Dream Eater (move)

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Dream Eater ゆめくい Dream Eat

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  100 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM42 in Generation I TM42 in Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Move Tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Move Tutor in Pokémon Emerald TM85 in Generation IV TM85 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  2 ♥♥ Startles all Pokémon that have done their appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Dream Eater (Japanese: ゆめくい Dream Eat) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Dream Eater only works if the target is asleep. Dream Eater inflicts damage and 50% of the damage dealt is restored to the user as HP. If this attack deals 1 damage, 1 HP will be restored to the user.

If Dream Eater breaks a Substitute, no HP will be restored to the user. If HP is restored to the user when its current HP is greater than its maximum HP, its current HP will be set equal to its maximum HP.

Dream Eater will always fail if the target is not asleep.

In Pokémon Stadium, Dream Eater will always fail if the target has a Substitute.

Generation IV

If the user has a Big Root as its held item, it will recover 30% more HP than it normally would. Big Root does not increase damage dealt. All other effects remain the same.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	35			35			33	28	33				33			'
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	38			38			39	31	39				39			'
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	38			38			39	31	39				39			'
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying				48			48			49				57			'
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying				57			57			57				67			'
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic							46			45				50			''''
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic							54			53				59			''''
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic							60			65				73			''''
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark										19				19			'
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark										84				84			'
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic														41			''''
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 TM42		II TM42		III --		IV TM85		V TM85		VI [[|]]
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying										✔				✔		✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire														✔		✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔						✔				✔		✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔						✔				✔		✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔						✔				✔		✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔				✔		✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔				✔		✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice				✔						✔				✔		✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔				✔		✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying				✔						✔				✔		✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying				✔						✔				✔		✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying				✔						✔				✔		✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying				✔						✔				✔		✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying				✔						✔				✔		✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying										✔				✔		✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark				✔						✔				✔		✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying				✔						✔				✔		✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost				✔						✔				✔		✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice				✔						✔				✔		✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire				✔						✔				✔		✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire				✔						✔				✔		✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal				✔						✔				✔		✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying				✔						✔				✔		✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying				✔						✔				✔		✔
251		Celebi	Grass	Psychic				✔						✔				✔		✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost										✔				✔		✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost										✔				✔		✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison										✔				✔		✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison										✔				✔		✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying										✔				✔		✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying										✔				✔		✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost										✔				✔		✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost										✔				✔		✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost										✔				✔		✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost										✔				✔		✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark										✔				✔		✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass										✔				✔		✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying										✔				✔		✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying										✔				✔		✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying										✔				✔		✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost										✔				✔		✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying										✔				✔		✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark										✔				✔		✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice										✔				✔		✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying										✔				✔		✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying										✔				✔		✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost										✔				✔		✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost										✔				✔		✔
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost										✔				✔		✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon										✔				✔		✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark										✔				✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark														✔		✔
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark														✔		✔
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
518		Musharna	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying														✔		✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying														✔		✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass														✔		✔
541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass														✔		✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass														✔		✔
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying														✔		✔
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost														✔		✔
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost														✔		✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost														✔		✔
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost														✔		✔
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic														✔		✔
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire														✔		✔
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire														✔		✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire														✔		✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic														✔		✔
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
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic
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

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					FRLG	E	XD
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying				✔	✔	✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison				✔	✔	✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison				✔	✔	✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison				✔	✔	✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice				✔	✔	✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying				✔	✔	✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying				✔	✔	✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying				✔	✔	✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying				✔	✔	✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying				✔	✔	✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying				✔	✔	✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark				✔	✔	✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying				✔	✔	✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost				✔	✔	✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying				✔	✔	✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice				✔	✔	✔
228		Houndour	Fire	Dark				✔	✔	✔
229		Houndoom	Fire	Dark				✔	✔	✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying				✔	✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying				✔	✔	✔
251		Celebi	Grass	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost				✔	✔	✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost				✔	✔	✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison				✔	✔	✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison				✔	✔	✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying				✔	✔	✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying				✔	✔	✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost				✔	✔	✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost				✔	✔	✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost				✔	✔	✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost				✔	✔	✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark				✔	✔	✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Hypno Dream Eater.png Hypno File:Hypno Dream Eater effect.png Hypno draining Snorlax's energy Gengar Darkrai
The user absorbs the sleeping opponent's energy and adds it to their own.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Hypno's hand glows red. The sleeping opponent then also glows red, a stream of red energy connects the two, and Hypno absorbs energy from the opponent.
Harrison's Hypno	Playing with Fire!		Debut
	Gengar releases a shadow-like version of itself at a confused opponent and the shadow goes through it, sucking up the opponent's energy.
Agatha's Gengar	The Scheme Team		None
	Darkrai's eyes flash red and it creates a shadow-like version of itself. The shadow then goes through a sleeping opponent, sucking up its energy.
Tobias's Darkrai	The Semi-Final Frontier!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Gengar Dream Eater Adventures.png Gengar
The user absorbs the sleeping opponent's energy and adds it to their own.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	A see-through glass coffin appears around the opponent while they are sleeping, absorbing their energy.
Agatha's Gengar	Electro Magneton		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

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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

• Dream Eater is the only HP-draining move unaffected by the effects of Liquid Ooze.
• Even though the move is called Dream Eater, if the target is under the effect of Nightmare when it is hit by Dream Eater, the target will still be afflicted by a Nightmare.
• Several of Drowzee's and Hypno's Pokédex entries say that they eat dreams. However, they cannot learn Dream Eater by leveling up.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 食夢 Shí​mèng​ Dutch Droom Vreter Finnish Unensyöjä French Dévorêve German Traumfresser Greek Ονειροφάγος Indonesian Memakan Mimpi Italian Mangiasogni Korean 꿈먹기 Kkum Meokgi Portuguese Brazil Devorador de Sonhos Portugal Comedor de Sonhos Serbian Hranjenje Snovima Spanish Come Sueños

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