Sleep (status condition)

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Heracross has fallen asleep.

The sleep condition (SLP) causes a Pokémon to be unable to make a move. In Generation V, Pokémon close their eyes when they are asleep, and their movement slows down.

Effect

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Freezing causes a Pokémon to be unable to make a move for an indeterminate number of moves. The specifics vary between generations.

Generation I

Sleep lasts for a randomly chosen duration of 1 to 5 turns (1 to 3 in Stadium). A Pokémon cannot move on the turn it wakes up. A Pokémon can inflict self-induced sleep using the move Rest, which will restore all of the Pokémon's health and remove any other non-volatile status ailment. A disobedient Pokémon may also nap during battle.

Sleeping Pokémon are vulnerable to Dream Eater.

Generation II onwards

A Pokémon can move on the turn it woke up.

In addition to Dream Eater, sleeping Pokémon are now vulnerable to Nightmare.

Generation III onwards

Animation shows up on every turn the Pokémon is asleep (in contrast to previous generations, where animation showed up only when sleep was inflicted).

Generation IV onwards

In the Japanese version of Diamond and Pearl, the minimum and maximum sleep count is 1 turn higher.

In addition to Dream Eater and Nightmare, sleeping Pokémon are now vulnerable to Darkrai's ability, Bad Dreams.

Generation V

In Generation V, a Pokémon's sleep counter is reset to its original amount when switched out; this also applies for self-induced sleep. Also in Generation V, Pokémon close their eyes while sleeping and they move slower as well.

Causes

Moves

Move Type Category Probability Power Accuracy Notes Relic Song Normal Special 10% 75 100% Hits all opponents in double battles and all adjacent opponents in triple battles. Causes Meloetta to change Forme Dark Void Dark Status 100% — 80% Causes Sleep on both opponents in a double battle GrassWhistle Grass Status 100% — 55% Hypnosis Psychic Status 100% — 70%*, 60%* Lovely Kiss Normal Status 100% — 75% Secret Power Normal Physical 30% 70 100% Causes Sleep when used in tall grass (Generation IV) and very tall grass (Generation III) Sing Normal Status 100% — 55% Sleep Powder Grass Status 100% — 75% Spore Grass Status 100% — 100% Yawn Normal Status 100% — 100% Takes effect at end of the next turn after use Rest Psychic Status 100% — — Puts user to sleep, restoring HP to 100% and removing any other non-volatile status ailment. Sleep will only last 2 turns

Other causes

The ability Effect Spore can cause either sleeping, Poison, or Paralysis.

Prevention and curing

Being put to sleep can be cured with the use of an Awakening or a Chesto Berry (Mint Berry in Generation II). In addition, like all other major status ailments, it can be cured by the items Full Heal, Lava Cookie, Full Restore, Old Gateau, Heal Powder, Lum Berry, Casteliacone, and Sacred Ash. Heal Bell and Aromatherapy also removes it from all Pokémon in the party. Pokémon with the abilities Vital Spirit and Insomnia cannot be put to sleep. A Pokémon with Natural Cure will be cured upon switching out, one with the Hydration ability will be cured while it is raining, one with Early Bird halves the amount of turns it is asleep, and one with Shed Skin has a 1/3 chance of being cured every turn.

Benefits

The moves Snore and Sleep Talk can only be used while asleep.

In the anime

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Ambipom is asleep

Sleeping is a status ailment that has been present since the early days of the anime. A Jigglypuff that followed Ash and his friends almost always used Sing whenever it appeared. When it discovered that its "audience" slept through it song, the balloon Pokémon doodles on the sleeping Pokémon, and people, before leaving in a huff.

References

Status conditions
BURN	FREEZE	PARALYSIS	POISON
SLEEP	CONFUSION	FLINCH	FAINTING