Snore (move)

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Snore いびき Snore

Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  50 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM13 in Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon Emerald Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Snore (Japanese: いびき Snore) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM13 in Generation II.

Effect

Generations II to V

Snore can only be used whilst the user is sleeping and will fail if the user is not.

Snore inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

In the Mystery Dungeon series, provided that Snore is one of the user's moves, if the user takes direct damage while asleep it may inflict damage on the foe indirectly (by counterattack).

Generation VI

Snore's power changed from 40 to 50.

Description

Games Description Has a one-in-three chance of making the target flinch. Can be used only by a sleeping Pokémon. An attack useable only while asleep. RSE A loud attack that can be used only while asleep. FRLG An attack that can be used only while asleep. It may cause flinching. An attack that can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the foe flinch. An attack that can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may make the target flinch. An attack that can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	36			28	29	28				28			28
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	43			43			43				43			43
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	49			43			49				43			43
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic				37			29				29			29
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic				43			29				29			29
339		Barboach	Water	Ground				26			31				31			31
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground				26			31				31			31
363		Spheal	Ice	Water				37			37				37			37
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water				39			39				39			39
365		Walrein	Ice	Water				39			39				39			39
702		Dedenne	Electric	Fairy														31
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal
209		Snubbull	Fairy		Fairy
223		Remoraid	Water		Water
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal
320		Wailmer	Water		Water
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock
393		Piplup	Water		Water
535		Tympole	Water		Water
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

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II TM13		III --		IV --		V --		VI --
All Pokémon who can learn TMs can learn Snore.
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 Move Tutor

See Snore (move)/By Move Tutor

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0265 Wurmple Bug Dream World - Dream Park 0412 Burmy Bug Dream World - Pokémon Café Forest and Rugged Mountain Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Snorlax
The user snores loudly while asleep, hurting the opponent's ears.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Snorlax snores loudly while sleeping, causing the opponent to hold its ears in pain.
A wild Snorlax	Awakening the Sleeping Giant!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Slowking
The user snores loudly while asleep, damaging the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Slowking snores loudly while sleeping, damaging the opponent.
Sham's Slowking	Slick Slowking		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• All Pokémon with Insomnia or Vital Spirit that were previously able to learn Snore via Move Tutor in Pokémon Emerald, are unable to do so since Pokémon Platinum.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 打鼾 Dǎhān French Ronflement German Schnarcher Greek Ροχαλητό Italian Russare Korean 코골기 Kogolgi Brazilian Portuguese Roncar Serbian Hrkanje Spanish Ronquido

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