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#0097Gen I

Hypno

Hypnosis Pokémon

psychic
Hypno

Type matchups

Damage taken when attacked
Weak to
bug2×ghost2×dark2×
Resists
fighting½×psychic½×

    Its STAB attacks

    Super effective against
    fightingpoison
    Walled by
    steelpsychicdark
    Full type chart

    Base stats

    HP85
    Attack73
    Defense70
    Sp. Atk73
    Sp. Def115
    Speed67
    Total 483
    EV yield
    2 Sp. Def
    Base experience
    169

    Evolution

    Abilities

    Insomnia

    This Pokémon cannot be asleep. This causes Rest to fail altogether. If a Pokémon is asleep and acquires this ability, it will immediately wake up; this includes when regaining a lost ability upon leaving battle. This ability functions identically to Vital Spirit in battle.

    Forewarn

    When this Pokémon enters battle, it reveals the move with the highest base power known by any opposing Pokémon to all participating trainers. In the event of a tie, one is chosen at random. Moves without a listed base power are assigned one as follows: Power | Moves ----: | ----- 160 | One-hit KO moves: Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, and Sheer Cold 120 | Counter moves: Counter, Metal Burst, and Mirror Coat 80 | Variable power or set damage: Crush Grip, Dragon Rage, Electro Ball, Endeavor, Final Gambit, Flail, Frustration, Grass Knot, Gyro Ball, Heat Crash, Heavy Slam, Hidden Power, Low Kick, Natural Gift, Night Shade, Psywave, Return, Reversal, Seismic Toss, Sonic Boom, Trump Card, and Wring Out 0 | Any such move not listed

    Inner FocusHidden

    This Pokémon cannot flinch.

    Profile

    Height
    1.6 m 5′03″
    Weight
    75.6 kg 166.7 lbs
    Gender
    ♂ 50%♀ 50%
    Looks
    Males and females differ
    Egg groups
    Human-Like
    Hatch time
    20 cycles ~5,100 steps
    Habitat
    Grassland
    Catch rate
    75 Medium≈ 17.5% with a Poké Ball at full HP
    Base friendship
    70
    Growth rate
    Medium Fast

    Moves

    Scarlet & Violet
    Lv.MoveTypeCat.PwrAccPP
    1Confusionpsychic5010025
    1Disablenormal—10020
    1Hypnosispsychic—6020
    1Poundnormal4010035
    1Switcheroodark—10010
    13Headbuttnormal7010015
    17Poison Gaspoison—9040
    21Psybeampsychic6510020
    25Psych Upnormal——10
    32Zen Headbuttpsychic809015
    37Swaggernormal—8515
    42Psychicpsychic9010010
    47Nasty Plotdark——20
    51Psyshockpsychic8010010
    56Future Sightpsychic12010010

    Where to find it

    Scarlet & Violet

    PokeAPI has no location data for Scarlet & Violet yet.

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    Pokédex entries

    No Pokédex entry in Scarlet & Violet; showing the latest one.

    Avoid eye contact if you come across one. It will try to put you to sleep by using its pendulum.

    Let’s Go, Pikachu! · Let’s Go, Eevee! · Yellow
    All 15 Pokédex entries

    Avoid eye contact if you come across one. It will try to put you to sleep by using its pendulum.

    Let’s Go, Pikachu! · Let’s Go, Eevee! · Yellow

    In Alola, Komala is Hypno’s main target. It rarely harms people.

    Ultra Sun

    There are some Hypno that assist doctors with patients who can’t sleep at night in hospitals.

    Ultra Moon

    While it is an extremely dangerous Pokémon, people who are in need of a good, sound sleep call it their savior.

    Sun

    As a matter of course, it makes anyone it meets fall asleep and has a taste of their dreams. Anyone having a good dream, it carries off.

    Moon

    Hypno holds a pendulum in its hand. The arcing movement and glitter of the pendulum lull the foe into a deep state of hypnosis. While this Pokémon searches for prey, it polishes the pendulum.

    Omega Ruby · Alpha Sapphire

    It carries a pendulum-like device. There once was an incident in which it took away a child it hypnotized.

    X · FireRed

    Seeing its swinging pendulum can induce sleep in three seconds, even in someone who just woke up.

    Y · Black 2 · White 2 · Black · White · Platinum · Diamond · Pearl

    When it is very hungry, it puts humans it meets to sleep, then it feasts on their dreams.

    HeartGold · Gold

    Always holding a pendulum that it swings at a steady rhythm, it causes drowsiness in anyone nearby.

    SoulSilver

    When it locks eyes with an enemy, it will use a mix of PSI moves such as HYPNOSIS and CONFUSION.

    LeafGreen · Red · Blue

    The arcing movement and glitter of the pendulum in a HYPNO’s hand lull the foe into deep hypnosis. While searching for prey, it polishes the pendulum.

    Emerald

    HYPNO holds a pendulum in its hand. The arcing movement and glitter of the pendulum lull the foe into a deep state of hypnosis. While this POKéMON searches for prey, it polishes the pendulum.

    Ruby · Sapphire

    The longer it swings its pendulum, the longer the effects of its hypnosis last.

    Crystal

    Always holding a pendulum that it rocks at a steady rhythm, it causes drowsiness in any­ one nearby.