 57 57 57 67 1, 67 1, 55 53 53 53
0280    
 
Human-Like Amorphous 46 45 50 49XY
39ORAS
39 36 36 36
0281    
 
Human-Like Amorphous 54 53 59 59XY
47ORAS
47 48 48 48
0282    
 
Human-Like Amorphous 60 65 73 73XY
53ORAS
53 56 56 56
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 19 19 19 19 60 60 60
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous 1 1 1
0491     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 84 84 84 84 84 84
0517     Field Field 41 41 41 44
0518     Field Field 1
0755    
 
Grass Grass 43 44
0756    
 
Grass Grass 49 56
0792    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 59 70 70
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 Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0316     Amorphous Amorphous
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0433     Amorphous Amorphous
0765    
 
Field Field
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/Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
TM85
0012    
 
Bug Bug
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0038     Field Field
0038  
Ninetales
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0049    
 
Bug Bug
0052     Field Field
0052  
Meowth
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0053     Field Field
0053  
Persian
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
0092    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0093    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0094    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0102    
 
Grass Grass
0103    
 
Grass Grass
0103  
Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass
0105  
Marowak
Alolan Form
 
 
Monster Monster
0108     Monster Monster
0113     Fairy Fairy
0121    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0124    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0131    
 
Monster Water 1
0137     Mineral Mineral
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0163    
 
Flying Flying
0164    
 
Flying Flying
0173     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0174    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0175     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0176    
 
Flying Fairy
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0190     Field Field
0193    
 
Bug Bug
0196     Field Field
0197     Field Field
0198    
 
Flying Flying
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0203    
 
Field Field
0206     Field Field
0207    
 
Bug Bug
0215    
 
Field Field
0228    
 
Field Field
0229    
 
Field Field
0233     Mineral Mineral
0234     Field Field
0238    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0242     Fairy Fairy
0249    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0250    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0251    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0280    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0281    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0282    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0292    
 
Mineral Mineral
0300     Field Fairy
0301     Field Fairy
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0316     Amorphous Amorphous
0317     Amorphous Amorphous
0325     Field Field
0326     Field Field
0327     Field Human-Like
0333    
 
Flying Dragon
0334    
 
Flying Dragon
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0343    
 
Mineral Mineral
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral
0353     Amorphous Amorphous
0354     Amorphous Amorphous
0355     Amorphous Amorphous
0356     Amorphous Amorphous
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0359     Field Field
0380    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0381    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0385    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
Normal Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered XD
0386  
Deoxys
Attack Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered FR
0386  
Deoxys
Defense Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered LG
0386  
Deoxys
Speed Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered E
0413  
Wormadam
All forms
 
 
Bug Bug
0414    
 
Bug Bug
0424     Field Field
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0429     Amorphous Amorphous
0430    
 
Flying Flying
0431     Field Field
0432     Field Field
0433     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral
0439    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0440     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0461    
 
Field Field
0463     Monster Monster
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0469    
 
Bug Bug
0474     Mineral Mineral
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0477     Amorphous Amorphous
0478    
 
Fairy Mineral
0479  
Rotom
All available forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0480     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0481     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0487  
Giratina
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0488     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0491     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493  
Arceus
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0505     Field Field
0509     Field Field
0510     Field Field
0517     Field Field
0518     Field Field
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0531     Fairy Fairy
0540    
 
Bug Bug
0541    
 
Bug Bug
0542    
 
Bug Bug
0546    
 
Grass Fairy
0547    
 
Grass Fairy
0548     Grass Grass
0549     Grass Grass
0561    
 
Flying Flying
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0563     Mineral Amorphous
0574     Human-Like Human-Like
0575     Human-Like Human-Like
0576     Human-Like Human-Like
0577     Amorphous Amorphous
0578     Amorphous Amorphous
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0592  
Frillish
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0593  
Jellicent
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0605     Human-Like Human-Like
0606     Human-Like Human-Like
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0648    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0653     Field Field
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0666  
Vivillon
All forms
 
 
Bug Bug
0677     Field Field
0678  
Meowstic
All forms
  Field Field
0682     Fairy Fairy
0683     Fairy Fairy
0684     Fairy Fairy
0685     Fairy Fairy
0698    
 
Monster Monster
0699    
 
Monster Monster
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0710  
Pumpkaboo
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711  
Gourgeist
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0714    
 
Flying Flying
0715    
 
Flying Flying
0717    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0720  
Hoopa
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0742    
 
Bug Fairy
0743    
 
Bug Fairy
0755    
 
Grass Grass
0756    
 
Grass Grass
0765    
 
Field Field
0778    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0779    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0792    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0193    
 
Bug Bug My Pokémon Ranch
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Dream Eater inflicts damage, and 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP, including excess damage. The move will fail if the target is not affected by a sleep-related status condition. The move is affected by the Muzzle status condition.

In Gates to Infinity, the user will heal based on how much HP the target lost, with excess damage not being accounted for. This is changed back to what it previously was in Super Mystery Dungeon.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 20 - 13 - 100% - Front Enemy Yes
MDTDS 20 - 13 - 100% - Front Enemy Yes
BSL 20 - 13 - 100% - Front Enemy Yes
MDGtI 30 99 15 50 100% - Front Enemy No
SMD 30 99 15 30 100% - Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
>
 
Stars: ★★★★
Power: 48
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: 50% of the damage dealt is restored to the user as HP. Only works if the target is asleep.
Users:  
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description
Special 3 146 175 100% An opponent Absorbs The more damage dealt to the target, the more it restores the user's HP.* Fails when the target is not asleep.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Dream Eater is Gengar's second move. It is obtained by evolving into Haunter at level 5 and upgrading Lick into it instead of Hex. The user shoots forward a mysterious orb, sleeping enemies when it hits. If used again when a nearby enemy is asleep, the user teleports behind them and attacks: dealing damage to the enemy, healing the user, and reducing the cooldown of Shadow Ball or Sludge Bomb. At level 11, its damage and healing is increased.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target and restores the user's HP. Effective only against sleeping foes.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, then restores the user's HP based on the damage inflicted. It is effective only on sleeping enemies.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる あたえたダメージにおうじて じぶんの HPが かいふくする あいてが ねていないと こうかがない
Conq. The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. It absorbs half the damage caused to heal the user's HP.
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages a sleeping enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.


In the anime

 
Hypno
 
Gengar
 
Darkrai
 
Spiritomb
The user absorbs the sleeping opponent's energy and adds it to their own.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Hypno's hand and the sleeping opponent both glow 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
  Spiritomb bites down on the sleeping opponent, causing them to become surrounded in a pink mist. Spiritomb then sucks in the mist, draining the opponent's energy.
Cynthia's Spiritomb Bewitch, Battle, and Bewilder! None


In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu


How I Became a Pokémon Card


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Before Generation V, Dream Eater was the only HP-draining move unaffected by the effects of Liquid Ooze.
  • Dream Eater is the only Psychic-type HP-draining move.
  • Dream Eater has the highest base power of all HP-draining moves.
  • Dream Eater is the only draining move that still didn't work on a substitute in Generation III; instead, it's worked on a substitute since Generation V

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 食夢 Sihkmuhng
Mandarin 食夢 / 食梦 Shímèng *
噬梦 Shìmèng *
  Czech Pojídání snů (Original series)
Pohlcovač snů (Diamond & Pearl series)
  Danish Drømmespiser
  Dutch Droometer
  Finnish Unensyöjä
  French Dévorêve
  German Traumfresser
  Greek Ονειροφάγος
  Indonesian Memakan Mimpi
  Italian Mangiasogni
  Korean 꿈먹기 Kkummeokgi
  Polish Połykacz Snów
Portuguese   Brazil Devorador de Sonhos (games, JN123–present, TCG, manga)
Devorador de Sonho (AG132DP189)
Comedor de Sonhos (EP271, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Come-Sonhos (JN123–present)
Come-Sonho (DP189)
Devorador de Sonho (AG132)
Comedor de Sonhos (EP271)
  Serbian Hranjenje Snovima
Spanish   Latin America Come Sueños
Roba Sueños (AG132)
  Spain Comesueños*
Come Sueños*
  Swedish Drömätarattack*
Drömslukaren*
Drömätning*
  Vietnamese Ăn Giấc Mơ


Generation I TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation I HMs
0102030405
Generation II TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation II HMs
01020304050607
Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899


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