Hypnosis (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Psychic
Category	Status
Power	—
Accuracy	60
PP	20 (max. 32)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 1

Effects

Hypnosis puts the target to sleep, if it hits. Sleeping Pokémon cannot move (with some exceptions such as Snore). Sleep lasts for 1-3 turns.

Pokémon with the abilities Insomnia or Vital Spirit, or those behind a Substitute cannot be put to sleep.

Changes

In Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, Hypnosis has 70% accuracy.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Psychium Z and uses its Z-Power, Hypnosis turns into Z-Hypnosis and raises Speed one stage, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Hypnosis
Japanese	さいみんじゅつ (Saimin Jutsu)
German	Hypnose
French	Hypnose
Italian	Ipnosi
Spanish	Hipnosis
Korean	최면술
Chinese (Simplified)	催眠术
Chinese (Traditional)	催眠術

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	May put the foe to sleep.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep.
FireRed/LeafGreen	Hypnotic suggestion is used to make the foe fall into a deep sleep.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	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 O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep.
Scarlet/Violet	The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Hypnosis at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.