psychic
Hypnosis
| Category | status |
|---|---|
| Power | - |
| Accuracy | 60% |
| PP | 20 (max 32) |
| Priority | 0 |
| Introduced | Generation I |
Machines
Hypnosis has no machine names in any version.
Descriptions
| Gold / Silver Crystal | May put the foe to sleep. |
|---|---|
| Ruby / Sapphire Emerald | A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep. |
| Fire Red / Leaf Green | Hypnotic suggestion is used to make the foe fall into a deep sleep. |
| Diamond / Pearl Platinum Heart Gold / Soul Silver | The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. |
| Black / White Black 2 / White 2 | The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. |
| X / Y Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. |
| Sun / Moon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee | The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. |
| Sword / Shield | The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. |
Target
This move targets one other Pokémon on the field, selected by the trainer.
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Stat Changes
Hypnosis doesn't affect any stats when used.
Effect Entries
Puts the target to sleep.
Version Changes
Prior to Generation IV, Hypnosis has accuracy of 60%.
Prior to Generation IV, Hypnosis has accuracy of 70%.
Contests
Hypnosis has the Smart contest type.
| Appeal | 1 |
|---|---|
| Jam | 3 |
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Combo: If Hypnosis is used before Dream Eater or Nightmare causes the second move to score double the normal appeal.
Super Contests
| Appeal | 2 |
|---|
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.