Rest (move)

Rest
ねむる Rest
Rest IX.png
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Type  Psychic
Category  Status
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Can avoid being startled by others once.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

Rest (Japanese: ねむる Rest) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM44 from Generation I to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, as well as in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, TM05 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, TM21 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is TM085 in Generation IX.

Effect

Rest causes the user to fall asleep, restoring its HP to its maximum amount. The user is unable to use moves for 2 turns while asleep: the turn when Rest is used and the next turn.

Gen I Gen II–VIII Gen IX
PP 10 5
Sleep time Sleep 2 turns (counting the turn when Rest is used)
Attack on 3rd turn (the turn after it wakes up)
Sleep 3 turns (counting the turn when Rest is used)
Attack on 3rd turn (the same turn when it wakes up)

If a Pokémon with the Early Bird Ability uses Rest, it will spend one fewer turn asleep (being able to attack on the next turn after Rest is used).

Rest cures the user of any other existing non-volatile status condition (poison, paralysis, burn, or freeze) once it falls asleep. However, it does not affect any volatile ones such as confusion, infatuation, seeding, etc.

Rest works normally even if the user is affected by Safeguard.

Rest fails in these circumstances:

If the user is affected by Heal Block, this move cannot be used. In this case, if there are no other moves available, it will use Struggle.

Generation I

  This move effect may be in need of research.
Reason: Confirm if any of these glitches is found in the original Japanese Pokémon Stadium
You can discuss this on the talk page.

In the handheld Generation I games only, a glitch causes the stat reductions associated with paralysis and burn to remain despite the fact that the Pokémon no longer has that status, though this can be alleviated by switching out. In Pokémon Stadium and later games, Rest will reset stat reductions from major status conditions.

In the handheld Generation I games only, if a Pokémon that has been badly poisoned by Toxic successfully uses Rest, it will be cured of poison, but Toxic's counter is not reset; if it then suffers burn, Leech Seed or poison damage, that damage will be calculated with the formula for bad poison, still being calculated as N * x, and the N value will still increase by 1 each time (however, if the Pokémon is poisoned with Toxic, the N value will be reset to 1).

In the handheld Generation I games only, Rest will also fail if the difference between the user's maximum HP and current HP leaves a remainder of 255 when divided by 256 (such as 255 or 511).

Generation II

In this generation only, Rest can be used through Sleep Talk. It will work as usual, restoring the user's HP and resetting the number of turns the user will remain asleep.

Generations III and IV

Rest now fails if it is used via Sleep Talk, regardless of the user's HP.

Rest can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Sleep Talk and Snore to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn. It can also be used to finish a combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Belly Drum, Charm, or Yawn was used in the previous turn.

Generations V to VII

Rest can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing Sleep Talk and Snore to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Rest, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Rest restores 75% of the user's total HP and makes the user drowsy for four turns.

Category  Status
PP  10
Agile Strong
Power  —  —  —
Accuracy  —%  —%  —%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  -3  +5
Target  ?  ?  ?
Additional effect
Heal  75%  50%  100%
Turns  4  4  4
   ?  ?
Heals the user by a percentage of its total HP.
Inflicts drowsiness on the user.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 The user takes a nap to fully restore its HP and recover from any status abnormalities.
GSC Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
RSEColo.XD The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.*
The user sleeps for 2 turns to restore health and status.*
FRLG The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
The user goes to sleep for two turns. It fully restores the user's HP and heals any status problem.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSP
The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and heals any status conditions.
LA The user restores its own HP but also becomes drowsy.
SV The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy 29 29 29 25 29 29XY
32ORAS
30 18 20 20 20
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy 1 1 1
0079    
 
Monster Water 1 30
0080    
 
Monster Water 1 30
0086     Water 1 Field 40 21 29 21 21 21 21 20 21 21
0087    
 
Water 1 Field 44 21 29 21 21 21 21 20 21 21
0108     Monster Monster 6
0128     Field Field 34 34 19 19 19 19 30 40 40 40
0128  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Combat Breed)
  Field Field 40
0128  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Blaze Breed)
 
 
Field Field 40
0128  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Aqua Breed)
 
 
Field Field 40
0143     Monster Monster 1 36 28RSE
25FRLG
25 28 28 28 32 20 20 9 20
0161     Field Field 33 40 28 28 28 28 28 28
0162     Field Field 38 48 32 32 32 32 32 32
0213    
 
Bug Bug 37 37 35DP
27PtHGSS
25BW
20B2W2
20 20 25 25
0216     Field Field 29 31 43 43 43 43 43 37
0217     Field Field 29 31 47 47 47 47 47 41
0263     Field Field 37 37 41 41XY
35ORAS
35 21 21
0263  
Zigzagoon
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field 21
0264     Field Field 47 47 53 53XY
40ORAS
40 23 23
0264  
Linoone
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field 23
0287     Field Field 14
0288     Field Field 1
0289     Field Field 14
0293     Monster Field 41 41 45 45XY
32ORAS
32 15 15
0294     Monster Field 51 51 57 57XY
36ORAS
36 15 15
0295     Monster Field 55 55 55 55XY
36ORAS
36 15 15
0299     Mineral Mineral 37 43 43BW
22B2W2
22XY
16ORAS
16 16 16
0320     Field Water 2 37 27 27 27XY
29ORAS
29 39 39
0321     Field Water 2 37 27 27 27XY
25ORAS
29 39 39
0325     Field Field 37 29 29 29 29 29 29
0326     Field Field 43 29 29 29XY
35ORAS
35 35 35
0339    
 
Water 2 Water 2 26 31 31 31XY
25ORAS
25 6 6 18 6
0340    
 
Water 2 Water 2 26 33 33 33XY
25ORAS
25 1 1 18 1
0363    
 
Water 1 Field 37 37 37 37XY
31ORAS
31 16 16 18
0364    
 
Water 1 Field 39 39 39 39XY
31ORAS
31 16 16 18
0365    
 
Water 1 Field 39 39 39 39XY
31ORAS
31 16 16 18
0369    
 
Water 1 Water 2 50 64 64 64XY
41ORAS
41 35 35
0382     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50 50DPPt
0383     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50 50DPPt
30HGSS
30 30 30 54 54 54
0384    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50 50DPPt
30HGSS
30 30XY
35ORAS
35 54 54 54
0385    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 5, 30 5, 30 5, 30 5, 30 5, 30SM
5USUM
63 63 63
0399     Water 1 Field 16
0400    
 
Water 1 Field 16
0446     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 9
0449     Field Field 36 36 6 36
0450     Field Field 38 38 6 38
0463     Monster Monster 6
0476    
 
Mineral Mineral 43 43BW
22B2W2
22XY
16ORAS
16 16 16
0480     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 1
0481     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 1
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 1
0613     Field Field 41 41 41 36 36
0614     Field Field 41 41 41 36 36
0702    
 
Field Fairy 30 30 35 35
0734     Field Field 46 43
0735     Field Field 55 52
0819     Field Field 25 25
0820     Field Field 27 27
0862    
 
Field Field 23
0901    
 
Field Field 41
0901  
Ursaluna
Bloodmoon
 
 
Field Field 41
0971     Field Field 24
0972     Field Field 24
0974     Field Field 15
0975     Field Field 15
0977     Water 2 Water 2 15
0985    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 35
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
TM44
Every Pokémon can learn this move by TM or Move Tutor except the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.
0010     Bug Bug
0011     Bug Bug
0013    
 
Bug Bug
0014    
 
Bug Bug
0129     Water 2 Dragon
0132     Ditto Ditto
0201  
Unown
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0202     Amorphous Amorphous
0235     Field Field
0265     Bug Bug
0266     Bug Bug
0268     Bug Bug
0360     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0374    
 
Mineral Mineral
0401     Bug Bug
0412  
Burmy
All forms
  Bug Bug
0415    
 
Bug Bug
0486     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0602     Amorphous Amorphous
0664     Bug Bug
0665     Bug Bug
0775     Field Field
0785    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0786    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0787    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0788    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0789     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0790     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0801  
Magearna
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0824     Bug Bug
0840    
 
Grass Dragon
0935     Human-Like Human-Like *
0962    
 
Flying Flying *
0965    
 
Mineral Mineral *
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
0489     Water 1 Fairy 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.


Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0801    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered HOME National Pokédex Completion Magearna
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.


Generation IX

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0128  
TaurosLv. 32
Paldean Form
(Combat Breed)
  Field Field Wild Tera Pokémon - East Province (Area Two)SV
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

Rest causes the user to start napping for 2-3RBTDS / 5SMD turns. When the status ends, the user's HP is restored, its status conditions cured, and move seals removed. If the user is forcibly woken up (such as by Uproar), the effect will not take place. The move is affected by Snatch.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 10 - —% - User User -
MDTDS - - 8 - —% - User User -
BSL - - 8 - —% - User User -
MDGtI - - 13 50 —% - User User -
SMD - - 13 30 —% - User User -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Super Smash Bros. series

Rest is Jigglypuff's down special. Unlike its counterpart in the Pokémon games, rather than healing the player, it damages the opponent and launches them into the air and either sets them on fire (prior to Super Smash Bros. Brawl) or plants a damage-inflicting flower on their head (from Super Smash Bros. Brawl onwards). This is a close-range attack with the hitbox placed at the center of Jigglypuff's body; using it even right next to the target will fail. If the attack misses, Jigglypuff will fall asleep doing no damage and leaving itself open to attacks.

Pokémon GO

  Rest
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 50
Energy cost 33
Duration 1.9 seconds
Damage window 1.5 - 1.7 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 50
Energy cost 35
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Rest is Snorlax's second starting move. The user falls asleep for a short duration, healing 3 times for 8% of their Max HP. While asleep other Pokémon cannot pass through the user’s hitbox. At level 7 it's replaced by either Block or Yawn.

Description

Games Description
MDRB The user gains the Napping status. Upon awakening, the Pokémon regains HP and recovers from any status problems.
MDTDS Gives the user a Napping status. A Pokémon with the Napping status falls asleep, then later awakens with all HP restored and status problems healed.
BSL じぶんを ねむるじょうたいにかえる ねむるじょうたいから めざめたときに HPや わるいじょうたいが かいふくする
MDGtI You will get the Napping status. With the Napping status, you fall asleep, then later awaken with all HP restored and status conditions healed.
SMD You sleep for a while. When you wake up, your HP and bad status conditions are healed.*
You'll get the Napping status condition. With the Napping status condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and status conditions healed.*


In the anime

 
Snorlax
 
Octillery
 
Regice
 
Venonat
The user falls asleep, healing all injuries and status problems.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Venonat falls asleep and lays down its antennae. As it sleeps, it recovers all its energy.
Aya's Venonat Ariados, Amigos Debut
  Piloswine glows blue and falls asleep. As it sleeps, it recovers all its energy.
Pryce's Piloswine As Cold As Pryce None
  Snorlax falls asleep. As it sleeps, it recovers all of its energy.
Marcel's Snorlax The Garden of Eatin' None
Ash's Snorlax Wheel of Frontier None
  Octillery falls asleep and a bright green aura surrounds its body. As it sleeps, it recovers energy and nullifies any damage taken while sleeping.
Harley's Octillery Harley Rides Again None
  Munchlax falls asleep. As it sleeps, it recovers all of its energy.
May's Munchlax Spontaneous Combusken! Used via Metronome
  Regice falls asleep and its body glows bright blue. As it sleeps, it recovers all of its energy.
Brandon's Regice Pace - The Final Frontier! None


In the manga

Ash & Pikachu


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Although Rest does not deal any damage in the normal games, in the Super Smash Bros. series, Jigglypuff's Rest attack unleashes an internal explosion that sends any opponent it touches flying, almost always ending in a KO in Melee.
  • According to Webster's friend in Johto, Rest is a contraction of Recover fast.
  • The English manual for Pokémon Yellow mentions that "Rest's number of turns is changed to between 1 and 3" when used in Colosseum 2. This is not the case.
  • If a Shedinja uses Rest, it will always fail due to the fact that a non-fainted Shedinja always has full HP (1 HP).

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 睡覺 Seuihgaau *
沉睡 Chàhmseuih *
Mandarin 睡覺 / 睡觉 Shuìjiào
  Czech Poklidný útok
  Danish Hvile
  Dutch Slaap
  Finnish Lepo
  French Repos
  German Erholung
  Greek Ανάπαυση Anápausi
  Indonesian Tidur
  Italian Riposo
  Korean 잠자기 Jamjagi
  Polish Odpoczynek
Portuguese   Brazil Descansar (games, anime, TCG, manga)
Repousar (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Repouso (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Descansar
Repouso
  Serbian Odmor
  Spanish Descanso
  Thai นิทรา
  Vietnamese Nằm Ngủ


Generation I TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation I HMs
0102030405
Generation II TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation II HMs
01020304050607
Generation III TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
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
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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