Snore (move)

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 Mirror Move Not 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 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon TM24 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

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 and TM24 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Effect

Snore can only be used if the user is currently asleep; otherwise, it will fail. Snore inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

A Komala with the Ability Comatose is also treated as an asleep Pokémon, and can successfully use Snore (or Sleep Talk) without having this status condition.

Snore will have its power boosted by 30% when used by a Pokémon with the Ability Punk Rock. The damage dealt by Snore will also be halved when used against a Pokémon with Punk Rock.

A Pokémon affected by Throat Chop is unable to use this move for two turns; if it has no other usable moves, it will use Struggle.

Snore will become a Water-type move when used by a Pokémon with the Ability Liquid Voice.

If the user is holding a Throat Spray, the item will be consumed and the user's Special Attack stat will be raised by one stage.

Pokémon with the Ability Soundproof are not affected by this move.

Generation II

Snore has a base power of 40.

Snore is affected by King's Rock.

Generation III

If Sleep Talk or Snore is used at least once consecutively in the turns right before switching out, the Pokémon will sleep for the same amount of turns as were remaining prior to the usage of those two moves when switched back in.

Snore can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if Rest was used in the previous turn.

Generation IV

Turns where Snore is used are always counted towards waking the Pokémon.

Generation V

Snore is no longer affected by King's Rock.

Generation VI onwards

Snore's power changed from 40 to 50.

Snore can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if Rest was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description Stad2 Has a one-in-three chance of making the target flinch. Can be used only by a sleeping Pokémon. GSC An attack useable only while asleep. RSEColoXD A loud attack that can be used only while asleep. FRLG An attack that can be used only while asleep. It may cause flinching. DPPtHGSSPBR An attack that can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the foe flinch. BWB2W2 An attack that can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may make the target flinch. XYORAS An attack that can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA SV This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	36	28RSE 29FRLG	28	28	28	28	20SwShBDSP
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	43	43	43	43	43	43	43BDSP	37
0217		Ursaring		Field		Field	49	43	49	49	49	49	49BDSP	41
0325		Spoink		Field		Field		37	29	29	29XY 33ORAS	33	33BDSP	33
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field		43	29	29	29XY 35ORAS	35	35BDSP	35
0339		Barboach		Water 2		Water 2		26	31	31	31XY 25ORAS	25	6SwShBDSP	6
0340		Whiscash		Water 2		Water 2		26	33	33	33XY 25ORAS	25	1SwShBDSP	1
0363		Spheal		Water 1	Field		37	37	37	37XY 31ORAS	31	20SwShBDSP
0364		Sealeo		Water 1	Field		39	39	39	39XY 31ORAS	31	20SwShBDSP
0365		Walrein		Water 1	Field		39	39	39	39XY 31ORAS	31	20SwShBDSP
0702		Dedenne		Field	Fairy					31	31	35	35
0901		Ursaluna		Field		Field								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		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II TM13	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM24	IX --
Every Pokémon can learn this move by TM except the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.
0010		Caterpie		Bug		Bug	✘						✘
0011		Metapod		Bug		Bug	✘						✘
0013		Weedle		Bug		Bug	✘						✘
0014		Kakuna		Bug		Bug	✘						✘
0129		Magikarp		Water 2	Dragon	✘						✘
0132		Ditto		Ditto		Ditto	✘						✘
0201		Unown		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✘						✘
0202		Wobbuffet		Amorphous		Amorphous	✘						✘
0235		Smeargle		Field		Field	✘						✘
0265		Wurmple		Bug		Bug							✘
0266		Silcoon		Bug		Bug							✘
0268		Cascoon		Bug		Bug							✘
0360		Wynaut		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✘
0374		Beldum		Mineral		Mineral							✘
0401		Kricketot		Bug		Bug							✘
0412		Burmy		Bug		Bug							✘
0602		Tynamo		Amorphous		Amorphous							✘
0664		Scatterbug		Bug		Bug							✘
0665		Spewpa		Bug		Bug							✘
0771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1							✘
0789		Cosmog		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✘
0790		Cosmoem		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✘
0824		Blipbug		Bug		Bug							✘
0840		Applin		Grass	Dragon							✘
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		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0231		Phanpy		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
0287		Slakoth		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
0293		Whismur		Monster	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0320		Wailmer		Field	Water 2		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0393		Piplup		Water 1	Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0535		Tympole		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔	✔
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		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						FRLG	E	XD	DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE
Every Pokémon can learn this move by Move Tutor except the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.
0010		Caterpie		Bug		Bug	✘
0011		Metapod		Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0013		Weedle		Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0014		Kakuna		Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0056		Mankey		Field		Field		✘	✘	✘
0057		Primeape		Field		Field		✘	✘	✘
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like		✘	✘	✘
0097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like		✘	✘	✘
0129		Magikarp		Water 2	Dragon	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0132		Ditto		Ditto		Ditto	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying		✘	✘	✘
0164		Noctowl		Flying		Flying		✘	✘	✘
0167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug		✘	✘	✘
0168		Ariados		Bug		Bug		✘	✘	✘
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying		✘	✘	✘
0201		Unown		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0202		Wobbuffet		Amorphous		Amorphous	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0225		Delibird		Water 1	Field		✘	✘	✘
0235		Smeargle		Field		Field	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0265		Wurmple		Bug		Bug	✘
0266		Silcoon		Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0268		Cascoon		Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0288		Vigoroth		Field		Field		✘	✘	✘
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous		✘	✘	✘
0354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous		✘	✘	✘
0360		Wynaut		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0374		Beldum		Mineral		Mineral	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying		✘	✘	✘
0602		Tynamo		Amorphous		Amorphous				✘	✘	✘
0664		Scatterbug		Bug		Bug					✘	✘
0665		Spewpa		Bug		Bug					✘	✘
0710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous					✘	✘
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous					✘	✘
0771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1						✘
0789		Cosmog		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✘
0790		Cosmoem		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✘
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 V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0265		Wurmple		Bug		Bug	Dream World - Dream Park
0412		Burmy		Bug		Bug	Dream World - Pokémon Café Forest and Rugged Mountain
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 event

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	Sleeping PikachuDP
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

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Snore is a move with a base power of 4, 16 PP, and 95% accuracy. Using it will have no effect; rather, it will automatically be used if the Pokémon that uses it is asleep and is attacked. It has a range of one tile, although it will be triggered even if the attacker is out of range. It has a 30% chance to cause the target to cringe. It is completely unaffected by the cowering and confusion status conditions, and cannot be linked. It is affected by Muzzled status condition, and being a sound-based move, is blocked by Soundproof. This move will always be picked over Sleep Talk.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Snore instead has a base power of 20 (up to 50), a base accuracy of 90 (up to 98), and max PP of 25 (up to 40). Rather than function as a counterattack, it instead is used automatically if there are any nearby enemies, and affects all enemies surrounding the user. It may still cause flinching.

Description

This article has information requiring translation. If you are able to translate Japanese and would like to help, please add the English translation to the section or sections in Japanese.

Games Description MDRB If the user is attacked while asleep, it counterattacks. It may also cause the target to cringe, making it incapable of action. MDTDS Lets the user counterattack if hit while sleeping. The counterattack may also afflict the opposing enemy with a Cringe status condition, which makes actions fail. This move has no effect if the Pokémon is awake. BSL ねむっているときに こうげきされると はんげきで ダメージをあたえ しかもいっていの かくりつで ひるみじょうたいに してしまう ふだんは くりだしても なにもおきないが ポケモンタワーで ねむったときには……？ MDGtI UNUSED SMD If you're sleeping, it will be used automatically and will damage enemies around you. It could also make them flinch. Keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use it while you're wide awake.

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

Pokémon Adventures

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

Core series games

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

Side series games

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

Spin-off series games

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 were unable to do so from Pokémon Platinum until Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

In other languages

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