Lovely Kiss (move)

Move data

Type Normal
Category Status  Status
Power
Accuracy 75
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 1

Effects

Lovely Kiss 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.

Z-Move effects

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

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Lovely Kiss
Japanese あくまのキッス (Akuma no Kiss)
German Todeskuss
French Grobisou
Italian Demonbacio
Spanish Beso Amoroso
Korean 악마의키스
Chinese (Simplified) 恶魔之吻
Chinese (Traditional) 惡魔之吻

Game descriptions

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
May cause the foe to fall asleep.
Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Demands a kiss with a scary face that induces sleep.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen The user forces a kiss on the foe with a scary face that induces sleep.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
With a scary face, the user forces a kiss on the foe. It may make the target fall asleep.
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver With a scary face, the user tries to force a kiss on the foe. If it succeeds, the target falls asleep.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
With a scary face, the user tries to force a kiss on the target. If it succeeds, the target falls asleep.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
With a scary face, the user tries to force a kiss on the target. If it succeeds, the target falls asleep.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee
With a scary face, the user tries to force a kiss on the target. If it succeeds, the target falls asleep.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
With a scary face, the user tries to force a kiss on the target. If it succeeds, the target falls asleep.
Scarlet​/​Violet With a scary face, the user tries to kiss the target. If it succeeds, the target falls asleep.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Lovely Kiss at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Sword & Shield and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Jynx Jynx
#0124 / Ice · Psychic
Level 40