Sleep Powder

(ねむりごな Sleep Powder)

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	—
Accuracy:	75%
PP:	15 ^{(Max. 24)}
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contests (RS E)

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

Super Contests (DP Pt)

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
GS C	May cause the foe to fall asleep.
RS E	Scatters a powder that may cause the foe to sleep.
FRLG	A sleep-inducing dust is scattered in high volume around a foe.
DP PtHGSS	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.
SMUSUM	The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust on the opponent.

Effect

In battle

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

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Level
Pokémon		Type	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Bulbasaur	grass/poison	41	15	15	13	13	13	TBA
	Ivysaur	grass/poison	46	15	15	13	13	13	TBA
	Venusaur	grass/poison	55	15	15	13	13	13	TBA
	Butterfree	bug/flying	17 (RB) 15 (Y)	15	15	12	12	12	TBA
	Oddish	grass/poison	19	18	18	17	17	17 (XY) 15 (ORAS)	TBA
	Gloom	grass/poison	19	18	18	17	17	17 (XY) 15 (ORAS)	TBA
	Vileplume	grass/poison	1, 19						TBA
	Venonat	bug/poison	38	36	36	29	29	29	TBA
	Venomoth	bug/poison	43	42	42	29	29	29	TBA
	Bellsprout	grass/poison	18	15	15	13	13	13	TBA
	Weepinbell	grass/poison	18	15	15	13	13	13	TBA
	Victreebel	grass/poison	1, 18	1	1	1	1	1	TBA
	Exeggcute	grass/psychic	48	37	37	23	23	23	TBA
	Tangela	grass	39	4	4	5	5 (BW) 4 (B2W2)	4	TBA
	Hoppip	grass/flying		17	17	16	16	16	TBA
	Skiploom	grass/flying		17	17	16	16	16	TBA
	Jumpluff	grass/flying		17	17	16	16	16	TBA
	Tangrowth	grass				5	5 (BW) 4 (B2W2)	4	TBA
	Petilil	grass					10	10	TBA
	Vivillon	bug/flying						1	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.

By breeding

Pokémon		Type	Father
Pokémon		Type	V	VI	VII
	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.