Hypno

Hypno (Japanese: スリーパー Suriipaa) is a -type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Physiology
Hypno is a human-like Pokémon with yellow skin. On the top of its head are large, cat-like ears. Its eyes are usually squinted, and lower down. It also has a large nose. On its neck, Hypno has a large white mane, which stretches completely around. Hypno also has human-like arms and hands, which both have five digits. It is also always carrying a small pendulum, which it uses in most of its Psychic based attacks.

Natural abilities
Seeing its sweeping pendulum can induce sleep in three seconds, even in someone who just woke up. Hypno have both the abilities Forewarn and Insomnia. Insomnia will prevent the user from falling asleep while Forewarn will show the attack of an opponent with the highest attack power.

All Hypno also have the skills to cause anything to fall asleep, and also have a high amount of power in hypnotic abilities.

Evolution
Hypno is the evolved form of Drowzee, as of level 26.

Anime
Hypno first appeared in the anime episode Hypno's Naptime. In this episode, Hypno's abilities had a strange side effect on many of the children in the local town, causing them to run off to a secluded garden and act like various Pokémon.


 * Poké Fan's Hypno
 * Harrison's Hypno
 * Mickey's Hypno

Trivia

 * Hypno's PokéDex entry tells about it accidentally taking a child away. A shirt was released in Japan showing it doing this very thing.
 * Because of this shirt being released in Japan, Hypno became part of Creepypastas, usually referred to as "Hypno's Lullaby"
 * Hypno's voice in the anime bears a striking resemblance to horror film icon Peter Lorre's, just as its pre-evolutionary form Drowzee's voice resembles Bela Lugosi's.
 * Hypno and its pre evolution, Drowzee are both based on a nightmare eating spirit from Japanese folklore called the Baku.

Origins
Hypno's English name is taken from the part, Hypno of the word of Hypnosis.