Sleep Powder

Sleep Powder

ねむりごな Sleep Powder

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	75%
PP:	15, max: 24
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	Yes
Magic Bounce:	Yes
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that made appeals.

Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Clever
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.

Sleep Powder is a Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	May cause the foe to fall asleep.
RSE	Scatters a powder that may cause the foe to sleep.
FRLG	A sleep-inducing dust is scattered in high volume around a foe.
DPPtHGSS	The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the foe.
BWB2W2 XYORAS	The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the target.
SMUSUMPE	The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust on the opponent.

Effect

In battle

Sleep Powder causes the opponent to fall asleep.

Sleep Powder will have no effect on Pokémon with the abilities Insomnia, Sap Sipper and Vital Spirit. As of Generation VI, Sleep Powder also has no effect on grass-type Pokémon or Pokémon with Overcoat.

In a Double Battle, Sleep Powder can target any Pokémon around the user; in a Triple Battle, Sleep Powder can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				VII	VIII	IX
	Bulbasaur	grass/poison	41	15	15	13
	Ivysaur	grass/poison	46	15	15	13
	Venusaur	grass/poison	55	15	15	13
	Butterfree	bug/flying	17 (RB) 15 ()	15	15	12
	Oddish	grass/poison	19	18	18	17
	Gloom	grass/poison	19	18	18	17
	Vileplume	grass/poison	1, 19
	Venonat	bug/poison	38	36	36	29
	Venomoth	bug/poison	43	42	42	29
	Bellsprout	grass/poison	18	15	15	13
	Weepinbell	grass/poison	18	15	15	13
	Victreebel	grass/poison	1, 18	1	1	1
	Exeggcute	grass/psychic	48	37	37	23
	Tangela	grass	39	4	4	5
	Hoppip	grass/flying		17	17	16
	Skiploom	grass/flying		17	17	16
	Jumpluff	grass/flying		17	17	16
	Tangrowth	grass				5
	Petilil	grass
	Vivillon	bug/flying
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Pokémon		Type	Egg Groups	Father
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Roselia	grass/poison			TBA
	Budew	grass/poison			TBA
	Carnivine	grass			TBA
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

Sleep Powder depicted in Generation I

Sleep Powder depicted in Generation II

Sleep Powder depicted in Generation III

Sleep Powder depicted in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!

Spinoffs

Sleep Powder depicted in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

Main series

Sleep Powder being used by Tracey's Venonat.

Sleep Power being used by James' Victreebel.

Sleep Powder being used by Lisa's Butterfree.

Sleep Powder being used by Tammy's Tangrowth.

Sleep Powder being used by Viola's Vivillon.

Sleep Powder being used by a wild Morelull.

Sleep Power being used by Goh's Oddish.