Sleep Powder (move)
Sleep Powder ねむりごな Sleep Powder | ||||||||||||
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Sleep Powder (Japanese: ねむりごな Sleep Powder) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.
It appears to be a sleep counterpart to Poison Powder and Stun Spore, as the accuracy, Contest group, appeal, effects, Japanese names and animation are the same or very similar. They are also usually learned at the same level or in a similar pattern.
Effect
Generations I-V
Sleep Powder puts the target to sleep. Sleep Powder cannot affect targets with Insomnia, Vital Spirit or Sap Sipper as their Ability.
In the Generation I handheld games only, Sleep Powder can affect a target behind a substitute.
Sleep Powder can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if move Sweet Scent was used in the prior turn.
Generation VI onward
Grass-type Pokémon, Pokémon with Overcoat, and Pokémon holding the Safety Goggles are now immune to Sleep Powder. Pokémon under the effect of Sweet Veil are also unaffected by Sleep Powder.
Sleep Powder can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Dream Eater, Hex, Nightmare and Wake-Up Slap) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.
If powered up by a Grassium Z into Z-Sleep Powder, the user's Speed stat is raised by one stage.
Generation VIII
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
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Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0001 | |
Monster | Grass | 41 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13SMUSUM 14PE |
15 | |||
0002 | |
Monster | Grass | 46 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13SMUSUM 14PE |
15 | |||
0003 | |
Monster | Grass | 55 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13SMUSUM 14PE |
15 | |||
0012 | |
Bug | 17RGB 15Y |
15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | ||||
0043 | |
Grass | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17XY 15ORAS |
15SMUSUM 14PE |
18 | ||||
0044 | |
Grass | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17XY 15ORAS |
15SMUSUM 14PE |
18 | ||||
0045 | |
Grass | 1, 19 | 1 | ||||||||||
0046 | |
Bug | Grass | 2PE | ||||||||||
0047 | |
Bug | Grass | 1, 2PE | ||||||||||
0048 | |
Bug | 38 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29SMUSUM 24PEBDSP |
29 | ||||
0049 | |
Bug | 43 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29SMUSUM 24PE |
29BDSP | ||||
0069 | |
Grass | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13SMUSUM 16PE |
13BDSP | ||||
0070 | |
Grass | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13SMUSUM 16PE |
13BDSP | ||||
0071 | |
Grass | 1, 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SMUSUM | 1BDSP | ||||
0102 | |
Grass | 48 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23SMUSUM 20PE |
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0114 | Grass | 39 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5BW 4B2W2 |
4 | 4SMUSUM 5PE |
36SwShBDSP 43LA | |||||
0182 | Grass | 1 | ||||||||||||
0187 | |
Fairy | Grass | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16BDSP | ||||
0188 | |
Fairy | Grass | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16BDSP | ||||
0189 | |
Fairy | Grass | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16BDSP | ||||
0387 | Monster | Grass | 25LA | |||||||||||
0388 | Monster | Grass | 25LA | |||||||||||
0389 | |
Monster | Grass | 25LA | ||||||||||
0420 | Fairy | Grass | 29LA | |||||||||||
0421 | Fairy | Grass | 29LA | |||||||||||
0455 | Grass | 34LA | ||||||||||||
0465 | Grass | 5 | 5BW 4B2W2 |
4 | 4 | 36SwShBDSP 43LA | ||||||||
0492 | Shaymin
Land Forme |
No Eggs Discovered | 12LA | |||||||||||
492S | Shaymin
Sky Forme |
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No Eggs Discovered | 12LA | ||||||||||
0548 | Grass | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18SwSh 29LA | |||||||||
0549 | Grass | 1SwSh | ||||||||||||
549H | Lilligant
Hisuian Form |
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Grass | 29LA | ||||||||||
0666 | |
Bug | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
0755 | |
Grass | 18 | 16SwSh | ||||||||||
0756 | |
Grass | 18 | 16SwSh | ||||||||||
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 | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0102 | |
Grass | ✔ | ||||||||||
0315 | |
Fairy | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0406 | |
Fairy | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0455 | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |||||||
0829 | Grass | ✔SwSh | |||||||||||
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. |
Special move
Generation IV
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0114 | TangelaLv. 1
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Grass | My Pokémon Ranch | |||
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. |
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0315 | |
Fairy | Grass | Dream World - Dream Park | ||
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. |
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Sleep Powder is a move with 19 PP and 100% accuracy. It targets all adjacent enemies, putting them to sleep if possible. This move is affected by Magic Coat and Taunt.
In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 13 and its accuracy to 80%.
Pokémon Masters EX
Category | Move Gauge | MP | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Effect Tag | Description |
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Status | 2 | — | — | — | 75% | An opponent | — | Puts the target to sleep. |
Description
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In the anime
The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the foe. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Butterfree flaps its wings above the opponent and a blue, shining powder is released from them, instantly putting the opponent to sleep. | |||
Ash's Butterfree | Challenge of the Samurai | Debut | |
Ritchie's Happy | Friend and Foe Alike | None | |
Lisa's Butterfree | Spell of the Unown: Entei | None | |
Multiple wild Butterfree | Mewtwo Returns | None | |
Venomoth flaps it wings and a light-tan powder comes out, putting the opponent to sleep. | |||
Koga's Venomoth | The Ninja Poké-Showdown | None | |
Venonat shakes its body and blue powder falls out of its fur, putting the opponent to sleep. | |||
Tracey's Venonat | Tracey Gets Bugged | None | |
Victreebel opens the large leaf on its head and a blue, shining powder is released from its mouth, putting the opponent to sleep. | |||
James's Victreebel | A Way Off Day Off | None | |
A sparkling, light-blue powder is released from the bulb on Bulbasaur's back. Anything who comes into contact with the powder instantly fall asleep. | |||
Ash's Bulbasaur | Misty Meets Her Match | None | |
The two large flowers on Bellossom's head spin around and a shining, blue powder comes out of them, putting the opponent to sleep. | |||
Bailey's Belle | Flower Power | None | |
Bailey's Bella | Flower Power | None | |
Oddish releases a blue, sparkling powder from the leaves on top of its head. Anything that goes into this powder will instantly fall asleep. | |||
Mariah's Oddish | Foul Weather Friends | None | |
Multiple wild Oddish | Jump for Joy! | Incorrectly referred to as Stun Spore in dub | |
A wild Oddish | Gettin' Twiggy with It! | None | |
Goh's Oddish | A Little Rocket R & R! | None | |
Venusaur releases a sparkling blue powder out from the flower on its back, putting the opponent to sleep. | |||
A wild Venusaur | Houndoom's Special Delivery | None | |
Parasect shakes the large mushroom on its back and a shining, blue powder is released from it. | |||
Multiple wild Parasect | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | Parasect could not legally learn Sleep Powder at the time | |
A wild Parasect | Hocus Pokémon | Parasect could not legally learn Sleep Powder at the time | |
Gloom releases an indigo powder from the flower on its head, putting the opponent to sleep. | |||
A Coordinator's Gloom | Once More with Reeling! | None | |
Tangrowth puts its hands together so that the tips of its index fingers and thumbs are touching each other and a bright, light-pink light forms in between them. An indigo powder with light-blue and pink sparkles in it is then released from the light and surrounds the opponent. When the opponent breathes in the powder, it falls asleep. | |||
Tammy's Tangrowth | Zoroark: Master of Illusions | None | |
Roselia releases a sparkling green powder from the roses on its hands at the opponent, putting it to sleep. | |||
Mr. Shaw's Roselia | Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness! | None | |
Project Mew's Multiple Roselia | JN110 | None | |
Vivillon releases a blanket of light-green spores from its wings that put the opponent to sleep. | |||
Viola's Vivillon | Battling on Thin Ice! | None | |
Alvin's Vivillon | Battling With a Clean Slate! | None | |
The mushrooms on Morelull's head glow. Morelull then releases a blanket of glowing pink spores from its mushrooms that put the opponent to sleep. | |||
A wild Morelull | Lulled to La-La Land! | None | |
The yellow spots on Shiinotic's head glow brightly. Shiinotic then releases a blanket of glowing yellow spores from the yellow spots that put the opponent to sleep. | |||
A wild Shiinotic | Lulled to La-La Land! | None | |
Vileplume releases a blue, sparkling powder from the center of the petals on top of its head. Any non-Grass-type opponents that are hit by the powder will instantly fall asleep. | |||
Team Rocket's Vileplume | All Out, All of the Time! | None | |
Jumpluff releases a violet, sparkling powder from the three cotton puffs on its head and arms. Any opponent that is hit by the powder will instantly fall asleep. | |||
Project Mew's Multiple Jumpluff | JN110 | None |
In the manga
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
The user releases sleep-inducing dust from its body. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Butterfree flies above the opponent and releases a dark powder from its wings, putting the opponent to sleep. | |||
Ash's Butterfree | Play Misty For Me | Debut | |
Ritchie's Happy | The Indigo Finals | None | |
Bulbasaur releases shining powder from its bulb, putting the opponent to sleep. | |||
Ash's Bulbasaur | You Bet Your Wife | None |
Movie adaptations
The opponent is placed to sleep by a powder. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Butterfree spreads its wings and releases a powder that places the opponent to sleep. | |||
Ash's Butterfree | I Choose You! | Debut |
Phantom Thief Pokémon 7
The user puts the enemy to sleep with a powder. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Tangrowth throws powder on the opponent, putting it to sleep. | |||
Hiori's Tangrowth | Breaking Into An Enemy's Lair! | Debut |
Pokémon Adventures
The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the foe. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Bulbasaur releases a seed from the back of its bulb at the opponent. The seed explodes above the opponent and releases spores from it, making the opponent fall asleep. | |||
Red's Saur | Wanted: Pikachu! | Debut | |
Venusaur releases a seed from the back of its bulb at the opponent. The seed explodes above the opponent and releases spores from it, making the opponent fall asleep. | |||
Red's Saur | Ponyta Tale | None | |
Venomoth flaps its wings and a powder comes out of them. When the opponent breathes in the powder, it falls asleep. | |||
Sabrina's Venomoth | Valiant Venomoth! | None |
- In A Hollow Victreebel, Red's Victreebel was revealed to know Sleep Powder, although it was never seen using it.
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
The user releases a powder at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Bellsprout releases a powder from its body at the opponent, putting it to sleep. | |||
Shu's Bellsprout | Plague on the Bellsprout! | Debut | |
Unknown | |||
Rin's Skiploom | GDZ64 | None |
Pokémon Try Adventure
The opponent falls asleep after touching a powder. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Venomoth flaps its wings and a powder comes out of them, putting the opponent to sleep. | |||
A wild Venomoth | TA26 | Debut | |
Butterfree flaps its wings and a powder comes out of them, putting the opponent to sleep. | |||
A wild Butterfree | TA26 | Debut |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
In other languages
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Variations of the move Lovely Kiss | ||||||
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- Moves
- Moves that can target any adjacent Pokémon
- Grass-type moves
- Smart moves
- Status moves
- Generation I moves
- Powder and spore moves
- Moves that can inflict sleep
- Moves that can jam
- Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
- Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- Moves in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
- Moves in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX