Sleep Talk (move)

Sleep Talk ねごと Sleep Talk

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM35 in Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon Emerald TM82 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Can be repeatedly used without boring the Judge.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Sleep Talk (Japanese: ねごと Sleep Talk) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Sleep Talk can only be used while the user is asleep and will fail if the user is not. Sleep Talk randomly chooses one of the user's moves other than Sleep Talk itself and uses it.

Generation III and on

Same as before; however, if Rest is called by Sleep Talk it will automatically fail. Sleep Talk will not select any of the following moves or itself.

Move Type Cat. Assist  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bide  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bounce  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Chatter  Flying  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Copycat  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dig  Ground  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dive  Water  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fly  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Focus Punch  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Me First  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Metronome  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mirror Move  Flying  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Shadow Force  Ghost  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sketch  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Skull Bash  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sky Attack  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} SolarBeam  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Razor Wind  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Uproar  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal					37	28				33			'
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal				41			41				45			'
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal				51			51				57			'
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal				55			55				63			'
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 TM35		III --		IV TM82		V --		VI TM08
All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generations II and IV can learn Sleep Talk.
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
054		Psyduck	Water		Water
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic
086		Seel	Water		Water
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal
118		Goldeen	Water		Normal				*			*				*
131		Lapras	Water	Ice
194		Wooper	Water	Ground
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic
320		Wailmer	Water		Water
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire
363		Spheal	Ice	Water
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock				*			*				*
399		Bidoof	Normal		Water
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying											Any Flying Pokémon that know this move and were transferred from Generation IV via Poké Transfer
449		Hippopotas	Ground		Ground
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic
531		Audino	Normal		Psychic											Any Fairy Pokémon that know this move and were transferred from Generation IV via Poké Transfer
535		Tympole	Water		Water											*
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric											*
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire
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

In Pokémon Emerald

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation III can learn Sleep Talk.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0108 Lickitung Normal Dream World 0119 Seaking Water Dream World 0235 Smeargle Normal Dream World 0320 Wailmer Water Dream World 0339 Barboach Water Ground Dream World 0369 Relicanth Water Rock Dream World 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

Heracross
The user attacks the opponent while sleeping.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	While asleep, Heracross can dodge an opponent's attacks, or Heracross randomly uses one of its attacks.
Ash's Heracross	League Unleashed!		Debut

Although Focus Punch cannot be used with Sleep Talk, in the episode shown it is stated that Ash's Heracross uses Focus Punch through Sleep Talk when it is under the influence of Nando's Kricketune's Sing.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Magcargo Sleep Talk Adventures.png Magcargo
The user uses a move while asleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magcargo uses a move while it is sleeping.
Carl's Magcargo	Stop Snoring, Slowking		Debut

In other languages

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