Hypnosis

Type
type icon PsychicPsychic
Gen.
1
Power
—
Accuracy
60%
PP
20
Priority
0
Category
StatusDamage Category Icon for Status

Effect Summary

Puts the target to sleepStatus Condition Icon for Sleep.

Detailed Effect

Hypnosis puts the target to sleepStatus Condition Icon for Sleep
Pokémon with the ability Insomnia, Vital Spirit, Shields Down (with the shield active), or Comatose are immune to sleepStatus Condition Icon for Sleep.
  • In the Gen 1 handheld games, Hypnosis can affect a target behind a Substitute
  • In
    DP
    Hypnosis has 70% accuracystat img.

Description

C
GS

May put the foe to sleep.

E
RS

A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep.

FRLG

Hypnotic suggestion is used to make the foe fall into a deep sleep.

DP
HGSS
PL
B2W2
BW
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH

The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep.

Additional Information

Move Target

Move Target Image for Normal
Normal

Affects a selected adjacent target.

Cannot selectCan selectWill select

Effect Type

Sleep

Makes the target fall asleep.

Interactions
3

Blocked by Detect and Protect
This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
This move may be reflected back at the user with Magic Coat or Magic Bounce.
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.

Other Languages

United States of America flag
Hypnosis
Japan flag
さいみんじゅつ (Saimin Jutsu)
Germany flag
Hypnose
France flag
Hypnose
Italy flag
Ipnosi
Spain flag
Hipnosis
South Korea flag
최면술 (Choemyeon Sul)
Mainland China flag
催眠術 / 催眠术 (Cuīmián Shù / Chēuimìhn Seuht)

Level Up

Egg Breeding

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Contest Information

Contest

Smart
Green
Bitter Flavor

Contest Effect

Attempts to jam all Pokémon that have appealed this turn.

Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Appeal❤️
Jam🖤🖤🖤

Super Contest

Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Appeal❤️❤️