Hypnosis (move)

Hypnosis
さいみんじゅつ Hypnosis

Battles

Type	Psychic
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	60%
Priority	0
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
Move Tutor in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Smart
Appeal	0
Jamming	0

On Smogon's Movedex:

Hypnosis (Japanese: さいみんじゅつ Hypnosis) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I-III

Hypnosis puts the target to sleep.

Hypnosis can't affect a target that already has a major status ailment.

In Stadium, Hypnosis can't affect a target that has a Substitute.

Hypnosis has an accuracy of 60%.

Generation IV

In Diamond and Pearl, accuracy was improved to 70%. In Platinum, it was changed back to 60%.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
0060	Poliwag	Water		16
0061	Poliwhirl	Water		-- 16
0062	Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	-- 16
0092	Gastly	Ghost	Poison	27
0093	Haunter	Ghost	Poison	29
0094	Gengar	Ghost	Poison	29
0096	Drowzee	Psychic		--
0097	Hypno	Psychic		--
0102	Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	--
0103	Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	--
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
0060	Poliwag	Water		7
0061	Poliwhirl	Water		-- 7
0062	Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	-- 7
0092	Gastly	Ghost	Poison	--
0093	Haunter	Ghost	Poison	--
0094	Gengar	Ghost	Poison	--
0096	Drowzee	Psychic		--
0097	Hypno	Psychic		--
0102	Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	--
0103	Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	--
0163	Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	16
0164	Noctowl	Normal	Flying	16
0186	Politoed	Water		--
0234	Stantler	Normal		15
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
0060	Poliwag	Water		7
0061	Poliwhirl	Water		-- 7
0062	Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	-- 7
0092	Gastly	Ghost	Poison	--
0093	Haunter	Ghost	Poison	--
0094	Gengar	Ghost	Poison	--
0096	Drowzee	Psychic		--
0097	Hypno	Psychic		--
0102	Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	--
0103	Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	--
0163	Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	16
0164	Noctowl	Normal	Flying	16
0186	Politoed	Water		--
0193	Yanma	Bug	Flying	23
0234	Stantler	Normal		17
0234	Stantler	Normal		19
0280	Ralts	Psychic		41
0281	Kirlia	Psychic		47
0282	Gardevoir	Psychic		51
0327	Spinda	Normal		23
0337	Lunatone	Rock	Psychic	19
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By move tutor

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

#		Pokémon	Type
0151		Mew	Psychic
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
0060	Poliwag	Water		8
0061	Poliwhirl	Water		-- 8
0062	Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	-- 8
0092	Gastly	Ghost	Poison	--
0093	Haunter	Ghost	Poison	--
0094	Gengar	Ghost	Poison	--
0096	Drowzee	Psychic		--
0097	Hypno	Psychic		--
0102	Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	--
0103	Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	--
0163	Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	5
0163	Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	9
0164	Noctowl	Normal	Flying	-- 5
0164	Noctowl	Normal	Flying	-- 9
0186	Politoed	Water		--
0193	Yanma	Bug	Flying	38
0234	Stantler	Normal		10
0280	Ralts	Psychic		43
0281	Kirlia	Psychic		50
0282	Gardevoir	Psychic		60
0327	Spinda	Normal		23
0337	Lunatone	Rock	Psychic	12
0431	Glameow	Normal		13
0432	Purugly	Normal		13
0436	Bronzor	Steel	Psychic	7
0437	Bronzong	Steel	Psychic	-- 7
0442	Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	13
0491	Darkrai	Dark		20
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler
Spinda
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot, Noctowl |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0052 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler
Spinda
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0054 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Stantler
Spinda
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0077 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ponyta
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler
Spinda
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0122 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mr. Mime
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Spinda |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0349 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Feebas
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0358 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chimecho
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Gallade
Drifloon, Drifblim
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0425 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Drifloon
| colspan="1" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Gardevoir, Gallade
Chimecho
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0433 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chingling
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Gallade
Drifloon, Drifblim
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0439 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mime Jr.
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Spinda

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained with
0151		Mew	Psychic		My Pokémon Ranch
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

Pokémon	Method
File:Drifloon hypnosis.png Drifloon File:Gengar using Hypnosis.PNG Gengar File:Harrison's Hypno using Hypnosis.PNG Hypno File:Stantler hypnosis.png Stantler
The user releases hypnotic waves which cause the foe to fall asleep.
User	First Used In	Notes
	a. Gengar puts its hands together and releases black circles that expand as they move towards its target. b. Gengar waves its arms in hypnotic patterns and the opponent falls asleep. c.Gengar's eyes glow red. Beams of red light are then released from its arms.
Trainer's Gengar	Pokémon - I Choose You!	Debut
Drake's Gengar	Hello, Pummelo!	None
Agatha's Gengar	The Scheme Team	None
	Hypno swings its pendulum in front of its target's face until it falls asleep. On occasion, the pendulum glows.
Unknown Trainer's Hypno	Hypno's Naptime	None
Unknown Trainer's Hypno	Ariados, Amigos	None
Harrison's Hypno	Playing with Fire!	None
	It's eyes glow yellow and hypnosis waves are shot out of them.
Melvin's Exeggcute	The March of the Exeggutor Squad	None
	It's eyes glow yellow and hypnosis waves are shot out of them.
Melvin's Exeggutor	The March of the Exeggutor Squad	None
	Drowzee makes signs with its arms and hands and the opponent becomes hypnotized.
Cassidy's Drowzee	Pikachu Re-Volts	None
	Poliwrath's eyes glow light blue and the opponent falls asleep.
Tad's Poliwrath	Charizard Chills	None
	Stantler's antlers release a pinkish purple smog that can't be seen by humans and they see an illusion, or Stantler's antlers glow up and hypnosis waves come out of them.
A wild Stantler	The Little Big Horn	None
A wild Stantler	Different Strokes for Different Blokes!	None
	Noctowl's eyes glow red and it releases red circles that expand as they move towards the opponent, confusing them if the circles hit them.
Ash's Noctowl	Fowl Play!	None
	Hoothoot's eyes glow red and the opponent is confused.
Wild Hoothoot	A Staravia is Born!	None
	The X on its face glows yellow and is shot towards the foe. The foe's eyes then becomes four lines and they fall asleep.
Fantina's Drifloon	Playing the Leveling Field!	None
	The X on its face glows yellow and is shot towards the foe. The foe's eyes then becomes four lines and they fall asleep.
Fantina's Drifblim	Playing the Leveling Field!	None
	Bronzor's entire body glows red and the opponents fall asleep.
Saturn's Bronzor	Losing Its Lustrous!	None
Mars's Bronzor	Double Team Turnover!	None